MIT Student and Researcher Receive SAE Award for Paper

WARRENDALE, Pa., June 4, 2008 - Steve Przesmitzki and Tian Tian of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are recipients of SAE International's Myers Award for Outstanding Student Paper. They were honored during the SAE 2008 World Congress in Detroit.

The Myers Award, established in 1998, recognizes the best technical paper written by a student and presented at a major SAE meeting. The award honors Phil Myers, former SAE President and retired professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The award is funded through the SAE Foundation. In addition to supporting the awards, recognition and scholarship programs of SAE International, the SAE Foundation develops and funds programs and incentives that foster student interest in engineering, scientific and technical education.

Przesmitzki and Tian are recognized for co-authoring the paper, "Oil Transport Inside the Power Cylinder during Transient Load Changes" (SAE paper #2007-01-1054).

Steve Przesmitzki
Przesmitzki, the lead author of the award-winning paper, is finishing his doctorate in mechanical engineering at the MIT Sloan Automotive Laboratory. He is a member of the MIT Industrial Consortium for the Lubrication of Internal Combustion Engines, led by paper co-author Tian and professor John Heywood. Previously, he worked at Ford Motor Company for 14 years.

Przesmitzki is the author of three technical papers related to oil transport inside the power cylinder of internal combustion engines. He is a member of SAE International and a registered professional engineer in the state of Michigan.

Przesmitzki holds a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and a master's in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. He resides in Auburn, Mass.

Tian Tian
Tian is a principal research engineer at the MIT Sloan Automotive Laboratory. His research focuses on engine lubrication, friction, oil consumption, engine power cylinder system analysis and optimization, and the lubrication of mechanical face seals.

Tian has authored and co-authored more than 50 technical papers. He is the recipient of SAE International's Award for Research on Automotive Lubricants and Arch T. Colwell Merit Award.

Tian holds a bachelor's in mechanics and a master's in fluid mechanics from Peking University. He holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from MIT. He resides in Winchester, Mass.

For more information on Przesmitzki and Tian, please contact Janet Maslow of MIT at jsabio@mit.edu.

For more information about SAE International's Myers Award, please contact pr@sae.org.