MikeHannigan

  • Air Quality Scientist and Faculty Director

Mike is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØand is currently the chair of that department. ÌýMike is also faculty in the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØEnvironmental Engineering program. ÌýHe earned his PhD in Environmental Engineering Science at Caltech in 1997 and then did stints at MIT Environmental Health Sciences, CSU Atmospheric Sciences, and DU Chemistry before finally landing at CU. ÌýMike teaches engineering core classes like Statics and Measurements as well as electives like Cookstove Assessment and Project Based Learned in Rural Schools. ÌýHis research interests focus on improving human and environmental health through improving air quality. ÌýHe likes to develop and apply novel measurement tools to these research interests. ÌýIn his spare time, Mike likes to play with his three boys, Galileo, Calder, and Darwin, and go for hikes with his wife.