
Mission Statement
At the Energy Transport Advances Laboratory (η-Lab), we probe the fundamental physics associated with heat and mass transfer across liquid-gas interfaces. By translating these insights into design rules, we create high-performance, low-carbon-emission technologies for cooling, power generation, and clean water production. Our goal is to expand the frontier of thermal science and fluid mechanics while delivering practical solutions for a sustainable future.
Research Areas
Latest News
2026 Spring Group Dinner
Congratulations to Farkhondeh and Léo on passing their candidacy exams, and to Takehiro on publishing ETA-Lab’s first research article. We also wish Maria all the best as she completes her master’s internship with us.
ETA-Lab Has Won ERC Starting Grant
This ERC Starting Grant will support our team’s effort to deeply understand interface-molecule interactions in phase change devices under various working conditions in the next 5 years.
MicroFIP 2025: Takehiro and Rameez presented; Zhengmao received Outstanding Early Career Award
ETA-LAB members participating the Microflow and Interfacial Phenomena (MicroFIP) conference held at UCSB in June 2025: an oral talk (Takehiro) , a poster presentation (Rameez), and an outstanding early career award (Zhengmao)