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Shin, Donghyun

Associate Professor

FACULTY

Biography

Donghyun Shin holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering, conferred by Hanyang University (South Korea, 2006), Ohio University (2008), and Texas A&M University (2011), respectively. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Central Michigan University (CMU). Before joining CMU, he held the position of Assistant Professor in the departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington for seven years, spanning from 2011 to 2018.

His academic contributions encompass a substantial body of work, including the publication of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and the acquisition of a United States patent. Notably, his inaugural publication in the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer in 2011 played a pivotal role in justifying the initiation of the DOE ARPA-E’s HEATS (“High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage”) program. Furthermore, his second publication in the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer in 2011 has earned distinction as the fourth most cited article among a selection exceeding 5,000 papers within the initial five-year period.

Dr. Shin’s scholarly impact is underscored by a citation count surpassing 3,000 and an h-index of 23. He has consistently been recognized and included in the 'World Ranking Top 2% Scientists' list curated by Stanford University for four consecutive years, namely 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com
/datasets/btchxktzyw/5).

His research pursuits are anchored in the domains of molten salt nanomaterials, thermal energy storage, concentrated solar power, and nanoengineered thermal fluids. Notably, his research endeavors have received financial support from prominent entities within the energy industry, including Mitsubishi (Japan), Alstom (Switzerland), General Electric (USA), and Abengoa (Spain)."

