Postdoctoral Scholars
| Dr. Linshuang Long 07/2017 ~ 12/2020 | Research Topic: Tunable Metamaterials; Radiative Cooling Current Position: Tenure-Track Professor at University of Science and Technology of China |
| Dr. Qing Ni 07/2017 ~ 12/2020 | Research Topic: Plasmonic Light Trapping; Thermophotovoltaic Current Position: Tenure-Track Associate Professor at University of Science and Technology of China |
| Dr. Yue Yang 08/2016 ~ 01/2017 | Research Topic: 2D Metasurfaces; FTIR Microscopy Current Position: Tenured Associate Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China |
Ph.D. Dissertation Students
| Dr. Rajapopalan Ramesh 08/2017 ~ 07/2022 (co-advised with Prof. Bruno Azeredo) | Dissertation: Study of Optical and Radiative Properties of Inhomogeneous Metallic Structures Award: 2019-2020 University Graduate Fellowship Current Position: Solar Cell Fabrication Engineer at Leap Photovoltaics, Tempe AZ |
| Ms. Xiaoyan Ying 08/2016 ~ 12/2019 | Research Topic: Near-field Thermophototronics and Heat-assisted Magnetic Recording |
| Dr. Sydney Taylor 08/2015 ~ 12/2020 | Dissertation: Dynamic Radiative Thermal Management and Optical Force Modulation with Tunable Nanophotonic Structures Based on Thermochromic Vanadium Dioxide Award: 2020 ASU FSE Dean’s Dissertation Award; 2019 ASME IMECE Most Innovative Experimental Poster Award; 2018 ICES 1st Place Student Poster Competition; 2016 NASA NSTRF Fellowship Current Position: Thermal Control Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston TX |
| Dr. Payam Sabbaghi 01/2014 ~ 12/2019 | Dissertation: Metamaterial Enhanced Near Field Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion Award: 2019 ASME IMECE Best Poster Oral Presentation Award; 2019 ASU Graduate Completion Fellowship; 2016 University Graduate Fellowship Current Position: Packaging R&D Engineer at Intel, Chandler, AZ |
| Dr. Hassan Alshehri 08/2014 ~ 07/2018 | Dissertation: Opto-thermal Energy Transport with Selective Metamaterials and Solar Thermal Characterization of Selective Metafilm Absorbers Award: Scholarship from King Saud University and Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission Current Position: Assistant Professor at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia |
| Dr. Jui-Yung Chang 08/2012 ~ 12/2017 | Dissertation: Radiative Heat Transfer with Nanowire/Nanohole Metamaterials for Energy Harvesting Applications Award: 2017 ASU MAE Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award; 2017, 2016, 2014 University Graduate Fellowship Current Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Yue Yang 08/2012 ~ 07/2016 | Dissertation: Dynamic Control of Radiative Heat Transfer with Tunable Materials for Thermal Management in Both Far and Near Fields Award: 2016 ASU FSE Dean’s Dissertation Award; 2016 ASU GPSA Travel Grant; 2014 University Graduate Fellowship; 2013 NSF Travel Grant Current Position: Tenured Associate Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China |
| Dr. Hao Wang 08/2012 ~ 05/2016 | Dissertation: Nano-Engineering Metamaterials and Metafilms for High-Efficiency Solar Energy Harvesting and Conversion Award: 2016 SEMTE Outstanding Dissertation Award; 2013 NSF Travel Grant Current Position: Postdoc at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Master Students (Thesis)
Master Students (Applied Project)
| Neal Boman 08/2021 ~ 05/2022 | Applied Project: Transient Cryothermal Measurement Current Position: Thermal Engineer at Northrop Grumman, Gilbert AZ |
| Cheng-An Chen 08/2020 ~ 12/2021 | Applied Project: Temperature-dependent Analysis of Spectrally Selective Emitter for Thermophotovoltaic System |
| Josh Yoder 08/2017 – 12/2017 | Applied Project: Tuning Fork AFM for Casimir Force Measurement |
| Satish Sundarrajan 01/2016 ~ 05/2016 | Applied Project: Design of Vacuum System for Testing Solar Thermophotovoltaic with Intermediate Absorber/Emitter |
