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1. M.P. Mengüç and M. Francoeur, Light, Plasmonics and Particles, Nanophotonics Series, Series Editor: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Elsevier, 2023 (link). Book Chapters 6. M. Francoeur and M.P. Mengüç, "Chapter 26: Conclusions and future directions," In: Light, Plasmonics and Particles, Nanophotonics Series, Series Editor: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Elsevier, 581-585, 2023 (link). 5. L.P. Walter, E.J. Tervo, and M. Francoeur, "Chapter 11: The thermal discrete dipole approximation and the discrete system Green's function methods for computational near-field radiative heat transfer," In: Light, Plasmonics and Particles, Nanophotonics Series, Series Editor: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Elsevier, 223-247, 2023 (link). 4. M.P. Mengüç and M. Francoeur, "Chapter 1: An Overview of Light, Plasmonics and Particles," In: Light, Plasmonics and Particles, Nanophotonics Series, Series Editor: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Elsevier, 1-20, 2023 (link). 3. M. Francoeur, "Near-Field Thermal Radiation," In: Handbook of Thermal Science and Engineering, Springer, 1-43, 2017 (pdf). 2. M. Francoeur, "Chapter 4: Thermal Fundamentals," In: Micro Energy Harvesting, Edited by D. Briand, E. Yeatman and S. Roundy, Wiley-VCH, 2015 (link). 1. M.P. Mengüç and M. Francoeur, "Chapter 16: Near-Field Thermal Radiation," In: Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer, J. Howell, R. Siegel, and M.P. Mengüç, 5th Edition, CRC Press, 2011 (link). Journal Publications 67. L.M. Corrêa, L.P. Walter, J. Cas, and M. Francoeur, "DSGF solver for near-field radiative heat transfer: User guide," In preparation, 2023. 66. L. Tang, L.M. Corrêa, M. Francoeur, and C. Dames, "Large enhancement of near-field radiative heat transfer between two thin membranes enabled by electromagnetic corner and edge modes," In preparation, 2023. 65. L.P. Walter and M. Francoeur, "Generalized many-body approach for near-field radiative heat transfer between nonspherical particles," In preparation, 2023. 64. K. Bezdjian and M. Francoeur, "Impacts of thermal aging and associated heat losses on the performance of a Pyromark 2500-coated central receiver," In preparation, 2023. 63. L.P. Walter, J.C. McKay, B. Raeymaekers, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal emission from metasurfaces constructed of SiC ellipsoidal particles," Under review, 2023 (arXiv). 62. J. Liang, M. Francoeur, C.B. Williams, and B. Raeymaekers, "Curing characteristics of photopolymer resin with dispersed glass microspheres in vat polymerization 3D printing," ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Accepted, 2023. 61. S. Noparast, F.G. Vasquez, M. Francoeur, and B. Raeymaekers, "Measuring and simulating the local packing density of spherical microparticles after ultrasound directed self-assembly," Physical Review Applied 19, 064087, 2023 (pdf). 60. A.N.M. T. Elahi, R. Crist, M. Francoeur, K. Park, and S. Rao, "Characterization of high-temperature figure of merit for solar-thermal absorbers," Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 257, 112378, 2023 (pdf). 59. S.S. Shrestha, J. Tiwari, A. Rai, D.E. Hun, D. Howard, A.O. Desjarlais, M. Francoeur, and T. Feng, "Thermal conductivity decomposition and accommodation coefficient extraction for thermal insulation materials," International Journal of Thermal Sciences 187, 108164, 2023 (pdf). 58. A. Jarzembski*, T. Tokunaga*, J. Crossley, J. Yun, C. Shaskey, R.A. Murdick, I. Park, M. Francoeur** and K. Park**, "Role of acoustic phonon transport in near- to asperity-contact heat transfer," Physical Review B 106, 205418, 2022 (pdf). *Equally contributing authors. **Corresponding authors. 57. L.P. Walter, E.J. Tervo, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between irregularly shaped dielectric particles modeled by the discrete system Green's function method," Physical Review B 106, 195417, 2022 (pdf). 56. L.P. Walter and M. Francoeur, "Orientation effects on near-field radiative heat transfer between complex-shaped dielectric particles," Applied Physics Letters 121, 182206, 2022 (pdf). 55. A. Datas, M. Francoeur, M. Shimizu, and R. Vaillon, "Advances in thermophotovoltaics: Materials, devices, and systems," Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 240, 111711, 2022 (pdf). 54. T. Tokunaga, T. Shiga, M. Arai, J. Inoue, K. Kobayashi, S. Suehara, W. Hayami, K. Park, and M. Francoeur, "First-principles calculations of phonon transport across a vacuum gap," Physical Review B 105, 045410, 2022 (pdf). 53. T. Tokunaga, A. Jarzembski, T. Shiga, K. Park, and M. Francoeur, "Extreme near-field heat transfer between gold surfaces," Physical Review B 104, 125404, 2021 (pdf). 52. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T. Ameel, "A three-dimensional thermal model of the human cochlea for magnetic cochlear implant surgery," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 178, 121553 2021 (pdf). 51. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T. Ameel, "Experimental validation of a three-dimensional heat transfer model within the scala tympani with application to magnetic cochlear implant surgery," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 68, 2821-2832, 2021 (pdf). 50. D. Milovich, J. Villa, E. Antolin, A. Datas, A. Marti, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "Design of an indium arsenide cell for near-field thermophotovoltaic devices," Journal of Photonics for Energy 10(2), 025503, 2020 (pdf). 49. L. Tang, J. DeSutter and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between dissimilar materials mediated by coupled surface phonon- and plasmon-polaritons," ACS Photonics 7, 1304-1311, 2020 (pdf). 48. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T. Ameel, "Heat transfer analysis in an uncoiled model of the cochlea during magnetic cochlear implant surgery," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 154, 119683, 2020 (pdf). 47. E. Tervo, M. Francoeur, B. Cola, and Z. Zhang, "Thermal radiation in systems of many dipoles," Physical Review B 100, 205422, 2019 (pdf). 46. B.J. Lee, Y. Shuai, M. Francoeur, and M.P. Mengüç, "Special issue on the Third International Workshop on Nano-micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad'17)," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 237, 106592, 2019 (pdf). 45. J. DeSutter, L. Tang and M. Francoeur, "A near-field radiative heat transfer device," Nature Nanotechnology 14, 751-755, 2019 (pdf). 44. S. Edalatpour, V. Hatamipour and M. Francoeur, "Spectral redshift of the thermal near field scattered by a probe," Physical Review B 99, 165401, 2019 (pdf). 