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Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2006
• S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2000

Research Interests

• Design at the Intensity Frontier – Component and detector development providing structural, thermal-fluid, and integration design support for high energy physics accelerators () and experiments ( and ).
• Granular Flows – Fundamental principles of granular materials such as boundary flow effects, energy loss in transportation devices, transient dynamics from unsteady forcing.
• Biomass Energy – Material handling, densification, transportation and utilization for local energy conversion
• Energy Optimization – Evaluating and designing mechanical systems and operational methods for optimal consumption and generation of total energy.
• Estimation and Control – Create experimental systems with appropriate sensors for robust evaluation of state in order to conduct responsive, real-time control.

Selected Projects

• Design of beamline components for including muon beam stop, instrument feedthrough bulkhead, and integrated rail positioning, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
• Detector development for in support of tracker system, flammable gas flow delivery, and magnetic fringe field, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
• A continuous-operation variable-feedstock biomass gasifier design based on indigenous materials, Environmental Protection Agency – P3 Award: A National Student Design Competition.
• Transport and processing of biomass stock materials, (IL Dept. of Ag).
• Modeling and evaluation of beamline components,” – .

Professional Associations

• American Physical Society,
• American Society for Engineering Education
• Intrapreneurship Advisory Board, Ideal Industries

Selected Publications

• Muon g-2 Collaboration, “Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm,” Physical Review Letters, .
• Muon g-2 Collaboration, “Magnetic-field measurement and analysis for the Muon g−2 Experiment at Fermilab,” Physical Review A, .
• Muon g-2 Collaboration, “Measurement of the anomalous precession frequency of the muon in the Fermilab Muon g−2 Experiment,” Physical Review D, .
• Muon g-2 Collaboration, “Beam dynamics corrections to the Run-1 measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment at Fermilab,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, .
• Higgins, H., Krupiarz, K., O’Connor, R., Roenig-Donna, M., Tan, J., Pohlman, N.A., “Granular flow behavior in a conveyor system: from local velocity profiles to mass flow rate,” Powder Technology, .
• Gumino, B., Pohlman, N.A., Barnes, J., Wever, P., “Design Features and Performance Evaluation of Natural-Draft, Continuous Operation Gasifier Cookstove,” Clean Technologies, .
• Woodall, M., Baechler, G., Salehinia, I., Pohlman, N.A., “Mars Rover Rocker-Bogie Comparative Differential Study,” International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering, and Technology, .
• Link, K., Pohlman, N.A., “Deicing Simulations for Windshields in Commercial Vehicle Applications,” SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles, .
• Spitulnik, A., Pohlman N.A., “Erosion boundary effects due to fill fraction variation within quasi-2D granular tumblers,” Powder Technology, .
• Muon g-2 Collaboration, “The Measurement of the Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon at Fermillab,” Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, .
  • Muon g-2 Collaboration, “Muon (g-2) Technical Design Report,” , 2015.
  • Mu2e Collaboration, “Mu2e Technical Design Report,” , 2014.
• Si, Y., Pohlman, N.A., “Transient behavior of granular materials with symmetric conditions for tumbler shapes and fill fractions,” Granular Matter, .
• Klisiewicz, P., Roberts, J.H., Pohlman, N.A., “Segregation of Titanium Powder with Polydisperse Size Distribution: Spectral and Correlation Analysis,” Powder Technology, .
• Lenczewski, M., Pohlman, N.A., “Engaging Undergraduate Students in Hydrophilanthropy in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico,” Water Resources IMPACT, .
• Pohlman, N. A., Paprocki, Jr., D. F., “Transient Behavior of Granular Materials as Result of Tumbler Shape and Orientation Effects,” Granular Matter, .
• Pohlman, N. A., Roberts, J. A., Gonser, M. J., “Characterization of Titanium Powder: Microscopic views and Macroscopic flow,” Powder Technology, .
• Pohlman, N. A., Ghrayeb, O., Vohra, P., “Developing a disciplinary honours programme within an engineering college,” Global Journal of Engineering Education, .
• Pohlman, N. A., Ottino, J. M., and Lueptow, R. M., “Unsteady Granular Flows in a Rotating Tumbler,” Physical Review E, .
• Blazey, G., Chakraborty, D., Dyshkant, A., Francis, K., Hedin, D., Hill, J., Lima, G., Powell, J., Salcido, P., Zutshi, V., Demarteau, M., Rubinov, P., Pohlman, N., “Directly Coupled Tiles as Elements of a Scintillator Calorimeter with MPPC Readout,” Nuclear Instruments and Methods A, .

Work Experience

• Faculty Associate, Northern Illinois Center for Accelerator and Detector Development, (May 2009 – present), Deputy Director July 2019-present
• Faculty Associate, , (September 2010 – present)
• Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 麻豆精品 (2008 – present)
• Scientific Officer and Industrial Liaison, , Northwestern University (2006 – 2008)

Honors Faculty Fellow (2022-2023)

• As an Honors Faculty Fellow, Professor Pohlman will teach a seminar on Technology Adoptions of 21^st Century: Affordable Access or Intrusive Invasion with Professor Nguyen in fall 2022 in the University Honors Program. The Honors Faculty Fellowship program identifies faculty eager to teach innovative, exciting seminars of interest to highly-motivated students from across the university.