Jonathan Boreyko

Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering

boreyko@vt.edu

Lab Website: Nature-Inspired Fluids & Interfaces Lab
Publications: Google Scholar

Professor Boreyko runs the Nature-Inspired Fluids & Interfaces Lab. His lab's philosophy is that many of the challenges humanity faces regarding the need for fresh water, renewable energy, and advanced materials have already been solved by nature. Therefore, the Lab discovers and characterizes novel transport phenomena that occurs in nature and develops bio-inspired materials and systems that exploit these phenomena for water and energy harvesting applications. Examples of research tracks include fog harvesting, water harvesting with synthetic trees, passive anti-frosting and anti-fogging materials, self-cleaning and slippery materials, and novel vapor chambers for thermal management applications.