Energy Conversion Lab aimed to improve the thermal performance of energy transfer processes. Knowledge of thermal performance of equipment helps to enhance efficiency from power-producing devices like thermal power plants, nuclear power plant, automobile engines as well as refrigeration devices. Knowledge of heat transfer is the key to this goal.

In recent times, research in this field has become more toward industrial applications and includes fields that are at the borderline of Physics. As manufacturing has become miniaturized, the study of heat transfer at the micro and nanoscale has become extremely important. The miniaturization of components provides enormous increment in the heat dissipation capacity of devices in engineering applications. The quest for enhanced heat removal leads researchers to two-phase flow and specialized surface modifications to enhance the heat transfer without leading to a pressure penalty. The intimate relation of the field with energy production has led to significant research in solar while also exploring the use of waste heat for industrial process implementation.

In the Energy Conversion Lab, students can expect to work on the industrial and most contemporary problems in each of these fields.