Northern Illinois University
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Kevin B. Martin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty Associate, Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy

Department

Technology

Education

• Ph.D. in Engineering Management, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2009)
  Dissertation Title: Hydrogen Infrastructure: Resource Evaluation and Capacity Modeling
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2005)
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2002)

Research Interests

• Renewable energy systems
• Industrial energy efficiency
• Hydrogen economy development designs
• Hybrid electric vehicles

Selected Projects

• Creating Your Excellent Future Using Smart Meters, funded by Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation
• Building Energy Efficiency, Ergonomics and Management Laboratory
• Energy Efficiency Workshops for Small and Medium Enterprises, funded by Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center
• Municipal Energy Audit, funded by the City of Rochelle, Illinois

Professional Associations and Honors

• 3rd World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen Energy Systems – Scientific Committee Member
• Team Leader for National Hydrogen Association Hydrogen Station Design Competition –5^th Place 2004
• Advisor for National Hydrogen Association Hydrogen Station Design Competition – 2012,
• Grand Prize 2008 and 2010, 4^th Place 2011,
• Assistant Director for Missouri S&T EcoCAR Advanced Powertrain Summer Camp – 2009-2011
• Reviewer for the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
• Reviewer for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Conference
• UMR Chemical Engineering Academy Fellowship Recipient
• Engineering Management Graduate Leadership Award
• Chemical Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year
• Omega Chi Epsilon
• Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient
• Youth Development in STEM Areas –
• Expanding Your Horizons (November 21, 2008; November 6, 2009)
• RMS Science Day (September 19, 2008; November 13, 2008)
• St. Patrick’s Science Day (November 5, 2008)
• National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day 2010 – Rolla Site Coordinator
• Over 60 outreach events with government officials and business decision makers involving sustainability

Selected Publications

• Scott E. Grasman, Kevin B. Martin, Ruwen Qin, “An Inventory Modeling Analysis of Hydrogen Fueling Station Capacity Considering an Outside Option,” Accepted to Energy Systems.
• Kevin B. Martin and Warren Vaz, 2012, Hydrogen Infrastructure, Hydrogen Energy and Vehicle Systems. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis.
• Vijay Mohan, Aanchal Shah, John W Sheffield, Kevin B. Martin, “Design of a Hydrogen Community,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2012 Vol 37 Issue 2 pp. 1214-1219.
• Aanchal Shah, Vijay Mohan, John W. Sheffield, Kevin B. Martin, “Solar powered residential hydrogen fueling station,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2011 Vol 36 Issue 20 pp 13132-13137.
• Mathew Thomas, Kevin Martin, Scott E. Grasman, John W. Sheffield, Design Layout Of Hydrogen Research And Development Garage,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2011 Vol 36 Issue 13 pp 8017-8022.
• Clint Cottrell, Mathew Thomas, Scott Grasman, Kevin Martin, John Sheffield, “Strategies For Stationary and Portable Fuel Cell Markets,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2011 Vol 36 Issue 13 pp 7969-7975.
• Kevin B. Martin, Andrew Meintz, Sushrut Bapat, John W. Sheffield, “Missouri S&T EcoCAR: Fuel Cell Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle,” Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy 2011 Conference, Washington D.C., February 2011.

Work Experience

• Department of Technology, NIU (2012-present)
• Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability & Energy, NIU (2012-present)
• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2010-2012)
• Independent Industrial Energy Auditor, Missouri Enterprise (2010-present)