May 2023
Gustavo Alvarez received the Exemplary Service-Early Career Student Award on May 16 at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognition celebration. Congratulations, Gustavo!
Gustavo Alvarez received the Exemplary Service-Early Career Student Award on May 16 at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognition celebration. Congratulations, Gustavo!
May 2023
Joyce Christiansen-Salameh has been accepted to the inaugural US Quantum Information Science Summer School taking place at the SQMS Center, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Congratulations, Joyce!
Joyce Christiansen-Salameh has been accepted to the inaugural US Quantum Information Science Summer School taking place at the SQMS Center, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Congratulations, Joyce!
Nov 2022
Zhiting received Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Award from DoD, which would support the equipment and instrumentation for her research group to study thermal transport and ultrafast dynamics in ultrawide bandgap semiconductors.
Zhiting received Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Award from DoD, which would support the equipment and instrumentation for her research group to study thermal transport and ultrafast dynamics in ultrawide bandgap semiconductors.
October 2022
Zhiting (PI) has led a team of AFRL, BNL, Columbia University, NRO and Northrop Grumman to win the AFRL Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub Prototyping Research Innovations Award.
Zhiting (PI) has led a team of AFRL, BNL, Columbia University, NRO and Northrop Grumman to win the AFRL Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub Prototyping Research Innovations Award.
August 2022
ZT Group has won JUMP 2.0 Award by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) as part of The Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES).
ZT Group has won JUMP 2.0 Award by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) as part of The Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES).
August 2022
ZT Group received McManus Award to study noninvasive, photothermal neural stimulation using biodegradable nanoparticles.
ZT Group received McManus Award to study noninvasive, photothermal neural stimulation using biodegradable nanoparticles.
June 2022
ZT Group has been awarded a new ONR grant to study thermal transport in Ultra-wide Bandgap semiconductors.
ZT Group has been awarded a new ONR grant to study thermal transport in Ultra-wide Bandgap semiconductors.
December 2021
ZT group has been selected as one of the eight teams for NASA Early Stage Innovations Award.
ZT group has been selected as one of the eight teams for NASA Early Stage Innovations Award.
November 2021
Zhiting received Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Award.
Zhiting received Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Award.
September 2021
ZT Group, partnered with the WUSTL team, has been selected for an U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award on Upgrading Biogas through In Situ Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Biomethane in Anaerobic Digesters.
ZT Group, partnered with the WUSTL team, has been selected for an U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) award on Upgrading Biogas through In Situ Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Biomethane in Anaerobic Digesters.
September 2021
Our work on ultrahigh thermal conductivity in 3D COFs has been accepted for publication in Materials Today Physics.
Our work on ultrahigh thermal conductivity in 3D COFs has been accepted for publication in Materials Today Physics.
June 2021
ZT group has been selected to receive Thomas Jefferson Fund from the FACE Foundation. It supports new collaborations and the most innovative projects between promising young researchers in France and the United States.
ZT group has been selected to receive Thomas Jefferson Fund from the FACE Foundation. It supports new collaborations and the most innovative projects between promising young researchers in France and the United States.
April 2021
Zara is featured in MAE Spotlight!
Zara is featured in MAE Spotlight!
April 2021
Our manuscript on 2D hybrid perovskite has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters.
Our manuscript on 2D hybrid perovskite has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters.
April 2021
Gustavo received NSF graduate research fellowship. Congratulations!
Gustavo received NSF graduate research fellowship. Congratulations!
January 2021
Our work on boron suboxides has been featured by Applied Physics Letters as the front cover.
Our work on boron suboxides has been featured by Applied Physics Letters as the front cover.
December 2020
Our work on the bioinspired multifunctional structure has been featured by Advanced Engineering Materials as the back cover.
Our work on the bioinspired multifunctional structure has been featured by Advanced Engineering Materials as the back cover.
September 2020
Zara has received ELI Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations, Zara!
Zara has received ELI Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations, Zara!
August 2020
Renjiu passed his Q exam. Congratulations!
Renjiu passed his Q exam. Congratulations!
August 2020
Hao received his Ph.D. degree and will start his Postdoc position at Oak Ridge National Lab. Congratulations!
Hao received his Ph.D. degree and will start his Postdoc position at Oak Ridge National Lab. Congratulations!