43. V. Hatamipour, S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Apparent spectral redshift of thermally generated surface phonon-polariton resonance mediated by a non-resonant film," Physical Review Applied 10, 054047, 2018 (pdf). 42. A. Jarzembski, Y. Yun, S. Hamian, J. Crossley, I. Park, M. Francoeur and K. Park, "Feedback control of local hotspot temperature using resistive on-substrate nanoheater/thermometer," Review of Scientific Instruments 89, 064902, 2018 (pdf). 41. L. Tang and M. Francoeur, "Photonic thermal diode enabled by surface polariton coupling in nanostructures," Optics Express 25(24), A1043-A1052, 2017 (pdf). 40. J. DeSutter, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "External luminescence and photon recycling in near-field thermophotovoltaics," Physical Review Applied 8, 014030, 2017 (pdf). 39. N. Vongsoasup, M. Francoeur and K. Hanamura, "Performance analysis of near-field thermophotovoltaic system with 2D grating tungsten radiator," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 115, 326-332, 2017 (pdf). 38. M.P. Bernardi, D. Milovich and M. Francoeur, "Radiative heat transfer exceeding the blackbody limit between macroscale planar surfaces separated by a nanosize vacuum gap," Nature Communications 7, 12900, 2016 (pdf). 37. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between arbitrarily shaped objects and a surface," Physical Review B 94, 045406, 2016 (pdf). 36. S. Edalatpour, J. DeSutter and M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal electromagnetic transport: An overview," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 178, 14-21, 2016 (pdf). 35. J. DeSutter, M.P. Bernardi, and M. Francoeur, "Determination of thermal emission spectra maximizing thermophotovoltaic performance using a genetic algorithm," Energy Conversion and Management 108, 429-438, 2016 (pdf). 34. J.-M. Geffrin, M. Chamtouri, O. Merchiers, H. Tortel, A. Litman, J.-S. Bailly, B. Lacroix, M. Francoeur and R. Vaillon, "The Surface Wave Scattering - Microwave Scanner (SWS-MS)," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 168, 1-9, 2016 (pdf). 33. M.P. Bernardi, O. Dupré, E. Blandre, P.-O. Chapuis, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "Impacts of propagating, frustrated and surface modes on radiative, electrical and thermal losses in nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic power generators," Scientific Reports 5, 11626, 2015 (pdf). 32. S. Edalatpour, M. Cuma, T. Trueax, R. Backman, and M. Francoeur, "Convergence analysis of the thermal discrete dipole approximation," Physical Review E 91, 063307, 2015 (pdf). 31. E. Blandre, P.-O. Chapuis, M. Francoeur and R. Vaillon, "Spatial and spectral distributions of thermal radiation emitted by a semi-infinite body and absorbed by a flat film," AIP Advances 5, 057106, 2015 (pdf). 30. S. Corbitt, M. Francoeur, and B. Raeymaekers, "Implementation of optical dielectric metamaterials: A Review," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 158, 3-16, 2015 (pdf). 29. M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative energy transfer: Nanostructures feel the heat," Nature Nanotechnology 10, 206-208, 2015 (pdf). 28. B.T. Wong, M. Francoeur, V. N.-S. Bong, and M.P. Mengüç, "Coupling of near-field thermal radiative heating and phonon Monte Carlo simulation: Assessment of temperature gradient in n-doped silicon thin film," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 143, 46-55, 2014 (pdf). 27. M.R. Short, J.-M. Geffrin, R. Vaillon, H. Tortel, B. Lacroix, and M. Francoeur, "Evanescent wave scattering by particles on a surface: Validation of the discrete dipole approximation with surface interaction against microwave analog experiments," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 146, 452-458, 2014 (pdf). 26. S. Basu and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between thin films made of metamaterials," Optics Letters 39(5), 1266-1269, 2014 (pdf). 25. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "The Thermal Discrete Dipole Approximation (T-DDA) for near-field radiative heat transfer simulations in three-dimensional arbitrary geometries," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 133, 364-373, 2014 (pdf). 24. S.J. Petersen, S. Basu, B. Raeymaekers, and M. Francoeur, "Tuning near-field thermal radiative properties by quantifying sensitivity of Mie resonance-based metamaterials design parameters," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 129, 277-286, 2013 (pdf). 23. S.J. Petersen, S. Basu, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal emission from metamaterials," Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications 11, 167-181, 2013 (pdf). 22. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Size effect on the emissivity of thin films," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 118, 75-85, 2013 (pdf). 21. A.J. Vincent-Johnson, Y. Schwab, H.S. Mann, M. Francoeur, J.S. Hammonds Jr., and G. Scarel, "Origin of the low frequency radiation emitted by radiative polaritons excited by infrared radiation in planar La2O3 films," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 25, 035901, 2013 (pdf). 20. A.J. Vincent-Johnson, K.A. Vasquez, G. Scarel, J.S. Hammonds Jr., and M. Francoeur, "Effects of metallic, semiconducting, and insulating substrates on the coupling involving radiative polaritons in thin oxide films," Applied Spectroscopy 66, 188-197, 2012 (pdf). 19. R. Charnigo, M. Francoeur, P. Kenkel, M.P. Mengüç, B. Hall, and C. Srinivasan, "Credible intervals for nanoparticle characteristics," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 113, 182-193, 2012 (pdf). 18. S. Basu and M. Francoeur, "Penetration depth in near-field radiative heat transfer between metamaterials," Applied Physics Letters 99, 143107, 2011 (pdf). 17. M. Francoeur, S. Basu, and S.J. Petersen, "Electric and magnetic surface polariton mediated near-field radiative heat transfer between metamaterials made of silicon carbide particles," Optics Express 19(20), 18774-18788, 2011 (pdf). 16. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Coexistence of multiple regimes for near-field thermal radiation between two layers supporting surface phonon-polaritons in the infrared," Physical Review B 84, 075436, 2011 (pdf). 15. S. Basu and M. Francoeur, "Maximum near-field radiative heat transfer between thin films," Applied Physics Letters 98, 243120, 2011 (pdf). 14. S. Basu and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative transfer based thermal rectification using doped silicon," Applied Physics Letters 98, 113106, 2011 (pdf). 13. M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon, and M.P. Mengüç, "Thermal impacts on the performance of nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic energy conversion devices," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 26(2), 686-698, 2011 (pdf). 