Welcome
Welcome to the MIT Device Research Laboratory
(DRL) under the direction of Dr. Evelyn
Wang in the Mechanical
Engineering Department at MIT.
The DRL combines fundamental studies of micro and nanoscale heat and mass transport processes with the development of novel nanostructured materials to create innovative solutions in thermal management, thermal energy storage, solar thermal energy conversion, and water desalination. We leverage state-of-the-art micro/nanofabrication, unique measurement, and model prediction capabilities to enable mechanistic insights into complex fluid, interfacial, and thermal transport processes. This approach has led to new and important functionalities to enhance heat and mass transfer for various applications.
Recent News
6/22/2018: Congratulations to Evelyn N. Wang for being named head of the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering!
Congratulations to
Evelyn N. Wang, the Gail E. Kendall (1978) Professor and director
of MIT’s Device Research Laboratory, for being named head of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective July 1, 2018. We
all look forward to the leadership, the input and the great things
Evelyn will bring to the department. Read more about Evelyn's
accomplishments, awards and work on
MIT News and on her MIT profile
page.
06/07/2018: Congratulations to our recent graduates Dr. Hyunho Kim, Dr. Zhengmao Lu and Dr. David Bierman!
Congratulations to
all our recent graduates!
4/6/2018: Congratulations to Zhengmao Lu for successfully defending his PhD
Congratulations
to Zhengmao Lu for successfully defending his PhD on Evaporation
from Nanopores: Probing Interfacial Transport. The improved
fundamental understanding of evaporation reported in Zhengmao's
work indicates the significant promise of utilizing an ultrathin
nanoporous design to achieve high heat fluxes for evaporation in
thermal management, desalination, steam generation, and
beyond.
Read
moreabout Zhengmao's research.
03/22/2018: Demonstration in Arizona (USA) of arid climate and sub-zero dew points water harvesting using metal-organic framework
Congratulations to Hyunho, Sameer, Lin, Sungwoo and their
collaborators for publishing their most recent work on water
harvesting in Nature
Communications! In this work, they demonstrate air-cooled
sorbent-based atmospheric water harvesting using metal-organic
framework (MOF) in expceptionally arid climate and sub-zero dew
points (Tempe, Arizona, USA). They predict that using their device,
0.25 L of water per kg of MOF for a single daily cycle.
Read more on
MIT News.
