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Josiah Knight is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Duke University. He serves as the Co-Director of the Energy Environment Certificate program which prepares students to tackle complex problems in energy production and efficiency. His curriculum integrates disciplines from the arts to the sciences and engineering, culminating in a capstone course where students work in multidisciplinary teams to design, build, and evaluate energy system prototypes. Knight's primary research interests lie in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and alternative propulsion methods for ground transportation. He is particularly focused on solar thermal energy, which has proven to be an efficient means of electricity generation. His work also explores biofuels and advanced combustion techniques, aiming to optimize the performance of external combustion engines using innovative control systems. Knight has published numerous papers in respected journals and has received the P.M. Ku Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers for his contributions to engineering education and research in energy systems.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)