Zhengmao Lu
About
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Quantum Information / June, 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MS, Mechanical Engineering / 2014
Tsinghua University
BS, Mechanical Engineering / 2012
Experience
MIT
Postdoctoral Researcher / October, 2019 — Present
Developed a robust and low-cost filtration membrane based on coal-derived graphene oxide. Established a transport-based model for bubble nucleation on gas evolving electrodes. Invented a hybrid thermal management scheme integrating evaporative cooling and radiative cooling. Designed an evaporation-insulation bilayer as a packaging material with extended cooling time
Publications
Significantly enhanced sub-ambient passive cooling enabled by evaporation, radiation, and insulation
Cell Reports Physical Science / Oct 01, 2022
Lu, Z., Leroy, A., Zhang, L., Patil, J. J., Wang, E. N., & Grossman, J. C. (2022). Significantly enhanced sub-ambient passive cooling enabled by evaporation, radiation, and insulation. Cell Reports Physical Science, 3(10), 101068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.101068
Heat and mass transfer in hygroscopic hydrogels
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer / Oct 01, 2022
Díaz-Marín, C. D., Zhang, L., Fil, B. E., Lu, Z., Alshrah, M., Grossman, J. C., & Wang, E. N. (2022). Heat and mass transfer in hygroscopic hydrogels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 195, 123103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.123103
Revisiting the Schrage Equation for Kinetically Limited Evaporation and Condensation
Journal of Heat Transfer / May 24, 2022
Vaartstra, G., Lu, Z., Lienhard, J. H., & Wang, E. N. (2022). Revisiting the Schrage Equation for Kinetically Limited Evaporation and Condensation. Journal of Heat Transfer, 144(8). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054382
How Coalescing Bubbles Depart from a Wall
Langmuir / Mar 29, 2022
Iwata, R., Zhang, L., Lu, Z., Gong, S., Du, J., & Wang, E. N. (2022). How Coalescing Bubbles Depart from a Wall. Langmuir, 38(14), 4371–4377. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00118
Passive Sub-Ambient Cooling from a Transparent Evaporation-Insulation Bilayer
Joule / Dec 01, 2020
Lu, Z., Strobach, E., Chen, N., Ferralis, N., & Grossman, J. C. (2020). Passive Sub-Ambient Cooling from a Transparent Evaporation-Insulation Bilayer. Joule, 4(12), 2693–2701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.10.005
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