Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting

Prof. Shiren Wang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University and leads the Manufacturing Intelligence and Nanomaterial Innovation laboratory. Dr. Wang received BS and MS in Materials Science at BeiHang University (China), and also MS in Manufacturing Systems and PhD in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering from Florida State University. He was an Assistant Professor during 2007-2012 and an Associate professor during 2012-2014 at Texas Tech University before joining Texas A&M at 2015. He is a recipient of Ed & Linda whitacre Faculty Fellow award in 2012, 2013, and 2014, National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2010, Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship in 2010, as well as 3M Young Faculty award in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He is also a member of editorial board for two international academic journals, Composites-Part B Engineering, and Journal of Nanomaterials.

1. Introduction to Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting
2. Harvesting low-grade heat energy using thermo-osmotic vapour transport through nanoporous membranes
3. Ion selectivity membrane for low-grade heat energy harvesting
4. Wearable thermoelectrics for low-energy harvesting
5. Flexible organic/inorganic hybrid films for low grade heat recovery
6. Organic composite thermoelectrics
7. Flexible inorganic membrane for low grade heat recycling
8. 2D materials for low-grade energy harvesting
9. Electrochemical systems for efficiently harvesting low-grade heat energy
10. Thermogalvanic cells with a high Seebeck coefficient for low-grade heat harvesting
11. Thermally Regenerative Electrochemical Cycle for Low-Grade Heat Harvesting
12. Summary and outlook for low-grade thermal energy harvesting