Yiannis Levendis Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering y.levendis@neu.edu 617.373.3806 Expertise Alternative fuels, Atmospheric Pollution, Clean Coal, Combustion Engineering, Efficiency Improvements, Energy conversion, Fire Suppression, Incineration of hazardous wastes, Turbomachinery Yiannis Levendis in the Press Scientific American VW scandal causes small but irreversible environmental damage Still, experts agree that nitrogen oxide (pdf) is a nasty pollutant. Once released into the air it quickly converts into nitrogen dioxide—a reddish-brown gas with a pungent odor—and then absorbs sunlight to transform into the yellow-brown haze that blankets cities. It is this smog that can exacerbate dozens of health problems, including asthma, bronchitis and […] Boston Herald VW diesel scam bugs drivers One expert said years of cars running with ineffective emissions controls is enough to make an environmental impact. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates the cars emitted up to 40 times the legal pollution limit. “The impact is we had more pollutants from those cars emitting all the time,” said Yiannis Levendis, an engineering professor at […] Yiannis Levendis for Northeastern Global News Could corn stalks or old plastic be the new coal? Could corn stalks or old plastic be the new coal? Yiannis Levendis, Distinguished Professor at Northeastern, has spent his career creating reusable products and lighting things on fire. Faculty experts weigh in on Volkswagen scandal Faculty experts weigh in on Volkswagen scandal VW’s admitted installation of software in diesel cars to cheat emissions tests raises questions in fields ranging from law and business to the environment, public health, and technology. We asked Northeastern faculty experts to discuss these issues. Are plastics the new natural gas? Are plastics the new natural gas? Researchers in the College of Engineering have developed a combustion system that burns plastics as cleanly as natural gas—and has the added capability of producing carbon nanotubes. Journey to a cleaner future Journey to a cleaner future Engineering professor Yiannis Levendis was awarded the 2013 George Westinghouse Gold Medal in recognition of his contributions to the power field of mechanical engineering.
Scientific American VW scandal causes small but irreversible environmental damage Still, experts agree that nitrogen oxide (pdf) is a nasty pollutant. Once released into the air it quickly converts into nitrogen dioxide—a reddish-brown gas with a pungent odor—and then absorbs sunlight to transform into the yellow-brown haze that blankets cities. It is this smog that can exacerbate dozens of health problems, including asthma, bronchitis and […]
Boston Herald VW diesel scam bugs drivers One expert said years of cars running with ineffective emissions controls is enough to make an environmental impact. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates the cars emitted up to 40 times the legal pollution limit. “The impact is we had more pollutants from those cars emitting all the time,” said Yiannis Levendis, an engineering professor at […]