Lee Weinstein

STEM Educator

About

Weinstein is a Principal Scientist at Brilliant.org, where he focuses on engineering education. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his research interests include the design of educational technology and the development of educational content.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

S.M., Mechanical Engineering / August, 2013

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

University of California Berkeley

B.S., Mechanical Engineering / May, 2011

Berkeley, California, United States of America

Experience

Brilliant.org

Principal Scientist / 2017Present

Publications

Concentrating Solar Power

Chemical Reviews / Oct 29, 2015

Weinstein, L. A., Loomis, J., Bhatia, B., Bierman, D. M., Wang, E. N., & Chen, G. (2015). Concentrating Solar Power. Chemical Reviews, 115(23), 12797–12838. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00397

Concentrating solar thermoelectric generators with a peak efficiency of 7.4%

Nature Energy / Sep 19, 2016

Kraemer, D., Jie, Q., McEnaney, K., Cao, F., Liu, W., Weinstein, L. A., Loomis, J., Ren, Z., & Chen, G. (2016). Concentrating solar thermoelectric generators with a peak efficiency of 7.4%. Nature Energy, 1(11). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2016.153

Vortex shedding induced energy harvesting from piezoelectric materials in heating, ventilation and air conditioning flows

Smart Materials and Structures / Mar 14, 2012

Weinstein, L. A., Cacan, M. R., So, P. M., & Wright, P. K. (2012). Vortex shedding induced energy harvesting from piezoelectric materials in heating, ventilation and air conditioning flows. Smart Materials and Structures, 21(4), 045003. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/21/4/045003

Coupling endoplasmic reticulum stress to the cell death program in mouse melanoma cells: effect of curcumin

Apoptosis / May 21, 2008

Bakhshi, J., Weinstein, L., Poksay, K. S., Nishinaga, B., Bredesen, D. E., & Rao, R. V. (2008). Coupling endoplasmic reticulum stress to the cell death program in mouse melanoma cells: effect of curcumin. Apoptosis, 13(7), 904–914. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10495-008-0221-x

Harnessing Heat Beyond 200 °C from Unconcentrated Sunlight with Nonevacuated Transparent Aerogels

ACS Nano / Jun 07, 2019

Zhao, L., Bhatia, B., Yang, S., Strobach, E., Weinstein, L. A., Cooper, T. A., Chen, G., & Wang, E. N. (2019). Harnessing Heat Beyond 200 °C from Unconcentrated Sunlight with Nonevacuated Transparent Aerogels. ACS Nano, 13(7), 7508–7516. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b02976

Aerogel-based solar thermal receivers

Nano Energy / Oct 01, 2017

McEnaney, K., Weinstein, L., Kraemer, D., Ghasemi, H., & Chen, G. (2017). Aerogel-based solar thermal receivers. Nano Energy, 40, 180–186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.08.006

A Hybrid Electric and Thermal Solar Receiver

Joule / May 01, 2018

Weinstein, L. A., McEnaney, K., Strobach, E., Yang, S., Bhatia, B., Zhao, L., Huang, Y., Loomis, J., Cao, F., Boriskina, S. V., Ren, Z., Wang, E. N., & Chen, G. (2018). A Hybrid Electric and Thermal Solar Receiver. Joule, 2(5), 962–975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.02.009

A Passive High-Temperature High-Pressure Solar Steam Generator for Medical Sterilization

Joule / Dec 01, 2020

Zhao, L., Bhatia, B., Zhang, L., Strobach, E., Leroy, A., Yadav, M. K., Yang, S., Cooper, T. A., Weinstein, L. A., Modi, A., Kedare, S. B., Chen, G., & Wang, E. N. (2020). A Passive High-Temperature High-Pressure Solar Steam Generator for Medical Sterilization. Joule, 4(12), 2733–2745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.10.007

Enhanced absorption of thin-film photovoltaic cells using an optical cavity

Journal of Optics / Apr 17, 2015

Weinstein, L. A., Hsu, W.-C., Yerci, S., Boriskina, S. V., & Chen, G. (2015). Enhanced absorption of thin-film photovoltaic cells using an optical cavity. Journal of Optics, 17(5), 055901. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/17/5/055901

Modeling of thin-film solar thermoelectric generators

Journal of Applied Physics / Apr 28, 2013

Weinstein, L. A., McEnaney, K., & Chen, G. (2013). Modeling of thin-film solar thermoelectric generators. Journal of Applied Physics, 113(16), 164504. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4803123

Hybrid Optical–Thermal Antennas for Enhanced Light Focusing and Local Temperature Control

ACS Photonics / Aug 19, 2016

Boriskina, S. V., Weinstein, L. A., Tong, J. K., Hsu, W.-C., & Chen, G. (2016). Hybrid Optical–Thermal Antennas for Enhanced Light Focusing and Local Temperature Control. ACS Photonics, 3(9), 1714–1722. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00374

