SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY
LABORATORY (SEL) 

    Welcome to Sustainable Energy Lab !

 The Two-Phase Heat Transfer/Sustainable Energy Laboratory (TPHT/SEL) aims to establish first-class research programs in the two-phase heat transfer and sustainable/renewable energy area and produce well-educated and trained, creative engineering professionals through our research and education program.

Dr. Chanwoo Park is a Assistant Professor in the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2000 and his Master's degree from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon, Korea in 1992 and his Bachelor's degree from Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea in 1989. He has performed various researches funded by U.S. DOE, Army, Navy, Air Force, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), NASA and industries.

Research Area/Interests:

• Two-phase heat transfer/systems (e.g., boiling, evaporation, condensation, micro/nano-scale heat transfer, pump-assisted hybrid two-phase loop, loop heat pipe, capillary pumped loop, and heat pipe) for cooling of high performance electronics (e.g., spacecraft electronics, computer chip and power electronics) and Directed Energy Weapon systems (e.g., high energy laser and high power microwave), and vehicle thermal management (e.g., fuel cell and hybrid electric vehicles)

• Energy conversion/storage/transportation technologies including rechargeable battery thermal modeling (Li-Ion and Ni-MH), renewable energy (e.g., solar and geothermal energy), fuel cell, thermoelectricity (cooling and power generation), solid hydrogen storage/compression, heat storage (metal hydrides and phase change materials), and Diesel internal combustion engine simulation

• Nanotechnologies using nano-fluids, nano-coating, nano-surface, nano-fibers and nano-composites to improve traditional thermophysical and mechanical properties and designs

Dr. Park's Career Overview:

Before joining the University of Nevada, Reno , he was a Group Leader at Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc., located at Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he had developed advanced pump-assisted hybrid two-phase cooling loop technologies for high heat flux electronic cooling for U.S. Army vehicle thermal management and a metal hydride heat storage technology for U.S. Air Force Solid-State Laser systems (2004-2008). Dr. Park also worked as a Research Specialist in the Research and Advanced Engineering Laboratory at Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, developing on cooling systems for engine and battery and vehicle thermal management systems for advanced hybrid electric and hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine vehicles (2001-2003). He also worked as a Research Scientist, in Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea, developing a metal hydride heat pump/chiller technology (1992-1996).

Curriculum Vitae (Dr. Park)

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