Conference Presentations

2024

235. Bohm, P., Menon, A.K., and Zhang, Z.M., “Multi-junction Thermoradiative Cells,” 15th World Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (TPV-15), Madrid, Spain, October 1-3, 2024.

234. Walsh, N.F., Takeuchi, Y.R., Zhang, Z.M., and McHale, J.P., 2024, “Characterization of Thermal Conductance Between a Ball and Parallel Plates for Spacecraft Bearing Applications,” AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024, Paper AIAA 2024-3567, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 29-August 2.

233. Walsh, N.F., Takeuchi, Y.R., and Zhang, Z.M., “Measurement of the Thermal Conductance of a Ball Between Parallel Plates in Vacuum,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, SHTC-137538, Anaheim, CA, July 15-17, 2024.

232. Jeong, S.Y., Ranjan, D., Zhang, Z.M., and Loutzenhiser, P.G., “Experimental Investigation of Granular Flows Under Concentrated Irradiation,” 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2024-134640, Anaheim, CA, July 15-17, 2024.

231. Yang, C, Cai, W., and Zhang, Z.M., “Determination of Infrared Radiative Properties of Complex Media Using Partial Mueller-Matrix Ellipsometry,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, SHTC-142054, Anaheim, CA, July 15-17, 2024.

230. Bohm, P., Wang, F., Menon, A.K., and Zhang, Z.M., “Understanding Water Evaporation Under Visible Light Illumination,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, SHTC-137910, Anaheim, CA, July 15-17, 2024

2023

229. Yang, C., Zhang, Z.M., Larciprete, M.C., Centini, M., Macaluso, R., and Antezza, M., “Optical Characterization and Modeling of Polycrystalline MoO3 Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2023-119899, New Orleans, LA, October 29-November 2, 2023.

228. Yang, C., Cai, W., and Zhang, Z.M., “Tailoring Full-Stokes Thermal Emission from Twisted-gratings Structures,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, SHTC2023-112463, Washington, DC, July 10-12, 2023.

227. Jeong, S.Y., Bagepalli, M.V., Brooks, J.D., Ranjan, D., Zhang, Z.M., and Loutzenhiser, P.G., “Heat Transfer Models of High-Temperature Gravity-Driven Granular Flows Between Vertical Parallel Plates for Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Transport,” 17th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2023-116598, Washington, DC, July 10-12, 2023.

226. Yang, C., Cai, W., and Zhang, Z.M., “Interpretation and Determination of Mueller Matrix Using Partial Polarimetry,” poster presentation, the 10th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-23), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 12-16, 2023.

225. Centini, M., Yang, C., Larciprete, M.C., Antezza, M., and Zhang, Z.M., “Circularly Polarized Thermal Radiation in α-MoO3/β-Ga2O3 Twisted Layers,” Presented at the 10th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-23), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 12-16, 2023.

224. Feng, D., Ruan, X., Yee, S.K., and Zhang, Z.M., “High-performance Thermoradiative Devices Enabled by Hyperbolic Phonon Polaritons at Nanoscales,” 14th World Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (TPV-14), May 31 – June 2, 2023 (Virtual Conference).

 

2022

223. Bohm, P., Yang, C., and Zhang, Z.M., “Optimization techniques for 1D Tungsten Grating design,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2022-99349, Columbus, OH, October 30- November 3.

222. Yang, C., Cai, W., and Zhang, Z.M.,, “Direct Thermal Emission Calculation and Validation of Kirchhoff’s Law for Nonreciprocal Material Using Fluctuational Electrodynamics,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2022-99600, Columbus, OH, October 30- November 3. [Best Poster Award – Second Place, In the Society-Wide Micro and Nano Technology Forum.]

221. Yang, C., Cai, W., and Zhang, Z.M., “Polarimetric Thermal Emission Analysis Described by Stokes Parameters Based on Fluctuational Electrodynamics,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2022-99179, Columbus, OH, October 30- November 3.

220. Feng, D., Yee, S.K., and Zhang, Z.M., “A Comprehensive Model of the External Radiative Recombination in Thin-Film Near-Field Radiative Energy Converters,” 13th World Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (TPV-13 & CPV-18), Miyazki, Japan (Hybrid/Online), April 25-27, 2022.

2015 - 2021

219. Feng, D., Yee, S.K., and Zhang, Z.M., “A Near-Field Photonic Thermal Diode with High Performance,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (Virtual), IMECE2021-77337, November 1-5, 2021.

218. Chen, C., Yang, C., Ranjan, D., Loutzenhiser, P.G., and Zhang, Z.M., “Measurements and Modeling of the Spectral Radiative Properties of Silica Particle Beds,” Twenty-First Symposium on Thermophysical Properties (Virtual), #2603, June 20-25, 2021.

217. Chen, C., Yang, C., Ranjan, D., Loutzenhiser, P.G., and Zhang, Z.M., “High-Temperature Emittance of Bauxite and Silica Particle Beds,” Twenty-First Symposium on Thermophysical Properties (Virtual), #4605, June 20-25, 2021.

216. Jeong, S.Y., Chen, C., Ranjan, D., Loutzenhiser, P.G., and Zhang, Z.M., “Characterization of Single-Particle Scattering Properties Using a Laser Scatterometer,” Twenty-First Symposium on Thermophysical Properties (Virtual), #4610. June 20-25, 2021.

215. Bagepalli, M.V., Jeong, S.Y., Yarrington, J.D., Brooks, J., Zhang, Z.M., Ranjan, D., and Loutzenhiser, P.G., “Granular Flow Experiments and Modeling at Elevated Temperatures Coupled with Measured Properties for Solar Thermal Energy Storage,” ASME Energy Sustainability Conference (Virtual), ES2021-72498, June 16-18, 2021.

214. Chen, C., Brooks, J., Loutzenhiser, P.G., Ranjan, D., and Zhang, Z.M., “The Effect of Particle Mixture and Multiple Scattering on the Radiative Properties of Particle Beds,” ASME Energy Sustainability Conference (Virtual), ES2021-72506, June 16-18, 2021.

213. Jeong, S.Y., Bagepalli, M.V., Brooks, J., Ranjan, D., Loutzenhiser, P.G., and Zhang, Z.M., “Radiative Transfer Modeling in a High Temperature Packed Bed with Experimentally Determined Single-Particle Scattering Phase Function,” ASME Energy Sustainability Conference (Virtual), ES2021-69342, June 16-18, 2021.

212. Feng, D., Yee, S.K., and Zhang, Z. M., “Improved Performance of a Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic System by an Air-Gap Back Reflector,” 2021 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Virtual Meeting, May 31-June 3, 2021 (virtual conference).

211. Tervo, E.J., Callahan, W.A., Feng, D., Zhang, Z.M., Toberer, E.S., and Ferguson, A.J., “Detailed Modeling of Near- and Far-Field Thermophotovoltaic Cells Considering Coupled Charge and Radiation Transport Processes,” 2021 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Virtual Meeting, May 31-June 3, 2021 (virtual conference).

210. Chen, C., Jeong, S.Y., Ranjan, D., Loutzenhiser, P.G., and Zhang, Z.M., “Radiation Extinction Coefficients and Scattering Phase Function of Ceramic Particles for Concentrated Solar Power Applications,” 2020 SolarPACES Conference, September 28-October 2, 2020 (virtual conference).

