Projects

Modeling, Analysis, and Ultrafast Imaging (MAUI)

MAUI was the primary project I worked on at Argonne. The goal of MAUI was to integrate ultrafast time-resolved imaging with large-scale molecular dynamics modeling and in situ data analysis and visualization. The project was specifically aimed at understanding lattice vibrations in individual nanoparticles, relevant to energy applications such as photocatalysis, photonics, thermoelectrics, semiconductor design, groundwater remediation, and heat transfer in battery interfaces. Read more about the project here.

Intensely Heated Nanoparticles (IHNP)

My PhD thesis on "Nanoscale heat transfer and phase transformation surrounding intensely heated nanoparticles" was done as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Award #1033354 under Prof. Pawel Keblinski at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. The research focus was on the exchange of thermal energy between an intensely heated solid nanoparticle and the surrounding liquid. The goal was to understand the underlying physics of thermal transport and liquid-vapor phase transformation, with broader implications for biomedical applications such as highly selective thermal therapy for cancer treatment.