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SUMMARY:Intrinsically icephobic surfaces
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Thomas Schutzius\, Dpt of Mechanical and Process Engineeri
 ng\, ETHZ\nBio : Dr. Thomas Schutzius is a group leader (Micro- and Nanos
 cale Interfacial Transport Phenomena and Thermodynamics) in the Laboratory
  of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies at the Swiss Federal Institute
  of Technology in Zurich (ETH-Zurich). He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degr
 ees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ill
 inois at Chicago (UIC) in 2008 and 2013\, respectively. During his graduat
 e studies\, he was the recipient of the Dean’s Scholar Award and the UIC
  Outstanding Thesis Award. Afterwards\, he received the ETH fellowship\, w
 hich provided full funding for his postdoctoral research at ETH-Zurich. Hi
 s major research interests include interfacial phenomena\, thermodynamics 
 and surface science\, surface micro/nanoengineering\, liquid repellency\, 
 multiphase heat and mass transfer\, and polymer composites\, focusing on p
 roblems related to energy\, environment\, and manufacturing.\nAt the inter
 face of thermofluidics and rational materials engineering\nThe increased u
 nderstanding of physical phenomena at short temporal and spatial scales co
 upled with the continued advancement of micro/nanofabrication technologies
  indicate a shift in engineering practice\, in particular surface enginee
 ring\, that will create new materials\, techniques\, devices\, and applica
 tions. The discipline of Interfacial Phenomena and Processes\, which lies
  at the intersection of chemistry\, physics\, and engineering\, has and wi
 ll continue to serve an important role in these advancements\, by providin
 g and producing a firm fundamental knowledge-base that surface engineers c
 an build from (i.e.\, rational design rules). It is a broad research area 
 and has implications for matters as diverse as energy conversion and trans
 port\, oil spill dynamics and mitigation\, self-cleaning surfaces\, drug d
 elivery\, pesticide spraying\, microelectronics cooling\, and three-dimens
 ional nanoscale printing. Such work is already resulting in a series of in
 novative solutions for diverse applications including phase change heat tr
 ansfer\, liquid repellency\, wound healing\, icephobicity\, and light abso
 rption. While true\, many of these surfaces and the associated interfacial
  processes are at their nascent state.\nIn this talk\, I will present the 
 development and application of our recent findings on interesting self-rem
 oval mechanisms of droplets and ice from engineered surfaces\, i.e.\, supe
 rhydrophobic and icephobic behavior. For applications where design rules a
 re clear\, I will then show my perspective on the progress of large-area f
 abrication techniques of surfaces with hierarchical texture. In general\, 
 this work goes towards findings that add to our understanding of how dropl
 et–surface interactions can prevent the accumulation of liquids or solid
 s on surfaces and how these surfaces can be realized in real-world applica
 tions.
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