Professor Zoran Filipi was the Director of the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering and the Founding Director of the Research Center for Virtual Prototyping of Ground Systems (VIPR-GS). Prof. Filipi also served as the Timken Endowed Chair in Vehicle System Design since 2012 and was the chair of Clemson’s Automotive Engineering Department between 2015 and 2021. Filipi came to Clemson University from the University of Michigan, where he was the director of the Center for Engineering Excellence through Hybrid Technology and the deputy director of the Automotive Research Center. Prof. Filipi received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Belgrade in 1992. His main research interests are advanced IC engine concepts, hybrid powertrain systems, and energy for mobility. He is an ASME Fellow, SAE Fellow, and Editor-In-Chief emeritus of the SAE International Journal of Alternative Powertrain. Awards received by Filipi include the SAE Forest R. McFarland Award, the IMechE Donald Julius Groen Award, the IMechE Journal of Automobile Engineering Best Paper Award, and the Springer Award for the most cited article in the Int. Journal of Automotive Technology.
In January 2014, Filipi was featured on a Voice of America broadcast about automotive technologies, including advances in IC engines and fuel cells.
