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Chinmay Khandekar

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2014
Thermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsPhotonic and Optical DevicesQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir EffectOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials

Publications

44

Citations

330

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Chinmay Khandekar's research focuses on thermal and quantum electromagnetic phenomena at small scales, including how heat and light interact through radiative and near-field effects, nanophotonic devices for infrared detection, and forces arising from thermal and quantum fluctuations (such as the Casimir effect). This work has applications ranging from thermal management of lightsail spacecraft to infrared imaging technologies and controlling heat flow using engineered materials.

Radiative heat transfer and thermal managementNanophotonics and infrared detectionCasimir and quantum electrodynamic forcesNonreciprocal and nonlinear optical phenomenaNear-field energy transfer

Publication output rose from 2017 through a peak around 2021, then settled into a steadier, somewhat lower pace of a few papers per year through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 9 publications9212022: 4 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×12
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B×7
  • Optics Express×3
  • New Journal of Physics×2
  • Physical Review Applied×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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