Prof. Shalabh Maroo’s research interests are in the areas of multi-scale transport phenomenon, thermal management, and bio-mechanical systems with a focus on energy and water desalination, and an emphasis on using the fundamentals of nano-science and nano-technology to build efficient macro-scale mechanical systems. His recent work includes, (1) evaporation heat transfer at the nanoscale to achieve ultra high heat fluxes, (2) water transport in zeolite crystals with sub-nanometer pore diameters, and (3) surface and wetting properties of monolayer and bilayer membranes formed from lipid molecules. In addition, Prof. Maroo has also been involved in utilization of solar energy and design of thermal battery to provide heating and cooling in electric vehicles. His research methods include theoretical analysis, computational simulations (molecular dynamics and CFD) and experimental techniques (including nano-metrology and nano-fabrication). Prof. Maroo has also received the 'Thermal and Fluid Science' best PhD dissertation award at the University of Florida for the year 2009.
