Cornel Stan

Cornel Stan (born April 28, 1951, in Constanța, Romania), is a German engineer and professor.

Life and career

Stan’s teaching and research areas include motor vehicle drive systems, direct injection processes, simulation of thermodynamic processes, combustion processes, alternative fuels and energy management in vehicles. Stan is the author of a patent on unconventional injection processes in internal combustion engines.

Stan organized and led several international congresses and conferences, among others: "Alternative Propulsion Systems for Automobiles", Essen 2000; "Development Trends of Motorcycles", Zwickau 2002, Munich 2003, Borgo Panigale / Ducati, 2004, 2005, 2007; "Alternative Propulsion Systems for Automobiles", Berlin 2007, Munich 2009; "VDIK-Future Propulsion of Automobiles", AMI Leipzig, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016.

Awards and distinctions

  • Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE International, 2008
  • Honorary Professor at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, 2004
  • Doctor Honoris Causa at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, 2005
  • Doctor Honoris Causa at Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania, 2018
  • Doctor Honoris Causa at University of Craiova, Romania, 2022
  • Since 2024 honorary member of the Technical Sciences Academy of Romania.

Books (selection)

  • Stan, C.: Alternative Propulsion for Automobiles , Springer Nature Switzerland 2017,
  • Stan, C.: Direct Injection Systems – The Next Decade in Engine Technology, SAE International, Warrendale, USA 2002,
  • Stan, C.: Direct Injection Systems for Spark-Ignition and Compression Ignition Engines, SAE International Edition, Warrendale / USA, 2000,
  • Stan, C.: (Publisher) et al.: Development Trends of Motorcycles IV, Expert Verlag 2012,
  • Sher, E. (Publisher) et al.: Handbook of Air Pollution from Internal Combustion Engines (Chapter 12 by C. Stan), Academic Press, San Diego / USA, 1998,
  • Stan, C.: Cipolla, G. (Publishers) et al.: Alternative Propulsion Systems for Automobiles II, Expert Verlag, Renningen, 2008,
  • Stan, C.: Thermodynamics for Machines and Automobile Engineering – in German (Thermodynamik für Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau), Springer Vieweg, 2020, , DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-61790-8
  • Stan, C.: Alternative Propulsion Systems for Automobiles – in German (Alternative Antriebe für Automobile), 5th Edition, Springer Vieweg, 2020,
  • Stan, C.: Automobile Thermodynamics – Basics, Applications and Process Simulations – in German (Thermodynamik des Kraftfahrzeugs – Grundlagen und Anwendungen – mit Prozesssimulationen) 3rd Edition, 2017, Springer Vieweg 2017,
  • Stan, C. (Publisher): Trends in the Automobiles Development - in German - (Entwicklungstendenzen im Automobilbau), Zschiesche Verlag, 2004,
  • Stan, C.: Energy versus Carbon Dioxide: How can we save the world? 59 Theses, Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, 2021, , DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-64162-0
  • Stan, C.: Future Fire Forms: Heat, Work and Thermodynamics, Springer Vieweg, 2023, , DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12081-7
  • Stan, C.: Energy Scenarios for the Future: Ways to Climate-friendly Mobility, Heating and Industry, Springer Vieweg, 2024, , DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-69687-3

Novels

  • Stan, C.: Carmakers – A Novel, Coresi Publishing, 2017, (English)
  • Stan, C.: Dracfried – Dracula versus Diesel – A Vampire Novel, Coresi Publishing, 2017, (English)
  • Stan, C.: English Passage in Bucharest – A Novel, Coresi Publishing, 2025, Translated from the Romanian by Cornel Stan (Romanian Novels Around the World) (English)