News

Media Mentions

• WVTF: http://wvtf.org/post/solar-energy-rainy-day
• ASME Energy Forum Video Production: R&D Engineers and Concentrating Solar Power
• ASME Podcasts on Concentrating Solar Power.
• ASME Video Gallery: What’s the Deal with Concentrating Solar Power?
• ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine Cover Feature Article, March 2013.
• Reuters News: May 2015, July 2014, June 20, 2014, June 13, 2014, October 2013, September 2012, August 2012, June 2012 and April 2012.
• Solar Industry Magazine: October 2013,  May 2014
• Renewable Energy World: May 2014

Campus News

• Ryan Stoddard featured on VT News
  
• Professor Pitchumani appointed editor-in-chief of Solar Energy journal
  
• New material coating technology mimics Nature’s Lotus Effect
• Ranga Pitchumani named distinguished alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Research uses mirrors to make solar energy cost competitive
• SunShot Initiative Grant awardees to study solar energy adoption
• School of Engineering's Young Investigators breaking new ground

AMTL News

• April 2021: Sujal Bhavsar passes the Ph.D. qualifying examination. Congratulations!
  
• January 2021: Professor Pitchumani is appointed editor-in-chief of the flagship journal, Solar Energy.
  
• December 2020: Ryan Stoddard and Ali Mousavi pass their preliminary examinations. Congratulations!
  
• October 2020: Professor Pitchumani is an invited panelist at the VAIBHAV Summit organized by the Government of India.
• October 2018: AMTL wins two major research grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop solar selective coatings and corrosion resistant coatings for Gen3 Concentrating Solar Power.
• September 2017: Professor Pitchumani wins the Hoyt Clarke Hottel Award from the American Solar Energy Society for leadership in the development of cost-effective solar energy.
• December 2017: AMTL wins funding in partnership with EPRI from the Solar Forecasting 2 Initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy.
• November 2017: AMTL wins funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, NETL, for research on improved condenser designs.
• Fall 2017: Karunesh Kant joins AMTL with the prestigious Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy Fellowship from the Government of India. 
• October 2016: AMTL is part of a SEEDS2-SES Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy
• January 2016: Professor Pitchumani is named a Distinguished Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. The award recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their field of work and done the institute proud.
• July 2014: Atul Verma wins the prestigious Hord Fellowship awarded competitively to a top graduate student in Mechanical Engineering.
• September 2013: Professor Pitchumani is the overall conference chair for SolarPACES 2013 in Las Vegas, NV.
• October 2011: Professor Pitchumani invited to serve as the Chief Scientist for the SunShot Initiative at the U.S. Department of Energy.
• March 2011: Atieh Haghdoost wins a 1st place award for oral presentation at the 27th Annual Virginia Tech GSA Research Symposium.
• March 2011: Atul Verma passes the Ph.D. qualifying exam.
• March 2010: Karthik Nithyanandam, Atieh Haghdoost, and Caleb DeValve pass the ME Ph.D. qualifying exam.
• Spring 2009: The AMTL moves to Virginia Tech.
• January 2007: Professor Pitchumani is an invited speaker at the International Conference on Integration and Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems in China.
• July 2006: Yan Xiao receives NSF Travel Award.
• April 2006: Richard Johnson receives Graduate Predoctoral Award.
• December 2004: “Hands-on Research Excites High School Students,” Frontiers Magazine.

Defense Announcements

• September 2021: Ali Mousavi defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Mousavi!
  
• May 2021: Ryan Stoddard defends his doctoral disseration. Congratulations, Dr. Stoddard!
• December 2020: Parisa Shoaei defends her M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Parisa!
  
• September 2019: Adam Stively defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Adam!
• Summer 2019: Karunesh Kant defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Kant!
• August 2017: Rahul Jain defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Rahul!
• August 2017: Aditya Narayan defends his Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Aditya!
• December 2016: Mark Warmeling defends his Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Mark!
• May 2016: Jaydeep Deshpande defends his Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Jaydeep!
• October 2015: Atul Verma defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Verma!
• December 2014: Adam Donato defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Donato!
• August 2013: Atieh Haghdoost defends her doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Haghdoost!
• May 2013: Karthik Nithyanandam defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Nithyanandam!
• February 2013: Caleb DeValve defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. DeValve!
• July 2009: Surya Dipta Deb defends his M.S. dissertation on ceramic sintering.
• March 2007: Yanyan (Laurie) Zhang defends her Ph.D. dissertation on fuel cell designs. Congratulations, Dr. Zhang!
• January 2007: Rich Johnson defends his Ph.D. dissertation on composites processing. Congratulations, Dr. Johnson!
  
• December 2006: Jing Yang defends his M.S. thesis on fabrication of microparts.
• August 2006: Yan Xiao defends her M.S. thesis on capillary flow in microchannels.
• September 2005: Charles Acquah defends his Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Charles!
• August 2004: Vineet Mishra defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Vineet!
• July 2004: Qibo Jiang defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Qibo!
• December 2002: Xiaosheng Guan defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Guan!
• October 2002: Andryas Mawardi defends his doctoral dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Mawardi!
• July 2002: Fuzheng Yang defends his doctoral dissertation. Fuzheng receives the Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award from the School of Engineering. Congratulations, Dr. Yang!
• May 2002: Scott Streeseman defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Scott!
• April 2002: Sandeep Patil, Sam Draper and Dritan Dalipi defend their Master’s theses. Congratulations, Sandeep, Sam and Dritan!
• June 2001: David Nielsen defends his M.S. thesis. Dave receives the Outstanding Thesis Award from the School of Engineering. Congratulations, Dave! 
• December 1998: K.P. Srinivasan defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, KP!
• July 1998: Bhaskar Ramakrishnan defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Bhaskar!
• February 1997: Neeraj Rai defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Neeraj!
• November 1996: Deepak Sadagopan defends his M.S. thesis. Congratulations, Deepak!