Contact
Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
- jolfert@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-2341
- Address
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10-340 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Sustainable Energy Environmental Engineering Solutions Fluid Mechanics Propulsion Systems
Courses
MEC E 301 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
Laboratory experiments in mechanical engineering measurement techniques, treatment of measurement data, introduction to engineering report writing. Corequisite: MEC E 300.
MEC E 541 - Combustion Engines
History of basic cycles, combustion theory including ignition flame propagation and engine knock, cycle analysis with deviations from ideal cycles and performance characteristics, fuels, design and operation of carburation and injection processes, exhaust emissions measurements. Identification of design parameters and their effect on emissions. Prerequisite: MEC E 340.
Featured Publications
A. Naseri, P. Saini, E. Abbasi-Atibeh, J. Shen, M. Secanell, N. Semagina, J.S. Olfert
Carbon Trends. 2026 June; 10.1016/j.cartre.2026.100608
Konstantina Vasilatou, Kenjiro Iida, Mohsen Kazemimanesh, Jason Olfert, Hiromu Sakurai, Timothy A. Sipkens, Gregory J. Smallwood
Journal of Aerosol Science. 2025 January; 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2024.106483
Jason Olfert, Steven Rogak
Aerosol Science and Technology. 2019 May; 10.1080/02786826.2019.1577949
Aerosol Science and Technology. 2014 January; 10.1080/02786826.2013.877121
Science. 2012 January; 10.1126/science.1223447
Journal of Aerosol Science. 2005 January; 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.03.006
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