Bryan D. Jungers, EIT, B.S. (Humboldt State University)

M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering (Transportation) – In Progress
GATE Fellow, 2006
Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA  95616  USA
Office: 530-752-7132
Cell: 530-848-5770
Lab: 530-754-9401
http://hydrogen.its.ucdavis.edu/people/bdjungers
E-mail: bdjungers@ucdavis.edu

Recent publications:

A Survey of Air Quality Dispersion Models for Project-Level Conformity Analysis

Recent presentations:

Enhancement of the UC Davis Fuel Cell Vehicle Model

General Research Interests

Analyzing and comparing the various potential pathways to sustainable, world-wide personal mobility. It is rarely refuted that one of the most significant  keys to the success and sustainability of new vehicle technologies is the degree to which they are capable of efficiently storing and utilizing low-carbon energy resources. Bryan intends to compare the most viable near-term vehicle technologies based on their ability to meet consumer needs; reduce dependence on foreign, exhaustible, high-carbon energy resources; and efficiently utilize domestic, renewable, low-carbon energy resources.

Recent Research Projects

As a student leader of the Challenge X team and a researcher in the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center (HEVC), Bryan  worked on the design, construction and analysis of a latest-generation plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) named Trinity. Bryan was the lead or co-author on several technical papers documenting the development of Trinity from 2004 to 2006. You can find more information about the Challenge X project and UC Davis team by visiting their website at http://ww.team-fate.net.

Bryan worked part-time at the California Energy Commissions as a Graduate Student Intern in Fall of 2006. Along with researchers and policy makers in the CEC’s PIER program, he helped to craft a contract and statement of work for the new Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center (PHEVC) at ITS-Davis, which was approved by the CEC commissioners in December, 2006.

Bryan is currently working on an advanced vehicle technical assessment for the CEC, which is scheduled to be released in April, 2007. He is also collaborating with student researchers from MIT and 50 other universities around the world to design a vehicle capable with a 95% reduction in energy and materials input; fuel economy improvements of over 200 mpg (energy equivalent); and all without compromising the utility and performance expected of a best-in-class, 5-passenger personal vehicle. You can find more information about this project by visiting their website: http://www.vehicledesignsummit.org.

Personal Interests

Bryan is motivated by the potential to make positive impacts on the world through social equity, innovative collaboration, and a gentle environmental footprint. He has worked on projects through Engineers Without Borders in El Salvador and Guatemala, and will likely be involved in many future projects in the developing world, including near-term projects in the Galapagos and Uganda. Bryan is an avid bicyclist, drummer, and gourmet vegetarian cook.