12. R. Charnigo, M. Francoeur, P. Kenkel, M.P. Mengüç, B. Hall, and C. Srinivasan, "Estimating quantitative features of nanoparticles using multiple derivatives of scattering profiles," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 112, 1369-1382, 2011 (pdf). 11. B.T. Wong, M. Francoeur, and M.P. Mengüç, "A Monte Carlo simulation for phonon transport and heating of silicon at nanoscales due to heat generation," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 54, 1825-1838 2011 (pdf). 10. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Control of near-field radiative heat transfer via surface phonon-polariton coupling in thin films," Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 103(3), 547-550, 2011 (pdf). 9. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Spectral tuning of near-field radiative heat flux between two thin silicon carbide films," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43, 075501, 2010 (pdf). 8. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Local density of electromagnetic states within a nanometric gap formed between two thin films supporting surface phonon-polaritons," Journal of Applied Physics 107, 034313, 2010 (pdf). 7. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Solution of near-field thermal radiation in one-dimensional layered media using dyadic Green's functions and the scattering matrix method," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 110, 2002-2018, 2009 (pdf). 6. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Near-field radiative heat transfer enhancement via surface phonon polaritons coupling in thin films," Applied Physics Letters 93, 043109, 2008 (pdf). 5. M. Francoeur, and M.P. Mengüç, "Role of fluctuational electrodynamics in near-field radiative heat transfer," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 109(2), 280-293, 2008 (pdf). 4. R. Charnigo, M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, A. Brock., M. Leichter, and C. Srinivasan, "Derivatives of scattering profiles: tools for nanoparticle characterization," Journal of the Optical Society of America A 24(9), 2578-2589, 2007 (Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology 16(16), October 15, 2007) (pdf). 3. M. Francoeur, P.G. Venkata, and M.P. Mengüç, "Sensitivity analysis for characterization of gold nanoparticles and agglomerates via surface plasmon scattering patterns," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 106, 44-55, 2007 (pdf). 2. M. Francoeur, and D.R. Rousse, "Short-pulsed laser transport in absorbing and scattering media: time versus frequency-based approaches," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 40, 5733-5742, 2007 (pdf). 1. M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon and D.R. Rousse, "Theoretical analysis of frequency and time domain methods for optical characterization of absorbing and scattering media," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 93, 139-150, 2005 (pdf). Preprints 2. A.N.M. T. Elahi, R. Crist, V. Hatamipour, M. Francoeur, S. Rao, and K. Park, "Revisiting the figure of merit of concentrated solar power receivers," arXiv:2012.02841 (pdf). 1. V. Hatamipour and M. Francoeur, "Spatial correlation of the thermally generated electromagnetic field in layered media," arXiv:2001.03999 (pdf). Conference Publications 57. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T.A. Ameel, "3D thermal model of magnetic insertion of a cochlear implant," Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference (SB3C2020), Vail, Colorado, USA, June 17-20, 2020 (Extended abstract). 56. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T.A. Ameel, "Simulation of natural convection heat transfer within an uncoiled model of the cochlea during robotic cochlear implant surgery," The 2nd Pacific Rim Thermal Engineering Conference (PRTEC2019), Maui, Hawaii, USA, December 13-17, 2019 (Extended abstract). 55. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T.A. Ameel, "Thermal analysis of a cochlea during magnetically-guided cochlear implant surgery," 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 14-17, 2019 (Abstract). 54. V. Hatamipour, S. Edalatpour, and M. Francoeur, "Spectral shift of thermally generated surface phonon polariton resonance mediated by a nonresonant film," 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 14-17, 2019 (Abstract). 53. J. DeSutter, L. Tang, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer devices," 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 14-17, 2019 (Abstract). 52. D. Milovich, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "Design of an indium arsenide cell for near-field thermophotovoltaics," 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 14-17, 2019 (Abstract). 51. T. Tokunaga, A. Jarzembski, J. Crossley, J. Yun, C. Shaskey, R. Murdick, I. Park, K. Park, and M. Francoeur, "Force-induced acoustic phonon heat transport across vacuum gaps: Theory," 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 14-17, 2019 (Abstract). 50. A. Jarzembski, T. Tokunaga, J. Crossley, J. Yun, C. Shaskey, R. Murdick, I. Park, M. Francoeur, and K. Park, "Force-induced acoustic phonon heat transport across vacuum gaps: Experiments," 2019 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, April 22-26, 2019 (Abstract). 49. D. Milovich, J. DeSutter, D. Cakiroglu, C. Lucchesi, P.-O. Chapuis, E. Antolin, A. Datas, J. Villa, J.-P. Pérez, T. Taliercio, E. Tournié, A. Marti, M. Francoeur, and R. Vaillon, "Design of efficient photovoltaic cells for near-field thermophotovoltaics," Eurotherm 111: Nanoscale and Microscale Heat Transfer VI, Levi, Lapland, Finland, December 2-7, 2018 (Abstract). 48. A. Jarzembski, T. Tokunaga, J. Crossley, J. Yun, C. Shaskey, R. Murdick, I. Park, M. Francoeur, and K. Park, "Heat transfer enhancement due to acoustic phonon tunneling at near-contact vacuum gap distances," Eurotherm 111: Nanoscale and Microscale Heat Transfer VI, Levi, Lapland, Finland, December 2-7, 2018 (Abstract). 47. R. Vaillon, C. Lucchesi, E. Blandre, P.-O. Chapuis, D. Cakiroglu, J.-P. Pérez, T. Taliercio, E. Tournié, E. Antolin, A. Datas, A. Marti, D. Milovich, J. DeSutter, L. Tang, M. Francoeur, M. Shimizu, A. Kohiyama, H. Yugami, "Thermophotovoltaic devices for solar and thermal energy conversion," Journées Nationales sur l'Énergie Solaire (JNES 2018), Villeurbanne, France, June 27-29, 2018 (Abstract). 46. A. Jarzembski, S. Hamian, R. Murdick, I. Park, T. Tokunaga, M. Francoeur, and K. Park, "Temperature dependence of near-field lateral forces in air and vacuum," 3rd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2017), Daejeon, Korea, June 26-28, 2017 (Extended Abstract). 