Tengfei Luo

Tengfei Luo is the Dorini Family Professor for Energy Studies and Associate Department Chair in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He leads the MÖNSTER Lab (MOlecular/Nano-Scale Transport & Energy Research Laboratory) and focuses on thermal management of energy devices and fundamental carrier physics to improve energy conversion efficiency.

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
• B.S., Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

His research spans desalination, solar photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, and thermal transport at the nanoscale, integrating theories, simulations, data-driven approaches, and experiments.

His recent publications address thermal conductivity of polyelectrolytes, solar-to-hydrogen conversion via graphene nano-antennas, machine learning for phonon prediction, and optical manipulation of nanoparticles, reflecting interdisciplinary work in energy systems and nanotechnology.

• Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors
• Dorini Family Professor for Energy Studies

He applies his findings to additive manufacturing, bio-sensing, and desalination technologies, leveraging the MÖNSTER Lab’s expertise in molecular-scale transport phenomena.