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Prof. Gang Chen
Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering
Director, Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC Center)
Director, Pappalardo Micro and Nano Engineering Laboratories
Primary DLC
Department of Mechanical Engineering
MIT Room:
3-260
(617) 253-0006
gchen2@mit.edu
https://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/gchen2%40mit.edu
Assistant
Derek Doung
(617) 253-9860
derek978@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Micro- and Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion with Applications in Thermoelectrics, Photonics and Microelectronics
Nano-Mechanical Devices and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Radiation and Electromagnetic Metamaterials
Nanoengineered High Thermal Conductivity Soft Matters (Polymers, Colloids, and Liquids)
Desalination
Solar Energy Utilization
Energy Efficiency
Molding Compounds
Research Summary
Professor Chen's research interests include: Micro- and nanoscale heat transfer and energy conversion with applications in thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, solar thermal-energy to electrical energy conversion; and microelectronics; nano-mechanical devices and micro-electro-mechanical systems; radiation and electromagnetic metamaterials, nanoengineered high thermal conductivity soft matters (polymers, colloids, and liquids), and desalination.
Recent Work
Projects
July 18, 2022
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Photomolecular Effect and Clouds Thinning
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
May 2, 2022
Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)
Solar Photomolecular Desalination
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
November 29, 2018
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Boron Arsenide Crystals with High Thermal Conductivity and Carrier Mobility
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
October 15, 2018
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Solar Energy Conversion
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
October 15, 2018
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Polymers with High Thermal Conductivity
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
October 15, 2018
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Storage
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
April 28, 2009
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
July 8, 2008
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hybrid Solar Thermoelectric and Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
August 22, 2006
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Thermoelectrics\n\n
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
August 22, 2006
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phonon Transport
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
August 22, 2006
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Radiation Transport and Photon Management
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
August 22, 2006
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nanofluids
Principal Investigator
Gang Chen
Related Faculty
Rebecca Elizabeth Zubajlo
Graduate Student
Dr. Elham Sahraei Esfahani
Research Affiliate
Andrew J B Milne
Postdoctoral Fellow