Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2023-2024

Ph.D. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Summary: As climate change and growing energy demands become increasingly important challenges, greater focus is being placed on efficiently and effectively utilizing our energy resources. Currently, over 65% of energy produced in the United States is wasted as low temperature waste heat. My research focuses on the development of waste heat powered cooling technology. This technology has the potential to utilize thermal energy that would normally be wasted and convert it to useful cooling power. I am currently working to integrate this technology with traditional cooling technologies to improve the versatility and economic viability of the technology.

Advisor: Todd Bandhauer