Team
Richard Zhang (张紫浩)
Principal Investigator
Hometown: Melbourne, FL, USA
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT (2010)
M.S. and Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech (2015)
Staff Engineer, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (2015-2017)
Ken Araki
Ph.D. Candidate
Hometown: Takasaki, Japan / San Diego, CA
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Niigata University (2019)
Research Interests: Photonic gratings
Project: Radiative emission tuning using plasmonic graphene-metal gratings
Micah Vallin
Ph.D. Student
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno (2017)
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, UNT (2020)
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, phonon dynamics, and computational optimization
Project: Thermal conductivity of phase transition nanomaterials
Partially funded by US AFOSR
Morgan Blankenship
Ph.D. Student
Hometown: Aubrey, TX
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of North Texas (2018)
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, UNT (2020)
Research Interests: Quantum computing, nanoscale energy transfer, and drones
Project: Near-field radiative heat transfer between Hall conductance layers
Alumni
1. Ethan Cramer, B.S. (2020): Los Alamos National Labs
2. Anton Yorzh, M.S. (2019)
Graduate Research Assistant
We are always looking for students with keen interest in energy, thermal transport, or nanotechnology research. Graduates holding engineering (mechanical, electrical, aeronautical, biomedical, etc.) or applied science (physics, chemistry, applied math, etc.) degrees are eligible. Limited positions available, dependent on funding.
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