August 2020
Zhiting became an Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Physics.
Zhiting became an Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Physics.
July 2020
Zhiting received Atkinson Center COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund to develop portalbe steam generator to kill the coronavirus on the contaminated surfaces or objects.
Zhiting received Atkinson Center COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund to develop portalbe steam generator to kill the coronavirus on the contaminated surfaces or objects.
July 2020
Zhiting moderated a panel on high thermal conductivity materials at MIT InnoTherm colloquia.
Zhiting moderated a panel on high thermal conductivity materials at MIT InnoTherm colloquia.
June 2020
Our work in collaboration with Prof. Lei Wei’s group in Singapore on SnSe thermoelectric fibers has been accepted to Advanced Materials. Congratulations, Chen!
Our work in collaboration with Prof. Lei Wei’s group in Singapore on SnSe thermoelectric fibers has been accepted to Advanced Materials. Congratulations, Chen!
May 2020
Zhiting has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure.
Zhiting has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure.
May 2020
Our work on Al/sapphire interfaces, in collaboration with Georgia Tech and UVA, has been accepted for publication in Communications Physics. Congratulations, Renjiu!
Our work on Al/sapphire interfaces, in collaboration with Georgia Tech and UVA, has been accepted for publication in Communications Physics. Congratulations, Renjiu!
April 2020
Congratulations to Hao for passing his Ph.D. thesis defense!
Congratulations to Hao for passing his Ph.D. thesis defense!
April 2020
Jinghang has been accepted to the 2020 Virtual National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering. Congratulations!
Jinghang has been accepted to the 2020 Virtual National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering. Congratulations!
March 2020
Zhiting has been awarded Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship.
Zhiting has been awarded Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship.
February 2020
Zhiting has been named ASME Fellow.
Zhiting has been named ASME Fellow.
February 2020
Zhiting gave a talk at LASSP/AEP seminar on nanoscale thermal transport in complex materials and across interfaces.
Zhiting gave a talk at LASSP/AEP seminar on nanoscale thermal transport in complex materials and across interfaces.
January 2020
Zhiting serves as a guest editor for the Journal of Applied Physics special topic: Phase-Change Materials.
Zhiting serves as a guest editor for the Journal of Applied Physics special topic: Phase-Change Materials.
December 2019
Eurydice’s Ph.D. is conferred. Congratulations! Eurydice will start her full-time job at the IBM East Fishkill Campus as an Advisory Hardware Engineer.
Eurydice’s Ph.D. is conferred. Congratulations! Eurydice will start her full-time job at the IBM East Fishkill Campus as an Advisory Hardware Engineer.
December 2019
We developed a rigorous formalism of anharmonic atomistic Green’s function for three-dimensional interfaces and our manuscript has been accepted for publication as a Rapid Communication in Physical Review B.
We developed a rigorous formalism of anharmonic atomistic Green’s function for three-dimensional interfaces and our manuscript has been accepted for publication as a Rapid Communication in Physical Review B.
October 2019
Our work on the thermal conductivity of hybrid perovskites is featured in Cornell Chronicle.
Our work on the thermal conductivity of hybrid perovskites is featured in Cornell Chronicle.
September 2019
Our paper on simple polymer model for thermal conductivity of crystalline polymers has been published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
Our paper on simple polymer model for thermal conductivity of crystalline polymers has been published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
August 2019
Our paper on super compliant and soft hybrid perovskite analogue has been accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters.
Our paper on super compliant and soft hybrid perovskite analogue has been accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters.
August 2019
Zhiting gave a talk at PMSE Young Investigator Symposium.
Zhiting gave a talk at PMSE Young Investigator Symposium.
July 2019
Zhiting gave a talk at the ASME International Conference of Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer in Dalian, China.
Zhiting gave a talk at the ASME International Conference of Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer in Dalian, China.
July 2019
Jinghang gave a talk at the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference in Seattle, WA.
Jinghang gave a talk at the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference in Seattle, WA.
June 2019
Jinghang Dai has been selected to receive the 2019‐20 Knight Family Foundation Graduate Fellowship in NanoScience and Technology. Congratulations, Jinghang!
Jinghang Dai has been selected to receive the 2019‐20 Knight Family Foundation Graduate Fellowship in NanoScience and Technology. Congratulations, Jinghang!