209. Chen, C., Yang, C., Ranjan, D., Loutzenhiser, P.G., and Zhang, Z.M., “Measurements of Spectral Radiative Properties of Sintered Bauxite and Silica Particles,” 2020 SolarPACES Conference, September 28-October 2, 2020 (virtual conference).

208. Bagepalli, M.V., Yarrington, J.D., Schrader, A.J., Zhang, Z.M., Ranjan, D., and Loutzenhiser, P.G., “Experimental and Numerical Analyses of Dense, Granular Flows Coupled to Flow Property Determination for Solar Thermal Storage,” 2020 SolarPACES Conference, September 28-October 2, 2020 (virtual conference).

207. Yarrington, J.D., Bagepalli, M.V., Pathikonda1, G., Schrader, A.J., Ranjan, D., Zhang, Z.M., and Loutzenhiser, P.G., “Numerical Analyses of High-Temperature Dense, Granular Flows Coupled to High-Temperature Flow Property Measurement for Solar Thermal Energy Storage,” 2020 SolarPACES Conference, September 28-October 2, 2020 (virtual conference).

206. Walter, L., Zhang, Z.M., Cola, B., Francoeur, M., and Tervo, E.J., 2019, “System Green’s Function Approach to the Thermal Discrete Dipole Approximation,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2019-12887, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14.

205. Tervo, E.J., Feng, D., Callahan, W., Toberer, E., Yee, S.K., Ferguson, A., and Zhang, Z.M., 2019, “Modeling Nonequilibrium Combined Charge and Radiation Transport in Near-Field Semiconductor Devices,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2019-13270, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14.

204. Feng, D., Tervo, E.J., Yee, S.K., and Zhang, Z.M., 2019, “Impact of nanoscale radiative transfer on the reverse saturation current of photodiodes for near-field thermophotovoltaic generators,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2019-12609, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14. [Most Innovative Theoretical Poster Award, ASME Society-Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum.]

203. Feng, D., Tervo, E.J., Yee, S.K., and Zhang, Z.M., 2019, “Comparison of Three Modeling Approaches for Far- and Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Systems,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2019-12610, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14.

202. Chen, C., Loutzenhiser, P., Ranjan, D., and Zhang, Z.M., 2019, “Determination of Spectral Radiative Properties of Particle Beds Used for Thermal Energy Storage in Concentrated Solar Power Application,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2019-12744, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14.

201. Kim, J., Brown, J. M., Joshi, Y., O’connor, K., Diaz, M, Zhang, Z.M., and Yang, P., 2019, “Vandal Glass Heat Distribution and the Effect of Glass Gap Adjustments in Outdoor Digital Display Components,” Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPack2019-6391, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 7-9.

200. Bagepalli, M., Yarrington, J., Schrader, A.J., Zhang, Z.M., Ranjan, D., and Loutzenhiser, P., 2019, “Determination of Mechanical Properties Related to Granular Flows for Thermal/Thermochemical Storage of Concentrated Solar Irradiation in Solar Particle Heating Receivers/Reactors,” 13th ASME International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2019-4070, Bellevue, WA, July 14-17.

199. Wu, X.H., Fu. C.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2019, “Numerical Study on the Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer Between Two Planar alpha-MoO3 Slabs,” 6th ASME International Conference of Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer (MNHMT 2019), Dalian, China, July 8-10.

198. Zhang, Z.M., Wu, X.H., and Fu, C.J., 2019, “Kirchhoff’s Law for Anisotropic Media Including Thin Films,” Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Radiative Tansfer (RAD-19), Athens, Greece, June 3-7.

197. Tervo, E.J., Cola, B.A., and Zhang, Z.M., 2019, “Valididty of Kinetic Theory for Radiative Heat Transfer in Nanoparticle Chains,” Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Radiative Tansfer (RAD-19), Athens, Greece, June 3-7.

196. Zhang, Z.M., 2019, “Kirchhoff’s Law of Thermal Radiation Including Anisotropic Semitransparant Films,” DoE-BES Principal Investigators’ Meeting: Physical Behavior of Materials, Gaithersburg, MD, March 19-21.

195. Tervo, E., Cola, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2018, “Dipolar Radiative Thermal Conductivity in Nanoparticle Arrays,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15.

194. Tervo, E., Gustafson, M., Cola, B.A., Zhang, Z.M., and Filler, M., 2018, “Radiative Thermal Conduction by Plasmonic Resonator Chains in Semiconductor Nanowires,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15.

193. Yang, P.Y., Zhang, Z.M., and Chen, C.Y., 2018, “Directional Radiative Properties of Thin Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Sheets on a Silver Film,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15.

192. Yang, P.Y., Zhang, Z.M., and Ye, H., 2018, “Demonstration of the Magnetic Polaritons in Deep Al Gratings in Off-Plane Layout,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15. [Best Technology Poster Award, ASME Society-Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum.]

191. Wu, X.H., Fu, C., and Zhang, Z.M., 2018, “Strong Chiral Response in the Whole Visible Band,” Nature Conference on Nanophotonics and Integrated Photonics, Nanjing, China, Nov. 9-11, 2018.

190. Tervo, E.J., Cola, B.A., and Zhang, Z.M., 2018, “Near-field Radiative Thermal Conductivity of Nanoparticle Chains,” Proc. 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, Paper # IHTC16-23143, Beijing, China, Aug. 10-15.

189. Wang, Z.L., Zhang, Z.M., and P. Cheng, 2018, “Optical Absorption of Graphene-coated Nanoparticles and Graphene Nanoshells,” Proc. 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, Paper # IHTC16-23717, Beijing, China, Aug. 10-15.

188. Kan, Y.H., Zhao, C.Y., and Zhang, Z.M., 2018, “Mid-infrared Broadband Absorber Based on hBN/metal Heterostructures,” Proc. 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, Paper # IHTC16-22392, Beijing, China, Aug. 10-15.

187. Guizal, B., Zhao, B., Zhang, Z.M., Fan, S.H., and Antezza, M., 2018, “Near-field Heat Transfer between Graphene/hBN Multilayers,” PIERS 2018: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Toyama, Japan, Aug. 1-4.

186. Wu, X.H., Fu, C.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2018, “Calculation of the Spectral Hemispherical Emissivity of an Arbitrarily Orientated Uniaxial Crystal,” 2018 Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, (AIAA 2018-4075), Atlanta, GA, June 25-29.

185. Yang, P.Y., Chen, C.Y., and Zhang, Z.M., 2018, “High Diffuse Solar Reflectance with a Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Sheet on a Silver Film,” the 20th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 24-29.

184. Eric J. Tervo, E.J., Cola, B.A., and Zhang, Z.M., 2018, “Near-Field Thermal Radiation in Many-body Nanosystems with the Discrete Dipole Approximation,” the 17th Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference, College Station, TX, March 4-9.

183. Tervo, E., Boyuk, D., Zhang, Z.M., Cola, B., and Filler, M., 2017, “Modeling of Near-Field Infrared Radiation and Waveguiding: Extracting Plasmonic Resonator Dispersion Relations from Spectroscopy and DDA,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Tampa, FL, November 3-9.

