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SUMMARY:Phase-change in Nanostructures for Enhanced Thermal Transport and 
 Energy Storage 
DTSTART:20150326T100000
DTEND:20150326T110000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Shankar Narayanan\, MIT\, USA\nBio : Dr. Narayanan receive
 d his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology\,
  where he worked with Professors Andrei Fedorov and Yogendra Joshi. His Ph
 D research involves a fundamental study of interfacial transport phenomeno
 n during evaporation of liquid confined in nanostructured surfaces. His re
 search includes the use of micro and nanofabrication strategies for the im
 plementation of micro-electromechanical systems for thermal management of 
 electronics. He is currently a research scientist at Massachusetts Institu
 te of Technology working with Professor Evelyn Wang where his research foc
 uses on developing advanced thermal energy storage systems for their appli
 cation in climate control.\nAbstract : Meeting the global increase in ener
 gy demand remains one of the biggest scientific challenges. Innovations in
  energy storage and utilization that facilitate efficient systems not only
  address the energy demand but also result in significant cost savings. Sp
 ecifically\, thermal systems like heating\, ventilation\, air-conditioning
  for buildings\, and cooling infrastructures for data centers can greatly 
 benefit from enhanced energy storage and thermal transport characteristics
 . In this talk\, I will discuss how a fundamental understanding of phase-c
 hange and transport in micro and nanostructures can be leveraged to build 
 high-performance devices and systems. In this context\, I will discuss a n
 ovel cooling mechanism based on thin-film evaporation to address thermal c
 hallenges in electronics\, and a thermal energy storage strategy using hig
 hly porous materials to address climate control challenges in electric veh
 icles. While these innovations can significantly improve heat dissipation 
 and energy storage\, a fundamental understanding of phase change at the na
 noscale can also be applied to develop sustainable technologies for therma
 l management\, climate control and water desalination.
LOCATION:ME B1 10 http://plan.epfl.ch/?room=MEB110
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