Faculty
Dr. Hadi Ghasemi
Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Office Location N229 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-6183
Fax 713-743-4503
Email hghasemi [at] uh.edu
Website NanoTherm Research Group
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Associate (Oct. 2012 – July 2014); Advisor: Prof. Gang Chen; Conducted research on “Aerogel-based solar collectors”; Conducted research on “Heat localization concept”; Conducted research on “Full-spectrum solar collectors”; Conducted research on “High thermal conductive polyethylene thin films”
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Associate (Dec. 2011 – Dec. 2012); Advisor: Prof. Alexander Mitsos; Conducted research on “Hybrid solar-geothermal power generation”; Conducted research on “Dual extremum principle in thermodynamics”
University of Toronto, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2007 – 2011); Dissertation: “Sessile Water Droplets: Equilibrium and Evaporation”; Advisor: Prof. Charles A. Ward
Sharif University of Technology, M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering (2004 – 2006)
Iran University of Science and Technology, B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering (1999 – 2003)
Professional Experience
University of Houston, Assistant Professor (Sept. 2014 – Present)
Courses Taught
Thermodynamics: Focuses on the fundamental principles of energy and entropy transfer and their effects on system behavior. The course aims to develop an understanding of thermodynamic laws, system modeling, problem-solving skills, and engineering design in thermo-fluid systems.
Conduction and Radiation: Covers advanced topics in heat conduction and radiation. Includes solving the heat equation for various geometries, radiative heat transfer fundamentals, and electromagnetic wave theories relevant to multi-mode heat transfer.
Interfacial Phenomena: Explores the impact of interfaces in micro-nano scale systems. Provides a theoretical framework for understanding and analyzing interfaces and their roles in small-scale systems, complemented by practical demonstrations.
Research Interests
- Interfacial Energy Transport: Study of energy transfer at interfaces between different phases or materials, focusing on the impact of these interfaces on overall system performance.
- Evaporation Kinetics: Investigation of the rates and mechanisms of evaporation processes, including the factors influencing these rates and their implications for various applications.
- Surface Physics: Examination of physical phenomena occurring at surfaces and interfaces, including surface interactions and properties.
- Physics of Wetting: Analysis of how liquids spread on or interact with surfaces, including contact angles, spreading dynamics, and related phenomena.
- Sustainable Energies (Solar Energy): Research into solar energy technologies and methods for enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of solar power generation.
- Biomimetic Engineering: Development of technologies and materials inspired by natural systems and processes, aiming to replicate or leverage biological functions.
- Water-Energy Nexus: Exploration of the interconnections between water use and energy production, including the efficiency and sustainability of these interactions.
- Physics of Adsorption: Study of how molecules adhere to surfaces, including adsorption processes and their effects on material properties and applications.
Awards & Honors
2018 College Research Excellence Award
2017 NASA iTech Top Three Innovator
2017 University Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston
2016 Bill D. Cook Professorship
2016 AFOSR Young Investigator Award
2016 College Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston
2015 Departmental Citizenship Award, University of Houston
2014 Finalist for World Technology Award in Energy Category
2014 MIT PDA Travel Grant
2012 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (two years)
2011 Leadership Award, University of Toronto
2010 Russell Reynolds Award in Thermodynamics, University of Toronto
Professional Activities
Vice Chair, Nanoengineering for Energy and Sustainability (NEES) Steering Committee of ASME, 2015-2017
Topic Organizer, Micro-Nano Poster Forum, IMECE 2015 and IMECE 2016
Guest Editor, Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine (JNEM)
Topic Organizer, IMECE 2014, IMECE 2015, IMECE 2016, ICNMM 2016, ICNMM 2017
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member, American Physical Society (APS)
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
Reviewer:
- Science
- Nature Energy
- Nature Sustainability
- Nature Communications
- Science Advances
- Nano Letters
- Advanced Materials
- Advanced Functional Materials
- ACS Nano
- Nano Energy
- PNAS
- Joule
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Journal of Physical Chemistry
- Langmuir
- Applied Physics Letters
- Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
- International Journal of Thermal Sciences
- International Journal of Multiphase Flow
- Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science
- Colloids and Surfaces A
- Applied Energy
- Energy
- Journal of Materials Science & Engineering C
- Applied Surface Science
Selected Publications
- Jahanbakhsh, A., Firuznia, R., Nazifi, S., Ghasemi, H. (2024). Physics-informed neural network for thin-film evaporation in hierarchical structures. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 224, 125296.
- Nazifi, S., Hakimian, A., Ghasemi, H. (2024). Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Nanoscopic Ice Nucleation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128(11), 4854–4858.
- Firuznia, R., Jahanbakhsh, A., Nazifi, S., Ghasemi, H. (2024). Hydrogen Solubility in Confined Water. Langmuir, 40(9), 4702–4708.
- Firuznia, R., Abutalib, A., Hakimian, A., Rimer, J.D., Ghasemi, H. (2023). High-capacity hydrogen storage through molecularly restructured and confined hydrogen hydrates. Materials Today Physics, 38, 101248.
- Nazifi, S., Firuznia, R., Huang, Z., Jahanbakhsh, A., Ghasemi, H. (2023). Predictive model of ice adhesion on non-elastomeric materials. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 648, 481–487.
Patents
- P7. Hadi Ghasemi, Varun Kashyap, Riddhiman Medhi, T. Randall Lee. “Materials, Systems, and Methods for CO2 Capture and Conversion”, US Application 62/624333, 2018. (UH Patent).
- P6. Hadi Ghasemi, Peyman Irajizad, Abdullah Al-Bayati. “Nano-Viscoelastic Anti-Icing Surfaces”, US Application 62/572708, 2017. (UH Patent)
- P2. Seok Woo Lee, Yuan Yang, Hadi Ghasemi, Yi Cui, and Gang Chen. “An Electrochemical System for Highly Efficient Harvesting of Low-Grade Heat Energy”, US Patent 9559388.
- P5. Hadi Ghasemi, Peyman Irajizad, Munib Hasnain. “Magnetic Icephobic Surfaces”, United States Application 62/313893, 2016. (UH Patent)
- P1. Hadi Ghasemi, Amy Marie Marconnet, and Gang Chen. “Localized Solar Collectors”, US Patent 9459024.
- P4. Svetlana Boriskina, Kenneth McEnaney, Hadi Ghasemi, Selcuk Yerci, Andrej Lenert, Sungwoo Yang, Evelyn Wang, and Gang Chen. “Internally-Heated Thermal and Externally-Cool Photovoltaic Cascade Solar System for Full Solar Spectrum Utilization”, US Application: 61/868715, 2014.
- P3. Gang Chen, Hadi Ghasemi, Xiaopeng Huang, James Loomis, Jonathan Tong, and Jianjian Wang. “A Continuous Platform for Fabrication of Aligned Polymer Films”, United States 61/989588, 2013.