182. Wang, Z.L., Zhang, Z.M., Quan, X.J., and Cheng, P., 2017, “Perfect Absorption in the Broad Solar Spectrum with Bi2Ti3 Hyperbolic Metamaterials,” Advanced Photonics 2017 Congress, New Orleans, LA, July 24-27.

181. Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2017, “Controlling Thermal Radiation with Gratings Made of Natural Hyperbolic Materials,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference (HT2017-5202), Bellevue, WA, July 9-12.

180. Wang, Z.L., Quan, X.J., Zhang, Z.M., and Cheng, P., 2017, “Absorption Efficiency Factor of Carbon-Gold Core-Shell Nanoparticles,” 3rd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad2017), Daejoen, South Korea, June 26-28.

179. Tervo, E., Cola, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2016, “Heat Transfer by Propagating Surface Polaritons in Nanoparticle Chains,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2016-67516), Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17.

178. Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2016, “Enhanced Electroluminescent Refrigeration Enabled by Near-Field Radiation” 9th International Symposium on Heat Transfer (ISHT-9), Beijing, China, August 15-19.

177. Watjen, J.I., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., “Experimental Demonstration of Near-Field Thermal Radiation between Flat Plates at Submicron Distances Down to 180 nm,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2016), Shanghai, China, August 8-11, 2016. [Invited talk given by B. Zhao.]

176. Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2016, “Perfect Absorption in hBN/Metal-Grating Hybrid Anisotropic Structures,” Fourth International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, Atlanta, GA, July 6-8.

175. Zhang, R.Z., and Zhang, Z.M., 2016, “The Breakdown of Effective Medium Theory in Multilayered Hyperbolic Materials,” the 8th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-16), Cappadocia, Turkey, June 6-10.

174. Watjen, J.I., Liu, X.L., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2016, “A Computational Simulation of Using Tungsten Gratings in Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Devices,” 5th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Singapore (Paper# MNHMT2016-6632), January 4-6.

173. Liu, X.L., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2016, “Enhancing Infrared Transmission of Subwavelength Metallic Gratings or Pillar Arrays by Graphene Coverage,” 5th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Singapore (Paper# MNHMT2016-6307), January 4-6.

172. Watjen, J.I., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Experimental Investigation of Near-Field Thermal Radiation between Flat Plates at Submicron Distances,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2015-53012), Houston, TX, November 13-19.

171. Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Thermal Radiation Control using Coupled Resonances between Graphene Ribbons and Metal Gratings,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2015-51070), Houston, TX, November 13-19.

170. Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Near-Field Thermal Radiation of Thin Metamaterials,” META’15, the 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, City College of New York, NYC, August 4-7. [Invited presentation given by X.L. Liu.]

169. Zhao, B., Zhao, J.M., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Enhanced Absorption of Graphene by Exciting Magnetic Polaritons and Surface Plasmon Polaritons,” META’15, the 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, City College of New York, NYC, August 4-7.

168. Cheng, Q., Yang, P.Y., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Thermal Radiative Properties of Refractory Ceramics Materials,” 19th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 21-26.

167. Zhang, Z.M., Cheng, Q., Yang, P.Y., McInerney, T., and Curtis, T.H., 2015, “Thermal Analysis and Spectral Radiative Properties of Insulation Color Coatings,” 19th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 21-26.

166. Zhao, B., Sakurai, A., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Radiative Properties of Periodic Micro/Nanostructures for Arbitrary Polarization,” 19th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 21-26.

165. Zhang, Z.M. (with Liu, X.L., and Bright, T.J.), 2015, “Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer Between Metamaterials,” DoE-BES Principal Investigator Meeting: Physical Behavior of Materials, Gaithersburg, MD, March 30 – April 1.

164. Liu, X.L., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Efficient Near-Field Energy Transfer and Relieved Casimir Stiction Between Sub-wavelength Gratings,” American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 2-6.

163. Zhang, R.Z., Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2015, “Near-Field Radiation Between Graphene-Covered Carbon Nanotube Arrays,” American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 2-6.

 

Before 2015

162. Sakurai, A., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2014, “Prediction of the Resonance Condition of Metamaterial Emitters and Absorbers Using LC Circuit Model,” to be presented at the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC-15), Paper number IHTC15-9012/RAD-J-313, Kyoto, Japan, August 10-15.

161. Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2014, “Graphene-Assisted Near-Field Heat Transfer Between Silica Gratings,” 8th US-Japan Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena – Science and Engineering, Santa Cruz, CA, July 13-16.

160. Watjen, J.I., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2014, “An Experiment to Measure Near-field Radiation between Planar Surfaces at Nanoscale Distances,” 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 16-20.

159. Liu, X.L., Bright, T.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2014, “When Can the Effective Medium Theory Be Used to Calculate Near-field Radiative Transfer between Multilayered Metamaterials?” 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 16-20.

158. Zhao, J.M., and Zhang, Z.M., 2014, “Electromagnetic Energy Density and Power Dissipation Derived from the Equivalent Circuit Approach,” 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 16-20.

157. Sakurai, A., Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2014, “Dual Band Infrared Metamaterial Emitter and Absorber,” 2nd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2014), Shanghai, China, June 6-9.

156. Zhang, R.Z., Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2014, “An All-Angle Coupler in the Far-Infrared Using Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Array,” 2nd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2014), Shanghai, China, June 6-9.

155. Zhang, R.Z., Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Radiative Properties of Carbon Nanotube Arrays From Near- to Far-Infrared,” 4th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT2013-22128), Hong Kong, China, December 11-14.

154. Bright, T.J., Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Energy Streamlines in Metallodielectric Photonic Crystals,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013-66104), San Diego, CA, November 15-21.

153. Liu, X.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Negative Refraction in the Mid-Infrared Region with a Doped-Silicon Nanowire Array,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013-66105), San Diego, CA, November 15-21.

152. Liu, X.L., Zhang, R.Z., and Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Large Near-Field Thermal Radiation Enhancement with Doped-Silicon Nanowire Hyperbolic Metamaterials,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013-66906), San Diego, CA, November 15-21.

151. Zhao, B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Prediction of the Maximum Resonance Wavelength in Deep Gratings Based on Magnetic Polaritons,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2013-67005), San Diego, CA, November 15-21. [Heat Transfer Best Poster Award at the ASME Society-Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum.]

150. Bright, T.J., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Analysis of Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Cells with a Back Reflector,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference (HT2013-17139), Minneapolis, MN, July 14-19.

149. McNamara, A., Joshi, Y., Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Transient Infrared Metrology for Measurement of Thermal Interface Materials,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference (HT2013-17525), Minneapolis, MN, July 14-19.

148. Zhang, Z.M., 2013, “Near-Field Thermal Radiation between Flat Surfaces with a Nanogap,” DoE Physical Behavior of Materials Principal Investigators Meeting, Potomac, MD, April 15-17.

147. Zhao, B., Wang, L.P., Shuai, Y., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons in 2D Grating/Thin Film Structures for Thermophotovoltaic Emitters,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2012), Abstract No. IMECE2011-89081, Houston, TX, Nov. 9-15.

146. Liu, X.L., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Infrared Radiative Properties of Heavily Doped Silicon Nanowire Arrays,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2012), Abstract No. IMECE2011-89079, Houston, TX, Nov. 9-15.

