Presentations

2023 Conferences

2019

  1. Long,§ L.S., Yang, Y., Meng, S., Denisuk, N., Wang, L.P., and Zhu, Y., 2019, “Bulk Material Based Selective Infrared Emitter for Sub-Ambient Daytime Radiative Cooling,” Arizona Student Energy Conference, Tucson, AZ, November 13-15.
  2. Taylor,§ S., Neal, B., Chao, J., and Wang, L.P., 2019, “Cryothermal Vacuum Measurement of Thermochromic Variable Emissivity Coatings for Spacecraft Thermal Management,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2019-12558, Salt Lake City, UT, November 10-14.
  3. Sabbaghi,§ P., Long, L.S., Ying, X.Y., Messner, C., and Wang, L.P., 2019, “Super­Planckian Radiative Heat Flux between Metallic Surfaces with Near­Field and Thin­Film Effects,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2019-12553, Salt Lake City, UT, November 10-14.
  4. Sabbaghi,§ P., Ni, Q., and Wang, L.P., 2019, “Enhanced Conversion Efficiency in Near­Field Thermophotovoltaic Systems Enabled by Tandem PV Cell,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Poster Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2019-12552, Salt Lake City, UT, November 10-14. [Best Poster Oral Presentation Award]
  5. Taylor,§ S., Neal, B., Chao, J., and Wang, L.P., 2019, “Cryothermal Vacuum Measurement of Thermochromic Variable Emissivity Coatings for Spacecraft Thermal Management,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Poster Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2019-12551, Salt Lake City, UT, November 10-14. [Most Innovative Experimental Poster Award]
  6. Taylor,§ S., and Wang, L.P., 2019, “Thermal Vacuum Testing and Feasibility Investigations for VO2-Based Variable Emittance Coatings,” NASA 2019 Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS), Oral Presentation, Abstract TFAWS-PT-13, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, August 26-30.
  7. Chang, J.-Y., Sabbaghi, P., Chen, Y.-B., and Wang,§ L.P., 2019, “Retrieval of Uniaxial Permittivity and Permeability for the Study of Near-Field Radiative Transport between Metallic Nanowire Arrays,” 6th ASME International Conference of Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Oral Presentation, Abstract No. MNHMT2019-4096, Dalian, China, July 8-10.
  8. Chang, J.-Y., Ying, X.Y., Taylor, S., Chen, Y.-B., and Wang,§ L.P., 2019, “Selective Solar Absorber Made of Silicon-Cored Tungsten Nanowires,” 6th ASME International Conference of Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Oral Presentation, Abstract No. MNHMT2019-4095, Dalian, China, July 8-10.
  9. Sabbaghi, P., Yang, Y., Chang, J.-Y., and Wang,§ L.P., 2019, “Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion by Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons inside Nanometric Vacuum Gaps with Nanostructured Drude Emitters,”  9th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-19), Conference Paper #20, Athens, Greece, June 3-7.
  10. Ni, Q., McBurney, R., Alshehri, H., and Wang,§ L.P., 2019, “Concentrating Solar Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion Enhanced by Selective Metafilm,” 9th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-19), Conference Paper #19, Athens, Greece, June 3-7.
  11. Wang,* L.P., Ying, X.Y., and Taylor, S., 2019, “Regulating Near-field Radiative Heat Transfer with Tunable Materials,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Oral Presentation, Abstract No. 3122081, Phoenix, AZ, April 22-26.
  12. Taylor, S., Long, L.S., and Wang,* L.P., 2019, “Tunable Metafilms and Metasurfaces Based on Thermochromic VO2 for Dynamic Control of Infrared Thermal Emission,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Presentation, Abstract No. 3122043, Phoenix, AZ, April 22-26.
  13. Ramesh, R., Ni, Q., McBurney, R., Alshehri, H., and Wang,* L.P., 2019, “Metasurface Filter Made of Plasmonic Nanodisk Array for Enhancing Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Presentation, Abstract No. 3121976, Phoenix, AZ, April 22-26.
  14. Kondakindi, R., Chang, J.-Y., and Wang,* L.P., 2019, “AFM Cantilever Based Near Field Radiation Heat Transfer Measurement,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Presentation, Abstract No. 3122018, Phoenix, AZ, April 22-26.
  15. McBurney, R., Ni, Q., Alshehri, H., and Wang,* L.P., 2019, “Experimental Study of Solar Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion Enhanced with Selective Metafilm Coatings,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Presentation, Abstract No. 3121909, Phoenix, AZ, April 22-26.

