Katelyn Wada

Katelyn Wada is a Lecturer II in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. Her work focuses on thermal conductivity measurement techniques for extreme environments, biomedical applications of nanoparticles, and additive manufacturing for electronics. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, with an h-index of 34 and over 2000 citations. Her research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to clean energy and health.

Recent research trends include:

• Development of analytical models for thermal conductivity in nuclear and energy systems
• Innovations in nanoparticle-based drug delivery and bioimaging
• Additive manufacturing for wearable electronics

Katelyn collaborates internationally on thermal property analysis and contributes to biomedical and energy application domains.