June 2019
Hao Ma received Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research. Congratulations, Hao!
Hao Ma received Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research. Congratulations, Hao!
May 2019
Zhiting gave an invited talk at Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, OH.
Zhiting gave an invited talk at Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, OH.
May 2019
Zhiting has received Academic Venture Fund from Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.
Zhiting has received Academic Venture Fund from Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.
May 2019
Zhiting has been awarded Affinito-Stewart Grant of the President’s Council of Cornell Women.
Zhiting has been awarded Affinito-Stewart Grant of the President’s Council of Cornell Women.
April 2019
Zara has been selected to receive Summer 2019 Undergraduate Research Award by Cornell Engineering Learning Initiatives. Congratulations, Zara!
Zara has been selected to receive Summer 2019 Undergraduate Research Award by Cornell Engineering Learning Initiatives. Congratulations, Zara!
April 2019
Zhiting’s paper on Anderson localization for thermoelectrics has been accepted for publication in ACS Nano.
Zhiting’s paper on Anderson localization for thermoelectrics has been accepted for publication in ACS Nano.
April 2019
Zhiting gave an invited talk at University of Michigan.
Zhiting gave an invited talk at University of Michigan.
March 2019
Our paper on thermal transport in graphene-C60 heterostructures has been accepted for publication in Carbon.
Our paper on thermal transport in graphene-C60 heterostructures has been accepted for publication in Carbon.
March 2019
Zhiting gave an invited talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Zhiting gave an invited talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
March 2019
Zhiting gave a talk on hybrid perovskite at 6th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials in Sitges, Spain.
Zhiting gave a talk on hybrid perovskite at 6th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials in Sitges, Spain.
February 2019
Zhiting is named one of 2019 ACS Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigators.
Zhiting is named one of 2019 ACS Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigators.
February 2019
Our paper on a new dimensionless number for thermoelectrics has been accepted for publication in Applied Thermal Engineering.
Our paper on a new dimensionless number for thermoelectrics has been accepted for publication in Applied Thermal Engineering.
January 2019
Zhiting has been named one of MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 China 2018.
Zhiting has been named one of MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 China 2018.
January 2019
Our paper on phonon transmission across silicon grain boundaries has been accepted by Frontiers in Physics: Computational Physics.
Our paper on phonon transmission across silicon grain boundaries has been accepted by Frontiers in Physics: Computational Physics.
January 2019
Zhiting has been appointed to the Graduate Faculty in Materials Science and Engineering field.
Zhiting has been appointed to the Graduate Faculty in Materials Science and Engineering field.
December 2018
Our paper on experimental phonon dispersion and lifetimes of tetragonal CH3NH3PbI3 has been accepted by Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
Our paper on experimental phonon dispersion and lifetimes of tetragonal CH3NH3PbI3 has been accepted by Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.
November 2018
Zhiting organized NSF Student Competition and gave a talk on 2D polymers at 2018 IMECE.
Zhiting organized NSF Student Competition and gave a talk on 2D polymers at 2018 IMECE.
October 2018
Zhiting gave an invited CLASSE seminar at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS).
Zhiting gave an invited CLASSE seminar at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS).
October 2018
Zhiting gave an invited talk at Cornell Materials Science and Engineering.
Zhiting gave an invited talk at Cornell Materials Science and Engineering.
September 2018
Zhiting was invited to give a graduate seminar at Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University.
Zhiting was invited to give a graduate seminar at Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University.
September 2018
Our paper Chain Rotation Significantly Reduces Thermal Conductivity of Single-Chain Polymers has been accepted by Journal of Materials Research, Special Issue of Early Career Scholars in Materials Science 2019.
Our paper Chain Rotation Significantly Reduces Thermal Conductivity of Single-Chain Polymers has been accepted by Journal of Materials Research, Special Issue of Early Career Scholars in Materials Science 2019.
August 2018
Zhiting has been selected as one of the notable alumni in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Binghamton University.
Zhiting has been selected as one of the notable alumni in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Binghamton University.
July 2018
Our paper on Tunable Thermal Conductivity of π-Conjugated Two-Dimensional Polymers has been accepted by Nanoscale. Congrats, Hao and Erica!
Our paper on Tunable Thermal Conductivity of π-Conjugated Two-Dimensional Polymers has been accepted by Nanoscale. Congrats, Hao and Erica!
