Matthew J Traum
Matthew J. Traum is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at the University of North Texas where his research focuses on the synergy of energy and nano-technologies.
He completed a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT's Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) where he invented a nanotechnology-enabled technique for soldier thermal management.
Before coming to MIT, Traum was an engineer at Nextek Power Systems, Inc., and he also conducted research at the National Fuel Cell Research Center, part of the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California, Irvine. Traum's personal web page can be accessed at http://www.mtraum.com.
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