The Malen Laboratory
The Malen Laboratory experimentally studies energy transport and conversion at the nanoscale. Jonathan A. Malen is the Principal Investigator and an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Our research impacts (1) energy storage and conversion technologies (e.g, solid state lighting, solar thermal storage, desalination, thermoelectricity), (2) nanoelectronic devices for computation and data storage (e.g. Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording [HAMR], Resistive Random Access Memory [RRAM]), and (3) cryotechnologies for organ preservation.
(2) Nanoelectronics
(3) Cryotechnology
(1) Energy
Keith
(Phd 2015)
Kevin
(PhD 2017)
Shub
(Phd 2016)
William
(PhD 2017)
Wee-Liat
(Phd 2014; Postdoc 2017)
Justin
(Phd 2015)
Minyoung
(PhD Student)
Our collaboration with Columbia University identifies solids that control heat with spinning superatoms
W. L. Ong, E. O’Brien, P. S. M. Dougherty, C. F. Higgs III, A. J. H. McGaughey, J. A. Malen*, X. Roy*, Orientational order controls crystalline and amorphous thermal transport in superatomic crystals, Nature Materials, Advanced Online Publication (2016).
News: EurekAlert!, Phys.org, Nanowerk, ScienceDaily
Image: Ryan Hastie, Columbia University
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Wee-Liat Ong came to the lab in 2010 and as a PhD student and Postdoc, had a profound impact on our research and my career. Good luck at the Zhejiang-UIUC Joint Institute, Wee-Liat. You will be missed.