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Laurent Pilon

Laurent Pilon

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University of California, Los Angeles · Environmental Science and Policy

Active 1955–2026

h-index69
Citations15.7k
Papers467132 last 5y
Funding$408k

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Professor Laurent Pilon is a faculty member at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has served as a professor since 2012, following appointments as associate professor from 2008 to 2012 and assistant professor from 2002 to 2008. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2002, and holds both a master's and bachelor's degree in Applied Physics from the Grenoble Institute of Technology in France, completed in 1997. Over his career, Professor Pilon has been recognized with numerous honors and awards, including the 2023 Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Award from Purdue University, the 2021 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award, and election as an ASME Fellow in 2015. He has also received accolades for his service to the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer and has been elected to the Scientific Council of the International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer. His teaching excellence has been acknowledged with awards such as the Henry and Susan Samueli Teaching Award from UCLA's MAE Department and the Northrup Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award from UCLA Engineering. Professor Pilon's research contributions have been recognized with awards including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Bergles-Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer from ASME. Throughout his tenure at UCLA, he has mentored numerous graduate and undergraduate students, as well as post-doctoral and visiting scholars, contributing significantly to the…

Research topics

  • Electrical engineering
  • Physics
  • Computer Science
  • Materials science
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Environmental science
  • Atmospheric sciences
  • Meteorology
  • Optoelectronics
  • Optics

Selected publications

  • Hysteresis in electrochemical systems

    Battery energy · 2022 · 86 citations

    Senior authorCorresponding

    Abstract Hysteresis is a phenomenon that pervades both the physical and social sciences. While commonly associated with magnetism, it also occurs in a wide variety of other materials, including ferroelectrics and shape memory alloys. Hysteresis emerges when a particular property has a history dependence. It is exploited in microelectronic memory, logic, and neuromorphic devices. In electrochemical systems, such as Li‐ion batteries, hysteresis is undesirable as it leads to energy losses during ea…

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  • Effect of dew and rain on photovoltaic solar cell performances

    Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · 2020 · 53 citations

    Senior authorCorresponding
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  • Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Bronze Phase Materials Containing Two Transition Metals

    Chemistry of Materials · 2023-10-12 · 17 citations

    articleOpen access

    Bronze phase transition-metal oxides have recently attracted attention as high-rate lithium-ion battery anode materials. Their crystal structures are distinguished by large tunnels and an open framework, facilitating lithium-ion diffusion and high-rate charge–discharge properties. The presence of two transition metals also offers a route to achieve high energy density from multielectron redox. In this paper, we report the chemistry, structure, and electrochemical properties of two different bron…

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  • Thermo-electrochemical characterization of a commercial LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 /Graphite+Si 18650 cell

    Journal of Power Sources · 2024-12-12 · 7 citations

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  • High-Strength Organic–Inorganic Composites with Superior Thermal Insulation and Acoustic Attenuation

    ACS Polymers Au · 2024-01-16 · 7 citations

    articleOpen access

    We demonstrate facile fabrication of highly filled, lightweight organic-inorganic composites comprising polyurethanes covalently linked with naturally occurring clinoptilolite microparticles. These polyurethane/clinoptilolite (PUC) composites are shown to mitigate particle aggregation usually observed in composites with high particle loadings and possess enhanced thermal insulation and acoustic attenuation compared with conventionally employed materials (e.g., drywall and gypsum). In addition to…

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Frequent coauthors

  • Bruce Dunn

    125 shared

  • Sarah H. Tolbert

    University of California, Los Angeles

    82 shared

  • Gaurav Sant

    University of California, Los Angeles

    79 shared

  • Obaidallah Munteshari

    77 shared

  • Matevž Frajnkovič

    Samueli Institute

    70 shared

  • Sun Woong Baek

    Samueli Institute

    59 shared

  • Yucheng Zhou

    52 shared

  • Razmig Kandilian

    University of California, Los Angeles

    50 shared

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Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering

    University of California, Los Angeles

    2009

  • M.S., Environmental Science and Engineering

    University of California, Los Angeles

    2005

  • B.S., Environmental Science

    University of California, Los Angeles

    2003

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