Professor Robert Taylor
Date | Degree | Type | Department | Institution | Country | |
15/08/2011 | Doctoral Degree | PhD | Mechanical Engineering | Arizona State University | United States of America | |
16/08/2005 | Masters Degree | Master's of Science | Mechanical Engineering | University of Missouri - Columbia | United States of America | |
21/05/2004 | Bachelor Honours Degree | Bachelor's of Science | Mechanical Engineering | University of Missouri - Columbia | United States of America |
Prof. Robert A. Taylor has served as an academic in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering since 2011.
Research Interests
Prof. Robert A Taylor's main research interest is in the development of ‘next generation’ solar and thermal energy systems. Drawing on the fields of heat transfer and nanotechnology, he is researching new/novel components, fluids, materials, and systems to increase the utilisation of solar energy in society. As such, his main goal is to provide a more efficient and more economic coupling between solar energy and useful thermal and/or electrical energy.
Current Research Projects
- Solar desalination systems
- Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal systems
- Concentrating solar thermal technologies
- Engineered optical materials (nanofluids, thin films, selective surfaces)
- High temperature receviers, storage materials, and working fluids for solar thermal harvesting
- Micro/Nanotechnology (applying micro/nano- bubbles and particles to a variety of applicaitons)
For more information on Prof. Taylor's research, please have a look at Google Scholar.
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My Research Supervision
Solar thermal technologies; Hybrid solar collectors; Energy systems analysis; Heat transfer; Thermofluids