SHUANG (CYNTHIA) CUI
Shuang.Cui@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4150
Office: ECSW 4.150C
800 West Campbell Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Experience
Joint Faculty, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2022-present
Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2020-2021
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2018-2020
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2018
MS., Thermal Engineering, Wuhan University, 2013
BS., Energy Systems and Power Engineering, Wuhan University, 2011
Research Interests
Advanced thermal energy storage materials and systems, Intelligent soft materials/devices , Nanoscale heat transfer and energy conversion, Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings, Additive Manufacturing, Machine learning-driven materials design and development
Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books
- *P Meyer, S Cui,* Y Zeng, A Aday, J Woods. Engineered Polymer Architectures for Thermo-Responsive Desiccants in Dehumidification Applications, Advanced Energy Materials, 2300990, 2023. (*corresponding author)
- S Cui,* R Kishore, P Kolari, Q Zheng, S Kaur, J Vidal, R Jackson. Model-driven Development of Durable and Scalable Thermal Energy Storage Materials for Buildings, Energy, 265, 126339, 2023.
- Y Zeng, J Woods, S Cui*. The Energy Saving Potential of Thermo-Responsive Desiccants for Air Dehumidification, Energy Conversion and Management, 244, 114520, 2021
- G Paranjothi, A Odukomaiya, S Cui*, and A Bulk. Evaluation of Phase Change Plaster/Paste Composites for Building Envelopes. Energy and Buildings, 111372, 2021
- E Zheng+, S Cui+, R Chen, Y Wu, et al. Inhomogeneity in Spark Plasma Sintered Bismuth Antimony Telluride Nanoplate Composite, Nano Research, 5 (13), 139-1346, 2020 (+contribute equally)
Major Honors and Awards
- 2024 Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in Research (ROAR) Award, Office of Research and Innovation, UTD
- 2024 Broader Impact Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UTD
- 2023 Best Reviewer Award, American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE)
- 2022 Jump into STEM Competition Finalist’s Advisor, Department of Energy
- 2020–2021 Key Contributor Award, NREL
- 2020 President’s Award for Exceptional Performance, NREL
- 2019 Women @ Energy: STEM Rising Highlight, Department of Energy
- 2019 Invited Participant, 2019 U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, Texas A&M University
- 2019 Selected Participant, Asian Deans’ Forum-The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop, Korea
- 2019 Selected Participant, International School for Materials for Energy and Sustainability VIII, Caltech