Patrick E. Hopkins
About
Patrick's research interests are in energy transport and coupled photonic interactions with condensed matter, soft materials, liquids, vapors, plasmas and their interfaces. His lab uses various optical thermometry-based experiments to measure the thermal conductivity, thermal boundary conductance, thermal accommodation, strain propagation and sound speed, optical properties, and electron, phonon, vibrational and polaritonic scattering mechanisms in a wide array of bulk materials and nanosystems from cryogenic to ultrahigh temperatures.
Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UVA, 2004
B.A. Physics, UVA, 2004
Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 2008
Harry S. Truman Postdoctoral Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, 2008-2011
"We are studying new materials and systems to help create more energy efficient technologies and processes."
Selected Publications
Awards
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Forging the Future: UVA’s Role in the Nuclear Fusion Revolution
Read NowUVA researchers are advancing materials, data science and technology to address challenges on the path toward commercially viable nuclear fusion, a potential clean and nearly limitless energy source.
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UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Patrick Hopkins Elected AAAS Fellow
Read NowUVA professor’s in-demand laser testing techniques lead to myriad collaborations and advances in thermal properties of materials used in many engineering applications.
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Three UVA Engineering Faculty Elected as AAAS Fellows
Read NowUVA Engineering’s new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science represent three different departments and distinct areas of research.