Energy conversion materials and systems

• Understanding transport phenomenon of electrons and phonons
• Tuning physical properties for high energy conversion performance and improving mechanical properties for thermal stability
• Studying device-level characteristics: various design factors, thermal/electric contacts, physical/chemical bondings, thermal stability, compatibility, system reliability
• Bridging the gap between materials and device technologies

 

System integration and manufacturing

• Designing thermal energy storage systems, passive cooling systems, and biocompatible power management systems
• Printing technology

 

Soft electronics

• Wearable bioelectronics for human health monitoring
• Human-Machine Interfaces in biomedical systems
• Multiscale sensing and disease diagnostics