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D-Index
72
Citations
24851
World Ranking
330
National Ranking
154

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Ravi Prasher is affiliated with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their body of research is primarily situated at the intersection of engineering and materials science, with 117 publications in engineering and 46 in materials science.

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to several subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Prasher's main research topics cover multiple areas of advanced materials and thermal technologies. Notable topics include:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Phase Change Materials Research

The scientist has published research in a range of venues, with the most frequent including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) - 11 publications
  • Joule - 7 publications
  • Cell Reports Physical Science - 7 publications
  • Nature Communications - 4 publications
  • Journal of Applied Physics - 4 publications

Sample recent publications exemplify the diverse scope and interdisciplinary nature of their work. These include:

  • "Enhanced solar evaporation using a photo-thermal umbrella for wastewater management," 2020, published in Nature Sustainability
  • "Five thermal energy grand challenges for decarbonization," 2020, published in Nature Energy
  • "A Review of Existing and Emerging Methods for Lithium Detection and Characterization in Li-Ion and Li-Metal Batteries," 2021, published in Advanced Energy Materials
  • "A review of thermal physics and management inside lithium-ion batteries for high energy density and fast charging," 2021, published in Energy Storage Materials
  • "A framework for a hydrogen economy," 2021, published in Joule

Collaboration is a prominent feature of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sumanjeet Kaur (32 joint publications)
  • Sean Lubner (27 joint publications)
  • Divya Chalise (18 joint publications)
  • Yuqiang Zeng (15 joint publications)
  • Chris Dames (14 joint publications)

Prasher's professional recognition includes election as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Thermal conductivity of nanoscale colloidal solutions (nanofluids)

    Ravi Prasher;Prajesh Bhattacharya;Patrick E. Phelan

  • Nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector

    Todd P. Otanicar;Patrick E. Phelan;Ravi S. Prasher;Gary Rosengarten

  • Thermal Interface Materials: Historical Perspective, Status, and Future Directions

    R. Prasher

  • Measurements of nanofluid viscosity and its implications for thermal applications

    Ravi Prasher;Ravi Prasher;David Song;Jinlin Wang;Patrick Phelan

  • On-chip cooling by superlattice-based thin-film thermoelectrics

    Ihtesham Chowdhury;Ravi Prasher;Ravi Prasher;Kelly Lofgreen;Gregory Chrysler

  • Small particles, big impacts: A review of the diverse applications of nanofluids

    Robert Taylor;Sylvain Coulombe;Todd Otanicar;Patrick Phelan

  • Predicted Efficiency of a Low-Temperature Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector

    Himanshu Tyagi;Patrick Phelan;Ravi Prasher

  • Effect of aggregation kinetics on the thermal conductivity of nanoscale colloidal solutions (nanofluid)

    Ravi Prasher;Patrick E Phelan;Prajesh Bhattacharya

  • Nanofluid optical property characterization: towards efficient direct absorption solar collectors.

    Robert A Taylor;Patrick E Phelan;Todd P Otanicar;Ronald Adrian

  • Brownian-motion-based convective-conductive model for the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Ravi Prasher;Prajesh Bhattacharya;Patrick E. Phelan

  • Enhanced mass transport in nanofluids.

    S. Krishnamurthy;P. Bhattacharya;Patrick Phelan;R. S. Prasher

  • Effect of aggregation and interfacial thermal resistance on thermal conductivity of nanocomposites and colloidal nanofluids

    William Evans;William Evans;Ravi Prasher;Jacob Fish;Paul Meakin

  • Thermal Challenges in Next-Generation Electronic Systems

    S.V. Garimella;A.S. Fleischer;J.Y. Murthy;A. Keshavarzi

  • Thermal conductance of nanofluids: is the controversy over?

    Pawel Keblinski;Ravi Prasher;Jacob Eapen

  • Effect of aggregation on thermal conduction in colloidal nanofluids

    Ravi Prasher;William Evans;William Evans;Paul Meakin;Jacob Fish

  • Applicability of nanofluids in high flux solar collectors

    Robert A. Taylor;Patrick E. Phelan;Todd P. Otanicar;Chad A. Walker

  • Brownian dynamics simulation to determine the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    P. Bhattacharya;S. K. Saha;A. Yadav;Patrick Phelan

  • Increased Hot-Plate Ignition Probability for Nanoparticle-Laden Diesel Fuel

    Himanshu Tyagi;Patrick E. Phelan;Ravi Prasher;Robert Peck

  • Turning carbon nanotubes from exceptional heat conductors into insulators.

    Ravi S. Prasher;X. J. Hu;Y. Chalopin;Natalio Mingo

  • Closed-loop electroosmotic microchannel cooling system for VLSI circuits

    Linan Jiang;J. Mikkelsen;Jae-Mo Koo;D. Huber

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick E. Phelan
Patrick E. Phelan Arizona State University
Robert A. Taylor
Robert A. Taylor University of New South Wales
Todd Otanicar
Todd Otanicar Boise State University
Kenneth E. Goodson
Kenneth E. Goodson Stanford University
Ronald J. Adrian
Ronald J. Adrian Arizona State University
Arun Majumdar
Arun Majumdar Stanford University
John T. Wen
John T. Wen Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Chris Dames
Chris Dames University of California, Berkeley
Thomas W. Kenny
Thomas W. Kenny Stanford University
Gary Rosengarten
Gary Rosengarten RMIT University

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