Massoud Kaviany
Massoud Kaviany | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Tehran, Iran |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Chicago (B.S., M.S.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Heat transfer physics; heat transfer in porous media |
| Spouse | Mitra Kaviany (m. 1985) |
| Children | Saara Kaviany, Parisa Kaviany |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering, Applied physics |
| Workplaces | University of Michigan |
| R. A. Seban | |
Other academic advisors | J. P. Hartnett |
| Website | Faculty page |
Massoud Kaviany is an Iranian-American mechanical engineer who has worked on heat transfer fundamentals, heat transfer physics, and multiscale energy-transport phenomena. He is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Applied Physics Program at the University of Michigan.[1]
Early life and education
Kaviany was born in 1948 in Tehran, Iran, and moved to the United States in 1968. He earned a B.S. (1973) and M.S. (1974) in energy engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago.[1] He completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley in 1979 under the supervision of R. A. Seban.[1]
Career
Kaviany worked as a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1979 to 1980.[2] In 1981, he joined the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as an assistant professor, becoming associate professor in 1985.[3] He moved to the University of Michigan in 1986, where he became full professor in 1992.[1][4]
Research
Phonon transport
Kaviany's work on lattice vibrations addresses phonon scattering, mean free paths, and thermal conductivity in crystalline and amorphous solids, with applications to thermoelectric materials.[5] He advanced a "phonovoltaic" concept, a p–n junction capable of converting hot optical phonons into electrical power, and introduced "phonocatalysis," in which atomic-scale vibrations drive molecular dissociation at surfaces.[6][7]
His group also carried measurements of thermal conductivity in metal–organic frameworks, supported by classical molecular-dynamics simulation.[8]
Electron transport and energy conversion
Kaviany has conducted parallel investigations into electronic transport, electron–phonon coupling, and nanoscale heat transfer, particularly for thermoelectric devices and micro–thermoelectric coolers. Contributions include a melting-induced thermal-conductivity switch, analysis of interflake thermal conductance of graphene, and the concept of heterobarrier phonon recycling.[9]
Fluid–particle transport and phase change
His work has informed water management in fuel-cell electrolyte layers, boiling and critical heat flux, and the enhancement of thermal conductance using porous coatings.[10][11][12][13]
Books
- Principles of Heat Transfer in Porous Media (Springer, 1991; 2nd ed., 1995)[14]
- Principles of Convective Heat Transfer (Springer, 1994; 2nd ed., 2001)
- Principles of Heat Transfer (Wiley, 2001), later republished as Essentials of Heat Transfer (Cambridge University Press, 2011)
- Heat Transfer Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2008; 2nd ed., 2014)[7]
Honors and awards
- Life Time Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (1992)[3][15]
- Shared the ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award (Science) (2002)[16]
- ASME James Harry Potter Gold Medal (2010)[17]
- ASME Heat Transfer Division 75th Anniversary Medal (2013)[18]
- Fellow, American Physical Society (2011)
- Fellow, American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (2020)[19]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Massoud Kaviany". University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "Massoud Kaviany". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- 1 2 "Massoud Kaviany" (PDF). engineering.purdue.edu.
- ↑ "Massoud Kaviany | U-M LSA Applied Physics Program". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ "Essentials of Heat Transfer" (PDF). assets.cambridge.org.
- ↑ Melnick, Corey; Kaviany, Massoud (2016). "Phonovoltaic. I. Harvesting hot optical phonons in a nanoscale p -n junction". Physical Review B. 93 (9). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094302. ISSN 0163-1829.
- 1 2 Kaviany, Massoud (2014). Heat Transfer Physics. Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ Huang, B. L.; McGaughey, A. J. H.; Kaviany, M. (2007-02-01). "Thermal conductivity of metal-organic framework 5 (MOF-5): Part I. Molecular dynamics simulations". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 50 (3): 393–404. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.10.002. ISSN 0017-9310.
- ↑ Kim, Kwangnam; Kaviany, Massoud (2016-10-17). "Thermal conductivity switch: Optimal semiconductor/metal melting transition". Physical Review B. 94 (15). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.155203. ISSN 2469-9950.
- ↑ Kaviany, Massoud (2001), Kaviany, Massoud (ed.), "Fluid Streams in Two-Phase Systems", Principles of Convective Heat Transfer, New York, NY: Springer, pp. 135–178, doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-3488-1_3
- ↑ Kaviany, Massoud (2001), Kaviany, Massoud (ed.), "Solid-Fluid Systems with Large Specific Interfacial Area", Principles of Convective Heat Transfer, New York, NY: Springer, pp. 349–415, doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-3488-1_5
- ↑ Huang, Bao-Ling; Kaviany, Massoud (2008). "Ab initio and molecular dynamics predictions for electron and phonon transport in bismuth telluride". Physical Review B. 77 (12) 125209. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.125209. ISSN 1098-0121.
- ↑ Discuss, D_o_S (2007-06-21). "Asetek signs research agreement with Professor Massoud Kaviany". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ Kaviany, Massoud (1995). Principles of Heat Transfer in Porous Media. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4757-3488-1.
- ↑ "Kaviany Receives ASME Gold Medal". University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "Heat Transfer Memorial Award". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ "James Harry Potter Gold Medal". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ "THERMAL AND FLUIDS ENGINEERING CONFERENCE" (PDF). ASTFE.
- ↑ "American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE)". www.astfe.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.