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Galen Fisher

Adjunct Professor

Location

Chemical Engineering

3098 H.H. Dow
2300 Hayward St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136

Awards

Education

  • PhD, Stanford University (1974), Applied Physics
  • MS, Stanford University (1967), Applied Physics
  • BA, Pomona College (1966)

Experience

  • Consultant, Delphi Corporation, (2008-present)
  • Principal Research Scientist, Delphi Advanced Powertrain, Auburn Hills, MI, (2006-2008)
  • Principal Research Scientist, Delphi Research Laboratories, Shelby Twp., MI, (1999-2006)
  • Principal Research Scientist, Physics & Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors Research & Development Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, (1996-1998)
  • Section Manager, Exhaust Catalysts & Diagnostics, General Motors Research & Development Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, (1983-1998)
  • Senior Staff Research Scientist, Physics & Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors Research & Development Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, (1985-1996)
  • Staff Research Scientist, Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors Research & Development Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, (1982-1985)
  • Senior Research Scientist, Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors Research & Development Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, (1978-1982)
  • Researcher, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, (1975-1978)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Brown University, (1974-1975)
  • Research Associate, Brown University, (1972-1974)
  • Researcher, Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, (1969)

Professional Service

  • Society of Automotive Engineers – Symposium Organizer: ‘92 SAE World Congress; ’99 F&L Fall Mtg; 2000 F&L Fall Mtg; 2001 F&L Spring & Fall Mtgs; 2002 F&L Spring Mtg.
  • North American Catalysis Society – Michigan Chapter Representative to NACS (‘98-present), Local Arrangements Chair, 11th NAM, Dearborn, MI, 1989; Local Arrangements Comm., 11th Int. Cat. Congress, Baltimore, MD, 1996; Houdry Prize Committee, 2004; Program Committee, 19th NACS Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
  • Michigan Catalysis Society – Pres. (‘93-’94), Vice-Pres. (‘92-’93), Sec.-Treas. (‘91-’92).
  • American Physical Society – Chair (‘99-’00), Chair-Elect (‘98-’99), and Vice Chair (‘97-’98) of Forum for Industrial and Applied Physics; Chair (‘99-’00) and Vice-Chair (‘97-’98) of Davison-Germer Prize Award Committee.
  • American Vacuum Society – Board of Directors (‘86-’87); Program Chair of 31st National Symposium (‘84); Board of Trustees (‘94-’96); Sec.-Treas., AVS Surface Science Division (‘94- present), Chair of AVS Topical Conf. Comm., (‘98-’00), Chair of AVS Michigan Chapter (’82-‘83 & ’91-‘92), Executive Board Member, AVS Michigan Chapter (’04-present)
  • American Chemical Society – Co-organizer of Symposium Series, “Reactions on Solid Surfaces,” (‘83-’86), Member-at-Large, Exec. Comm., Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry, (‘87-’88); Member, Detroit Local Section
  • Department of Energy – Chair of Catalysis Review Panel, 6/96; Chemical Sciences Review Panel, Oak Ridge Nat. Lab, 4/89; Invited Observer, DOE/BES Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Meeting, ‘88, ‘90, ‘92, ‘94, ‘96.
  • National Science Foundation – Catalysis Review Panel, 5/2007

Research Interests

  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Lean NOx emissions control
  • Fuel processing for fuel cells and emissions control
  • Three-way catalysis
  • Exhaust sensors

Awards

  • Advisory Board of Car-Training-Institute (CTI) for Emissions Control Mtgs, 2008
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
  • Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 2006
  • Hall of Fame Recognition by Delphi for ten or more patents, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 2005
  • Thomas Midgley Award, American Chemical Society – Detroit Section, 2004
  • Fellow of the American Vacuum Society (AVS), 2004
  • Scientific Excellence Award (First Recipient), Delphi Research Labs, 2002
  • R&D 100 Award, 2001
  • Parravano Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research, Michigan Catalysis Society, 1998
  • International Advisory Board for the Swedish Center for Catalysis, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1996-present
  • John M. Campbell Award for Fundamental Research, GM R & D Center, 1986