Brian D. Iverson

Brian d. iverson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Professor at Brigham Young University

  • Education

    • Brigham young university

      1996 - 2002
      Bs mechanical eng., heat transfer
    • Purdue university

      2002 - 2004
      Ms mechanical eng., heat transfer, heat pipes
    • Purdue university

      2004 - 2008
      Phd mechanical eng., heat transfer, microfluidics
  • Experience

    • Rti international

      May 2007 - Aug 2007
      Visiting researcher

      Developed microcantilever sensors for streptavidin-biotin bond strength characterization using biotinylated microspheres.Fabricated thin-film organic solar cells.

    • Purdue university

      Jan 2009 - Sept 2009
      Post-doctoral research associate

      Studied contact resistance characterization using scanning thermal microscopyInvented a thermal analog to force-displacement measurements using AFM tipsGenerated electroosmotic flow using porous, oxidized templates

    • Sandia national laboratories

      Sept 2009 - Nov 2012
      Senior member of technical staff

      Concentrated Solar Power, Solar-Thermal Power Generation, Thermal Energy StorageDevelop freeze-event recovery and risk mitigation strategies for molten salt implementation in parabolic trough plants.Analyze optical error sources and resulting impact using latin hypercube sampling and regression methodology.Improve sun-tracking through flux sensor development on heater heads.Generate mechanical property suite of nitrate salts in the solid-phase.

    • Brigham young university

      Nov 2012 - now

      Condensation at superhydrophobic surfacesAdaptive radiative surfacesElectrochemical biosensorsSolar thermal energyThermal gradient gas chromatography Conduct heat transfer coursesAdvise undergraduate and graduate studentsResearch scalable platforms for heat and mass transfer enhancementResearch interests include: solar thermal, energy storage, thermal management, biosensing, microfluidics

      • Associate Professor

        Apr 2019 - now
      • Assistant Professor

        Nov 2012 - Apr 2019
    • Asme (the american society of mechanical engineers)

      Dec 2020 - now
      Associate editor, journal of heat transfer
    • The fulbright program

      Apr 2022 - Sept 2022
      Research professor, technische universität darmstadt
  • Licenses & Certifications