June 2018
Zhiting attended 3M Science and Engineering Faculty Day 2018 and gave an invited talk at 3M Tech Forum.
Zhiting attended 3M Science and Engineering Faculty Day 2018 and gave an invited talk at 3M Tech Forum.
June 2018
Zhiting attended 2018 Southeast Polymer Faculty Forum at Georgia Tech and served as the session chair for discussions on Polymers for Energy Conversion and Storage.
Zhiting attended 2018 Southeast Polymer Faculty Forum at Georgia Tech and served as the session chair for discussions on Polymers for Energy Conversion and Storage.
June 2018
Zhiting will join Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University as Assistant Professor, Eugene A. Leinroth Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow starting on July 1, 2018.
Zhiting will join Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University as Assistant Professor, Eugene A. Leinroth Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow starting on July 1, 2018.
May 2018
ZT group receives 1,000,000 Titan Core Computation Hours from Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility.
ZT group receives 1,000,000 Titan Core Computation Hours from Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility.
April 2018
Daniel B. Cooke successfully defended his master’s thesis on the Design and Optimization of Self-powered Thermoelectric Car Seat Cooler. Congratulations, Daniel!
Daniel B. Cooke successfully defended his master’s thesis on the Design and Optimization of Self-powered Thermoelectric Car Seat Cooler. Congratulations, Daniel!
April 2018
Our work on waste heat recovery from wastewater has been accepted by Science of the Total Environment.
Our work on waste heat recovery from wastewater has been accepted by Science of the Total Environment.
April 2018
Zhiting received Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from NSF to support undergraduate research in summer 2018.
Zhiting received Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from NSF to support undergraduate research in summer 2018.
March 2018
Zhiting gave an invited talk at U.S. Army Adelphi Laboratory Center.
Zhiting gave an invited talk at U.S. Army Adelphi Laboratory Center.
March 2018
Zhiting has been named College of Engineering Faculty Fellow at Virginia Tech.
Zhiting has been named College of Engineering Faculty Fellow at Virginia Tech.
March 2018
Zhiting gave an invited seminar at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, jointly hosted by Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering.
Zhiting gave an invited seminar at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, jointly hosted by Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering.
March 2018
ZT Group’s General User Proposal to Brookhaven National Laboratory has been accepted. The beam time at National Synchrotron Light Source II facility is allocated for Summer 2018 cycle.
ZT Group’s General User Proposal to Brookhaven National Laboratory has been accepted. The beam time at National Synchrotron Light Source II facility is allocated for Summer 2018 cycle.
March 2018
ZT Group received high-end computational resources from XSEDE, an NSF-funded organization that coordinates advanced supercomputing resources with researchers nationally to accelerate scientific discovery. The proposal was peer reviewed through XSEDE Resource Allocation Committee.
ZT Group received high-end computational resources from XSEDE, an NSF-funded organization that coordinates advanced supercomputing resources with researchers nationally to accelerate scientific discovery. The proposal was peer reviewed through XSEDE Resource Allocation Committee.
February 2018
Zhiting received Office of Naval Research (ONR) 2018 Young Investigator Award.
Virginia Tech News
Zhiting received Office of Naval Research (ONR) 2018 Young Investigator Award.
Virginia Tech News
February 2018
Zhiting presented an invited seminar of Solvay Seminar Series in Macromolecular Science & Engineering at Macromolecules Innovation Institute.
Zhiting presented an invited seminar of Solvay Seminar Series in Macromolecular Science & Engineering at Macromolecules Innovation Institute.
February 2018
Zhiting has been selected for participation in the Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes of Health.
Zhiting has been selected for participation in the Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes of Health.
January 2018
Zhiting has been selected to participate in the 2018 NIH K and New Investigator R01 Proposal Preparation Program.
Zhiting has been selected to participate in the 2018 NIH K and New Investigator R01 Proposal Preparation Program.
December 2017
Our work on thermal switching of thermoresponsive polymer aqueous solutions has been accepted by ACS Macro Letters. Congratulations, Chen and Yunwei!
Our work on thermal switching of thermoresponsive polymer aqueous solutions has been accepted by ACS Macro Letters. Congratulations, Chen and Yunwei!
December 2017
Our work on thermal rectification in asymmetric polymer molecule has been accepted by Nano Letters. Congratulations, Hao!
