Prof. Hall is a faculty member in the Thermal/Fluids Systems program in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and holds the Louis T. Yule Fellowship in Engineering. His research focus is engine combustion processes with an emphasis on optical measurement techniques and engine sensor development. He has served on the College of Engineering faculty since 1991 and has published more than 100 technical articles. He received the Myers Award from the Society of Automotive Engineering in 1998 for the outstanding paper co-authored with a student. Dr. Hall and co-author received the Horning Award (1987) from the Society of Automotive Engineers for the best paper of the year in the area of engines, fuels, and lubricants, and an Arch T. Colwell Merit Award (1985) for outstanding paper from the Society of Automotive Engineers. Dr. Hall received an Engineering Foundation Faculty Excellence Award in 1995 in recognition of his teaching accomplishments. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers in 2010.

Dr. Hall received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. He held post-doctoral positions at Sandia National Laboratories' Combustion Research Facility and the University of California-Berkeley.

Most Recent Publications 

1. Dardallis, D., Hall, M.J, Matthews, R.D., Baso A., Ozel, T., “The Rotating Liner Engine (RLE) Diesel Prototype: Preliminary Testing,” Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 2019-01-0084, 2019.
2. Alsulaiman, Y., Ozel, T., Lyu, M., Hall, M.J., and Matthews, R.D, “Effects of EGR, Swirl, and Cylinder Deactivation on Exhaust Temperatures of a Throttled Light-Duty Diesel Engine under Idle Conditions,” Society of Automotive Engineers Paper 2019-01-0544, 2019.
3. F.P. Brito, N. Pacheco, R. Vieira, J. Martins, L. Martins, J. Teixeira, L.M. Goncalves, J. Oliveira, M. Hall, Efficiency Improvement of Vehicles using Temperature Controlled Exhaust Thermoelectric Generators, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 203, January 2020 doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112255.
4. Lyu, M., Alsulaiman, Y., Tambasco, C., Hall, M., Matthew, R., “Effects of Injection Pressure, Intake Throttling, and Cylinder Deactivation on Fuel Consumption and Emissions for a Light Duty Diesel Engine at Idle Conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0303, 2020, doi:10.4271/2020-01-0303.
5. Hu, J., Hall, M.J., Matthews, R.D., Moilanen, P., Wooldridge, S., and Yi, J., “A Novel Technique for Measuring Cycle-Resolved Cold Start Emissions
   Applied to a Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection Engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0312, 2020, also in SAE Journal of Engines, doi:10.4271/2020-01-0312.
6. Kim, K., Hall, M.J., Wilson, P.S., and Matthews, R.D., “Arc-Phase Spark Plug Energy Deposition Characteristics Measured Using a Spark Plug Calorimeter Based on Differential Pressure Measurement,” Energies 2020, 13(14), 3550; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143550.
7. Dardalis, D., Basu. A., Hall, M.J., Mattthews, R.D., “The Rotating Liner Engine (RLE) Diesel Prototype: ReducingInternal Engine Friction by about 40% under Idle Conditions,” Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 779; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020779.
8. Cardoso, J.S., Silva, V., Rocha, R.C., Hall, M.J.,Costa, M., Eusébio, D., “Ammonia as an energy vector: Current and future prospects for low-carbon fuel applications in internal combustion engines,” Journal of Cleaner Production, Article 126562, Pll S0959-6526(21)00782-4, Elseveir, 2021.
9. Hu, J., Hall, M.J., Matthews, R.D., Moilanen, P., Wooldridge, S., and Yi, J., “Quantitative Analysis of Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Emissions for the First 5 Firing Cycles of Cold Start,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0536, 2021, also in SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility, doi:10.4271/2021-01-0536.
10. Cardoso, J.S., Silva, V., Chavando, J.A.M., Eusébio, D., Hall, M.J., Costa, M., “Small-Scale Biomass Gasification for Green Ammonia Production in Portugal: A Techno-Economic Study,” Energy and Fuels, August, 2021, DOI: 10.1021/ACS.energyfuels.1c01928, 2021.
11. Kim, K., Tambasco, C., Hall, M.J., and Matthews, R., “Experimental and Modeling Study of Spark Plug Electrode Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Deposition,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0480, 2021, doi:10.4271/2021-01-0480.
12. Kim, K., Tambasco, C., Hall, M.J., Matthews, R. D., “Multi-Dimensional Spark Ignition Model with Distributed Energy Input and Integrated Circuit Model,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0405, 2021, doi:10.4271/2021-01-0405.
13. Dardalis, D., Hall, M.J., Matthews, R., Basu, A., “Testing the Rotating Liner Engine: Over 30% Reduction in Diesel Engine Fuel Consumption at Idle Conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0448, 2021, doi:10.4271/2021-01-0448.
14. Tambasco, C., Li, D., Hall, M.J., Matthews, R.D., “Spark Ignition Discharge Characteristics under Quiescent Conditions and with Convective Flows,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-1157, September 2021.
15. Tambasco, C., Hall, M.J., and Matthews, R.D., “Spark Discharge Characteristics for Varying Spark Plug Geometries and Gas Compositions,” SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0437, 2022, doi:10.4271/2022-01-0437.
16. Li, D., Matthews R.D., and Hall, M.J., “Improved Correlations for the Unstretched Laminar Flame Properties of Iso-Octane/Air Mixtures,” The 10th International Conference on Modeling and Diagnostics for Advanced Engine Systems (COMODIA 2022), July 5-8, 2022, Sapporo, Japan.
17. Dardalis, D., Asad, O., Hall, M.J., Matthews, R.D., “Minimizing Boundary Friction in Diesel Engines Piston Assembly: Testing the Rotating Liner Engine Prototype Under Load,” ASME 2022 Internal Combustion Engine Division ICE Forward Conference (ICEF2022), Paper Number: 88867, Oct. 17, 2022.
18. Silva, V., Cardoso, J.S., Chavando, J., Eusébio, D. and Hall, M.J., “Ammonia and biomass co-firing for coal phase-out,” 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Conservation, Paris, Nov. 18-20, 2022, Conference Proceedings in Energy Reports (ISSN: 2352-4847)
    (ICREC 2022.
19. Cardoso, J.S., Silva, V., Eusébio, D., Tarelho, A.C., Hall, M.J., Grinberg Dana, A., “Numerical modelling of ammonia-coal co-firing in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor: Influence of ammonia addition for emissions control,” Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 254, February, 2022, 115226 .
20. Cardoso, J.S., Silva, V., Mayoral Chavando, J. A., Eusebio, D., Hall, M.J., “Numerical modelling of coal phase-out through ammonia and biomass co-firing in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor,” Fuel Communications, Vol. 10, March, 2022, 100055, ISSN 2666-0520, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfueco.2022.100055.
21. Li, D., Hu, J., Hall, M.J., and Matthews, R.D, “A Simulation Study on the Transient Behavior of a Gasoline Direct Injection Engine under Cold Start Conditions,” SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0401, 2022, doi:10.4271/2022-01-0401 also in SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility, issue 2, 2023.
22. Yilmaz, N.; Atmanli, A.; Hall, M.J.; Vigil, F.M. Determination of the Optimum Blend Ratio of Diesel, Waste Oil Derived Biodiesel and 1-Pentanol Using the Response Surface Method. Energies 2022, 15, 5144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ en15145144