45. A. Jarzembski, S. Hamian, R. Murdick, I. Park, T. Tokunaga, M. Francoeur, and K. Park, "Measurement of radiative heat transfer in the extreme near field between a laterally oscillating tip and planar substrate," 3rd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2017), Daejeon, Korea, June 26-28, 2017 (Extended Abstract). 44. S.J. Petersen, S. Basu, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal emission due to surface plasmon polariton resonance from indium tin oxide in the near infrared," 3rd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2017), Daejeon, Korea, June 26-28, 2017 (Extended Abstract). 43. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiation heat transfer between arbitrarily-shaped objects and a surface," The 16th Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference, College Park, MD, USA, March 19-25, 2017 (Abstract). 42. J.-M. Geffrin, R. Vaillon, M. Francoeur, B. Lacroix, A. Litman, H. Tortel, and J.-S. Bailly, "Scanner champ proche - champ lointain en micro-ondes (SPLM): validation et performances," JNM 2017, St-Malo, France, May 16-19, 2017 (Extended Abstract). 41. E. Blandre, M.P. Bernardi, O. Dupré, M. Francoeur, P.-O. Chapuis, and R. Vaillon, "Role of frustrated modes in the performance of near-field radiation mediated thermophotovoltaic devices," Eurotherm Seminar 108: Nanoscale and Microscale Heat Transfer V, Santorini, Greece, September 26-30, 2016 (Abstract). 40. E. Blandre, M.P. Bernardi, O. Dupré, M. Francoeur, P.-O. Chapuis, and R. Vaillon, "Role of frustrated modes in the performance of near-field radiation thermophotovoltaic devices," JMC15: NanoConduction and NanoRadiation, Bordeaux, France, August 22-26, 2016 (Abstract). 39. E. Blandre, P.-O. Chapuis, M. Francoeur, and R. Vaillon, "Optimizing radiative heat transfer in few-layer structures as a function of temperature," e-MRS, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, September 15-18, 2015 (Abstract). 38. J. DeSutter, M.P. Bernardi, and M. Francoeur, "Design of solar thermophotovoltaic power generators using a genetic algorithm," 2015 AlChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 8-13, 2015 (Abstract). Best Presentation Award. 37. J.-M. Geffrin, M. Chamtouri, J.-S. Bailly, O. Merchiers, J. Benedicto, H. Tortel, A. Litman, M. Francoeur, and R. Vaillon, "Near-field and far-field analyses of evanescent wave scattering by particles on a surface," Electromagnetic and Light Scattering XV, Leipzig, Germany, June 21-26, 2015 (Abstract). 36. M.P. Bernardi, O. Dupré, E. Blandre, P.-O. Chapuis, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "Surface polariton mediated near-field thermophotovoltaic device: radiative, electrical and thermal behaviors," Nanotechnology for Next Generation High Efficiency Photovoltaics, 2nd Spring International School and Workshop, Mao, Menorca, Balearic Islands (Spain), April 20-24, 2015 (Extended Abstract). 35. S. Edalatpour, M. Cuma, T. Trueax, R. Backman, and M. Francoeur, "Computational near-field radiative heat transfer: Convergence analysis of the thermal discrete dipole approximation using the exact solution for two spheres," ICHMT International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, May 25 - 29, 2015 (Extended Abstract). 34. E. Blandre, P.-O. Chapuis, M. Francoeur and R. Vaillon, "Near-field thermal radiation absorbed by a flat film in the vicinity of a semi-infinite emitter," Eurotherm 103: Nanoscale and Microscale Heat Transfer IV, Lyon, France, October 15-17, 2014 (Extended Abstract). 33. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "The thermal discrete dipole approximation for near-field radiative heat transfer modeling between arbitrarily-shaped objects and a surface," Thirteenth International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics, and Related Techniques, Salt Lake City, UT, August 31 - September 4, 2014 (Abstract). 32. M. Chamtouri, O. Merchiers, M. Francoeur, H. Tortel, J.-M. Geffrin and R. Vaillon, "Electromagnetic surface wave scattering with microwaves," Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) 2014, Guangzhou, China, August 25-28, 2014 (Extended Abstract). 31. J.-M. Geffrin, M. Francoeur, H. Tortel, O. Merchiers and R. Vaillon, "Evanescent microwave scattering measurements," Workshop: Scattering by aggregates (on surfaces), Institut für Werkstofftechnik, IWT, Bremen, Germany, March 24-25, 2014 (Extended Abstract). 30. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "The Thermal Discrete Dipole Approximation with surface interaction," 2nd International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation: Energy, Manufacturing, Materials, and Sensing (NanoRad2014), Shanghai, China, June 6-9, 2014 (Extended Abstract). 29. S.J. Petersen, S. Basu, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal emission by metamaterials," Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-13) , Kusadasi, Turkey, June 2-8, 2013 (Paper). 28. B.T. Wong, M. Francoeur, V. N-S Bong, and M.P. Mengüç, "Coupling of near-field thermal radiative heating and phonon Monte Carlo simulation: Assessment of temperature gradient in n-doped silicon thin film," Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-13) , Kusadasi, Turkey, June 2-8, 2013 (Paper). 27. O. Dupré, R. Vaillon, M. Francoeur, P.-O. Chapuis, and M.P. Mengüç, "Thermal issues in solar and near-field thermophotovoltaics," 2013 ELyT Lab Workshop, Zao To-o-gatta, Japan, February 17-20, 2013 (Extended Abstract). 26. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Numerical simulation of near-field thermal radiation using the Thermal Discrete Dipole Approximation," Electromagnetic and Light Scattering XIV, Lille, France, July 17-21, 2013 (Abstract). 25. R. Vaillon, R. Abdeddaim, J.-M. Geffrin, B. Lacroix, M. Francoeur, H. Tortel, and A. Litman, "Microwave analog experiments of surface wave scattering," Electromagnetic and Light Scattering XIV, Lille, France, July 17-21, 2013 (Abstract). 24. M.R. Short, H. Tortel, A. Litman, J.-M. Geffrin, R. Vaillon, R. Abdeddaim and M. Francoeur, "Evanescent wave scattering by particles on a surface: Comparison between the discrete dipole approximation with surface interaction and the finite element method," Electromagnetic and Light Scattering XIV, Lille, France, July 17-21, 2013 (Abstract). 23. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Investigation of size effect on the emissivity of thin films," ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Houston, TX, November 9-15, 2012 (Paper). 22. M. Francoeur, S. Basu, and S.J. Petersen, "Near-field thermal radiation between Mie resonance-based metamaterials," ASME 2012 3rd Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 3-6, 2012 (Extended Abstract). 