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Shankar Narayan

Associate Professor

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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School of Engineering

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Shankar Narayan is currently serving as a Mechanical, Aerospace And Nuclear Engineering Associate Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Associate Professor

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heat transfer thermal engineering materials science chemical engineering thermal management applied physics heat mass transfer heat transfer enhancement fluid dynamics heat transfer process thermodynamics electrical engineering advanced energy material refrigeration porous materials fluid flow thermal modeling multiphase flows energy transformation energy storage nanomaterials energy storage materials energy conversion nanofibers solar energy conversion interface science advanced fiber material dewvaporation heat pipes heat exchangers fluid science water process engineering nano energy thermal energy storage pressure drop oscillation material chemistry environmental technology electrochemical energy storage adsorption liquid metal cooling energy research energy materials zeolites nanoporous materials interfacial phenomena solar thermal energy thermal transport mass transfer wetting battery configuration sorption cooling radiative absorption metal-organic frameworks hot spots humidity sensor rainwater harvesting solid-state batteries electric battery lithium-ion batteries solar energy utilisation energy engineering super-hydrophobic surfaces thermal sensors thermal battery smart windows temperature synchronization dynamic control flow instabilities spectral reflectance solar reflectance evaporation rate relative humidity levels atmospheric water lithium dendrites self-heating-induced healing lithium metal batteries thermophysical properties thermal energy nanoengineering

Notable Scholarly Works

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Development and Validation of a Model for 3D-Printed, Stainless-Steel Heat Sinks With Micro-Channel Evaporators. (2025)

Vignesh RamakrishnanMohammad ArifAlexandra M. VestDavid W. AlfanoAndrew G. LittlefieldJason HickenSandipan MishraShankar Narayan

materials scienceadditive manufacturingmechanical engineeringmicrofabricationmanufacturing technologyheat mass transferthermal engineeringheat transfer enhancementthermal modelingstainless-steel heat sinksmicro-channel evaporatorsadvanced manufacturing technologiesheat pipes3d printingheat transferengineeringmanufacturing

Observation of Nonlinear Input-Output Power Characteristic of Light Emission From an Electrically-Biased Metallic Photonic Crystal. npj Nanophotonics (2025)

Mei-Li HsiehTyler RomeroJ. A. BurXuanjie WangJhih-Sheng WuShankar NarayanSajeev JohnShawn-Yu Lin

physicsnon-linear opticslight emissionelectro-optics devicephotonic devicesoptical propertiesoptical materialslightwave technologyphotonic crystalsapplied physicsoptoelectronicslight sciencephotonics

An Entropic Understanding of Flow Maldistribution in Thermally Isolated Parallel Channels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2024)

Toochukwu AkaShankar Narayan

physicsflow physicsflow maldistributionfluid dynamicscomputational fluid dynamicsthermodynamicsfluid mechanicsisolated parallel channelsturbulent flow heat transferfluid flowentropic understandingrarefied flowheat transfer

Assessing the Performance of a Thermoresponsive Liquid‐Based Smart Windows for Building Thermal Regulation Through Outdoor Experimentation and Computational Modeling. Advanced Sustainable Systems (2024)

Gregory ParisiXuanjie WangYoungjin HwangShankar Narayan

architectureenergy efficiencythermal comfortthermal engineeringsmart windowssmart windowintelligent buildingthermal managementbuilt environmentbuilding thermal regulationbuilding energybuilding engineeringenergy managementengineeringheat transfer

Electrospun Silica Nanofibers as Passive Thermal Control Materials for the Extreme Environment of Low Earth Orbit. (2024)

Chieloka IbekweXuanjie WangJason W. HartwigJeffrey R. FellerAdam M. SwangerShankar Narayan

materials sciencenanomanufacturingadvanced energy materialmaterial researchoptical materialsthermal engineeringlow earth orbitthermal propertiesadvanced materialselectrospun silica nanofiberselectron microscopynanomaterialsapplied physicsthermal sensorsthermal conductivitynanofibersnano energy

Enhancing Condensation Heat Transfer With Selectively Permeable Electrospun Pvdf-Hfp Membranes. (2024)

Gregory ParisiShankar Narayan

polymeric surfacematerials scienceporous membranesmembrane technologychemical engineeringmembranesmembrane characterizationthermal engineeringporous materialscondensation heat transferorganic coatingmembrane sciencepolymer sciencebiological engineeringpolymer membranesheat transfer

Experimental Evaluation of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in an Additively Manufactured Evaporator Channel Using Water as Working Fluid. (2024)

