Sajjad Bigham
Associate Professor
- Phone: (919) 515-5263
- Email: [email protected]
- Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3002
- Website: https://www.energyx-lab.com/
Dr. Sajjad Bigham is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. Before joining NC State, he was the Lou and Herbert Wacker Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Tech University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He directs the Energy-X Lab (Energy eXploration Laboratory) at NC State University.
He is a heat transfer and energy systems specialist interested in scientific and engineering challenges at the intersection of thermal fluid, material, and energy sciences. Our lab, Energy-X (www.energyX-lab.com), is focused on understanding the fundamental transport science of important energy carriers at micro, nano, and molecular scales. We design, fabricate, and examine various meso-, micro-, and nano-devices/systems to understand their underlying physics and explore new technologies and performance breakthroughs.
Energy-X mission: Energy-X is a research group specializing in energy science and technology. The increasing global demand for energy has stimulated intense research on energy conversion and storage systems. The mission of our lab is to improve energy efficiency, reliability, and economy of the process, component, or system X; with X being our target technological area which spans from the energy sector to defense and environmental applications.
Research Interests
- Heat Transfer and Thermal Management
- Thermal Energy Systems
- Multiphase Flows and Phase-change Phenomena
- Physics of Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer at Microscale
- Interfacial Transport Phenomena at Extreme Temperatures and Pressures
- HVAC&R Systems
- Desalination Systems
- Micro- and Nano-engineered Materials
- Energy Conversion and Storage Devices
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctorate of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | University of Florida |
Publications
- 3D-printed monolithic zeolite structures for terrestrial decarbonization and space life support systems
- Agata, N., Cesarano, J., Richardson, T.-M. J., & Bigham, S. (2026, August 10), Chemical Engineering Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.179476
- A multi-fidelity global search framework for surface temperature control in a 3D thermal design space
- Sadeghi, M., Keramati, H., & Bigham, S. (2026, February 20), International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2026.110875
- In-Situ Precipitation of Silver Chloride on Alumina Porous Lattices for Potable Water Disinfection
- Fanourakis, S. K., Swavely, A. C., Richardson, T.-M. J., Flynn, M., Delzeit, L., Cesarano, J., … Bigham, S. (2026, July 12). , . https://doi.org/10.32865/2346/108771
- Performance Characterization of 3D-printed zeolite-13X Gyroid Topologies for Carbon Dioxide Management Systems
- Agata, N. H., Richardson, T.-M. J., & Bigham, S. (2026, July 12). , . https://doi.org/10.32865/2346/108751
- Structured Wick Condensing Heat Exchangers for Space Life Support Systems
- Swavely, A. C., Cesarano, J., Chullen, C., Ogilvie, R., Barrett, L. W., Richardson, T.-M. J., & Bigham, S. (2026, July 12). , . https://doi.org/10.32865/2346/109139
- Tailored flow condensation of low surface tension fluids via additively manufactured gradient wick structures
- Ghosh, D. P., Mohan, V. M., Shaeri, M. R., & Bigham, S. (2026, February 26), International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2026.128596
- 3D-Printed Condensers With Gradient Wick Structures to Enhance Filmwise Condensation
- Shaeri, M. R., Bigham, S., Mohan, V. M., & Demydovych, M. (2025, October 28). , . https://doi.org/10.1115/ipack2025-163657
- 3D-printed converging wick flow condensers for low surface-tension fluids: Modeling and experiment
- Ahmadi, B., Saple, J., Shaeri, M. R., & Bigham, S. (2025, August 29), International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.127754
- Accelerating Decarbonization via Tailored Zeolitic Monoliths: Insights into the Interfacial Physics of the Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Process
- Patil, C. A., Agata, N., Cesarano, J., Richardson, T.-M. J., & Bigham, S. (2025, February 10), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c16898
- Additively Manufactured Stacked Refrigerant-toWater Condenser
- Shaeri, M. R., Bigham, S., Mohan, V., & Demydovych, M. (2025, May 27). , . https://doi.org/10.1109/itherm55376.2025.11235620