21. M.P. Mengüç, B.T. Wong, and M. Francoeur, "Energy transfer at nanoscales via MC simulations," ECCOMAS Special Interest Conference: Numerical Heat Transfer 2012, Gliwice-Wroclaw, Poland, September 4-6, 2012 (Extended Abstract). 20. M.P. Mengüç, M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon, D.K. Webb, H. Ertürk, T. Okutucu, Z. Artvin, V. Loke, S.K. Sankaralingam, T. Hastings, G. Huda and E. Donev, "Near-field thermal radiation transfer for manufacturing and energy harvesting applications," Eurotherm 91: Microscale Heat Transfer III, Poitiers, France, August 29-31, 2011 (Extended Abstract). 19. M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon and M.P. Mengüç, "Near-field thermal radiation regimes between two layers supporting surface phonon-polaritons," Eurotherm 91: Microscale Heat Transfer III, Poitiers, France, August 29-31, 2011 (Extended Abstract). 18. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Coexistence of different near-field thermal radiation regimes between two layers supporting surface phonon-polaritons in the infrared," USNCCM-11: Minisymposium on Computational Radiative and Convective Heat Transfer, Minneapolis, USA, July 25-29, 2011 (Abstract). 17. M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon and M.P. Mengüç, "Performance analysis of nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic energy conversion devices," TMNN-2011: Thermal and Materials Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Antalya, Turkey, May 29-June 3, 2011 (Paper). 16. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Control of near-field radiative heat transfer via surface phonon-polariton coupling in thin films," META'10: 2nd International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Cairo, Egypt, February 22-25, 2010 (Paper). 15. M. Francoeur, M. Arik, and M.P. Mengüç, "Estimating near-field thermal radiation between two flat silicon wafers with surface roughness," International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanosystems, Istanbul, Turkey, August 10-13, 2009 (Extended Abstract). 14. R. Charnigo, M. Francoeur, P. Kenkel, M.P. Mengüç, B. Hall, and C. Srinivasan, "Nonparametric derivative estimation and the computation of posterior probabilities for nanoparticle characteristics," 2009 Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington DC, USA, August 1-6, 2009 (Paper). 13. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Near-field thermal radiation emission from SiC thin films," Eurotherm Seminar 83: Computational Thermal Radiation in Participating Media III, Lisbon, Portugal, April 15-17, 2009 (Paper). 12. M. Francoeur, M.M. Aslan, and M.P. Mengüç, "Polarized-surface-wave-scattering systems (PSWSS) for characterization of nanoparticles," 11th Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference, University of Hertfordshire, England, September 7-12, 2008 (Extended Abstract). 11. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Modeling of surface phonon-polaritons coupling in thin films for near-field thermal radiation," 11th Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference, University of Hertfordshire, England, September 7-12, 2008 (Extended Abstract). 10. M. Francoeur, and M.P. Mengüç, "Role of fluctuational electrodynamics in near-field radiative heat transfer," Fifth International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, Bodrum, Turkey, June 2007 (Paper). 9. M. Francoeur, P.G. Venkata, M.M. Aslan, and M.P. Mengüç, "Sensitivity analysis for characterization of gold nano-particles via surface wave scattering," 9th Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference, St.Petersburg, Russia, 47-50, June 5-9, 2006 (Extended Abstract). 8. M. Francoeur, and D.R. Rousse, "Unsteady radiative transfer in participating media : a frequency-based numerical approach," 2nd International Conference on Thermal Engineering Theory and Applications, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, January 3-6, 2006 (Paper). 7. D.R. Rousse, and M. Francoeur, "Frequency and time-based methods for transient radiative transfer," Numerical Heat Transfer 2005, In Nowak, Bialecki, Weçel, eds, 301-312, Cracovie, 2005 (Invited Paper). 6. M. Francoeur, and D.R. Rousse, "Numerical solutions of transient radiative transfer using time and frequency-domain approaches," ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT2005-72737, San Francisco, USA, July 17-22, 2005 (Paper). 5. M. Francoeur,and D.R. Rousse, "Transfert radiatif instationnaire en milieu semi-transparent. Partie A : Résolution dans le domaine temporal," VIIe Colloque Interuniversitaire Franco-Québécois : Thermiques des Systèmes, St-Malo, France, 10-03, 2005 (Paper). 4. M. Francoeur, and D.R. Rousse, "Transfert radiatif instationnaire en milieu semi-transparent. Partie B : Résolution dans le domaine fréquentiel," VIIe Colloque Interuniversitaire Franco-Québécois : Thermiques des Systèmes, St-Malo, France, 10-04, 2005 (Paper). 3. M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon, and D.R. Rousse, "Theoretical analysis of frequency and time domain methods for optical characterization of absorbing and scattering media," Fourth International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, Istanbul, Turkey, 153-162, 2004 (Paper). 2. M. Francoeur, and D.R. Rousse, "Analyse du transfert radiatif instationnaire en milieu semi-transparent absorbant et diffusant: utilisation de limiteurs de flux," International Conference on Thermal Engineering Theory and Applications, ICTEA-HT5-03, Beirut, Lebanon, 2004 (Paper). 1. M. Francoeur, D.R. Rousse, and R. Vaillon, "Analyse du transfert radiatif instationnaire en milieu semi-transparent absorbant et diffusant," VIe Colloque Interuniversitaire Franco-Québécois : Thermiques des Systèmes, Québec, Canada, 08-07, 2003 (Paper). Oral and Poster Presentations 55. L.M. Corrêa, L.P. Walter, J. Cas, and M. Francoeur, "Discrete system Green's function solver for near-field radiative heat transfer," ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, October 29-November 2, 2023 (Oral presentation). 54. L.P. Walter and M. Francoeur, "Orientation effects on near-field radiative heat transfer between complex-shaped SiO2 particles," 2023 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, San Francisco, CA, April 10-14, 2023 (Oral presentation). 53. L.M. Corrêa, L. Tang, C. Dames, and M. Francoeur, "Enhanced near-field radiative heat transfer between planar membranes thinner than the vacuum gap spacing: Theory," 2023 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, San Francisco, CA, April 10-14, 2023 (Poster presentation). 52. L. Tang, L. Corrêa, M. Francoeur, and C. Dames, "Enhanced near-field radiative heat transfer between planar membranes thinner than the vacuum gap spacing: Experiment," 2023 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, San Francisco, CA, April 10-14, 2023 (Oral presentation). 