Resume of Career

Michael Ulrich Jurczyk was born in Boblingen, Germany. He obtained his Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering as well as his Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. His Master's thesis was titled "Shape Based Stereovision Assistance in Rehabilitation Robotics." Due to his constant interest in clean energy, he gladly joined Dr. Stefanakos, under the supervision of Dr. Kumar to pursue his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and is doing research on the development of a hydrogen storage material to meet and exceed US DOE requirements. As part of the research, Michael utilizes Raman Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction Analysis, and also knows Modeling Software, Programming Languages, and much more. He hopes to graduate by end of 2007 and would like to work with a large automobile company, ideally in his native Germany.

Publications and Presentations

Michael Jurczyk, A. Kumar, A. Kumar, S. Srinivasan, M. Smith, E. Stefanakos. "Effect of Physical State of Carbon Nanocomposite on Hydrogen Adsorption and Desorption." in Materials and Technology for Hydrogen Storage and Generation, edited by G-A. Nazri, C. Ping, R.C. Young, M. Nazri, and J. Wang (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 884E, Warrendale, PA, 2005), GG5.2.

Sesha Srinivasan, M. Smith, D. Deshpande, E. Stefanakos, Y. Goswami, M. Jurczyk, A. Kumar, A. Kumar. "Synthesis and Characterisation of Nanoscale Transition Metal Complex for Hydrogen Storage." in Materials and Technology for Hydrogen Storage and Generation, edited by G-A. Nazri, C. Ping, R.C. Young, M. Nazri, and J. Wang (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 884E, Warrendale, PA, 2005), GG4.2.

Arun Kumar, M. Jurczyk, A. Kumar, S. Srinivasan, E. Stefanakos. "Nanocomposite with Carbon Nanotubes Aligned in High Magnetic Field for Hydrogen Storage Applications." Poster Presentation. Spring MRS 2005.

Arun Kumar, M. Jurczyk, A. Kumar, S. Srinivasan, E. Stefanakos. "Polymeric Carbon Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Storage." Poster Presentation. Fall MRS 2004.

B. Fritz, W. Yu, N. Pernalete, M. Jurczyk, R. Dubey. "Enhancing the Manipulation Capabilities of Persons with Disabilities Using Sensor Assisted Teleoperation." HAPTICS 2003, 295-301.

Wentao Yu, B. Fritz, N. Pernalete, M. Jurczyk, R. Dubey. "Sensor Assisted Telemanipulation for Maximizing Manipulation Capabilities of Persons with Disabilities." Accepted at the Eleventh Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems. IEEE Virtual Reality 2003. March 22-26, 2003. Los Angeles, California.

B. Fritz, W. Yu, M. Jurczyk, N. Pernalete, R. Dubey, "Sensor Assisted Telemanipulation System for Enhancing the Manipulation Capabilities of Persons with Disabilities." International Symposium on Robotics and Automation, ISRA 2002. Toluca, Mexico. September 1-4 2002.