Research Staff

CV/Biosketch

Sujit DasSujit Das
M.S., Metalurgical Engineering
M.B.A., Operations Research and Computer Science
(T) 865.946.1222
(F) 865.946.1314
dass@ornl.gov

Specialty Research Areas:

  • Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Planning and Systems Analysis
  • Technology assessment of transportation materials and advanced vehicle designs

Current or Recent Work:

  • Cost assessment of lightweight automotive materials
  • Cost assessment of advanced vehicle designs
  • PNGV/FreedomCAR program
  • Benefit assessment of government R&D programs
  • Infrastructure assessment of new generation vehicles
  • Emissions reduction potential from two-wheelerrs in India

Significant Publications:

Das, Sujit. "Environmental Evaluation of Direct Hydrogen and Reformer-Based Fuel Cell Vehicles," SAE Paper No. 2002-01-0094, Warrendale, PA.

Das, Sujit. "Environmental Evaluation of New Generation Vehicles and Vehicle Components," ORNL/TM-2001-266, Dec. 2001.

Das, Sujit. "Evaluation of the Benefits Attributable to Automotive Lightweight Materials Program Research and Development Projects," ORNL/TM-2001-237, Nov. ‘01.

Das, Sujit. "Prospects of Inspection and Maintenance of Two-Wheelers in India," Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, Vo. 51, pp. 1391-00, Oct. 2001.

Das, Sujit. "The Cost of Automotive Polymer Composites: A Review and Assessment of DOE’s Lightweight Materials Composites Research," ORNL/TM-2000/283, Jan. 2001.

Das, Sujit. "Life Cycle Impacts of Aluminum Body-In-White Automotive Material," Journal of Metals, Aug. 2000, pp. 41-44.

Highlights

New version of Freight Analysis Framework released
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released its new version of the Freight Analysis Framework, the most comprehensive publicly available data set of freight movement. This tool is developed for FHWA by CTA.

Vehicle Technologies Program Fact of the Week
The Vehicle Technologies Program Fact of the Week provides statistical information on vehicle sales, fuel economy and transportation trends.

2011 Annual Fuel Economy Guide is released
DOE and EPA released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles.

Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 30 . . .
One of ORNL's most requested documents, this data book details transportation-related energy use in the U.S.