T.E.A. Lab @ UCSB

Bolin is originally from Sichuan, China. He received his Bachelor's degrees from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2010. Then he moved to the US to study at MIT advised by Prof. Gang Chen, and earned his Ph.D. in 2016. After a one-year stay at Caltech as a Kavli Postdoc Fellow hosted by late Prof. Ahmed Zewail, Bolin started as an assistant professor at UCSB in July 2017 and was promoted to an associate professor in July 2023.

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Email: bliao@ucsb.edu

Phone: 805-893-7251

Office: ESB 3231E

Fanghao obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Houston in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Zhifeng Ren. While at UH, Fanghao worked on synthesizing amphiphilic Janus nanosheets for enhanced oil recovery and rational designs of efficient catalysts for seawater electrolysis using the strategy of surface modification. His current research topic at UCSB is the gas evolution and the thermal effect in the alkaline seawater electrolysis process and thermal properties measurements using PPMS.

Email: fzhang23@ucsb.edu

Shantal is originally from Anjar, Lebanon and she received her B.S. degree in Engineering Sciences from The American University of Armenia in 2022. After that, she joined the TEA Lab upon her enrollment at UCSB for a PhD program in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests include energy transport, fluid mechanics, and nanoelectromechanical systems and their application in renewable energy technologies.

Email: shantaladajian@ucsb.edu

Zeyu received his BS and MS in Thermophysics Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2023 and has been a member of the TEALab since then. His research interest focuses on phonons, including both the theoretical and experimental aspects.

Email: zeyuxiang@ucsb.edu

Ashlynn received her Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine in December 2023. She joined the TEALab upon her enrollment at the University of California, Santa Barbara for her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests include thermal and energy transport in materials and how they contribute to renewable energy resources and sustainable practices. Outside of research, Ashlynn enjoys playing volleyball, rock climbing, reading, and baking.

Email: zeyuxiang@ucsb.edu

Matthew received his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine in June 2024. He joined the TEALab upon enrollment at the University of California, Santa Barbara for his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include materials thermal transport, thermal switching, and thin film growth.

Email: mdelmont@ucsb.edu  

Joshua was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Merced, in May 2024. He joined the TEALab upon enrolling at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include fabricating and characterizing materials for their energy and thermal transport properties, contributing to renewable energy.

Email: jancheta@ucsb.edu 

Michael received his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland in May 2024. During his undergraduate degree, he had three internships, most recently performing thermal analysis on satellites. He joined the TEALab upon enrollment at the University of California, Santa Barbara for his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include non-destructive battery characterization methods and thermal energy transport and its application to clean energy technologies and spaceflight. Outside of research, Michael enjoys playing soccer, running, and reading.

Email: mauth@ucsb.edu