1/26/2023
When life gives you a snowstorm…
End-of-semester holiday celebration
12/16/2022
Congrats, Dr. Barrera!
11/11/2022
Many many congratulations to Luisa, now Dr. Barrera for an excellent thesis defense. Luisa was the first PhD student to join the lab, she walked in when we were only a couple of people in the group, and has been a key player in our team’s growth and successes. Thanks Luisa for working hard, Continue Reading »
Rohini gives seminar at OSU
10/28/2022
Mike’s paper is published in Solar Energy
10/1/2022
Mike’s paper titled, “Temperature-dependent diffuse reflectance measurements of ceramic powders in the near- and mid-infrared spectra” was recently published in Solar Energy! This paper reports measurements of the radiative properties of a particulate material called ACCUCAST ID80—known for its potential application as a heat transfer and thermal energy storage medium in CSP plants—and other Continue Reading »
TREE Lab attends SolarPACES 2022
9/30/2022
Rohini, Bingjia, Mike and Zijie attended the SolarPACES 2022 conference at Alburquerque, New Mexico. Three posters from our group draw great attenation in the session. Mike and Zijie had a nice tour at the concentrating solar power system in Sandia National Lab. Great fun in the city of ‘Breaking Bad’!
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Thank you Jane!
9/7/2022
Rohini traveled to the University of Minnesota (UMN) to attend Prof. Jane Davidson’s retirement seminar. Felt somewhat unreal to be there but it was also Continue Reading »
Lab BBQ, Fall ’22
8/27/2022
We are kicking off this semester with another lab BBQ at Hunt Park – lots of food, laughs, and Rachel’s “Charty Party” is still in fashion.
Rohini gives seminar at IIT-Madras
8/8/2022
Many thanks to Prof. Srinivas Reddy for inviting and organizing a seminar visit at IIT-Madras, Mechanical Engineering. Was so happy to meet and chat with so many spirited students and postdocs. Especially enjoyed visiting Dr. Reddy’s impressive Continue Reading »
Rohini gives seminar at IISC
8/4/2022
Rohini gave an invited talk titled “Thermal Transport and Chemical Phenomena in Solar Reactors: Enabling Sun to Heat, Fuels and Nutrients” at the Department of Chemical Engineering in Continue Reading »