Massoud Kaviany
| Massoud Kaviany | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 Tehran, Iran |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Illinois Chicago (B.S., M.S.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Heat transfer physics; heat transfer in porous media |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Mitra Kaviany (m. 1985) |
| 👶 Children | Saara Kaviany, Parisa Kaviany |
| 🌐 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.[citation needed] 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
Following his doctorate, Kaviany worked as a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1979 to 1980. In 1981, he joined the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as an assistant professor, becoming an associate professor in 1985. He moved to the University of Michigan in 1986, where he became a full professor in 1992.[2][not in citation given]
Kaviany has held visiting appointments at the University of Bordeaux (1995), University of Paris VI (1997), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2010), Pohang University of Science and Technology (2010–2023), and the Tokyo Institute of Technology (2017).[citation needed]
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. 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.[3][4]
His group also carried out measurements of thermal conductivity in metal–organic frameworks, supported by classical molecular-dynamics simulation.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7] His group has also developed theoretical and experimental analyses of heat pipes, loop heat pipes, and oscillating heat pipes used in advanced thermal management systems.[8][not in citation given]
Photon interactions and energy conversion
Kaviany has also contributed to photon-mediated energy processes, including laser cooling of solids and gases, phonon-assisted photon–electron coupling, and other mechanisms that convert high-entropy heat into lower-entropy excitations (photons, electrons, phonons).[citation needed] His 2021 work, “Atomic-Level, Energy-Conversion Heat Transfer,” proposed a unified view of carrier kinetics, including a detailed explanation of phonon wave–particle duality illustrated through nanopowder scattering.[citation needed]
Unified framework and applications
Across all four transport carriers, Kaviany has advanced[dubious ] a multiscale framework spanning ab initio calculations, molecular dynamics, Boltzmann transport, and continuum models. Applications include thermoelectrics (including micro thermoelectric coolers), fuel cells, boiling heat transfer enhancement, electronics thermal management, and emerging phonovoltaic and phonoelectric devices.[9][peacock prose]
Teaching, books, and mentoring
- Principles of Heat Transfer in Porous Media (Springer, 1991; 2nd ed., 1995)[10]
- 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)[4]
Honors and awards
- Life Time Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (1992)[11]
- ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award (Science) (2002)[citation needed]
- ASME James Harry Potter Gold Medal (2010)[citation needed]
- ASME Heat Transfer Division 75th Anniversary Medal (2013)[citation needed]
- Fellow, American Physical Society (2011)[citation needed]
- Fellow, American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (2020)[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Massoud Kaviany". University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ Discuss, D_o_S (2007-06-21). "Asetek signs research agreement with Professor Massoud Kaviany". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kaviany, Massoud (2014). Heat Transfer Physics. Cambridge University Press. Search this book on
- ↑ 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, ISBN 978-1-4757-3488-1, retrieved 2025-11-21
- ↑ 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, ISBN 978-1-4757-3488-1, retrieved 2025-11-21
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kaviany, Massoud (1995). Principles of Heat Transfer in Porous Media. Springer. ISBN 9781475734881. Search this book on
- ↑ "Kaviany Receives ASME Gold Medal". University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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