2023-2024:
Dual-envelope multifunctional textiles (co-PI)
Funding: Office of Naval Research Global
2019-2024:
Near-field radiative heat transfer and energy conversion in nanogaps of nano- and meta-structured materials (co-PI)
Funding: US Army Research Office – MURI
2023-2025:
Additive manufacturing of materials for atmospheric water harvesting (PI)
Funding: MISTI Global Funds – Israel
2023-2025:
Straintronic engineering of self-powered flexoelectric photodetectors (PI)
Funding: MISTI Global Funds – Poland
2023-2025:
Interaction of ionizing radiation with strain-engineered materials (PI)
Funding: MISTI Global Funds – Czech Republic
2023-2024:
Development of multifunctional fibers and fabrics for healthcare wearables (PI)
Funding: Colorchain, Inc
2023-2024:
Development of advanced cooling and functional materials for automotive (PI)
Funding: Seoyon E-Hwa
2021-2023:
Thermal control and energy storage in composite phase-change fiber-based polymer materials (PI)
Funding: MIT-SUSTech Center for Mechanical Engineering Research and Education
2021-2024:
SVETEX: Temperature modulating smart multi-functional fabric for enhanced warfighter helmet cooling (co-PI)
Funding: US Navy SBIR with Neramco LLC (SBIR Phase I&II)
2022-2023:
MITx course: Fiber & Textile Engineering (PI)
Funding: MITx Committee
2022-2023:
Accelerating numerical analysis of electromagnetic propagation via deep learning and adjoint optimization (PI)
Funding: Korean Research and Development Program for ICT and Broadcasting
2022-2022:
Novel high performance oriented films for ballistic protection (co-PI)
Funding: US Army with LaunchBay Inc. (STTR Phase I)
2021-2022:
SMAG-enabled water generation via passive atmospheric water extraction (co-PI)
Funding: DARPA-AWE
2021-2022:
Artificial intelligence-based optical design algorithm for AR/VR devices (PI)
Funding: Korean Research and Development Program for ICT and Broadcasting
2021-2023:
Simulation and optimization of multifunctional composite polyethylene-based materials for radiation shielding (PI)
Funding: Cosmic Shielding Corporation
2020-2023:
Fundamental studies on heat conduction in polymers (PI)
Funding: DOE/Office of Science Program Office: Basic Energy Science
2020-2022:
Novel sustainable fibers for cooling fabrics (co-PI)
Funding: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) STTR Phase II
2020-2022:
Harnessing flexoelectricity for broadband photo-detection and energy generation (PI)
Funding: MIT Lincoln Laboratory Advanced Concepts Committee
2018-2022:
Thermal management of fibers and films: smart textile platforms for heating, cooling, and signature (PI)
Funding: US Army via CCDC Soldier Center & MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (6.2)
2019-2021:
Antimicrobial and easy-care performance of sustainable SmartPE polyethylene fabrics (PI)
Funding: MIT Deshpande Center
2019-2022:
Optical Metamaterials (PI)
Funding: US Army via CCDC Soldier Center & MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (6.1)
2019-2020:
Passive solar cooling via engineered optical and evaporation phenomena (PI)
Funding: MIT MISTI Global Seed Fund
2019-2020:
“Anti-glass” – thin-film passive radiative cooling devices (PI)
Funding: UNSW-USA Networks of Excellence
2019-2019:
SmartPE fabrics development (PI)
Funding: Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)
2014-2017:
Spectrally-tunable far-field thermal radiation extraction from micro- & nano-structures (co-PI)
Funding: US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DOE-BES)
2014-2017:
Full-spectrum stacked solar-thermal and PV receiver (co-PI)
Funding: US Department of Energy (DOE-ARPA-E)
2006-2008:
Micro- and nano-cavity structures for imaging, biosensing and novel materials (PI)
Funding: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)