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ALEXIS R.ABRAMSON
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

 
 
Alexis Abramson
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering


Office: Glennan 615B
Phone: (216) 368-4191
E-mail: alexis.abramson@case.edu



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Research Topics

Thermoelectrics

Nanoscale Energy Transport in Unique Materials

Bio-Inspired Polyelectrolytes

Molecular Dynamics Computational Simulations

Novel Characterization Methods

 
Research Interests

Nanocomposites (Nanostructured) Materials for Thermoelectrics

Characterization of One-dimensional Nanostructures

Synthetic Shark Gel for Thermoelectrics,

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nanoscale Thermal Phenomena

Thermal Characterization Techniques