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PHATE Research Group

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Texas A&M University College of Engineering
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Research Mission

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Welcome to the PHAse Transformation Engineering (PHATE) Research Group under the direction of Dr. Patrick J. Shamberger. The PHATE Research Group aims to address fundamental energy and information technology needs facing our society. We investigate the properties of matter that change state from one form to another, and develop materials design strategies to engineer these materials for high performance devices.

Our research areas focus on:

  1. Phase Transformations,
  2. Phase Change Materials and Composites,
  3. Transient Thermal Systems,
  4. Engineering Education.

These advances are used for:

  1. Energy Storage,
  2. Energy Conversion,
  3. Intelligent Electronic Systems.

Our research group employs experimental techniques to explore materials structure and properties, and develops theory-driven analytical models and data-enabled materials design strategies to describe and design new materials.  We work in close collaboration with computational scientists, both validating their models and using computational predictions to interpret experimental data.

PHATE group in the news

  • Century Tree
    Shamberger to co-chair ICFSMA'23, hosted in College Station, TX (May, 2023).
  • REMIND_logo
    TAMU awarded DOE EFRC (with Shamberger as co-PI) on Neuromorphic Materials (2022).
  • Neuron
    TAMU team develops neuron-like time-dependent response in B-doped VO2
  • TAMU team wins ARPA-E ASCEND Award (2020)
    TAMU team wins ARPA-E ASCEND Award (2020)
  • TAMU team wins DOE EERE Award (2020)
    TAMU team wins DOE EERE Award (2020)
  • Rebeca Gurrola receives NSF GRFP Award (2020)
    Rebeca Gurrola receives NSF GRFP Award (2020)

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Projects

  • Dynamically Tunable Thermal Energy Storage
  • Thermal Energy Storage for Building Efficiency
  • Transient Thermal Management for Electric Machines
  • Neuromorphic Materials Systems
  • Nucleation in Reversible Phase Transformations
  • Design of Composite Phase Change Materials

Latest News

  • Congrats to recent PhD Graduate Adelaide Bradicich! May 16, 2023
  • PHATE group presents at Spring 2023 MRS April 18, 2023
  • Director of ARL visits PHATE lab April 11, 2023
  • PHATE group presents at Spring 2023 TMS April 4, 2023
  • Carlos Lago passes prelim! January 16, 2023

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