#HugYourEngine Social
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Waterview Loft at Port Detroit
130 E Atwater Street Detroit, MI 48226Description
Will you be in Detroit this April for WCX20?
Join Kelly and other #HugYourEngine enthusiasts for a night of combustion discussion, refreshments, and appetizers.
Whether you're a student, CFD professional, or just looking to connect with like-minded individuals who want to improve (NOT remove) the IC engine, this is the opportunity for you! Don't miss out on meeting new friends and building connections that could last a lifetime. RSVP today and join us for an exciting evening sponsored by Dr. Kelly Senecal, Convergent Science, Kohler, and the Master of Engineering in Engine Systems (MEES) department at University of Wisconsin.
Waterview Loft is approximately a 5-minute walk from TCF Center (formerly Cobo Center) and a 10-minute walk from GM Renaissance Center.
The event is free, but space is limited. We look forward to seeing you there!
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In 2016, Dr. Kelly Senecal was asked to speak at the TEDx event in Madison, Wisconsin on a topic of his choosing. He almost did his presentation on the benefits of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the focus of his company’s engineering software. But, while that is an important topic, a more mainstream “idea worth spreading” was In Defense of Internal Combustion.
And it was good timing. The video was released online in early 2017, which Kelly refers to sarcastically as the year combustion died. Media headlines declaring the IC engine’s death were frequent and widespread—so much so that combustion researchers were starting to doubt the long-term outlook of their work. As someone who believes that combustion is part of the future transportation solution (and develops tools to improve it), Kelly took to social media to present the opposing view.
Dr. Senecal talks to students, researchers, professors, and engineers about how combustion isn’t outdated technology—it’s relevant and extremely important. From this, #HugYourEngine was born. Dr. Senecal truly believes that one of the most immediate ways to go green is by further improving the IC engine.
Kelly Senecal has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a co-owner and co-founder of Convergent Science, an SAE Fellow, and the winner of the 2019 ASME Internal Combustion Engine Award.