More about Donghyun Shin

  1. (Book Chapter) 
    1. Singh, N., Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2012). Nanoscale Effects in Multiphase Flows and Heat Transfer. Microelectronics to Nanoelectronics: Materials, Devices & Manufacturability, 309. 
  2. (Patent) 
    1. Banerjee, D., Jo, B., Yu, J., Jung, S., Shin, D., Jeon, S., & Kang, S. (2019). U.S. Patent No. 10,220,410. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 
  3. (Journal) 
    1. Abir, F. M., & Shin, D. (2023). Molecular dynamics study on the impact of the development of dendritic nanostructures on the specific heat capacity of molten salt nanofluids. Journal of Energy Storage, 71, 107850. 
    2. Akanda, M. A. M., & Shin, D. (2023). A synthesis parameter of molten salt nanofluids for solar thermal energy storage applications. Journal of Energy Storage, 60, 106608. 
    3. Maruf, M. A., Rizvi, S. M. M., Noor-A-am, M., Shin., D., Haider, H., and Shabib, I. (2021). Corrosion resistance and thermal stability of sputtered Fe44Al34Ti7N15 and Al61Ti11N28 thin films for prospective application in oil and gas industry, Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 31(5), 688-697. 
    4. Rizvi, S. M. M. & Shin, D. (2021). Specific heat capacity, viscosity, and thermal stability of carbonate-based molten salt nanofluids, Journal of Energy Storage, 43, 103192. 
    5. Ma, B., Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2021). One-step synthesis of molten salt nanofluid for thermal energy storage application–a comprehensive analysis on thermophysical property, corrosion behavior, and economic benefit. Journal of Energy Storage, 35, 102278. 
    6. Rizvi, S. M. M., El Far, B., & Shin, D. (2021). Heat capacity and viscosity of ternary carbonate nanofluids. International Journal of Energy Research, 45(4), 6350-6359. 
    7. Ma, B., Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2020). Synthesis and Characterization of Molten Salt Nanofluids for Thermal Energy Storage Application in Concentrated Solar Power Plants—Mechanistic Understanding of Specific Heat Capacity Enhancement. Nanomaterials, 10(11), 2266. 
    8. Nayfeh, Y., Rizvi, S. M. M., El Far, B., & Shin, D. (2020). In Situ Synthesis of Alumina Nanoparticles in a Binary Carbonate Salt Eutectic for Enhancing Heat Capacity. Nanomaterials, 10(11), 2131. 
    9. Tiznobaik, H., Pournorouz, Z., Seo, J., Mostafavi, A., & Shin, D. (2021). Enhanced specific heat of molten salt nano-eutectic via nanostructural change. Journal of Heat Transfer, 143(5). 
    10. Rizvi, S. M. M., & Shin, D. (2020) Mechanism of heat capacity enhancement in molten salt nanofluids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, (161), 120260. 
    11. Rizvi, S. M. M., El Far, B., Nayfeh, Y., & Shin, D. (2020). Investigation of time–temperature dependency of heat capacity enhancement in molten salt nanofluids. RSC Advances, 10(39), 22972-22982. 
    12. Rizvi, S. M. M., Nayfeh, Y., El Far, B., & Shin, D. (2020). Effect of doping liquid organic chains and nanoparticles on heat capacity of commercial engine oil. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 157, 119922. 
    13. El Far, B., Rizvi, S. M. M., Nayfeh, Y., & Shin, D. (2020). Investigation of heat capacity and viscosity enhancements of binary carbonate salt mixture with SiO2 nanoparticles. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 156, 119789. 
    14. El Far, B., Rizvi, S. M. M., Nayfeh, Y., & Shin, D. (2020). Study of viscosity and heat capacity characteristics of molten salt nanofluids for thermal energy storage. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 210, 110503. 
    15. Zhang, H., Shin, D., & Santhanagopalan, S. (2019). Microencapsulated Binary Carbonate Salt Mixture in Silica Shell with Enhanced Effective Heat Capacity for High Temperature Latent Heat Storage, Renewable Energy, 134, 1156-1162. 
    16. Seo, J., Mostafavi, A., Shin, D. (2018) Molecular dynamics study on enhanced specific heat of alkali molten salt mixtures. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering. 16 (4). 
    17. Mostafavi, A., Suzuki, S., Changla, S., Pinto, S., Shigetoshi, I., and Shin, D. (2018), Enhanced specific heat of sodium acetate trihydrate by in-situ nanostructure synthesis, ASME J Heat Transfer. 141 (1), 012403, 
    18. Zhang, H., Balram, A., Tiznobaik, H., Shin, D., & Santhanagopalan, S. (2018). Microencapsulation of molten salt in stable silica shell via a water-limited sol-gel process for high temperature thermal energy storage. Applied Thermal Engineering, 136, 268-274. 
    19. Pournorouz, Z., Mostafavi, A., Pinto, A., Bokka, A., Jeon, J., & Shin, D. (2017). Enhanced thermophysical properties via PAO superstructure. Nanoscale research letters, 12(1), 29. 
    20. Seo, J., & Shin, D. (2016). Size effect of nanoparticle on specific heat in a ternary nitrate (LiNO 3–NaNO 3–KNO 3) salt eutectic for thermal energy storage. Applied Thermal Engineering, 102, 144-148. 
    21. Devaradjane, R., & Shin, D. (2016). Nanoparticle dispersions on ternary nitrate salts for heat transfer fluid applications in solar thermal power. Journal of Heat Transfer, 138, 051901. 
    22. Tiznobaik, H., Banerjee, D., & Shin, D. (2015). Effect of formation of “long range” secondary dendritic nanostructures in molten salt nanofluids on the values of specific heat capacity. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 91, 342-346. Impact Factor: 4.346 
    23. Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2015). Enhanced thermal properties of SiO2 nanocomposite for solar thermal energy storage applications. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 84, 898-902. 
    24. Seo, J., & Shin, D. (2014). Enhancement of specific heat of ternary nitrate (LiNO 3-NaNO 3-KNO 3) salt by doping with SiO2 nanoparticles for solar thermal energy storage. Micro & Nano Letters, IET, 9(11), 817-820. 
    25. Shin, D., Tiznobaik, H., & Banerjee, D. (2014). Specific heat mechanism of molten salt nanofluids. Applied Physics Letters, 104(12), 121914. 
    26. Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2014). Specific heat of nanofluids synthesized by dispersing alumina nanoparticles in alkali salt eutectic. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 74, 210-214. 
    27. Acharya, S., Shin, D., et al. & Hong, H. (2013). Report on Carbon Nano Material Workshop: Challenges and Opportunities. Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 17(1), 10-24. 
    28. Tiznobaik, H., & Shin, D. (2013). Experimental validation of enhanced heat capacity of ionic liquid-based nanomaterial. Applied Physics Letters, 102(17), 173906. Impact Factor: 3.521 
    29. Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2013). Enhanced specific heat capacity of nanomaterials synthesized by dispersing silica nanoparticles in eutectic mixtures. Journal of Heat Transfer, 135(3), 032801. 
