Biography
Youngsup Song is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, where he investigated multiphase heat transfer. Following his graduate work, he trained as a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before joining the University of Florida.
Education
Ph.D., 2021, Mechanical Engineering, MIT
M.S., 2012, Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University
B.S., 2010, Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University
Teaching Interests:
Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, Energy systems
Research Interests:
Thermo-fluid science, Energy systems, Thermal management of electronics and space applications, Electrochemical reactions, Advanced materials, MEMS/NEMS, Interfacial phenomena
Notable Awards:
First Place Presenter, Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, MIT, 2020
Sontheimer Travel Award, Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2019
Winner of Nanotechnology and Materials, Microsystems Annual Research Conference, MIT, 2019
Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Fellowship, MIT
Publications:
Y. Song, C. D. Díaz-Marín, L. Zhang, H. Cha, Y. Zhao, E. N. Wang, Three-Tier Hierarchical Structures for Extreme Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Performance. Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2200899.
Y. Song, L. Zhang, C. D. Díaz-Marín, S. S. Cruz, E. N. Wang, Unified Descriptor for Enhanced Critical Heat Flux During Pool Boiling of Hemi-wicking Surfaces. Int. J Heat Mass Transfer. 2022, 183, 122189
K. L. Wilke, Y. Song, Z. Lu, E. N. Wang, Enhanced Laplace Pressures for Functional Surfaces: Wicking, Switchability, and Selectivity. Adv. Mater. Interface. 2023, 10 2210967
Y. Song, D. Lilley, D. Chalise, S. Kaur, R. S. Prasher, Predicting Supercooling of Phase Change Materials in Arbitrarily Varying Conditions. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2023, 4, 101462
Y. Song, D. Lilley, S. Kaur, R. S. Prasher, Simultaneous Heat and Electricity Storage in a Flow Battery System. ACS Omega. 2025, 5c04280