Research Interests Fundamental studies of heat transfer and energy conversion, using theoretical and experimental methods. Awards & Honors 2017 UCB Mechanical Engineering Department award for “Excellence in the Instruction of Undergraduate-Level Courses,” for Spring + Fall 2016 2015 Viskanta Fellowship and heat transfer lecture at Purdue University 2011-2016 NSF CAREER Award 2009-2012 DARPA Young Faculty Award 2008-2009 UC Regents Faculty Fellowship 2003 Best presentation award, Mat. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, Thermoelectrics Symposium 2001-2002 MIT Presidential Fellowship 1994-1998 UC Berkeley Chancellor's Scholarship