Hybrid optical-thermal devices and materials for light manipulation and radiative cooling

SPIE Proceedings / Sep 01, 2015

Boriskina, S. V., Tong, J. K., Hsu, W.-C., Weinstein, L., Huang, X., Loomis, J., Xu, Y., & Chen, G. (2015). Hybrid optical-thermal devices and materials for light manipulation and radiative cooling. Active Photonic Materials VII. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189679

Gene patent case reaches US Supreme Court

Nature / Feb 21, 2012

Ledford, H. (2012). Gene patent case reaches US Supreme Court. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.10056

INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR ENABLED BY NON-EVACUATED TRANSPARENT AEROGEL AND NON-TRACKING COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR

International Heat Transfer Conference 16 / Jan 01, 2018

Zhao, L., Bhatia, B., Cooper, T., Strobach, E., Yang, S., Weinstein, L. A., Chen, G., & Wang, E. N. (2018). INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR ENABLED BY NON-EVACUATED TRANSPARENT AEROGEL AND NON-TRACKING COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR. International Heat Transfer Conference 16. https://doi.org/10.1615/ihtc16.nee.022236

Diverging polygon-based modeling (DPBM) of concentrated solar flux distributions

Solar Energy / Dec 01, 2015

Loomis, J., Weinstein, L., Boriskina, S. V., Huang, X., Chiloyan, V., & Chen, G. (2015). Diverging polygon-based modeling (DPBM) of concentrated solar flux distributions. Solar Energy, 122, 24–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.08.023

Thermal Emission Shaping and Radiative Cooling with Thermal Wells, Wires and Dots

Advanced Photonics 2015 / Jan 01, 2015

Boriskina, S. V., Tong, J. K., Weinstein, L. A., Hsu, W.-C., Huang, Y., & Chen, G. (2015). Thermal Emission Shaping and Radiative Cooling with Thermal Wells, Wires and Dots. Advanced Photonics 2015. https://doi.org/10.1364/iprsn.2015.it2a.3

Exceeding Solar Cell Efficiency Limit by Thermal Upconversion of Low-Energy Photons

Frontiers in Optics 2013 / Jan 01, 2013

Boriskina, S. V., Kraemer, D., McEnaney, K., Weinstein, L. A., & Chen, G. (2013). Exceeding Solar Cell Efficiency Limit by Thermal Upconversion of Low-Energy Photons. Frontiers in Optics 2013. https://doi.org/10.1364/ls.2013.lm3i.5

THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY WINDOW TECHNOLOGIES

Annual Review of Heat Transfer / Jan 01, 2018

Strobach, E., Bhatia, B., Zhao, L., & Wang, E. N. (2018). THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY WINDOW TECHNOLOGIES. Annual Review of Heat Transfer, 21, 59–97. https://doi.org/10.1615/annualrevheattransfer.2019030886

DIRECTIONAL SELECTIVITY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONCENTRATION FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS

Proceeding of First Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference / Jan 01, 2016

Weinstein, L. A., Bierman, D. M., Wang, E. N., & Chen, G. (2016). DIRECTIONAL SELECTIVITY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONCENTRATION FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS. Proceeding of First Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference. https://doi.org/10.1615/tfesc1.ecv.012752

A new generation of solid particle and other high-performance receiver designs for concentrating solar thermal (CST) central tower systems

Advances in Concentrating Solar Thermal Research and Technology / Jan 01, 2017

Ho, C. K. (2017). A new generation of solid particle and other high-performance receiver designs for concentrating solar thermal (CST) central tower systems. Advances in Concentrating Solar Thermal Research and Technology, 107–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-100516-3.00006-x

Hybrid Optoplasmonic Structures and Materials: from New Physics to New Functionalities

Advanced Photonics 2015 / Jan 01, 2015

Boriskina, S. V., Tong, J. K., Huang, Y., Weinstein, L. A., Hsu, W.-C., Chen, G., Ahn, W., Hong, Y., & Reinhard, B. M. (2015). Hybrid Optoplasmonic Structures and Materials: from New Physics to New Functionalities. Advanced Photonics 2015. https://doi.org/10.1364/noma.2015.nm4c.2

Optical cavity for improved performance of solar receivers in solar-thermal systems

Solar Energy / Oct 01, 2014

Weinstein, L., Kraemer, D., McEnaney, K., & Chen, G. (2014). Optical cavity for improved performance of solar receivers in solar-thermal systems. Solar Energy, 108, 69–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2014.06.023

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Research Interests

Energy conversion
solar energy
thermoelectrics
General Chemistry
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Fuel Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Cancer Research
General Physics and Astronomy
Biochemistry (medical)
Mechanics of Materials
General Engineering
Cell Biology
Clinical Biochemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
General Materials Science
Pharmaceutical Science
Pharmacology
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Civil and Structural Engineering
Signal Processing
General Energy
Biotechnology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Medicine
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science
Ocean Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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