Funded Researchers
Gang Chen
- Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Gang Chen is the Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and former head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He conducts research in heat, energy, nanotechnology, and water. He received an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Hong Kong. He is a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Science, an academician of the Academia Sinica, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Science.
J-WAFS-funded projects
- Solar photomolecular desalination
- Hybrid evaporative and radiative cooling as a passive low-cost high-performance solution for food shelf-life extension
- Smart porous hydrogels for atmospheric water harvesting
- Floating, heat localizing solar receivers for distributed desalination
Publications
- Photomolecular effect: Visible light interaction with air–water interface
- Plausible photomolecular effect leading to water evaporation exceeding the thermal limit
News
- J-WAFS researchers discover an effect that can improve desalination
- J-WAFS researchers uncover "photomolecular effect," fueling solar desalination breakthrough
- J-WAFS PI Gang Chen receives 2022 Bose grant for ambitious ideas
- J-WAFS announces 2022 seed grant recipients
- A project by J-WAFS PI Gang Chen sterilizing medical equipment with solar powered steam has been featured on The Economist