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Steven Van Dessel

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

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Local Wearable Cooling May Improve Thermal Comfort, Emotion, and Cognition

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 20 Sep 2023
Mohamed A. Belyamani, Rachel F. Hurley, Soussan Djamasbi, Gbetonmasse B. Somasse, Sarah Strauss, Hui Zhang, Matthew J. Smith, Steven Van Dessel and Shichao Liu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - Foisie School of Business, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - Department of Social Science & Policy Studies, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley - Center for the Built Environment (CBE), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Wearable, Personal Comfort Systems, Upper-back cooling, Cognitive performance, Corrective power

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A Bioinspired Approach for Adaptive Solid- Solid Phase Change Material Coatings with Optimized Surface Features for Passive Thermal Regulation

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 08 Jul 2025
Rajae Bousselham, Zhiying Xiao, Mingjiang Tao, Sergio Granados-Focil, Adriana Hera and Steven Van Dessel
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
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Biologically inspired, Passive radiative cooling, Passive heating, Surface features, Phase change materials, Optimization

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Optimizing Multi-layer / Multi-Physics Passive Adaptive Thermal Enclosures for Climate-Responsive Energy Regulation: A Numerical Study

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 21 Apr 2026
Rajae Bousselham, Mingjiang Tao, Sergio Granados-Focil, Adriana Hera and Steven Van Dessel
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
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Passive-adaptive thermal enclosures, Multi-physics optimization, Adaptive thermal conductivity, Adaptive radiative coatings, Smart thermal heat storage, Climate adaptation, Energy efficiency