Device Research Lab | Research Group led by Professor Evelyn N. Wang, MIT

We study energy, transport, water, and make...

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Silica Aerogel

More insulating than air, clearer than glass

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Radiative Cooling

Passive cooling with no electricity

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Water Desalination

Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still

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Our Mission

Welcome to the Device Research Lab (DRL) under the direction of Dr. Evelyn N. Wang in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT. The DRL aims to address energy and water challenges facing our world. We probe fundamental heat and mass transport processes, leverage novel materials engineering, and build high-performance prototypes and devices to realize impactful technologies. Specifically, our research areas comprises phase-change, solar, thermal, and water.

Research Area

Phase-Change

Solar

Thermal

Water

News

Controlling how “odd couple” surfaces and liquids interact

Jan 17, 2022

Congratulations to Kyle L. Wilke, Zhengmao Lu, and Youngsup Song for their recent work on turning traditionally nonwetting surfaces wetting for even ultra-high surface energy liquids which was...

Congratulations to Lenan Zhang for winning the Best Student Presentation Award at the MRS 2021 Fall meeting

Jan 6, 2022

Congratulations to Lenan Zhang for winning the Best Student Presentation Award at the MRS 2021 Fall meeting for his presentation Enhanced Evaporation via Nanoengineered Materials for Solar Thermal...

Congratulations to the AeroShield Materials team led by DRL alumni Elise Strobach and Kyle Wilke!

Sep 16, 2021

Congratulations to the AeroShield Materials team (left) led by DRL alumni Elise Strobach and Kyle Wilke and others for winning the American-Made Solar Prize!AeroShield Materials developed a...

Congratulations to Youngsup Song for successfully defending his PhD

Aug 12, 2021

Congratulations to Youngsup Song for successfully defending his PhD on Mechanistic understanding and enhancing pool boiling heat transfer via surface property and structure design.During his PhD...

Congratulations to Arny Leroy for successfully defending his PhD

Jun 3, 2021

Congratulations to Arny Leroy for successfully defending his PhD on Subambient Passive Cooling Enabled by Polyethylene Aerogels.During his PhD, Arny worked on the development, characterization, and...

Congratulations to Arny Leroy and Geoffrey Vaartstra for winning awards

May 24, 2021

Congratulations to Arny Leroy for winning the MIT MechE Wunsch Foundation Silent Hoist and Crane Award for outstanding graduate research on subambient passive cooling enabled by polyethene aerogels,...