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Evelyn N. Wang

Evelyn N. Wang

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
78
Citations
24715
World Ranking
239
National Ranking
116

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Evelyn N. Wang is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Computational Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Evelyn N. Wang include Lenan Zhang, Zhengmao Lu, Youngsup Song, Yang Zhong, and Carlos D. Díaz-Marín. These collaborations reflect a range of interdisciplinary interests within the applied sciences.

Publication venues where this scientist has frequently contributed are:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Joule
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Langmuir
  • Nano Letters

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Evelyn N. Wang include:

  • Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still, 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Bubble growth and departure modes on wettable/non-wettable porous foams in alkaline water splitting, 2021, Joule
  • Dual-Stage Atmospheric Water Harvesting Device for Scalable Solar-Driven Water Production, 2020, Joule
  • Passive, high-efficiency thermally-localized solar desalination, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Highly efficient and salt rejecting solar evaporation via a wick-free confined water layer, 2022, Nature Communications

Evelyn N. Wang has been recognized with the ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award in 2017 and was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2015. These awards acknowledge contributions within the professional mechanical engineering community.

Best Publications

  • Jumping-Droplet-Enhanced Condensation on Scalable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Youngsuk Nam;Youngsuk Nam;Ken Lopez

  • Effect of droplet morphology on growth dynamics and heat transfer during condensation on superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces.

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device for arid climates.

    Hyunho Kim;Sameer R. Rao;Eugene A. Kapustin;Eugene A. Kapustin;Lin Zhao

  • Structured surfaces for enhanced pool boiling heat transfer

    Kuang-Han Chu;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Nanoengineered materials for liquid–vapour phase-change heat transfer

    H. Jeremy Cho;Daniel J. Preston;Yangying Zhu;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Uni-directional liquid spreading on asymmetric nanostructured surfaces

    Kuang-Han Chu;Rong Xiao;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Cooling system for electroosmosis micro channel

    Chuan-Hua Chen;Kenneth E Goodson;David E Huber;Linan Jiang

  • Optimization of nanofluid volumetric receivers for solar thermal energy conversion

    Andrej Lenert;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still

    Zhenyuan Xu;Zhenyuan Xu;Lenan Zhang;Lin Zhao;Bangjun Li

  • Condensation Heat Transfer on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Evelyn N. Wang

  • High-performance sub-ambient radiative cooling enabled by optically selective and thermally insulating polyethylene aerogel

    Arny Leroy;Bikram Bhatia;Lin Zhao;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Jumping-Droplet-Enhanced Condensation on Scalable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Youngsuk Nam;Ken Lopez

  • Condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of local energy barriers and structure length scale.

    Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Nenad Miljkovic;Ahmed Al-Obeidi;Carl V. Thompson

  • How coalescing droplets jump.

    Ryan Enright;Nenad Miljkovic;Nenad Miljkovic;James E. Sprittles;Kevin Nolan

  • Record Atmospheric Fresh Water Capture and Heat Transfer with a Material Operating at the Water Uptake Reversibility Limit

    Adam J. Rieth;Sungwoo Yang;Evelyn N. Wang;Mircea Dincă

  • Adsorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Impact of Material and Component Properties on System-Level Performance

    Alina LaPotin;Hyunho Kim;Hyunho Kim;Sameer R Rao;Sameer R Rao;Evelyn N Wang

  • Hierarchically structured surfaces for boiling critical heat flux enhancement

    Kuang-Han Chu;Young Soo Joung;Ryan Enright;Cullen R. Buie

  • Modeling and Optimization of Superhydrophobic Condensation

    Nenad Miljkovic;Ryan Enright;Ryan Enright;Evelyn N. Wang

  • Enhanced photovoltaic energy conversion using thermally based spectral shaping

    David M. Bierman;Andrej Lenert;Andrej Lenert;Walker R. Chan;Bikram Bhatia

  • Reversible wetting-dewetting transitions on electrically tunable superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces.

    Tom N Krupenkin;J Ashley Taylor;Evelyn N Wang;Paul Kolodner

  • Scalable Graphene Coatings for Enhanced Condensation Heat Transfer

    Daniel J. Preston;Daniela L. Mafra;Nenad Miljkovic;Jing Kong

  • Metallic Photonic Crystal Absorber-Emitter for Efficient Spectral Control in High-Temperature Solar Thermophotovoltaics

    Veronika Rinnerbauer;Andrej Lenert;David M. Bierman;Yi Xiang Yeng

Frequent Co-Authors

Nenad Miljkovic
Nenad Miljkovic University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rishi Raj
Rishi Raj University of Colorado Boulder
Youngsuk Nam
Youngsuk Nam Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kenneth E. Goodson
Kenneth E. Goodson Stanford University
Thomas W. Kenny
Thomas W. Kenny Stanford University
Chuan Seng Tan
Chuan Seng Tan Nanyang Technological University
TieJun Zhang
TieJun Zhang Khalifa University
Juan G. Santiago
Juan G. Santiago Stanford University

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