51. L.P. Walter and M. Francoeur, "Modeling near-field radiative heat transfer between dielectric particles," 8th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, College Park, MD, March 26-29, 2023 (Oral presentation). 50. K. Bezdjian and M. Francoeur, "Impacts of temperature aging and thermal losses on the performance of a Pyromark-coated central solar receiver," 7th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, May 16-18, 2022 (Oral presentation). 49. L.M. Corrêa, L. Walter, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between thin membranes," 7th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, May 16-18, 2022 (Oral presentation). 48. T. Tokunaga, T. Shiga, M. Arai, J. Inoue, K. Kobayashi, S. Suehara, W. Hayami, K. Park, and M. Francoeur, "First-principles calculations of acoustic phonon tunneling between silicon surfaces," 7th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, May 16-18, 2022 (Oral presentation). 47. L.P. Walter and M. Francoeur, "The effect of geometry and symmetries on near-field radiative heat transfer between dielectric nanoparticles," 7th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, May 16-18, 2022 (Oral presentation). 46. L. Walter and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between particles modeled by the discrete system Green's function method," The 19th Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference (ELS-XIX), Virtual Conference, July 12-16, 2021 (Oral Presentation). 45. T. Tokunaga, T. Shiga, M. Arai, J. Inoue, K. Kobayashi, S. Suehara, W. Hayami, K. Park, and M. Francoeur, "First-principles calculations of acoustic phonon tunneling," ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Virtual Conference, June 16-June 18, 2021 (Oral presentation). 44. D. Milovich, J. Villa, E. Antolin, A. Datas, A. Marti, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "Design of an indium arsenide cell for near-field thermophotovoltaic devices," E-MRS 2021 Spring Meeting, Virtual Conference, May 31-June 4, 2021 (Oral presentation). 43. J. DeSutter, L. Tang and M. Francoeur, "A near-field radiative heat transfer device for thermophotovoltaic energy conversion," E-MRS 2021 Spring Meeting, Virtual Conference, May 31-June 4, 2021 (Oral presentation). 42 L. Walter, M. Francoeur, and E. Tervo, "Deterministic formulation of the thermal discrete dipole approximation for computational modeling of near-field thermal radiation in arbitrary geometries," ASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Portland, OR, November 13-19, 2020 (Poster presentation). Top Theoretical Approach Award in the NSF poster competition. 41. R. Crist, M. Francoeur, K. Park, and S. Rao, "Development of metrology for the high-temperature characterization of solar-thermal receivers," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral and poster presentations). 40. T. Tokunaga, A. Jarzembski, K. Park, and M. Francoeur, "Extreme near-field heat transfer between gold surfaces," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral presentation). 39. T. Tokunaga, A. Jarzembski, K. Park, and M. Francoeur, "Theoretical predictions of force-induced acoustic phonon transport between a silicon tip and a platinum surface separated by single-digit nanometer vacuum gaps," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral presentation). 38. L. Tang, J. DeSutter, and M. Francoeur, "Coupled surface phonon- and plasmon-polaritons mediated near-field radiative heat transfer," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral presentation). 37. V. Hatamipour and M. Francoeur, "Spatial correlation of thermally generated electromagnetic fields in layered media," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral presentation). 36. J. DeSutter, L. Tang, and M. Francoeur, "A near-field radiative heat transfer device," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral presentation). 35. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T.A. Ameel, "Design of an experiment for validating 3D heat transfer simulations during magnetic-assisted cochlear implant surgery," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral and poster presentations). The people's choice poster award. 34 L. Walter, Z. Zhang, B. Cola, M. Francoeur, and E. Tervo, "System Green's function approach to the thermal discrete dipole approximation," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-14, 2019 (Oral and poster presentations). Most informative poster award. 33. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T.A. Ameel, "Thermal analysis of magnetically-guided cochlear implant surgery in a coiled model of the cochlea," COMSOL Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, October 2-4, 2019 (Oral and poster presentations). 32. F. Esmailie, M. Francoeur, and T.A. Ameel, "A 2-D heat transfer analysis of the cochlea during magnetically-guided cochlear implant surgery," COMSOL Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, October 3-5, 2018 (Poster). Best Poster Award. 31. A. Jarzembski, J. Yun, S. Hamian, I. Park, J. Crossley, M. Francoeur, and K. Park, "Measurement of nanoscale solid conduction in air and vacuum between a tip and local nano-hotspot under temperature feedback control," 2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, April 2-6, 2018 (Oral presentation). 30. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Spectral redshift of the thermal near field scattered by a probe," 2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, April 2-6, 2018 (Oral presentation). 29. R. Vaillon, J. DeSutter, E. Blandre, O. Dupré, M.P. Bernardi, C. Lucchesi, P.-O. Chapuis, M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermophotovoltaics: the cell viewpoint," Workshop on Energy Transport in Nanoscale Gaps and Molecular Junctions, Telluride, Colorado, USA, July 25-28, 2017 (Oral presentation). 28. J. DeSutter, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "External luminescence in near-field thermophotovoltaics," 2nd Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, Las Vegas, NV, April 2-5, 2017 (Oral presentation). 27. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal radiation interactions between a probe and a surface," 2nd Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, Las Vegas, NV, April 2-5, 2017 (Oral presentation). 26. J. DeSutter, R. Vaillon, and M. Francoeur, "Impacts of near-field radiation on recombination mechanisms in thermophotovoltaics," ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (Oral presentation). 25. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiation heat transfer between arbitrarily-shaped objects and a surface," ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (Oral presentation). 