Jyotirmoy

Mandal

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research interests: Nano-to-macro scale radiative heat flows in natural and artificial environments, optical metamaterials and metasurfaces, thermal management of buildings, atmospheric radiation, infrared optics.

Two women and a man standing in front of an auto-rickshaw on a city street. — Anu Ramaswami with Dhanasree Durairaj, a local Chennai intern with Princeton University, and Amir, an auto- rickshaw driver. Photos courtesy of the researchers

Measuring the human impacts of extreme heat to guide cities’ climate action plans

Infrared image of buildings roofs and walls — Researchers propose using common materials to control radiant heat moving into and out of buildings. Photo by Princeton University

Common plastics could passively cool and heat buildings with the seasons

Pedestrians crossing the street in New York City. — Pedestrians crossing a street in New York City (image from adobe.stock.com).

Retro-reflectors could help future cities keep their cool

Three students look closely at a model of an architectural structure.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fundamental insights into the built and natural environments, and interactions between the two

Jyotirmoy Mandal