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Dr. Mandal’s research involves understanding and controlling nano-to-macro scale radiative heat flows in natural environments and artificial surfaces, characterizing and mitigating ambient heat in a warming world. His work lies at the intersection of optics and materials science, involving the creation of photonic and plasmonic metamaterials with novel optical properties. In Civil and Environmental Engineering, he designs scalable materials that radiatively thermoregulate to make human environments sustainable and climate resilient. Dr. Mandal’s research interests include optical component design for infrared heat detection and characterization, water harvesting using passive cooling technologies, and modeling the large-scale impact of radiative cooling designs in geoengineering as well as optical and radiative phenomena in the natural world.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.