145. Wang, H., Liu, X.L., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Effective Medium Analysis on the Optical Properties of Silicon Nanowire Arrays,” to be presented at SPIE Optics + Photonics (Conference 8495: Reflection, Scattering, and Diffraction from Surfaces III), Paper No. 8495-12, San Diego, CA, August 12-16.

144. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “A Spectral-Directional Emissometer for Measurements of Thermal Emission from Microstructured Surfaces,” 18th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 24-29.

143. Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Investigation of Electromagnetic Metamaterials for Controlling Thermal Emission and Absorption,” NSF CBET Grantee Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 6-8.

142. Wang, L.P., Haider, A.M., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Effect of Magnetic Polaritons on the Radiative Properties of Inclined Plate Arrays,” International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation, Matsushima Bay Area, Miyagi, Japan, May 23-25.

141. McNamara, A., Zhao, B., Joshi, Y., Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Multilayer Analytical Solution with Time Non-Homogeneous Boundary Conditions for Transient IR Thermal Measurements,” 3rd ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, March 3-6, Atlanta, GA (Abstract# MNHMT2012-75366).

140. Watjen, J., Bright, T.J., Zhang, Z.M., Muratore, C., and Voevodin, A.A., 2012, “Infrared Optical Constants of Thin Tungsten Films with and without Annealing,” 3rd ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, March 3-6, Atlanta, GA (Abstract# MNHMT2012-75365).

139. Ye, H., Wang, X.J., Lin, W., Wong, C.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Optical and Radiative Properties of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes with Various Thicknesses,” 3rd ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, March 3-6, Atlanta, GA (Abstract# MNHMT2012-75217).

138. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2012, “Measurement of Coherent Thermal Emission from Subwavelength Grating Structures by the Excitation of Magnetic Polaritons,” 3rd ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, March 3-6, Atlanta, GA (Paper# MNHMT2012-75112).

137. Wang, X.J., Abell, J.L., Zhao, Y.-P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2011, “Specular and Diffuse Reflectance from Obliquely Aligned Ag Nanorods,” the Seventh Japan-U.S. Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena, Shima, Japan, December 11-14. [Invited participant.]

136. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2011, “Application of Magnetic Polaritons for Tailoring Radiative Properties of Micro/Nanostructures,” ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2011), Abstract No. IMECE2011-65974, Denver, CO, November 11-17. [Invited presentation given by L.P. Wang.]

135. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2011, “Tailoring Thermal Radiative Properties with Magnetic Polaritons in Polar Materials,” ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2011), Abstract No. IMECE2011-66192, Denver, CO, November 11-17. [ASME Nano-Engineering Council Award for the poster presented at the ASME Society-Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum.]

134. Wang, X.J., Abell, J.L., Zhao, Y.-P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2011, “Infrared Radiative Properties of Obliquely Aligned Silver Nanorod Arrays,” ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2011), Abstract No. IMECE2011-64421, Denver, CO, November 11-17.

133. Zhang, Z.M., Enikov, E.T., and Makansi, T., 2011, “Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer between Heavily Doped SiGe at Elevated Temperatures,” ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2011), Paper No. IMECE2011-62341, Denver, CO, November 11-17.

132. McNamara, A.J., Joshi, Y., and Zhang, Z.M., 2011, “Characterization of Nanostructured Thermal Interface Materials–A Review,” Thermal and Materials Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (TMNN-2011), Antalya, Turkey, May 29-June 3. [Invited paper presented by Y. Joshi.]

131. Bright, T.J., Watjen, J., Zhang, Z.M., Muratore, C., and Voevodin, A.A., 2011, “Infrared Study of Ta2O5 and HfO2 Thin Films on Si Substrates,” 38th Int’l Conf. Metallurgical Coatings & Thin Films (ICMCTF 2011), San Diego, CA, May 2-6.

130. McNamara, A.J., Sahu, V., Joshi, Y., and Zhang, Z.M., 2011, “Infrared Imaging Microscope as an Effective Tool for Measuring Thermal Resistance of Emerging Interface Materials,” 8th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference (AJTEC2011), Paper No. AJTEC2011-44421, Honolulu, HI, March 13-17.

129. Zhang, Z.M., 2011, “Measurement of Near-Field Thermal Radiation between Flat Surfaces with a Nanogap,” Physical Behavior of Materials Contractors Meeting, DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Warrenton, VA, March 6-9.

128. McNamara, A.J., Sahu, V., Joshi, J.K., and Zhang, Z.M., 2010, “the Use of Infrared Imaging Microscope in the Measurement of Total Thermal Resistance of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays,” IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop and Tabletop Exhibition on Thermal Management, Palo Alto, CA, September 28-30.

127. Wang, L.P., Basu, S., and Zhang, Z.M., 2010, “Direct and Indirect Methods for Calculating Thermal Emission from Layered Structures with Nonuniform Temperatures,” 14th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC), Paper IHTC14-22499, Washington D.C., August 7-13.

126. Wang, X.J., Adewuyi, O.S., Wang, L.P., Cola, B.A., and Zhang, Z.M., 2010, “Reflectance Measurements for Black Absorbers Made of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes,” SPIE Optics + Photonics (Conference OP308: Reflection, Scattering, and Diffraction from Surfaces II), Paper No. 7792-27, San Diego, CA, August 1-5.

125. Basu, S., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2010, “Direct Calculation of Energy Streamlines in Near Field Thermal Radiation,” 6th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (Rad-10), Antalya, Turkey, June 13-19. [ICHMT Hartnett-Irvine (Best Paper) Award.]

124. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2010, “The Role of Magnetic Polaritons in Grating Structures,” PIERS 2010 Xi’an – Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Xi’an, China, March 22-26.

123. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Effect of Magnetic Polaritons on the Absorption and Transmission of Deep Gratings,” 2nd ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT09), Abstract No. MNHMT2009-18380, Shanghai, China, December 18-21.

122. Basu, S., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Gap-Dependent Penetration Depth in Nanoscale Thermal Radiation,” 2nd ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT09), Abstract No. MNHMT2009-18046, Shanghai, China, December 18-21.

121. Wang, X.J., Basu, S., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Optimization of Dielectric Functions for Enhancement of Near-Field Radiative Transfer,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2009), Abstract No. IMECE2009-12388, Orlando, FL, November 13-19. [Innovation Award for the poster presented at the 2009 ASME Society-Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum.]

120. McNamara, A.J., Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Reexamination of the Size Effect on the Lattice Specific Heat of Nanostructures,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2009), Abstract No. IMECE2009-12388, Orlando, FL, November 13-19.

119. Bright, T.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Entropy Generation in Thin Films Evaluated from Phonon Radiative Transport,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2009), Paper No. IMECE2009-12388, Orlando, FL, November 13-19.

118. Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Demonstration of Coherent Thermal Emission with Multilayered Structures,” Synthesis and Processing Sciences Contractors Meeting, DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Warrenton, VA, October 25-28.

117. Wang, X.J., Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Effective Medium Calculation of the Radiative Properties of Doped Silicon Nanowire Arrays,” 17th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 21-26.

