Professor Emeritus
John Heywood
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Sun Jae Professor, Emeritus
Interests
- Engine and fuel interactions
- Improving engine efficiency
- Options for reducing transportation's greenhouse gas emissions
Professor Heywood News + Media
Transforming the U.S. transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges
MIT Energy Initiative report provides recommendations for reductions in light-duty vehicle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
3Q: John Heywood on the future of the internal combustion engine
In an interview, Professor John Heywood explains the importance of advancing internal combustion engines and offers his take on recent EPA rollbacks.
Icing ALS: MIT Family Reshapes Research Models
Professor John Heywood SM ’62, PhD ’65 and his two sons, Jamie ‘91 and Ben ’93, have used MIT thinking — in particular, systems dynamics and manufacturing management — to transform research models after losing a family member to ALS.
Faculty Details
Education
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1960
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
B.A. -
1962
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
M.Sc. -
1964
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
Ph.D. -
1983
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
D.Sc.
Research Interests
- Energy and transportation interface
- Internal combustion engines
- Transportation fuels
Honors + Awards
- 1982, elected Fellow, SAE
- 1983, Sc. D Degree, Cambridge University
- 1998, Member National Academy of Engineering
- 1999, Doctor of Technology, Gotenberg University, Sweden
- 2001, elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2004, Doctor of Science, City University, UK
- 2019, Llyod L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award, SAE
Memberships
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
- U.K. Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
- Society of Automotive Engineers
Professional Service
- 1971-2013, several NRC Study Committees
MIT Service
- 1991-1995, Chair Curriculum Development Committee, ME Department
Publications
- Edited by Heywood, J.B. and Womack, G.J., Open-Cycle MHD Power Generation, 795 pages; Heywood, J.B. contributor to Chapters 1, 5, 6, 7 and 11, Pergamon Press, 1969.
- Grad, F.P., Rosenthal, A.J., Rockett, L.R., Fay, J.A., Heywood, J.B., Kain, J.F., Ingram, G.K., Harrison, Jr., D. and Tietenberg, T., The Automobile and the Regulation of its Impact on the Environment, University of Oklahoma Press, 1975. Author of Chapter 4, pp. 115-150, Chapter 6, pp. 231-278, Chapter 7, pp. 279-324.
- Heywood, J.B., Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, 932 pages, McGraw-Hill, 1988.
- Heywood, J.B., and Sher, E., The Two-Stroke Cycle Engine: Its Development, Operation, and Design, 451 pages, Taylor and Francis, 1999.
- Schafer, A., Heywood, J.B., Jacoby, H.D., and Waitz, I.A., Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England, April, 2009.
- 220 publications
Patents
1995-2015, 33 patents related to engines and fuels