2018

  1. Taylor, S. and Wang, L.P., 2018, “Thermochromic VO2-Based Variable Emittance Coatings for Spacecraft Thermal Control,” ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Poster Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2018-89217, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15.
  2. Taylor, S. and Wang, L.P., 2018, “Thermochromic VO2-Based Variable Emittance Coatings for Spacecraft Thermal Control,” ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2018-89215, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15.
  3. Ying, X.Y., and Wang,* L.P., 2018, “Near-field Radiative Thermal Regulation with Electrically Tunable Monolayer Graphene,” ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2018-89213, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15.
  4. Taylor, S., Massina, C.J., and Wang, L.P., 2018, “Thermal Systems Modeling of a Variable Emittance Coating for Human Spacecraft Applications,” NASA 2018 Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS), Oral Presentation, Abstract TFAWS-PT-10, Houston, TX, August 20-24.
  5. Taylor, S. and Wang, L.P., 2018, “Fabrication and Characterization of Fabry-Perot Based Variable Emissivity Coatings for Passive Thermal Control,” 48th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Poster Presentation, Student Poster Competition, Albuquerque, NM, July 8-12.

    2017

  1. Taylor, S. and Wang, L.P., 2017, “Thermochromic Variable Emittance Radiation Coatings for Spacecraft Thermal Management,” NASA 2017 Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop, Oral Presentation, Abstract No. TFAWS2017-PT-03, Huntsville, AL, August 21-25.
  2. Chang, J.-Y., Sabbaghi, P., and Wang,* L.P., 2017, “Retrieval of Uniaxial Permittivity and Permeability for the Study of Near-Field Radiative Transport between Nanowire Electromagnetic Metamaterials,” 3rd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. OP-015, Daejeon, South Korea, June 26-28.
  3. Alshehri, H., Ni, Q., Wang, H., and Wang,* L.P., 2017, “Optical and Thermal Characterizations of an Ultrathin Metafilm Selective Solar Thermal Absorber with Excellent High Temperature Stability,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Oral Presentation, Abstract No. 2658365, Phoenix, AZ, April 17-21.
  4. Sabbaghi, P., Yang, Y., and Wang,* L.P., 2017, “Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion by Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons inside Nanometer Vacuum Gaps with Nanostructured Drude Emitters,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Oral Presentation, Abstract No. 2657420, Phoenix, AZ, April 17-21.
  5. Ying, X.Y., and Wang,* L.P., 2017, “Magnetic Polariton Enhanced Localized Heating for Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording Applications,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Presentation, Abstract No. 2656768, Phoenix, AZ, April 17-21.
  6. Long, L.S., Yang, Y., and Wang,* L.P., 2017, “Thin Silica Micro-Grating Coating for Enhancing Radiative Cooling of Solar Cells,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Presentation, Abstract No. 2657196, Phoenix, AZ, April 17-21.
  7. Ni,§ Q., Yang, Y., and Wang,* L.P., 2017, “Plasmonic Light Trapping for Enhanced Infrared Photon Absorption in Ultrathin Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors,” MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Presentation, Abstract No. 2657423, Phoenix, AZ, April 17-21.

2016

  1. Yang, Y., Taylor, S., Alshehri, H., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Visibly Transparent SiC Metasurface for Enhanced Radiative Cooling,” ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2016-65758, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17.
  2. Chang, J.C.,Yang, Y., Sabbaghi, P., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Near-field Radiation between Nanowire-Based Dual Uniaxial Electromagnetic Metamaterials,” ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2016-65759, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17.
  3. Taylor, S., Wang, H., Hanson, J., Feinglass, J., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Cryogenic­ to­ High­ Temperature Spectrometric Platform for Characterizing Temperature­ Dependent Radiative Properties,” ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Oral Presentation, Abstract No. IMECE2016-66435, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17.
  4. Taylor, S., and Wang, L.P, 2016, “Vanadium Dioxide-Based Variable Reflectivity Radiation Coatings for Optical Propulsion Applications,” 67th International Astronautical Congress, Oral Presentation, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 26-30. [conference paper]
  5. Chang, J.-Y., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Near-field Coupling of a Nanostructured Metamaterial with a Graphene-Covered Plate,” 8th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD’16), Cappadocia, Turkey, June 06-10. [conference paper]
  6. Taylor, S., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Tunable Vanadium Oxide Based Fabry Perot Emitter for Dynamic Radiative Cooling Applications,” 8th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD’16), Cappadocia, Turkey, June 06-10. [conference paper]
  7. Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Electrically Controlled Near-field Radiative Thermal Modulator,” 8th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD’16), Cappadocia, Turkey, June 06-10. [conference paper]
  8. Chang, J.-Y., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Near­ Field Thermal Radiation between Dual Uniaxial Electromagnetic Metamaterials,” 2016 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Abstract No. 2412259, Phoenix, AZ, March 28-April 01.
  9. Taylor, S., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Dynamic Radiative Thermal Management with Switchable Vanadium Dioxide Based Fabry-Perot Thermal Emitters,” 2016 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Abstract No. 2411925, Phoenix, AZ, March 28-April 01.
  10. Chang, J.-Y., Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2016, “Tungsten Nanowire Metamaterials as Selective Solar Thermal Absorbers by Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons,” Oral Presentation, 5th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT-16), Singapore, January 3-6. [conference paper]
  11. Yang, Y., Chang, J.-Y., and Wang,* L.P., 2016, “Performance Analysis of a Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Device with a Metallodielectric Selective Emitter and Electrical Contacts for the Photovoltaic Cell,” Oral Presentation,  5th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT-16), Singapore, January 3-6. [conference paper]