Mohammad ArifToochukwu AkaVignesh RamakrishnanJason Edward HickenSandipan MishraShankar Narayan

mechanical engineeringheat mass transferthermal engineeringheat exchangersheat transfer enhancementcircular channelheat transfer processabstract additive manufacturingthermodynamicsengineeringheat transfer

In Situ Measurement of Multistep Anodic Aluminum Oxide Fabrication for Quartz Crystal Microbalance-Based Sensing Applications. Applied Thermal Engineering (2024)

Brandon MurrayXuanjie WangShankar Narayan

sensor technologymaterials sciencemechanical engineeringanodizingsitu measurementmultistep anodic aluminumsensor designsensorscharacterization (materials science)precision engineeringmicrofabrication

Manufacturing, Characterization and Terrestrial Passive Radiative Cooling Performance of Nanofibrous Ptfe-Peo Composite Thermal Coatings. (2024)

Chieloka IbekweXuanjie WangJason W. HartwigAdam M. SwangerShankar Narayan

materials sciencepolyethylene oxidesolar reflectancemechanical engineeringcomposite materialsoptical materialspolymer compositesadvanced fiber materialthermal propertiesadvanced materialsspectral reflectanceadvanced composite material (engineering)nanomaterialspolymer sciencecomposite sciencenanofibersfibersnanocomposites

Multi-Disciplinary Analysis and Optimization of Micro-Channel Evaporators. (2024)

Vignesh RamakrishnanArif MohammadJason HickenSandipan MishraShankar Narayan

design optimizationengineering optimizationnumerical analysisheat sinkscomputer engineeringcomputational engineeringthermal engineeringheat transfer enhancementthermal modelingheat sinkheat transfer processmicro-channel evaporatorsthermal managementnumerical simulationsengineeringheat transfer

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Shankar Narayan

Associate Professor

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Shankar Narayan is currently serving as a Mechanical, Aerospace And Nuclear Engineering Associate Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Shankar Narayan

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Associate Professor

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Development and Validation of a Model for 3D-Printed, Stainless-Steel Heat Sinks With Micro-Channel Evaporators. (2025)

Vignesh RamakrishnanMohammad ArifAlexandra M. VestDavid W. AlfanoAndrew G. LittlefieldJason HickenSandipan MishraShankar Narayan

Observation of Nonlinear Input-Output Power Characteristic of Light Emission From an Electrically-Biased Metallic Photonic Crystal. npj Nanophotonics (2025)

Mei-Li HsiehTyler RomeroJ. A. BurXuanjie WangJhih-Sheng WuShankar NarayanSajeev JohnShawn-Yu Lin

physicsnon-linear opticslight emissionelectro-optics devicephotonic devicesoptical propertiesoptical materialslightwave technologyphotonic crystalsapplied physicsoptoelectronicslight sciencephotonics

An Entropic Understanding of Flow Maldistribution in Thermally Isolated Parallel Channels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2024)

Toochukwu AkaShankar Narayan

Gregory ParisiXuanjie WangYoungjin HwangShankar Narayan

Electrospun Silica Nanofibers as Passive Thermal Control Materials for the Extreme Environment of Low Earth Orbit. (2024)

Chieloka IbekweXuanjie WangJason W. HartwigJeffrey R. FellerAdam M. SwangerShankar Narayan

Enhancing Condensation Heat Transfer With Selectively Permeable Electrospun Pvdf-Hfp Membranes. (2024)

Gregory ParisiShankar Narayan

Experimental Evaluation of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in an Additively Manufactured Evaporator Channel Using Water as Working Fluid. (2024)

Mohammad ArifToochukwu AkaVignesh RamakrishnanJason Edward HickenSandipan MishraShankar Narayan

In Situ Measurement of Multistep Anodic Aluminum Oxide Fabrication for Quartz Crystal Microbalance-Based Sensing Applications. Applied Thermal Engineering (2024)

Brandon MurrayXuanjie WangShankar Narayan

sensor technologymaterials sciencemechanical engineeringanodizingsitu measurementmultistep anodic aluminumsensor designsensorscharacterization (materials science)precision engineeringmicrofabrication

Manufacturing, Characterization and Terrestrial Passive Radiative Cooling Performance of Nanofibrous Ptfe-Peo Composite Thermal Coatings. (2024)

Chieloka IbekweXuanjie WangJason W. HartwigAdam M. SwangerShankar Narayan

Multi-Disciplinary Analysis and Optimization of Micro-Channel Evaporators. (2024)

Vignesh RamakrishnanArif MohammadJason HickenSandipan MishraShankar Narayan

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