24. M.P. Bernardi and M. Francoeur, "Measurement of near-field radiative heat transfer between macroscale planar surfaces separated by a tunable nanosize gap," ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Phoenix, AZ, November 11-17, 2016 (Oral presentation). 23. D. Milovich, L. Tang, M.P. Bernardi, and M. Francoeur, "Measurement of near-field radiative heat transfer between macroscale surfaces separated by a nanosize gap," Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 12, 2016 (Poster). 22. T. Trueax, S. Edalatpour, and M. Francoeur, "Simulating nanoscale radiative heat transfer," Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 31, 2015 (Poster). 21. E. Blandre, P.-O. Chapuis, M. Francoeur, and R. Vaillon, "Near-field thermal radiation between a semi-infinite medium and a film," 2nd International Workshop and Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation: Energy, Manufacturing, Materials, and Sensing (NanoRad2014), Shanghai, China, June 6-9, 2014 (Poster). 20. M.P. Bernardi and M. Francoeur, "A MEMS-based variable gap device for measuring near-field radiative heat transfer between flat surfaces," ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Montreal, PQ, November 14-20, 2014 (Oral presentation). 19. J.-M. Geffrin, B. Lacroix, M. Francoeur, and R. Vaillon, "Non-destructive evaluation with evanescent microwaves generated by total internal reflection," 2014 Edition of the COFREND Days, Bordeaux, France, May 20-22, 2014 (Oral presentation). 18. M.P. Bernardi, O. Dupré, R. Vaillon, P.-O. Chapuis, and M. Francoeur, "Performance analysis of nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic power generation via a coupled near-field thermal radiation, charge and heat transport model," ASME 2013 4rd Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Hong Kong, China, December 11-14, 2013 (Oral presentation). 17. S.J. Petersen, B. Raeymaekers, S. Basu, and M. Francoeur, "Infrared characterization of Mie resonance-based dielectric metamaterials fabricated using self-assembly," ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, San Diego, CA, November 15-21, 2013 (Oral presentation). 16. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "The Thermal Discrete Dipole Approximation (T-DDA) for numerical simulation of near-field thermal radiation," ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, San Diego, CA, November 15-21, 2013 (Oral presentation). 15. M.P. Bernardi and M. Francoeur, "Performance analysis of In0.18Ga0.82Sb and GaSb thermophotovoltaic cells paired with tungsten and Drude radiators via a coupled near-field thermal radiation, charge and heat transport model," ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, San Diego, CA, November 15-21, 2013 (Oral presentation). 14. S. Edalatpour and M. Francoeur, "The Thermal Discrete Dipole Approximation (T-DDA) for near-field radiative heat transfer calculations," 2013 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, USA, July 14-19, 2013 (Oral presentation). 13. O. Dupré, R. Vaillon, M. Francoeur, P.-O. Chapuis, and M.P. Mengüç, "Thermal issues in the design of PV devices: focus on the case of nanoscale-gap thermophotovolatic cells," Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-13) , Kusadasi, Turkey, June 2-8, 2013 (Poster). 12. R. Vaillon, O. Dupré, M. Francoeur, and M.P. Mengüç, "Thermal issues in the design of PV devices: focus on the case of nanoscale-gap thermophotovolatic cells," Nanotechnology for Next Generation High Efficiency Photovoltaics Spring International School, Corsica, France, April 1-6, 2013 (Poster). 11. S.J. Petersen, S. Basu, and M. Francoeur, "Tuning near-field thermal radiative properties by quantifying sensitivity of Mie resonance-based metamaterial design parameters," ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Houston, TX, November 9-15, 2012 (Oral presentation). 10. M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon, and M.P. Mengüç, "Nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic energy conversion devices," International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation, Miyagi, Japan, May 23-25, 2012 (Poster). 9. A. Majid, S. Edalatpour, M. Francoeur, and M.A. Scarpulla, "Simulations of nanoparticle plasmonic phase change oscillators," nanoUtah 2011 Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, October 13-14, 2011 (Poster). 8. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Thermal impacts on performances of nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic energy conversion devices," Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference XII, Helsinki, Finland, June 28-July 2, 2010 (Poster). 7. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "Thermal impacts on performances of nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic energy conversion devices," 6th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer, Antalya, Turkey, June 13-19, 2010 (Poster). 6. M. Francoeur, M.P. Mengüç, and R. Vaillon, "On tuning the near-field thermal radiation spectrum emitted by thin films via coupling of surface phonon-polaritons," 2009 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, USA, July 19-23, 2009 (Oral presentation). 5. M. Francoeur, and M.P. Mengüç, "Near-field thermal radiation and potential application for clean energy production," KYNanomat 2008, Louisville, KY, March 16-18, 2008 (Poster). 4. M. Francoeur, M.M. Aslan, P.G. Venkata, and M.P. Mengüç, "Polarized-surface-wave-scattering system (PSWSS) for in-situ and on-line characterization of nanostructures," KYNanomat 2008, Louisville, KY, March 16-18, 2008 (Poster). 3. M. Francoeur, M.M. Aslan, P.G. Venkata, and M.P. Mengüç, "Polarized-surface-wave-scattering system (PSWSS) for in-situ and on-line characterization of nanostructures," NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference 2008, Knoxville, TN, January 7-10, 2008 (Poster). 2. M. Francoeur, and M.P. Mengüç, "Characterization of nanoparticles via scattering of surface waves," Thermal Radiation at the Nanoscale: Forces, Heat Transfer, Coherence, Les Houches, France, May 22-23, 2007 (Poster). 1. M. Francoeur, P.G. Venkata, and M.P. Mengüç, "Sensitivity analysis for characterization of gold nanoparticles and 2D-agglomerates via surface plasmon scattering patterns," 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 5-10, Chicago, IL, IMECE2006-16390, 2006 (Poster and Oral Presentations). Invited Talks 15. M. Francoeur, "Enhanced near-field radiative heat transfer between two thin membranes enabled by electromagnetic corner and edge modes," 5th International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2024), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, July 17-19, 2024. 