2015

  1. Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2015, “High-Temperature Selective Solar Thermal Absorber Based on Fabry-Perot Resonance Cavity,” “High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Energy Applications X” conference at SPIE Optics+Photonics for Sustainable Energy, Oral Presentation, San Diego, CA, August 9-13. [Paper#9559-5]
  2. Alshehri, Y., Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2015, “Plasmonic Local Heating beyond Diffraction Limit by the Excitation of Magnetic Polariton,” “Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XIII” conference at SPIE NanoScience+EngineeringPoster Presentation, San Diego, CA, August 9-13. [Paper#9547-117]
  3. Yang, Y., Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2015, “Frequency-Tunable Coherent Thermal Emission from Graphene Coated Silicon Carbide Grating Metamaterials,” The 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’15), Oral Presentation, New York City, August 4-7.
  4. Yang, Y., Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2015, “Metamaterial-enhanced Near-field Thermophotovoltaic Conversion by Excitation of Magnetic Polariton,” The 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’15)Oral Presentation, New York City, August 4-7.
  5. Chang, J.-Y., Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2015, “Design of Nanowire Based Selective Absorber and Emitter for Solar Thermophotovoltaic Applications by Exciting Magnetic Polariton,” The 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’15), Poster Presentation, New York City, August 4-7.
  6. Chang, J.-Y., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2015, “Graphene-Enhanced Near-Field Radiative Transport between a Nanostructured Metamaterial Emitter and a Planar Receiver,” The 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’15), Poster Presentation, New York City, August 4-7.
  7. Wang, H., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2015, “Selective and Dynamic Control of Optical and Radiative Properties with Film-Coupled Metamaterials: Numerical Modeling and Temperature-Dependent Spectrometric Characterization,” The 19th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Oral Presentation, Boulder, Colorado, June 21-26.

2014

  1. Wang, H., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2014, “Performance Analysis of Solar Thermophotovoltaic Conversion Enhanced by Selective Metamaterial Absorbers and Emitters,” The 13th International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics, and Related Techniques, Oral Presentation, Salt Lake City, UT, August 31 – September 04.
  2. Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2014, “Enhancing Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer by Exciting Magnetic Polariton,” The 13th International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics, and Related Techniques, Poster Presentation, Salt Lake City, UT, August 31 – September 04.
  3. Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2014, “Vacuum Thermal Transistors Made of Graphene Covered Silicon Carbide Plates,” 2014 US-Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phonomena, Poster Presentation, Santa Cruz, CA, July 13-16.
  4. Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2014, “Tailoring Radiative Properties with Film-Coupled Concave Grating Metamaterials,” 2014 US-Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phonomena, Poster Presentation, Santa Cruz, CA, July 13-16.
  5. Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2014, “Plasmonic Light Trapping in Ultra-thin Solar Cells Made of Film-Coupled Metamaterials,” 2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Abstract No. 1881440, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25.
  6. Wang, H., Yang. Y., and Wang, L.P., 2014, “Switchable and Tunable Metamaterials Made of Phase Transition Materials,” 2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Abstract No. 1881467, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25.
  7. Chang, J.-Y., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2014, “Nanowire-Based Hyperbolic Metamaterials for Enhancing Near-Field Thermal Radiation,” 2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Poster Abstract No. 1881476, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25.

