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RECENT PUBLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLES : D.H. Min, G.S. Hwang, and M. Kaviany, "Multi-Artery, Heat Pipe Spreader", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, XX, XXXX, 2008. H. Bao, X.L. Ruan and M. Kaviany, "Theory of the Broadening of Vibrational Spectra Induced by Lowered Symmetry in Yttria Nanostructures", Physical Review B, 78, 125417-1-7, 2008. V.P. Carey, G. Chen, C.Grigoropoulos, M.Kaviany, and A. Majumdar, "A Review of Heat Transfer Physics", Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophsical Engineering, 12, 1-60, 2008. J. Kim, A. Kapoor, and M. Kaviany, " Material Metrics for Laser Cooling of Solids", Physical Review B, 77, 115127-1-15, 2008. B. L. Huang, and M. Kaviany, "Ab Initio and Molecular Dynamics Predictions for Electron and Phonon Trasport in Bismuth Telluride", Physical Review B, 77, 125209-1-19, 2008. X. L. Ruan, and M. Kaviany, "Ab Initio Photon-Electron and Electron-Vibration Coupling Calculations Related to Laser Cooling of Ion-Doped Solids", Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 5, 221-229, 2008. X. L. Ruan, S. C. Rand, and M. Kaviany, "Entropy and Efficiency in Laser Cooling of Solids", Physical Review B, 75, 214304-1-9, 2007. J. Kim and M. Kaviany, "Purging of Dropwise Condensate by Electrowetting", Journal of Applied Physics, 101, 103520-1-7, 2007. H. Wu, D. Ma and M. Kaviany "Peripheral Fins for Blockage Robustness", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 50, 2514-2520, 2007. G.-S. Hwang, M. Kaviany, W.G. Anderson and J. Zuo "Modulated Wick Heat Pipe", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 50, 1420-1434, 2007. X.L. Ruan and M. Kaviany, "Advances in Laser Cooling of Solids", ASME J. Heat Transfer, 129, 3-10, 2007. B.L. Huang, Z. Ni, A. Millward, A.J.H McGaughey, C. Uher, M. Kaviany and O. Yaghi, "Thermal Conductivity of a Metal-Organic Framework (MOF-5): Part 2. Measurement", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 50, 405-411, 2007. B.L. Huang, A.J.H. McGaughey and M. Kaviany, "Thermal Conductivity of Metal-Organic Framework 5 (MOF-5): Part 1. Molecular Dynamics Simulations", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 50, 393-404, 2007. B.L. Huang and M. Kaviany, "Structural Metrics of High-Temperature Lattice conductivity", Journal of Applied Physics, 100, 123507-1-12, 2006. A. J. H. McGaughey, M. I. Hussein, E. S. Landry, M. Kaviany and G. M. Hulbert, "Phonon Band Structure and Thermal Transport Correlation in a Layered Diatomic Crystal", Physical Review B, 74, 104304-1-12, 2006. A. J. H. McGaughey and M. Kaviany, "Phonon Transport in Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Formulation and Thermal Conductivity Prediction ", Chapter 2, in Advances in Heat Transfer, 39, 169-225, 2006. X. L. Ruan and M. Kaviany, "Enhanced Laser Cooling of Rare-Earth-Ion-Doped Nanocrystalline Powders", Physical Review B, 73, 155422-1-15, 2006 G.-S. Hwang and M. Kaviany, "Critical Heat Flux in Thin, Uniform Particle Coatings", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 49, 844-849, 2006. L. W. da Silva and M. Kaviany, "Fabrication and Measured Performance of a First-Generation Microthermoelectric Cooler", Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 14, 1110-1117, 2005. A. J. H. McGaughey and M. Kaviany, "Observation and Description of Phonon Interactions in Molecular Dynamics Simulations", Physical Review B, 71, 184305-1-11, 2005 L. W. da Silva, M. Kaviany and C. Uher, "Thermoelectric Performance of Films in the Bismuth-Tellurium and Antimony-Tellurium Systems", Journal of Applied Physics, 97, 114903-1-10, 2005. X. L. Ruan and M. Kaviany, "Enhanced Nonradiative Relaxation and Photoluminescence Quenching in Random, Doped Nanocrystalline Powders", Journal of Applied Physics, 97, 104331-1-8, 2005. X. L. Ruan and M. Kaviany, "Photon Localization and Electromagnetic Field Enhancement in Laser-Irradiated, Random Porous Media", Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 9, 63-84, 2005. J. D. Chung, A. J. H. McGaughey, and M. Kaviany, "Role of Phonon Dispersion in Lattice Thermal Conductivity Modeling", ASME J. Heat Transfer, 126, 376-380, 2004. S. Redmond, S. C. Rand, X. L. Ruan, and M. Kaviany, "Multiple Scattering and Nonlinear Thermal Emission of Yb^3+, Er^3+:Y2O3 Nanopowders", Journal of Applied Physics, 95, 4069-4077, 2004. A. J. H. McGaughey and M. Kaviany, "Quantitative Validation of the Boltzmann Transport Equation Phonon Thermal Conductivity Model Under the Single Mode Relaxation Time Approximation", Physical Review B, 69, 094303-1-12, 2004. L. W. da Silva and M. Kaviany, "Micro-thermoelectric Cooler: Interfacial Effects on Thermal and Electrical Transport", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, 2417-2435, 2004. A. J. H. McGaughey and M. Kaviany, "Thermal Conductivity Decomposition and Analysis Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Part I. Lennard-Jones Argon", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, 1783-1798, 2004. A. J. H. McGaughey and M. Kaviany, "Thermal Conductivity Decomposition and Analysis Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Part II. Complex Silica Structures", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, 1799-1816, 2004. J.-H. Nam and M. Kaviany, "Effective Mass Diffusivity and Water Saturation Distribution in Single- and Two-Layer PEMFC Diffusion Medium", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 46, 4595-4611, 2003. M. Mezedur, M. Kaviany, and W. Moore, "Effect of Pore Structure, Randomness, and Size on Effective Mass Diffusivity," AIChE J., 48, 15-24, 2002. C.-W. Park and M. Kaviany, "Evaporation/Combustion Affected by In-Cylinder Reciprocating Porous Regenerator," ASME J. Heat Transfer, 124, 184-194, 2002. S. G. Liter and M. Kaviany, "Pool-Boiling CHF Enhancement by Modulated Porous-Layer Coating." Theory and Experiment," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer,  44, 4287-4311, 2001. A. A. M. Oliveira and M. Kaviany, "Nonequilibrium in the Transport of Heat and Reactants in Combustion in Porous Media." , Prog. Energy Combust. Sci., 27, 523-545, 2001. C.-W. Park and M. Kaviany, "Combustion-Thermoelectric Tube," ASME J. Heat Transfer, 122, 721-729, 2000. J.-D. Chung and M. Kaviany, "Effects of Phonon Pore Scattering and Pore Randomness on Effective Conductivity of Porous Silicon," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 43, 521-537, 2000. In order to view some of the pdf files in the links above, you must have access to the journal websites. If you are unable to view the papers and would like a copy, please send an email to Jedo Kim, who will send you a pdf version. BOOKS : M. Kaviany, Heat Transfer Physics, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2008. M. Kaviany, Principles of Heat Transfer, Wiley, New York, 2001. M. Kaviany, Principles of Convective Heat Transfer, Second Edition, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001. M. Kaviany, Principles of Heat Transfer in Porous Media, Second Edition, (Second Printing), Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999.