    30. Dudda, B., & Shin, D. (2013). Effect of nanoparticle dispersion on specific heat capacity of a binary nitrate salt eutectic for concentrated solar power applications. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 69, 37-42. 
    31. Tiznobaik, H., & Shin, D. (2013). Enhanced specific heat capacity of high-temperature molten salt-based nanofluids. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 57(2), 542-548. 
    32. Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2011). Enhanced specific heat of silica nanofluid. Journal of heat transfer, 133(2), 024501. 
    33. Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2011). Enhancement of specific heat capacity of high-temperature silica nanofluids synthesized in alkali chloride salt eutectics for solar thermal-energy storage applications. International journal of heat and mass transfer, 54(5), 1064-1070. #4 most cited international journal of heat and mass transfer articles within 5 years after publication among more than 6,000 articles [http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-heat-and-mass-transfer/most-cited-articles] 
    34. Shin, D., & Banerjee, D. (2010). Effects of silica nanoparticles on enhancing the specific heat capacity of carbonate salt eutectic (work in progress). The International Journal of Structural Changes in Solids, 2(2), 25-31. 
  4. (Conferences) 
    1. El Far, B., Rizvi, S. M. M., Nayfeh, Y., & Shin, D., (2020) Effect of Synthesis Protocol in Enhancing Heat Capacity of Molten Salt Nanofluids, Proceedings of the ASME 14th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, June 7-11, 2020, Denver, CO, USA 
    2. Nayfeh, Y., Rizvi, S. M. M., El Far, B., & Shin, D., (2020) Nanostructure Fabrication in Pao Media for Enhanced Thermophysical Properties, Proceedings of the ASME 14th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, June 7-11, 2020, Denver, CO, USA 
    3. Rizvi, S. M. M., Nayfeh, Y., El Far, B., & Shin, D., (2020) Use of Silica Coated Zinc Nanoparticles for Enhancement in Thermal Properties of Carbonate Eutectic Salt for Concentrated Solar Power Plants, Proceedings of the ASME 14th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, June 7-11, 2020, Denver, CO, USA 
    4. Tiznobaik, H., & Shin, D., (2019) Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Nanoparticle Concentration On Thermo-Physical Properties Of Molten Salt Nanofluids, Proceedings of the ASME 2019 ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE 2019 November 8-14, 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 
    5. Mostafavi, A., Eruvaram, V. K., & Shin, D. (2018). Experimental Study of Thermal Performance Enhancement of Molten Salt Nanomaterials. In ASME 2018 Power Conference collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection. 
    6. Mostafavi, A., Suzuki, S., Changla, S., Pinto, S., Shigetoshi, I., and Shin, D. “Enhanced heat capacity of salt hydrate by in-situ formed nanostructure” In ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE-70419), Tampa, Florida, USA 
    7. D. Shin, 2016, “Molten Salt Nanofluids as Heat Storage in Solar Thermal Power” US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (UKC 2016), Aug 10-13, Dallas, Texas, USA 
    8. A. Pinto, D. Shin, 2016, "Enhancing heat capacity of phase change material for thermal energy storage" Nanosmat-USA, May 18-20, Arlington, Texas, USA 
    9. R. Devaradjane and D. Shin, 2012, "Enhanced heat capacity of molten salt nano-materials for concentrated solar power application," Proceedings of ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, November 9-15, Houston, Texas, USA 
    10. B. Dudda and D. Shin, 2012, "Investigation of molten salt nanomaterial as thermal energy storage in concentrated solar power," Proceedings of ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, November 9-15, Houston, Texas, USA 
    11. H. Tiznobaik and D. Shin, 2012, "Experimental study of nanoengineered molten salts as thermal energy storage in solar power plants," Proceedings of ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, ASME, November 9-15, Houston, TX 
    12. H. Tiznobaik and D. Shin, 2012, “Investigation of molten salt nanomaterials for solar thermal energy storage application," Proceedings of ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, ASME, July 8-12, Puerto Rico, USA 
    13. D. Shin and D. Banerjee, 2011, “Enhancement of Heat Capacity of Molten Salt Eutectics using Inorganic Nanoparticles for Solar Thermal Energy Applications”, Developments in Strategic Materials  and  Computational  Design  II,  Ceramics  Engineering  and  Science  Proceedings, 32 (10), pp. 119-126. 
    14. B. Jo, S. Jung, D. Shin, and D. Banerjee, 2011, “Anomalous rheological behavior of complex fluids (nanofluids),” Proceeding of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, ASME, November 11-17, Denver, CO, USA 
    15. D. Shin and D. Banerjee, 2011, “Experimental investigation of molten salt nanofluid for solar thermal energy application,” Proceeding of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, ASME, March 13-17, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 
    16. D. Shin and D. Banerjee, 2010, “Enhanced thermal properties of PCM based nanofluid for solar thermal energy storage,” Proceedings of 2010 ASME 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ASME, May 17-22, Phoenix, Arizona. 
    17. H. Kwak, D. Shin, and D. Banerjee, 2010, “Enhanced sensible heat capacity of molten salt and conventional heat transfer fluid based nanofluid for solar thermal energy storage application,” Proceedings of 2010 ASME 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ASME, May 17-22, Phoenix, Arizona. 
    18. D. Shin, B. Jo, H. Kwak, and D. Banerjee, 2010, “Investigation of high temperature nanofluids for solar thermal power conversion and storage applications,” Proceedings of International Heat Transfer Conference, ASME, August 8-13, Washington D.C., USA. 
    19. D. Shin and D. Banerjee, 2010, “Enhanced specific heat capacity of molten salt-metal oxide nanofluid as heat transfer fluid for solar thermal applications,” Proceedings of 2010 SAE Power Systems Conference, SAE International, November 2-4, Ft. Worth, Texas. 
    20. S. Jung, B. Jo, D. Shin, D Banerjee, 2010, “Experimental validation of a simple analytical model for specific heat capacity of aqueous nanofluids,” Proceedings of 2010 SAE Power Systems Conference, SAE International, November 2-4, Ft. Worth, Texas, USA. 
    21. D. Shin and D. Banerjee, 2009, “Investigation of nanofluids for solar thermal storage application,” Proceedings of 2009 ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ASME, July 19-23, San Francisco, CA. 

