Dr. Andrea Strzelec, FSAE
Dr. Andrea Strzelec is a Senior Research Scientist in Advanced Propulsion and Manufacturing at USCAR. She also holds an adjunct faculty appointment at Michigan Tech University. She teaches graduate and professional development short courses in the areas of thermodynamics, and exhaust aftertreatment.
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Dr. Strzelec's research interests are in chemical reaction characterization for renewable fuels, exhaust emissions and aftertreatment, life cycle analysis of transportation energy, and neutron imaging. Her work has been published in Topics in Catalysis, Energy & Fuels, Fuel, and International Journal of Engine Research. Dr. Strzelec co-authored a book for SAE Automotive Emissions Regulations and Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems. Additionally, she worked closely with the UW Nuclear Reactor Director Robert Agasie on developing Neutron Radiography capabilities at the UWNR.
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Dr. Strzelec is a member of the Executive Committee for the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division and the former Chair of the SAE Energy & Propulsion Activity. She was elected SAE Fellow in 2022.​
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Honors & Awards
2025 Member, SAE Top Contributor Class
2022 Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers
2022 Member, SAE Top Contributor Class
2021 National Academy of Engineers German-American Frontiers of Engineering
2020 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award
2019 Powertrain, Fuels & Lubricants SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award
2018 World Congress SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award
2016 Society of Automotive Engineers Forest R. McFarland Award for Service
2015 Texas A&M Mechanical Engineering Department, Brittan Undergraduate Teaching Award
2015 Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award
2013 Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Inductee
2010 World Congress SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award
2009 Fall Powertrain, Fuels & Lubricants SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation Award
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See Dr. Strzelec present "Dirty is in the Details" as part of the Wisconsin Energy Institute Sustainable Energy Seminar Series
Dr. Strzelec appeared on PBS Wisconsin (4/26/21 at 9p) as part of the University Place series. Catch up with the video here:
Upcoming Events
ASME ICEF 2025 October 19-22, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Strzelec appeared on PBS Wisconsin (7/12/23) for "Energy 101" as part of the University Place series. Catch up with the video here:
RESEARCH ARTICLES & VIDEOS
WHIZZLEMAN MEDIA
Dr. Andrea Strzelec, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the director of the Combustion and Reaction Characterization Laboratory (CRCL) where she and her graduate students are focused on further reducing the pollution from automotive exhaust via their research on exhaust aftertreatment devices.
NSF ICORPS Team 523: Portable Emissions Catalyst Characterization Instrument (Summer 2015)
NSF Grant #1550005
WHIZZLEMAN MEDIA
NSF ICORPS Team 623: Unmanned Emissions Monitoring (Winter 2016) NSF Grant #1623875
WHIZZLEMAN MEDIA
Air pollution remains a major health hazard for our nation despite significant improvement in the U.S. air quality since the passage of the Clean Air Act and formation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970. Globally, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to human health. It rivals known risk factors including smoking, alcohol use and malnutrition. Technological improvements such as catalytic converters and particulate filters have yielded immense health benefits, but many challenges remain.
