Our Mission
Welcome to the Device Research Lab (DRL) under the direction of Dr. Evelyn N. Wang in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT. The DRL aims to address energy and water challenges facing our world. We probe fundamental heat and mass transport processes, leverage novel materials engineering, and build high-performance prototypes and devices to realize impactful technologies. Specifically, our research areas comprises phase-change, solar, thermal, and water.
Research Area
Phase-Change
Solar
Thermal
Water
News
Congratulations to Rong and co-authors for a publication in Scientific Reports
This work introduces the new of mode of "immersion" condensation, which promises 100% heat transfer enhancements compared to dropwise condensation. LinkFeature on MIT News
Rishi’s work on wettability of graphene highlighted in MRS
Rishi's work relating the substrate effect on the wettability of graphene was highlighted on the 2013 Spring MRS Meeting. Link. View full poster here.
Nenad’s condensation work featured on cover of MRS bulletin
Nenad's condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces is featured on the cover of MRS bulletin. The review paper can be found here.
Congratulations to Nenad for successfully defending his thesis
Congratulations to Nenad for successfully defending his thesis!
DRL work on thermal battery for electric vehicles featured on Technology Review
See the link.
Congratulations to DRL’s 4 Papers Selected for Transducers 2013
Congratulations to Yangying, Rong, Hank, and Youngsuk for leading papers selected to be presented at Transducers 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.