116. Wang, L.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Transmission through Double-Layered Periodic Metallic Nanoslit Arrays,” 2009 US-EU-China Thermophysics Conference – Renewable Energy, Beijing, China, May 28-30.

115. Basu, S., and Zhang, Z.M., 2009, “Maximum Energy Transfer in Nanoscale Thermal Radiation,” American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, March 16-20.

114. Basu, S., Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2008, “Near-Field Radiation Calculated with an Improved Dielectric Function Model for Doped Silicon,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2008), Paper No. IMECE2008-68314, Boston, MA, Oct. 31 – Nov. 6.

113. Wang, L.P., Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2008, “Metamaterials Using Magnetic Resonance between Periodic Strips and a Metallic Film,” OSA Fall Optics and Photonics Congress: Plasmonics and Metamaterials (META 2008), Rochester, NY, Oct. 20-23.

112. Lee, B.J., Wang, L.P., Wang, X.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2008, “Spatial and Temporal Coherent Emission from a Fabry-Perot Resonance Cavity,” the 3rd Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, Jacksonville, FL, August 10-14.

111. Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2008, “Multilayer Structures for Coherent Thermal Emission and Energy Pathways in Near-Field Radiative Transfer,” the 6th Japan-US Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena – Science and Engineering, Boston, MA, July 13-16.

110. Wang, X.J., Flicker, J.D., Lee, B.J., Ready, W.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2008, “Visible and Near-Infrared Absorptance of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes,” Second Integration and Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems International Conference and Exhibition, Hong Kong, China, June 3-5.

109. Lee., B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2008, “Energy Streamlines in Near-Field Thermal Radiation,” First ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference (MNHT08), Paper No. MNHT2008-52210, Tainan, Taiwan, January 6-9.

108. Chen, Y.-B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2008, “Design of Wavelength-Selective Surfaces for Mid-Infrared Detectors Using Heavily Doped Silicon Complex Gratings,” First ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference (MNHT08), Paper No. MNHT2008-52005, Tainan, Taiwan, January 6-9.

107. Chen, Y.-B., Lee., B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2007, “Infrared Radiative Properties of Submicron Metallic Slit Arrays,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2007), Paper No. IMECE2007-41268, Seattle, WA, Nov. 11-15.

106. Basu, S., Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2007, “Infrared Radiative Properties of Heavily Doped Silicon at Room Temperature,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2007), Paper No. IMECE2007-41266, Seattle, WA, Nov. 11-15. [2nd Place HP Best Paper Award.]

105. Lee, B.J., Park, K., and Zhang, Z.M., 2007, “Visualization of Energy Streamlines in Near-Field Thermal Radiation,” in Photogallery – Heat Transfer Visualization, ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Vancouver, Canada, July 8-12, 2007.

104. Lee, B.J., Chen, Y.-B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2007, “Indirect Measurements of Coherent Thermal Emission from a Truncated Photonic Crystal Structure,” ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Paper No. HT2007-321303, Vancouver, Canada, July 8-12.

103. Park, K., Cross, G., Zhang,* Z.M., and King,* W.P., 2007, “Heat Transfer Between a Heated Microcantilever and the Substrate,” ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering and Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Paper No. HT2007-321536, Vancouver, Canada, July 8-12. (* corresponding author)

102. Park, K., Basu, S., King, W.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2007, “Performance Analysis of Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Devices Considering Absorption Distribution,” the Fifth International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (Rad-V), Bodrum, Turkey, June 17-22, 2007.

101. Park, K., Lee, J., Zhang, Z.M., and King,* W.P., 2007, “Nanotopography Imaging Using Heated Microcantilever in Tapping Mode,” Transducers’07 & Eurosensors XXI, the 14th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Lyon, France, June 10-14, 2007. (* corresponding author)

100. Kumar, S., Shin, H., Chen, Y.B., Wang, Z.-L., Zhang, Z.M., and Hesketh,* P.J., 2007, “Visible Light Reponse of Tin Oxide Nanobelts,” 20th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS’2007), Kobe, Japan, January 21-25. (* corresponding author)

99. Park, K., Lee, J., Zhang, Z.M., and King,* W.P., and Marchenkov, A., 2006, “Electrical and Thermal Characteristics of Heated Atomic Force Microscope Cantilevers at Low Temperature,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2006), Chicago, IL, November 5-10. (* corresponding author)

98. Lee, B.J., Chen, Y.-B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2006, “Measurements of Coherent Thermal Emission from Planar Multilayer Structures,” IMECE 2006, Chicago, IL, November 5-10.

97. Lee, B.J., Chen, Y.-B., and Zhang, Z.M., 2006, “Can infrared energy be focused to nanometric length scale?” IMECE 2006, Chicago, IL, November 5-10.

96. Zhang, Z.M., and Lee, B.J., 2006, “What is photon tunneling?” IMECE 2006, Chicago, IL, November 5-10.

95. Fu, K., Chen, Y.-B., Hsu,* P.-f., and Zhang, Z.M., 2006, “RTP Device Scaling Effect on the Spectral Absorptance of Wafer Front Side,” 14th Annual IEEE International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors (RTP2006), Kyoto, Japan, October 10-13. (* corresponding author)

94. Lee, H.J., Bryson, A.C., and Zhang, Z.M., 2006, “Measurement and Modeling of the Emittance of Silicon Wafers,” 16th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, July 30 – August 4, 2006.

93. Lee, H.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2006, “Applicability of Phase Ray-Tracing Method for Light Scattering from Rough Surfaces,” 9th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 5-8, Paper AIAA-2006-3432.

92. Lee, J., Beechem, T., Park, K., Zhang, Z.M., Graham, S., and King,* W.P., 2006, “Thermal and Mechanical Characterization and Calibration of Heated Microcantilevers,” 2006 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop, pp. 336-339,Hilton Head Island, SC, June 4-8. (* corresponding author)

91. Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2005, “Coherent Thermal Emission from Modified Periodic Multilayer Structures,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, Paper IMECE-82487.

90. Chen, Y.-B., Zhang, Z.M., and Timans, P.J., 2005, “Radiative Properties of Pattered Wafers with Linewidth Below 100 nm,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005, Paper IMECE-82418.

89. Zhang, Z.M., and Basu, S., 2005, “Temperature and Entropy of Radiation,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.

88. Lee, H.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2005, “Bidirectional Reflectance of Coated Anisotropic Rough Surfaces,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.

87. Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2005, “Temperature and Doping Dependence of the Radiative Properties of Silicon: Drude Model Revisited,” Proceedings of the 13th IEEE Annual International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors (RTP’2005),pp. 251-260, Santa Barbara, CA, Oct. 4 – 7.

86. Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2005, “Rad-Pro: Effective Software for Modeling Radiative Properties in Rapid Thermal Processing,” RTP’2005,pp. 275-281, Santa Barbara, CA, Oct. 4 – 7.

85. Zhang, Z.M., and Fu, C.J., 2005, “Some Unique Radiative Properties of Negative Index Materials,” Japan/US Joint Seminar on Nanoscale Transport Phenomena – Science and Engineering, Matsushima, Japan, July 4 – 7. (Invited participant)

84. Barletta, J., Karlsson, J.O.M., Zhang, Z.M., 2005, “Transient Temperature Distributions During Electrical Pulsing of Filaments Used for Microporation of Skin,” ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Vail, CO, June 23– 26.

