Dr. Young Ho Park

 

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Current Projects

1. Enhanced Solar Desalination Using Innovative Approaches for Concentrate Treatment and Energy Recovery”, USBR, 2019-2021
2. Center for Particulate Suspensions”, ERC Planning Grant, NMSU Office of Engineering Research, 2019-2024
3. USDA, Alpha-IOT: ALliance For Smart Agriculture in the Internet of Things Era, 2018-2022
4. NASA EPSCoR, Autonomous Structural Composites for Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 2017-2021
5. “I-Discover: Collaborative Integration of USDA-Research in the Advanced Teaching Laboratories of STEAM for Accelerating Discovery and Student Competitiveness”, USDA, 2014-2019

Recent Publications

1. L. Mu, X. Xu, T, Williams, C. Debroux, Y.H. Park, K. Kota, H. Wang, P. Xu, S. Kuravi, Enhancing the performance of a single-basin single-slope solar still by using Fresnel lens: Experimental study, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 239, 2019.
2. E.F. Rojas, S. Faroughi, A. Abdelkefi, Y.H. Park, Nonlinear size-dependent modeling and performance analysis of felxoelectric energy harvesters, Microsystem Technologies, 25(10), 3899-3921, 2019
3. I. Ramos, Y. H. Park, J. Ulibarri-Sanchez, Analytical and numerical studies of a thick anisotropic multilayered fiber-reinforced composite pressure vessel, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 141(1), 011203, 2019
4. S. Faroughi, E. Rojas, A. Abdelkefi, and Y. H. Park, Reduced-order modeling and usefulness of non-uniform beams for flexoelectric energy harvesting applications, Acta Mechanica, Vol. 230 (7), pp. 2339-2361, 2019.
5. C. Murgia, D. Valles, Y. H. Park, S. Kuravi, Effect of High Aged Albedo Cool Roofs on Commercial Buildings Energy Savings in U.S.A. Climates, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, Vol. 9(1), 2019
6. E. Rivera, R. Rivera, Y. H. Park, A. Lara, T. Fowler, Natural clays with an inherent uranium component that nevertheless sequester uranium from contaminated water, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, Vol. 54 (2), pp. 101-109, 2019.
7. Johnson, A., Mu, L., Park, Y. H., Valles, D. J., Wang, H., Xu, P., Kota, K., Kuravi, S. A Thermal Model for Predicting the Performance of a Solar Still with Fresnel Lens. WATER, 11(9), 2019

Past Projects

1. Cotton Inc., Implementing an Efficient Dehulling Process for Glandless Cottonseed, 2017-2018
2. Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), Low Cost, Low Energy Concentrate Water Desalination using Heat Recuperative Solar Still with Concentrating Solar Technology, 2017-2018
3. COE Engineering research Center, Engineering of Solar Energy and Surfaces for Low Cost, Sustainable Water Desalination, 2017
4. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Tube Cut and Release Mechanism, 2016
5. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Universal Power Tool, 2016
6. Sandia National Laboratories, Development of Additive Manufacturing Machine, 2016
7. NASA/NMSGC, Nanoscale semiconductor heterostructures for photovoltaic energy conversion, 2012-2013
8. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Overhead Lift for Glovebox, 2011-2012
9. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Statistical Analysis and Ergonomic Study of Glovebox Glove Dexterity, 2008-2009
10. Department of Defense, Development of High-Performance Nanomaterials Using Multiscale Modeling, 2007-2008
11. NMSU VPR, Multiscale Modeling of Core-Shell Nanostructures, 2007-2008
12. NMSU CRC, Multiscale Modeling of Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Materials, 2005-2006
13. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Statistical Analysis of Glovebox Failure, 2005-2006
14. Air Force of Scientific Research, University Nanosat, 2004-2005.
15. Sandia National Laboratory, Meshfree Analysis for Metal Forming, Sandia National Laboratories, 2001-2002