• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • J. Mike Walker '66 Faculty Fellow II
Dion S. Antao

Educational Background

  • Postdoctoral Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — 2013-2016
  • Ph.D., Drexel University — 2013
  • M.S., Drexel University — 2009
  • B.Tech., National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur — 2007

Research Interests

    • Nano-to-macroscale heat transfer, fluid dynamics and interfacial phenomena
    • Two-phase flow and heat transfer in energy systems (thermo-electric power generation, thermal management for electronics, motors and energy conversion systems) and for water purification
    • Quality and durability of low surface energy materials/coatings for phase-change heat transfer enhancement in extreme environments
    • Plasma discharges in different phases for optical diagnostics (liquid-vapor phase-change heat transfer), materials recovery, fluid treatment and modifying brittle materials

Awards & Honors

  • 2023 James J. Cain ’51 Faculty Graduate Teaching Award
  • 2022 Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena Conference Outstanding Early Career Award
  • 2021 NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
  • 2020 ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Award
  • 2020 Peggy L. and Charles Brittan ’65 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
  • 2011 ASME Noise Control and Acoustics Division (Best Student Paper and Presentation)

Selected Publications

  • Wang, R., Guo, J., Muckleroy, E. and Antao, D., “Robust Silane Self-assembled Monolayer Coatings on Plasma-engineered Copper Surfaces Promoting Dropwise Condensation”, 2022, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, v. 194
  • Wang, R., Jakhar, K., Ahmed, S. and Antao, D., “Condensation-Mediated Degradation of Organofunctional Silane Coatings on Silicon”, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, v. 13, n. 29
  • Antao, D., Wilke, K., Sack, J., Xu, Z., Preston, D., and Wang, E. N., “Jumping droplet condensation in internal convective vapor flow”, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, v. 163
  • Wang, R., Jakhar, K. and Antao, D., “Unified Modeling Framework for Thin-Film Evaporation from Micropillar Arrays Capturing Local Interfacial Effects”, 2019, Langmuir, v. 35, n. 40
  • Wang, R. and Antao, D., “Capillary Enhanced Filmwise Condensation in Porous Media”, 2018, Langmuir, v. 34, n. 46