Our work on thermal rectification in asymmetric polymer molecule has been accepted by Nano Letters. Congratulations, Hao!
December 2017
Zhiting was invited to attend US-China Joint Symposium on the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems. She presented her perspectives on water-efficient and environment-independent energy sources.
Zhiting was invited to attend US-China Joint Symposium on the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems. She presented her perspectives on water-efficient and environment-independent energy sources.
November 2017
Our sample-only proposal has been accepted by Molecular Foundry at Lawrance Berkeley National Lab.
Our sample-only proposal has been accepted by Molecular Foundry at Lawrance Berkeley National Lab.
November 2017
Zhiting is a track organizer of NSF Student Competition Track at IMECE 2017. Zhiting also presented our recent work on thermal transport in C60/graphene heterostructures.
Zhiting is a track organizer of NSF Student Competition Track at IMECE 2017. Zhiting also presented our recent work on thermal transport in C60/graphene heterostructures.
October 2017
Zhiting received Doctoral New Investigator Award from American Chemical Society (Petroleum Research Fund).
Zhiting received Doctoral New Investigator Award from American Chemical Society (Petroleum Research Fund).
October 2017
Our paper on comprehensive modeling of a PbTe thermoelectric generator has been accepted for publication in Energy. Congrats, Eury!
Our paper on comprehensive modeling of a PbTe thermoelectric generator has been accepted for publication in Energy. Congrats, Eury!
October 2017
Zhiting has been offered funding to attend 2017 Sustainable Research Pathways Workshop at Berkeley Lab.
Zhiting has been offered funding to attend 2017 Sustainable Research Pathways Workshop at Berkeley Lab.
October 2017
Zhiting hosted the visit of Jay Precourt Professor and Founding Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) Arun Majumdar from Stanford.
Zhiting hosted the visit of Jay Precourt Professor and Founding Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) Arun Majumdar from Stanford.
August 2017
Our paper on cascaded thermoelectric generator has been accepted for publication in Journal of Power Sources. Congrats, Eury!
Our paper on cascaded thermoelectric generator has been accepted for publication in Journal of Power Sources. Congrats, Eury!
August 2017
Zhiting was invited to attend DOE HEATER Workshop at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Zhiting was invited to attend DOE HEATER Workshop at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
August 2017
Our proposal has been selected and allocated beam time by Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Lab.
Our proposal has been selected and allocated beam time by Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Lab.
July 2017
Our work on the unusually low thermal conductivity of 3D gyroid graphene, collaborated with Dr. Markus Buehler’s research group at MIT, has been accepted by Nanoscale.
Our work on the unusually low thermal conductivity of 3D gyroid graphene, collaborated with Dr. Markus Buehler’s research group at MIT, has been accepted by Nanoscale.
July 2017
Zhiting gave an invited talk at the 9th US-Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena in Tokyo, Japan. Hao presented a poster.
Zhiting gave an invited talk at the 9th US-Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena in Tokyo, Japan. Hao presented a poster.
May 2017
Zhiting received 2017 Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Assistant Professor Award from College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.
Zhiting received 2017 Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Assistant Professor Award from College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.
January 2017
Zhiting received 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award.
Zhiting received 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award.
November 2016
Zhiting was recognized by Vice Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation at Virginia Tech as Scholar of the Week.
Zhiting was recognized by Vice Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation at Virginia Tech as Scholar of the Week.
August 2016
ZT Group has been awarded NSF EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER).
ZT Group has been awarded NSF EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER).
August 2016
Zhiting received an NSF grant, with Prof. Po-Hao Adam Huang from University of Arkansas, to support NSF Student Competition at ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2016 & 2017).
Zhiting received an NSF grant, with Prof. Po-Hao Adam Huang from University of Arkansas, to support NSF Student Competition at ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (2016 & 2017).
April 2016
Zhiting received Virginia Tech College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Advisor Award.
Zhiting received Virginia Tech College of Engineering Undergraduate Research Advisor Award.
December 2015
Zhiting received DARPA Materials for Transduction (MATRIX) funding with Prof. Shashank Priya and Prof. Scott Huxtable.
Zhiting received DARPA Materials for Transduction (MATRIX) funding with Prof. Shashank Priya and Prof. Scott Huxtable.
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