83. Lee, H.J., Zhu, Q.Z., and Zhang, Z.M., 2005, “Radiative Properties of Anisotropic Microrough Silicon Surfaces,” 38th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Paper AIAA-2005-5209, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 6–9. [2005 AIAA Thermophysics Best Paper Award. www.aiaa.org/tc/tp/awards/paper.html]

82. Fu, C.J., Zhang, Z.M., and Tanner, D.B., 2005, “Polariton-Assisted Coherent Thermal Emission by Heterogeneous Structures,” American Physical Society March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 21–25.

81. Fu, C.J., P.N. First, Zhang, Z.M., 2005, “Criteria for a Brewster Angle in Negative-Index Materials,” American Physical Society March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 21–25.

80. Fu, C.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Radiative Heat Transfer between Doped Silicon Surfaces Separated at Nanoscale Distances,” the Fifth Georgia Tech Annual Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, November 10–11.

79. Fu, K., Hsu, P.-f., and Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Radiative Properties of Silicon-Based Thin Films for Partially Coherent Radiation,” Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors (RTP’2004), pp. 185-193, Portland, OR, Sept. 27 – 30.

78. Fu, C.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Prediction of Nanoscale Radiative Heat Transfer between Silicon and Silicon or Another material,” ASME Heat Transfer and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, Charlotte, NC, July 11 – 15, Paper 56332.

77. Zhu, Q.Z., Lee, H.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Validity of Hybrid Models for the Bidirectional Reflectance of Coated Rough Surfaces,” 37th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Paper AIAA-2004-2679, Portland, OR, June 28 – July 1.

76. Lee, B.J., Khuu, V.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Partially Coherent Spectral Radiative Properties of Dielectric Thin Films with Rough Surfaces,” 37th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Paper AIAA-2004-2466, Portland, OR, June 28 – July 1.

75. Tsai, B.K., DeWitt, D.P., Early, E.A., Hanssen, L.M., Mekhontsev, S.N., Rink, M., Kreider, K.G., Lee, B.J., Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Emittance Standards for Improved Radiation Thermometry during Thermal Processing of Silicon Materials,” 9th International Symposium on Temperature and Thermal Measurements in Industry and Science (Tempmeko 2004), Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 22 – 25.

74. Lee, H.J., Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Modeling the Radiative Properties of Semitransparent Wafers with Rough Surfaces and Thin-Film Coatings,” Fourth International Symposium on Radiation Transfer, Istanbul, Turkey, June 20-25.

73. Fu, C.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2004, “Effect of the Dopant Concentration of Silicon on the Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer,” ARO/DARPA Workshop on Thermal Management for Micro and Meso Power Systems, Chicago, IL, May 17 – 19.

72. Zhang, Z.M., and Lee, H.J., 2004, “Radiative Properties of Silicon Considering Surface Imperfections and Chamber Effects,” 205th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS), San Antonio, TX, May 9 – 14. [Invited paper in the session on Advanced Short-Time Thermal Processing for Si-Based CMOS Devices.]

71. Fu, C.J., Zhang, Z.M., and Tanner, D.B., 2003, “Enhanced Radiation Tunneling of a Multilayer Structure with a Left-Handed Medium by Surface Plasmon Polaritons,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2003), Washington D.C., Nov. 16 – 21, Paper 41952.

70. Park, K., Lee, B.J., Fu, C.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2003, “Effect of Surface and Bulk Polaritons on the Radiative Properties of Multilayer Structures with a Left-Handed Medium,” IMECE’2003, Washington D.C., Nov. 16 – 21, Paper 41972.

69. Zhu, Q.Z., and Zhang, Z.M., 2003, “Application of the Measured Slope Distribution to the Prediction of the Bidirectional Reflectance for Rough Surfaces,” IMECE’2003, Washington D.C., Nov.16 – 21, Paper 41815.

68. Zhang, Z.M., Lee, B.J., and and Lee, H.J., 2003, “Study of the Radiative Properties of Silicon-Based Materials for Thermal Processing and Control,” Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Annual International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors (RTP’2003),pp. 107-115, Charleston, SC, Sept. 23 – 26.

67. Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2003, “Development of Experimentally Validated Optical Property Models for Silicon and Related Materials,” RTP’2003, pp. 143-150, Sept. 23 – 26.

66. Zhang, Z.M., and Park, K., 2003, “Group Front and Group Velocity in a Dispersive Medium upon Refraction from a Nondispersive Medium,” ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 20 – 23.

65. Chen, Y.B., Zhu, Q.Z., Wright, T.L., King, W.P., and Zhang, Z.M., 2003, “Bidirectional Reflection Measurements of Periodically Microstructured Silicon Surfaces,” Fifteenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, Colorado, June 22 – 27.

64. Lee, H.J., Lee, B.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2003, “Modeling the Directional Spectral Radiative Properties of Semitransparent Wafers with Thin-Film Coatings,” 15th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 22 – 27.

63. Zhang, Z.M., and Fu, C.J., 2003, “Energy Transmission in a Left-Handed Medium Through Evanescent Modes,” NSF Nanoscale Mechanical Engineering Workshop, NSF, Arlington, VA, June 15-16.

62. Gu, L.X., Fu, C.J., Niess, J., Timans, P.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2003, “Modeling the Temperature and Stress of the Wafer Around the Support Pin During Rapid Thermal Processing,” Proceedings of the Sixth ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, March 16-20, Paper No. AJ03-587.

61. Zhang, Z.M., Fu, C.J., and Tanner, D.B., 2003, “Energy Transmission in a Left-Handed Medium Through Evanescent Modes,” American Physical Society March Meeting, Austin, TX, March 3 – 7.

60. Fu, C.J., Zhang, Z.M., and Tanner, D.B, 2002, “Radiative Properties of Multilayer Thin Films with Positive and Negative Refractive Indexes,” International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’2002), New Orleans, LA, November 17 – 22, Paper 32771.

59. Zhu, Q.Z., Shen, Y.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2002, “Bidirectional Reflectance Measurement of Microstructural Silicon Surfaces,” IMECE’2002, Nov. 17 – 22, Paper 32757.

58. Shen, Y.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2002, “Design and Characterization of a Bidirectional Reflectometer,” Proc. 12th International Heat Transfer Conference, Grenoble, France, Aug. 18-23, J. Taine ed., Elsevier, Paris, Vol. 1, pp. 615-620.

57. Zhou, Y.H., and Zhang, Z.M., 2002, “Radiative Properties of Semitransparent Silicon Wafers with Rough Surfaces,” Eighth AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 24 – 26.

56. Zhang, Z.M., and Fu, C.J., 2002, “Radiative Transfer by Evanescent Waves in Layered Structures with a Negative Refractive Index,” Symposium on Radiation Heat Transfer in Honor of Professor John R. Howell at the 8th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 24 – 26.

55. Fu, C.J., and Zhang, Z.M., 2002, “Transmission Enhancement by Using a Layer with a Negative Refractive Index,” International Symposium on Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Transport Phenomena, Antalya, Turkey, April 14 – 19.