| Akshat Nair 01/2015 ~ 05/2015 | Applied Project: Development and Testing of a Custom Scanning Thermoreflectance Microscope with Lock-in Modulation |
| Suhas Harish 01/2015 ~ 05/2015 | Applied Project: Design and Validation of the Test Rig for Building Cooling Using a Smart Window |
| Hassan Alshehri 08/2013 ~ 05/2014 | Applied Project: Near Field Radiative Heat Transfer Platform & Optical Head Assembly of a Custom AFM |
| Mirza Opadija 08/2013 ~ 05/2014 | Applied Project: Parallelization of Flat Plates with Nano-scale Resolution |
| Joseph Migliorini 08/2013 ~ 12/2013 | Applied Project: Design, Assembly, and Testing of a Custom Scanning Thermoreflectance Microscope |
Undergrad Students (Thesis)
| Nikolas Deffigos 01/2021 ~ 12/2021 | Thesis: Development of High-Temperature Heater for Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion System |
| William Mulkern 08/2020 ~ 05/2021 | Thesis: Development of Tuning Fork-Based Metrology for Study of Casimir Forces Across Nanometric Gaps |
| Ms. Nicole Sluder 08/2020 ~ 05/2021 | Thesis: Tunable Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer Exceeding Blackbody Limit with Vanadium Dioxide Thin Film |
| Neal Boman 08/2020 ~ 05/2021 | Thesis: Dynamic Cryothermal Measurements of VO2-Based Fabry-Perot Emitter Award: 2019 ASME IMECE Most Innovative Experimental Poster |
| Jeremy Chao 08/2020 ~ 05/2021 | Thesis: Switchable Mid-Infrared Filter Based on Thermochromic Vanadium Dioxide Award: 2021 Spring Outstanding Graduate |
Undergrad Students (Project)
| William Mulkern (01/2020 ~ 12/2020) | ASU FURI: Variable Optical Force Measurement |
| Kareem Ayoub (01/2020 ~ 12/2020) | ASU FURI: AFM Based Near-field Radiation Heat Measurement |
| Nikolas Deffigos (01/2020 ~ 12/2020) | ASU FURI: High-temperature Thermophotovoltaic Measurement |
| Jeremy Chao (01/2019 ~ 05/2020) | ASU FURI: Temperature Dependent Spectroscopic Measurement |
| Neal Boman (01/2019 ~ 05/2020) | ASU FURI: Radiative Thermal Measurement with Vacuum Cryostat |
| Christian Messner (01/2019 ~ 05/2020) | ASU FURI: Near-field Radiation Measurement with Particle Spacer |
| Ms. Nicole Sluder (01/2019 ~ 05/2020) | ASU FURI: Near-field Radiation Measurement with VO2 Films |
| Nicholas Denisuk (01/2019 ~ 07/2019) | ASU FURI: Outdoor Radiative Cooling Measurement |
| Ms. Molly Rhodes (01/2019 ~ 05/2019) | ASU FURI: Near-field Measurement with Bimaterial AFM Probe |
| Garrett Rand (08/2018 ~ 05/2019) | ASU/NASA Space Grant: Tuning Fork Based Metrology for Casimir Force Measurement |
| Ryan McBurney (05/2018 ~ 05/2019) | ASU FURI: Solar Thermal/Thermophotovoltaic Measurements |
| Nanthanael Zuniga (05/2018 ~ 12/2018) | ASU FURI: Tip-tilt Platform for Near-field Radiation Measurement |
| Joseph Niko Vlastos (08/2017 ~ 05/2018) | ASU/NASA Space Grant: Tunable Coating for Optical Force Modulation |
| Lee Lambert (05/2017 ~ 12/2017) | ASU FURI: Measurement of Near-field Radiative Heat Transfer with Polystyrene Nanoparticles as Nanometric Spacers |
| Ms. Kazuko Niimi (01/2017 ~ 05/2017) | ASU FURI: LabVIEW Control of a Tip-Tilt Platform for Aligning Surfaces in Parallel with Nanometer Spacing |
| Nathaniel Ferre (08/2016 ~ 05/2017) | ASU FURI: AFM Based Near-Field Thermal Metrology for Nanometer-Scale Surface Temperature Mapping |
| Zachary Woods (08/2016 ~ 12/2016) | ASU FURI: Design and Validation of an Outdoor Test Apparatus for the Evaluation of Radiation Coatings for Smart Windows |
| Joshua Feinglass (01/2015 ~ 05/2015) | ASU FURI: LabVIEW Control of a Versatile Cryogenic-to-High Temperature Spectrometry Platform for Optical Characterization |
| Tung Che Ho (01/2015 ~ 05/2015) | ASU FURI: Spectral Splitting of Solar Radiation for Integrated Biofuel and PV-Based Electricity Generation |
| Joseph Hanson (05/2013 ~ 05/2014) | ASU FURI: Development of a High-Temperature Emissometer Award: 2015 ASU Distinguished Engineering Graduate |