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Alternative Cooling and Manufacturing Presentations and Panel
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Back to 2026 ERC EARTH Spring Summit
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
12:50 PM – 2 PM EDT (GMT-4)
215/216, McKenna Hall Conference Center
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Details
1:05 – 1:20 PM
1:20 – 1:35 PM
1:35 – 2:00 PM
Alternative Cooling and Manufacturing Presentations and Panel
• “Printed Thermoelectrics” – Yanliang Zhang, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
• “Elastocaloric Cooling” – Boyang Liu, Graduate Student (Takeuchi Group), University of Maryland
• “Elastocaloric Material Manufacturing” – Gianna Valentino, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland
Moderated Q&A – Ichiro Takeuchi, Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland
Speakers
Ichiro Takeuchi
Professor and Chair Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Maryland
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ichiro-takeuchi-5b2a9427a/
Dr. Ichiro Takeuchi is a Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland, recognized for pioneering combinatorial materials science and machine learning for materials discovery. He directs the Combinatorial Synthesis Lab, focusing on superconducting devices, caloric cooling, and functional thin films. He is a fellow of the APS, MRS, and JSAP.
Yanliang Zhang
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Yanliang Zhang advances additive and scalable nanomanufacturing to create high‑performance functional materials and devices, with work spanning thermoelectric energy conversion, extreme‑environment sensing, and autonomous materials discovery. His research, published in leading journals such as Nature Materials and Advanced Materials, integrates nanoscale engineering with novel manufacturing strategies to improve energy and sensing technologies.
Boyang Liu
Graduate Student (Takeuchi Group)
University of Maryland
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyang-liu-8366771b8/
Boyang Liu develops advanced shape‑memory alloys for elastocaloric cooling systems, combining materials discovery, experimental testing, and machine learning to accelerate next‑generation, energy‑efficient refrigeration technologies. As a graduate researcher with CEEE, she works across modeling, system design, and testing, gaining hands‑on experience that strengthens her path toward a future industry career.
Gianna Valentino
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Maryland
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianna-valentino-759bb782/
Gianna M. Valentino investigates how deformation mechanisms and interfacial design shape the performance of advanced structural materials, working at the intersection of mechanics and materials. Her research spans refractory metals for extreme environments, shape‑morphing and functionally graded metals, and materials with competing properties, all aimed at understanding and engineering damage pathways to optimize material functionality.