Elastocalorics III

Friday, May 8, 2026: 10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Prof. Paul Motzki, ZeMA - Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology, Smart Material Systems and Prof. Jun Cui, Iowa State University
10:30 AM
Gradient phase transformation temperature design in nitinol tubes for enhanced elastocaloric cooling performance
Boyang Liu, University of Maryland; Het Mevada, University of Maryland; Dr. Parham kabirifar, University of Maryland; Jan Muehlbauer, University of Maryland; Prof. Yunho Hwang, University of Maryland; Prof. Ichiro Takeuchi, University of Maryland
10:50 AM
Highly efficient cascaded elastocaloric cooling device enabled by functionally graded SMA tubes
Dr. Jak Li, Smarter Alloys
11:10 AM
Laser Annealing Induced Gradient Microstructure for Improved Fatigue Life and Elastocaloric Cooling Performance in Bending-Actuated NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
Asif Ahmed, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Tayfur Rahman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Junru Zhu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Dan Levick, Barrow Green, LLC; Dr. Darin Sharar, TauMat, LLC; Frankie Pereda, Barrow Green, LLC; Dr. Glen S. Bigelow, NASA Glenn Research Center; Sujan Dewanjee, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Dr. Paul Braun, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign; Dr. Nenad Miljkovic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center, Kyushu University
11:30 AM
Experimental Investigation of Cyclic Thermo-Mechanical Training Effects in NiTi-Based Elastocaloric Alloys
Ms. Franziska Louia, Saarland University; Mr. David Zimmermann, Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology - ZeMA gGmbH; Prof. Stefan Seelecke, Saarland University, Department Systems Engineering; Prof. Paul Motzki, Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology - ZeMA gGmbH, Saarland University, Department Systems Engineering
11:50 AM
Modeling and Prediction of Training Effects in Elastocaloric Materials
Mr. David Zimmermann, Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology - ZeMA gGmbH; Ms. Franziska Louia, Saarland University; Prof. Paul Motzki, Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology - ZeMA gGmbH; Prof. Stefan Seelecke, Saarland University
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