CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
(2008-09)

Van P. Carey

1. Developing an Optimal Expander for Solar Thermal Combined Heat and Power
   Sponsor: Sustainable Products & Solutions Program, Haas School of Business,
   University of California, Berkeley, CA
   Graduate Student Research Assistants: Deborah Sunter, Vince Romanin, Zack Norwood
   
   
2. Modeling Tools for Data Center Energy Performance and Sustainability
   Sponsor: Hewlett Packard Research Laboratory
   Graduate Student Research Assistants: Michael Tolouse, David Lettieri
   
   
3. High Perforamnce Heat Pipes Using Mixture Fluids for Hybrid Solar Energy Systems
   Sponsor: UC Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
   Graduate Student Research Assistant: Kenneth Armijo
   
   
4. Desalination by Mining Marine Boundary Layers with Hurricane-like Processes
   and Controlled Hydrophobocity Materials
   Sponsor: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
   Graduate Student Research Assistant: Sara Beaini
   
   
5. Real-Time Visualization of Model-Based Energy Performance in High
   Performance Buildings
   Sponsor: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
   Graduate Student Research Assistant: Pam Berkeley
   
   
6. Molecular Dynamics Exploration of the Effects of Dissolved Ionic Addtives on Interfacial
   Region Structure and Heat and Mass Transfer in Thin Liquid Films
   Sponsor: National Science Foundation
   Graduate Student Research Assistant: Yu Gan
   
   
7. Nucleation and Bubble Behavior in Nanochannels
   Sponsor: UC Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
   Graduate Student Research Assistant: Yu Gan
   
   
8. Tesla Turbine Design for Solar Power Applications
   Sponsor: Haas School of Business, CITRIS
   Graduate Student Research Assistant: Vince Romanin
   

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