April 24, 2026: Nahidul Islam Shadin successfully defended his MS thesis titled “Reversible Symmetry Breaking of Tunable Directional Thermal Emission in VO2-SRO Gratings.” Congratulations, Nahidul!
April 16, 2026: Jacob Thomas successfully defended his MS thesis titled “A Viable Alternative to Manual J: Residential Load Calculation for Sizing an HVAC System in Residential Buildings.” Congratulations, Jacob!
Dec 3, 2025: Prof. Ghanekar delivered an invited talk at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: “Breaking the Boundaries of Thermal Emission with Active Metasurfaces.”
Dec 12, 2024: Prof. Ghanekar receives the Maryland Industrial Partnerships Grant ($100,000) , MIPS $90,000 + RIDO LLC $10,000
Nov 17, 2024: Prof. Ghanekar and Prof. Liang Zhu receive the Technology Catalyst Fund ($10,000)
Oct 17, 2024: Prof. Ghanekar delivered an invited talk at the University of Pennsylvania’s Singh Center for Nanotechnology for the Annual User Meeting: “Breaking the Boundaries of Thermal Emission with Active Metasurfaces.”
Aug 6, 2024: Soumik and Nahidul join Energy Photonics Lab
June 17, 2024: Prof. Ghanekar and Prof. Rajasekhar Anguluri receive 2024 COEIT Interdisciplinary Proposal Program Award ($20,000 combined)
Apr 30, 2024: Prof. Ghanekar receives SURFF Award ($8000)
Apr 18, 2024: Prof. Ghanekar receives the University of Pennsylvania’s Singh Center 2024 Innovation Seed Grant ($1,000)
Jan 14, 2024: Alok Ghanekar joins UMBC