14. M. Francoeur, L.P. Walter, L. Tang, L.M. Corrêa, C. Dames, and J.C. McKay, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between subwavelength structures," 2023 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, MA, USA, November 26-December 1, 2023. 13. M. Francoeur, "A near-field radiative heat transfer device for waste heat recovery," ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Auxiliary Guest Luncheon, Salt Lake City, UT, November 12, 2019. 12. M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative transfer devices and extreme near-field heat transfer," Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, September 7, 2018. 11. M. Francoeur, "Fluctuational electrodynamics and near-field thermal radiation," Electromagnetic and Light Scattering XVII, College Station, Texas, USA, March 4-9, 2018. 10. M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer devices," Workshop on Energy Transport in Nanoscale Gaps and Molecular Junctions, Telluride, Colorado, USA, July 25-28, 2017. 9. M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative heat transfer: Multiscale modeling and measurement between macroscale planar surfaces," 2017 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Symposium NM2 - Nanoscale Heat Transport: From Fundamentals to Devices, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, April 17-21, 2017. 8. S. Edalatpour, M.P. Bernardi, J. DeSutter, and M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal electromagnetic transport," Electromagnetic and Light Scattering XV, Leipzig, Germany, June 21-26, 2015. 7. M. Francoeur, "Thermal radiative property control via metamaterials," MRSEC Colloquium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, January 14 2014. 6. M. Francoeur, "Design of thermal metamaterials beyond the effective medium theory: Direct numerical simulation via the Thermal Discrete Dipole Approximation (T-DDA)," Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France, June 13 2013. 5. M. Francoeur, "Tuning thermal radiative properties via Mie resonance-based dielectric metamaterials for low temperature nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic power generation," Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, February 6, 2013. 4. M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative transfer: Thermal radiation at nanoscale, thermophotovoltaic power generation and characterization of nanoparticles," Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France, May 29, 2012. 3. M. Francoeur, "Near-field thermal radiation and its application to thermophotovoltaic power generation," Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Seminar Series, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA February 14, 2011. 2. M. Francoeur and R. Vaillon, "Compendium of collaborative research activities on particle characterization and photovoltaic systems between RTL and CETHIL," National Research Council (NRC) Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2008. 1. M. Francoeur, "Caractérisation de nanoparticules via la diffusion dondes de surface," Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Lyon, Villeurnanne, France, May 16, 2007. Media M. Francoeur, "Behind the paper: A device bridging laboratory-scale measurements and potential near-field radiative heat transfer applications in energy conversion and thermal management," Nature Device & Materials Engineering Community, 2019 (link). Short Courses 1. M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiation: Thermal effects" and "Near field radiation: Numerical methods," Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer Course, Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-11, 2014. Patents 2. M.P. Bernardi and M. Francoeur, "Thermophotovoltaic system having a self-adjusting gap," Patent disclosure under review, 2014. 1. M. Francoeur, R. Vaillon, and M.P. Mengüç, "Cascaded photovoltaic and thermophotovoltaic energy conversion systems with near-field radiation transfer enhancement at nanoscale gaps," US Patent, Application No. 12/534,322, August 3, 2009 (link). Ph.D. Dissertations and M.S. Theses 14. L.P. Walter, "Near-field radiative heat transfer between complex-shaped particles supporting localized surface phonons," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2023. 13. K. Bezdjian, Impacts of high-temperature aging and associated thermal losses on the performance of a Pyromark 2500-coated central receiver, M.S. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2022. 12. T. Tokunaga, Theory and experiments of extreme near-field heat transfer, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2021. 11. V. Hatamipour, "Control of radiative heat transfer in the far-field and near-field regimes," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2021. 10. F. Esmailie, "Comprehensive thermal analysis of magnetic insertion of cochlear implants," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2020. 9. D. Milovich, "Design of an indium arsenide cell for near-field thermophotovoltaic devices," M.S. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2019. 8. J. DeSutter, "Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion: Emitter optimization, near-field radiative recombination and near-field radiative heat transfer devices," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2019. 7. L. Tang, "Investigation of near-field radiation-mediated photonic thermal diode: From theory to experiment," M.S. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018. 6. S.J. Petersen, "Near-field thermal radiative emission of materials demonstrating near infrared surface polariton resonance," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016. 5. S. Edalatpour, "Numerical modeling of near-field thermal radiation in complex, three-dimensional and multi scale geometries," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016. 4. M.P. Bernardi, "Numerical and experimental techniques for enhanced power generation in a nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic device," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016. 3. M.R. Short, "The discrete dipole approximation with surface interactions for evanescent wave-based characterization of nanostructures on a surface with validation against experimental results," M.S. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013 (pdf). 2. M. Francoeur, "Near-field radiative transfer: Thermal Radiation, thermophotovoltaic power generation and optical characterization," Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2010 (pdf). 1. M. Francoeur, "Analyse du transfert radiatif instationnaire en milieu semi-transparent absorbant et diffusant," M.Sc. Thesis, Département de Génie Mécanique, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, 2004, |