54. Shen,Y.J., Zhu, Q.Z., Zhang, Z.M., and Timans, P.J., 2002, “Reflectance and Transmittance Measurements in a Mock-up Rapid Thermal Processing Chamber,” Rapid Thermal and Other Short-Time Processing Technologies III, P.J. Timans et al. eds., Proc. Vol. 2002-11 (the Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ), pp. 245-252.

53. Zhu, Q.Z., Sin, S., and Zhang, Z.M., 2002, “Surface Characterization of the Rough Side of Silicon Wafers,” Developments in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol. 21, A.J. Kassab et al. eds. (Rivercross Publishing, Inc., Orlando, FL), pp. 49-55.

52. Zhou, Y.H., Zhang, Z.M., DeWitt, D.P., and Tsai, B.K., 2001, “Effects of Radiative Properties of Surfaces on Radiometric Temperature Measurement,” Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors (RTP’2001), pp. 179-188, Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 26 – 28.

51. Zhang, Z.M., 2001, “Microscale Thermal Radiation in Thin Solid Films,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy Conversion and Applications (ICECA’01), Wuhan, China, June 17-20, W. Liu ed., pp. 281-286. (Invited paper)

50. Zhang, Z.M., and Chen, D.H., 2001, “Thermal Analysis of Multiphoton Absorption at 193 nm in Volume-Absorbing Glass,” 2001 National Heat Transfer Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 10 – 12.

49. Chen, D.H., Dowell, M.L., Cromer, C.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2001, “Thermal Response and Inequivalence of Pulsed Ultraviolet-Laser Calorimeters,” 35th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 11 – 14.

48. Chen, D.C., and Zhang, Z.M., 2000, “Thermal Modeling of the Cavity in Pulsed Excimer Laser Calorimeter,” ASME HTD-Vol. 366-5, pp. 183-186. IMECE’2000, Orlando, FL, Nov. 5 – 10.

47. Zhou, Y.H., Shen, Y.J., Zhang, Z.M., Tsai, B.K., and DeWitt, D.P., 2000, “Monte Carlo Simulation for Radiometric Temperature Measurement in Rapid Thermal Processing,” ASME HTD-Vol. 366-5, pp. 187-190. [also IMECE’2000, Orlando, FL, Nov. 5 – 10.]

46. Zhou, Y.H., Shen, Y.J., Zhang, Z.M., Tsai, B.K., and DeWitt, D.P., 2000, “Impact of Directional Properties on the Radiometric Temperature Measurement in Rapid Thermal Processing,” Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors (RTP’2000), pp. 94-103, Gaithersburg, MD, Sept. 20 – 22.

45. Zhang, Z.M., and Zhou, Y.H., 2000, “An Effective Emissivity Model for Rapid Thermal Processing Using the Net-Radiation Method,” 14th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 25 – 30.

44. Shen, Y.J., Zhang, Z.M., 2000, Tsai, B.K., and DeWitt, D.P., “Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function of Rough Silicon Wafers,” 14th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 25 – 30.

43. Chen, D.C., Dowell, M.L., Cromer, C.L., and Zhang, Z.M., 2000, “Thermal Modeling of Calorimeters for Excimer Lasers at 193 nm Wavelength,” 34th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Paper AIAA-2000-2367, Denver, CO, June 19 – 22.

42. Boychev, V.A., Tanner, D.B., Zhang, Z.M., Vale, L.R., and Rudman, D.A., 2000, “Far-Infrared Studies of YBa2Cu3O7– Thin Films on Si Substrates,” American Physical Society March Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, March 20 – 24.

41. Kumar, A.R., Boychev, V.A., Zhang, Z.M., and Tanner, D.B., 1999, “Fabry-Perot Resonators Built with YBa2Cu3O7- Films on Si Substrates,” IMECE’1999, Nashville, TN, Nov. 14 – 19.

40. Shen,Y.J., Chen, D.H., and Zhang, Z.M., 1999, “Thermal Analysis of an Absolute Radiometer Designed for the Future Satellite Mission of Total Solar Irradiance Measurement,” Proc. ASME HTD-Vol. 364-4 (IMECE’1999, Nashville, TN, Nov. 14 – 19), pp. 189-197.

39. Rosa, F., Zhou, Y.H., Zhang, Z.M., DeWitt, D.P., and Tsai, B.K., 1999, “Modeling Chamber Radiation Effects on Radiometric Temperature Measurement in Rapid Thermal Processing,” Advances in Rapid Thermal Processing, F. Roozeboom et al. eds., Proc. Vol. 99-10 (the Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ), pp. 419-426.

38. Boychev, V.A., Kumar, A.R., Zhang, Z.M., Tanner, D.B., Vale, L.R., and Rudman, D.A., 1999, “Far-Infrared Transmittance of Fabry-Perot Resonators Using YBa2Cu3O7- Thin Films on Si Substrates,” American Physical Society March Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 20 – 26.

37. Kumar, A.R., Boychev, V.A., Zhang, Z.M., Tanner, D.B., Vale, L.R., and Rudman, D.A., 1999, “Far-Infrared Properties of YBa2Cu3O7- Thin Films on Si Substrates,” American Physical Society March Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 20 – 26.

36. Kumar, A.R., Zhang, Z.M., Boychev, V.A., Tanner, D.B., Vale, L.R., and Rudman, D.A., 1998, “Far-Infrared Transmittance and Reflectance of YBa2Cu3O7- Films on Si Substrates,” IMECE’1998, Anaheim, CA, Nov. 15 – 20.

35. Zhang, Z.M., Kumar, A.R., Boychev, V.A., and Tanner, D.B., 1998, “Radiative Properties of High-Temperature Superconducting Films on Si Substrates,” Open Forum on Radiation at the 7th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 15 – 18.

34. Chen, D.H., and Zhang, Z.M., 1998, “A Thermal Model of Volume Absorbing Materials Heated by Laser Pulses at 193 nm Wavelength,” 7th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Paper AIAA-98-2839, Albuquerque, NM, June 15 – 18.

33. Kumar, A.R., Zhang, Z.M., Boychev, V.A., and Tanner, D.B., 1998, “Far-Infrared Absorptance of YBa2Cu3O7- Films in the Normal State,” The Second Microtherm Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, June 14.

32. Zhang, Z.M., Lorentz, S.R., Rice, J.P., and Datla, R.U., 1997, “Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Polyimide and a Black Paint for the Development of Cryogenic Radiometers,” Absolute Radiometry and Remote Sensing Conference (NEWRAD ’97), Tucson, AZ, Oct. 27 – 29.

31. Livigni, D.J., Cromer, C.L., Scott, T.R., Johnson, B.C., and Zhang, Z.M., 1997, “Cryogenic Radiometer Characterization and Comparison with a Laser Calorimeter,” NEWRAD ’97, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 27 – 29.

30. Johnson, B.C., Kumar, A.R., Zhang, Z.M., Livigni, D.J., Cromer, C.L., and Scott, T.R., 1997, “Heat Transfer Analysis and Modeling of a Cryogenic Laser Radiometer,” 1997 National Heat Transfer Conference, Baltimore, MD, Aug. 10 – 12.

29. Zhang, Z.M., Lefever-Button, G., and Powell, F.R., 1997, “Infrared Refractive Index and Extinction Coefficient of Polyimide Films,” 13th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Boulder, CO, June 22 – 27.

