Mark Your Calendar: HTD Webinar Featuring ONR YIP Awardees – May 29 @ 2 PM ET

[ASME K-16]

You are invited to attend the inaugural session of the ASME Heat Transfer Division’s “Rising Stars in Thermal Science” webinar series on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 2 PM ET 

(Register here: https://asme.zoom.us/meeting/register/eIrgHfY6RM-87wVXz7ihpg#/registration).

This webinar series, organized by the ASME Heat Transfer Division, spotlights early-career researchers who have received prestigious grants recognizing exceptional potential in academia. The inaugural session features two recipients of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program award: Dr. Deep Jariwala, Associate Professor, Peter and Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Justus Ndukaife, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, Vanderbilt University.

The first part of the session will spotlight Dr. Jariwala, whose research interests broadly lie at the intersection of new materials, surface science, and solid-state devices for computing, optoelectronics, and energy harvesting applications. His work also extends to developing advanced imaging techniques.  Dr. Jariwala will present a talk on “Strong and Tunable Light-Matter Interactions in Excitonic Metamaterials.” He will showcase his work on the subject of strong light-matter coupling in excitonic 2D semiconductors, namely chalcogenides of Mo and W. He will also discuss the extension of the results to excitonic chalcogenides, multilayer halide perovskites, as well as metal-organic chalcogenolates. His research highlights the vast opportunities available to tailor light-matter interactions and build practical devices with 2D semiconductors.

 

The second part will feature Dr. Ndukaife, whose research is at the interface between the fields of nanophotonics and microfluidics, as well as on novel bio-inspired soft actuators and robots. His talk, titled “Engineering thermal emission using bound states in the continuum,” will showcase his work on the development of thermal metasurfaces to achieve narrow-band and highly directional thermal radiation. His work shows that by carefully coupling several bound states in the continuum of thermal radiation, it is possible to achieve electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA) and produce near-unity absorptivity/emissivity. Many potential applications, such as infrared sources, communications, energy harvesting, and gas-sensing applications, can benefit from these findings.

 

In addition to presenting their cutting-edge research, both speakers will share insights and strategies for writing competitive research proposals. The session will conclude with a live Q&A, offering attendees the opportunity to engage directly with the presenters.