August 14, 2018
UNEL welcomes the joining of A. N. M. Taufiq Elahi for his PhD studies. He graduated from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2017. He will be studying the thermionic emission in a nanogap distance and the development of IR camouflage fabrics.
August 2, 2018
A lot of energy generated from everyday devices is wasted in the form of heat. Whether it’s a car engine, solar panels or the central processing units (CPUs) that run laptops or smartphones, these devices inevitably dissipate heat into the environment. As of 2017, more than 66 percent of energy resources consumed in the U.S. […]
August 1, 2018
Prof. Park, the PI of the Utah Nano-Energy Laboratory, has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure as of July 1st, 2018. Congratulations!
July 23, 2018
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is excited to announce that Ph.D. student, Mohammad Ghashami received a University of Utah Graduate Research Fellowship from the Graduate School. Advised by mechanical engineering associate professor Keunhan “Kay” Park, Ghashami is a member of the Utah Nano-Energy Laboratory. A Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) is a one-year, non-renewable award of which full-time […]
June 19, 2018
Amun has published in Review of Scientific Instruments. The title of his publication is “Feedback control of local hotspot temperature using resistive on-substrate nanoheater/thermoemeter”. Abstract: This article reports the active control of a local hotspot temperature for accurate nanoscale thermal transport measurement. To this end, we have fabricated resistive on-substrate nanoheater/thermometer (NH/T) devices that have a […]
May 1, 2018
Mohammad has published in Physical Review Letters. The title of his publication is “Precision Measurement of Phonon-Polaritonic Near-Field Energy Transfer between Macroscale Planar Structures Under Large Thermal Gradients”. Abstract: Despite its strong potentials in emerging energy applications, near-field thermal radiation between large planar structures has not been fully explored in experiments. Particularly, it is extremely challenging to […]
May 1, 2018
Cedric has passed his PhD qualification exams. To be officially considered as admitted to candidacy in the Ph.D. program, applicants must pass a qualifying exam. The qualification exams are the first of three major steps in the Mechanical Engineering PhD program at the University of Utah. Students select two subject areas which support their Ph.D. research. The topics […]
April 17, 2018
Devon has published in the Journal of Nanophotonics. The title of his publication is “Design analysis of hybrid silicon-on-nothing photonic crystal–nanoantenna structures for engineering of midinfrared radiative properties”. Abstract: Electromagnetic (EM) behaviors of photonic crystals (PhCs) and nanoantenna (NA) arrays have been extensively studied and applied to a myriad of applications, including light absorption, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, light trapping […]
February 20, 2018
Dallin is named as one of four Dee Foundation UROP Scholars for 2018 for project entitled “Efficacy of Passive Radiative Thermal Cooling Textiles for Human Application.” Through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), the Dee Foundation recognizes outstanding undergraduate researchers who are contributing to furthering the growth and well-being of the people of Northern Utah. […]
January 17, 2018
Amun and Cedric have published in the Frontiers of Energy. The title of their publication is “Review: Tip-based vibrational spectroscopy for nanoscale analysis of emerging energy materials”. Abstract: Vibrational spectroscopy is one of the key instrumentations that provide non-invasive investigation of structural and chemical composition for both organic and inorganic materials. However, diffraction of light fundamentally limits the […]