2013

  1. Yang, Y., and Basu, S., and Wang, L.P., 2013, “Thermal Switching Effect Enabled by Near-Field thermal Radiation with Phase Transition Materials,” ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013), Oral Abstract No. IMECE2013-63807, San Diego, CA, November 15-21
  2. Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2013, “Radiation-Based Near-Field Thermal Rectifier Made of Phase Transition Materials,” ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013), Poster Abstract No. IMECE2013-67285, San Diego, CA, November 15-21.
  3. Chang. J. –Y., Yang, Y., and Wang, L.P., 2013, “Near-Field Thermal Radiation Between Hyperbolic Metamaterials Made of Doped Silicon Nanowire Arrays,”ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013), Poster Abstract No. IMECE2013-66993, San Diego, CA, November 15-21.
  4. Wang, H., and Wang, L.P., 2013, “Perfect Solar Absorbers Made of Multisize-Square Metamaterial” ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013), Oral Abstract No. IMECE2013-63798, San Diego, CA, November. 15-21
  5. Wang, H., O’Dea, K., and Wang, L.P., 2013, “Selective Absorption of Visible Light By Exciting Magnetic Resonance in Nanoparticle Based Metamaterials” ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013), Poster Abstract No. IMECE2013-66992, San Diego, CA, November. 15-21
  6. Bright, T.J., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Analysis of Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Cells with a Back Reflector,” ASME 2013 Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Oral Abstract No. HT2013-17139, Minneapolis, MN, July14-19.

2012 and Prior

  1. Zhao, B., Wang, L.P., Shuai, Y., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons in 2D Grating/Thin Film Structures for Thermophotovoltaic Emitters,” ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2012), Abstract No. IMECE2012-89081, Houston, TX, November 9-15, 2012. [Given by L.P. Wang]
  2. Liu, X.L., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Wideband Tunable Omnidirectional Infrared Absorbers Based on Doped-Silicon Nanowire Arrays,” ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2012), Abstract No. IMECE2012-89079, Houston, TX, November 9-15, 2012.
  3. Wang, H., Liu, X.L., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Effective Medium Analysis on the Optical Properties of Silicon Nanowire Arrays,”SPIE Optics + Photonics (Conference 8495: Reflection, Scattering, and Diffraction from Surfaces III), Paper No. 8495-12, San Diego, CA, August 12-16.
  4. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “A Spectral-Directional Emissometer for Measurements of Thermal Emission from Microstructured Surfaces,” 18th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 24-29.
  5. Wang, L.P., Haider, A.M., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Effect of Magnetic Polaritons on the Radiative Properties of Inclined Plate Arrays,”International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation, Matsushima Bay Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 23-25.
  6. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “Measurement of Coherent Thermal Emission from Subwavelength Grating Structures by the Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons,” ASME 2012 3rd Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT2012), Paper No. MNHMT2012-75112, Atlanta, GA, March 3-6, 2012.
  7. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “Tailoring Thermal Radiative Properties with Magnetic Polaritons in Polar Materials,” ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2011), Abstract No. IMECE2011-66192, Denver, CO, November 11-17, 2011. [ASME NanoEngineering Council Award]
  8. Wang, L.P., Basu, S., and Zhang, Z.M., “Direct and Indirect Methods for Calculating Thermal Emission from Layered Structures with Nonuniform Temperatures,” 14th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC-14), Paper No. IHTC14-22499, Washington D.C., August 7-13, 2010.
  9. Wang, X.J., Adewuyi, O.S., Wang, L.P., Cola, B.A., and Zhang, Z.M., “Reflectance Measurements for Black Absorbers Made of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes,” SPIE Optics + Photonics (Conference OP308: Reflection, Scattering, and Diffraction from Surfaces II), Paper No. 7792-27, San Diego, CA, August 1-5, 2010.
  10. Basu, S., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “Direct Calculation of Energy Streamlines in Near Field Thermal Radiation,” 6th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (Rad-10), Antalya, Turkey, June 13-19, 2010. [2010 Hartnett-Irvine Award]
  11. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “The Role of Magnetic Polaritons in Grating Structures,” PIERS 2010 Xi’an – Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Xi’an, China, March 22-26, 2010.
  12. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “Tailoring the Thermal Radiative Properties of Nanostructures by Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons,”Georgia Tech Research & Innovation Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 8, 2010.
  13. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “Effect of Magnetic Polaritons on the Absorption and Transmission of Deep Gratings,” 2nd ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT09), Shanghai, China, December 18-21, 2009.
  14. Wang, X.J., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “Effective Medium Calculation of the Radiative Properties of Doped Silicon Nanowire Arrays,”17th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 21-26, 2009.
  15. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., “Transmission through Double-layer Periodic Metallic Nanoslit Arrays,” 2009 US-EU-China Thermophysics Conference – Renewable Energy, Beijing, China, May 28-30, 2009.
  16. Wang, L.P., Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., “Metamaterials Using Magnetic Resonance between Periodic Strips and a Metallic Film,” OSA Fall Optics and Photonics Congress: Plasmonics and Metamaterials (META 2008), Rochester, NY, October 20-23, 2008.
  17. Lee, B.J., Wang, L.P., Wang, X.J., and Zhang, Z.M., “Spatial and Temporal Coherent Emission from a Fabry-Perot Resonance Cavity,” the 3rd Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, Jacksonville, FL, August 10-14, 2008.