Appointments

  • July 2018 – Present Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant MI 
  • Sep 2011 – May 2018 Assistant Professor, The University of Texas, Arlington TX 
  • Jun 2009 – Aug 2011 Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University 
  • Sep 2008 – May 2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University 
  • Jan 2008 – Jun 2008 Research Engineer, Stirling Technology, Inc., Athens OH Sep 
  • 2006 – Dec 2007 Graduate Research Assistant, Ohio University, Athens OH

Supports and funding

  • (Jun 2014 to Jan 2018) Molten Salt Nanomaterials (Nanofluids): Investigation of Thermophysical Properties for Enhanced Thermal Energy Storage (TES) and Heat Transfer Fluids (HTF) funded by Alstom (Baden, Switzerland) & General Electric (Boston, MA) 
  • (Jun 2016 to Nov 2017) Development of Nanoparticle Embedded Heat Storage: 3rd phase funded by Mitsubishi (Amagasaki, Japan) 
  • (Oct 2015 to Apr 2016) Development of Nanoparticle Embedded Heat Storage: 2nd phase funded by Mitsubishi (Amagasaki, Japan) 
  • (Nov 2014 to Apr 2015) Development of Nanoparticle Embedded Heat Storage: 1rd phase funded by Mitsubishi (Amagasaki, Japan) 
  • (Jun 2014 to May 2015) Development of Nano-Based Heat Transfer Fluid with Enhanced Thermal Properties for Solar Thermal Applications funded by Abengoa (Seville, Spain)
  • Ph.D. (2011) Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 
  • M.S. (2008) Mechanical Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 
  • B.S. (2006) Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

Courses Taught

  • Thermodynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Mechanics