28. Zhang, Z.M., 1996, “Far-Infrared Radiation Modulators Using High-Tc Superconductors,” IMECE’1996, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 17 – 22.

27. Zhang, Z.M., Rice, J.P., and Datla, R.U., 1996, “Thermal Design of High-Tc Superconductor Radiometers,” 1996 National Heat Transfer Conference, Houston, TX, Aug. 3 – 6.

26. Zhang, Z.M., Zhu, C.J., and Hanssen, L.M., 1996, “Absolute Detector Calibration Applied to Nonlinearity Error Correction in FT-IR Measurements,” The Second International Symposium on Advanced Infrared Spectroscopy, Durham, NC, June 17 – 19.

25. Zhang, Z.M., Hanssen, L.M., Datla, R.U., and Drew, H.D., 1995, “An Apparatus for Infrared Transmittance and Reflectance Measurements at Cryogenic Temperatures,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’1995), San Francisco, CA, Nov. 12 – 17.

24. Zhang, Z.M., Hanssen, L.M., Hsia, J.J., Datla, R.U., Zhu, C., and Griffiths, P.R., 1995, “A Procedure for Testing the Radiometric Accuracy of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometers,” 10th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS), Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27 – Sept. 1.

23. Zhang, Z.M., and Hanssen, L.M., 1995, “A Computer Simulation of the Non-Linearity Effect on FT-IR Measurements,” 10th International Conference on FTS, Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27 – Sept. 1.

22. Zhang, Z.M., Livigni, D.J., Jones, R.D., and Scott, T.R., 1995, “Thermal Modeling and Analysis of Laser Calorimeters,” 1995 National Heat Transfer Conference, Portland, OR, Aug. 5 – 8.

21. Zhang, Z.M., Datla, R.U., and Hanssen, L.M., 1995, “Neutral-Density Filters for FT-IR Characterization,” Bio-Rad FT-IR Users’ Meeting, Cambridge, MA, June 20 – 22.

20. Zhang, Z.M., Gentile, T.R., Migdall, A.L., Frenkel, A., and Datla, R.U., 1995, “Development of Transmittance Standard Reference Materials in the Infrared: Part I. Transmittance Standards at 1.06 m Wavelength,” the Fifth Infrared Radiometric Sensor Calibration Symposium, Logan, UT, May 8 – 11, 1995.

19. Zhang, Z.M., Datla, R.U., and Hanssen, L.M., 1995, “Development of Transmittance Standard Reference Materials in the Infrared: Part II. Transmittance Standards for 2 to 25 m Wavelength Region,” the Fifth Infrared Radiometric Sensor Calibration Symposium, Logan, UT, May 8 – 11.

18. Gentile, T.R., Frenkel, A., Migdall, A. L., and Zhang, Z.M., 1995, “Neutral Density Filter Measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology,” Spectrophotometry, Luminescence and Colour; Science and Compliance, C. Burgess and D.G. Jones eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 129-139.

17. Zhang, Z.M., Datla, R.U., and Hanssen, L.M., 1995, “Development of Neutral-Density Infrared Filters Using Metallic Thin Films,” Materials for Optical Limiting, R. Crane et al. eds., Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Vol. 374, pp. 117-122.

16. Zhang, Z.M., 1994, “Filter Attenuation Measurements,” Workshop on NIST IR Metrology Standards and National Needs, Gaithersburg, MD, Dec. 6 – 7.

15. Zhang, Z.M., 1994, “Optical Properties of Layered Structures for Partially Coherent Radiation,” Heat Transfer 1994 — Proceedings of the Tenth International Heat Transfer Conference, Brighton, UK, G. F. Hewitt ed., IChemE, Vol. 2, pp. 177-182.

14. Zhang, Z.M., Hanssen, L.M., and Datla, R.U., 1994, “Neutral Density Filter Development for Calibration of the FT-IR Radiometric Scale,” the Fourth Infrared Radiometric Sensor Calibration Symposium, Logan, UT, May 9 – 12.

13. Zhang, Z.M., Hanssen, L.M., and Datla, R.U., 1994, “Novel Cryogenic Apparatus for Transmittance and Reflectance Measurements from 1 m to 1000 m,” the Fourth Infrared Radiometric Sensor Calibration Symposium, Logan, UT, May 9 – 12.

12. Zhang, Z.M., and Frenkel, A., 1993, “Thermal and Nonequilibrium Responses of Superconductors for Radiation Detectors,” ASME Winter Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 28 – Dec. 3.

11. Zhang, Z.M., Datla, R.U., Lorentz, S.R., and Tang, H.C., 1993, “Thermal Modeling of Absolute Cryogenic Radiometers,” 1993 National Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA, Aug. 8 – 11.

10. Zhang, Z.M., Hsia, J.J., Datla, R.U., and Hanssen, L.M., 1993, “Radiometric Characterization of FT-IR Spectrophotometers,” 9th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, J. E. Bertie and H. Wieser (eds.), SPIE Vol. 2089, pp. 226-227.

9. Zhang, Z.M., Le, T.A., Flik, M.I., and Cravalho, E.G., 1992, “Infrared Optical Constants of the High-Tc Superconductor YBa2Cu3O7,” 1992 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, Nov. 8 – 13.

8. Malone, C.G., Zhang, Z.M., Flik, M.I., and Cravalho, E.G., 1992, “Optimized Design of Far-Infrared Fabry-Perot Resonators Fabricated from YBa2Cu3O7,” ASC-92, Chicago, IL, Aug. 23 – 28.

7. Zhang, Z.M., and Flik, M.I., 1992, “Predicted Absorptance of YBa2Cu3O7/YSZ/Si Multilayer Structures for Infrared Detectors,” 1992 Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC-92), Chicago, IL, Aug. 23 – 28.

6. Zhang, Z.M., and Flik, M.I., 1992, “Spectroscopy of High-Tc Superconducting Thin Films,” Bio-Rad FT-IR Users’ Meeting, Cambridge, MA, June 23 – 25.

5. Flik, M.I., Zhang, Z.M., Goodson, K.E., Siegal, M.P., and Phillips, J.M., 1992, “Electron Scattering Rate in Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7 Superconducting Films,” 1992 APS March Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March 16 – 20.

4. Zhang, Z.M., Choi, B.I., Flik, M.I., and Anderson, A.C., 1991, “Infrared Refractive Indices of LaAlO3, LaGaO3, and NdGaO3,” 1991 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 2 – 6.

3. Choi, B.I., Zhang, Z.M., Flik, M.I., and Siegrist, T., 1991, “Radiative Properties of Y-Ba-Cu-O Films with Variable Oxygen Content,” 1991 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Dec. 1 – 6.

2. Zhang, Z.M., Choi, B.I., Le, T.A., Flik, M.I., Siegal, M.P., and Phillips, J.M., 1991, “Infrared Refractive Index of Thin YBa2Cu3O7 Superconducting Films,” 1991 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Dec. 1 – 6.

1. Flik, M.I., and Zhang, Z.M., 1991, “Photometric Accuracy of FTIR Spectrometers,” 8th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, H.M. Heise, E.H. Korte, and H.W. Siesler eds., SPIE Vol. 1575, pp. 201-202.