H. Jeremy Cho
Biography
H. Jeremy Cho is a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ mechanical engineer whose main line of research focuses on converting water vapor into a drinkable form. Since moving to Nevada, he has focused on finding solutions to the Southwest water crisis through atmospheric water harvesting.
Cho has expertise in soft matter physics and phase-change heat transfer, and constantly looks for ways to convert energy more efficiently (fossil fuels, solar, geothermal, steam energies, etc.). His lab explores the use of soft materials, such as hydrogels, in creating new technologies to slow the threats of climate change. He co-founded and leads the research team behind WAVR Technologies, Inc., a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ startup that makes devices capable of capturing water vapor from the air around us for commercial and individual uses.
He received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for his promising work on atmospheric water harvesting in 2022. Before joining 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in 2019, he was a postdoc at Princeton working with soft matter physics and did research at MIT on phase-change heat transfer.
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- S.M., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
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