Shen Lab

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Our lab was founded within the CMU Mechanical Engineering Department by Prof. Sheng Shen. We are a highly interdisciplinary research group with a broad range of expertise in thermal and optical measurements, material synthesis, device fabrication, and theoretical modelling. Our research focuses on nanophotonics, nanoscale energy transport and conversion, nanofabrication and advanced manufacturing, and their applications in light sources and devices, infrared sensing and detection, thermal management, thermal emission control, solar or thermal energy conversion, and others. We are grateful for sponsorship, past and present, from ARL, DARPA, DOE, DTRA, NASA, NSF, and ONR.

Mar. 2024
Our collaboration works with Prof. Tak-Sing Wong (PSU) on bio-inspired infrared light control were published in Science Advances and PNAS. Z. Li and L. Wang (PSU) contributed equally to these works.
Feb. 2024
Xiao and Zhuo successfully defended their PhD theses. Wish them all the best in their future endeavors.
Jan. 2024
Our recent work on observation of near-field thermal radiation between sub-wavelength structures was published in Nano Letters.
Feb. 2023
Our recent work on 'sandwich' thermal interface material was published in ACS Nano.
Nov. 2020
Our lab received a DURIP award from ONR.
Aug. 2020
Our recent work on dual-mode solid-state thermal rectification was published in Nature Communications.

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