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Allison Mahvi

Allison Mahvi

Duane and Dorothy Bluemke Assistant Professor
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Mechanical Engineering

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1327, Engineering Research Building
1500 Engineering Dr
Madison, WI
p: (608) 890-1435

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Professor Allison Mahvi, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • PhD 2018, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • BS 2012, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Thermal energy storage materials and systems
  • high-efficiency thermal systems
  • HVAC systems
  • two-phase fluid dynamics
  • heat transfer

  • 2017 Georgia Institute of Technology, Serve-Learn-Sustain Teaching Grant
  • 2016 ASME , Graduate Teaching Fellowship
  • 2015 Sam Nunn Security Program , Sam Nunn Security Program Fellowship
  • 2014 ASHRAE, ASHRAE Grant-in-Aid
  • 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Honors in Research
  • 2012 Georgia Institute of Technology, Woodruff Graduate Fellowship

  • Huang, R., Mahvi, A., James, N., Kozubal, E., & Woods, J. (2024). Evaluation of phase change thermal storage in a cascade heat pump. Applied Energy, 359, 122654.
  • Kocher, J. D., Woods, J., Odukomaiya, A., Mahvi, A., & Yee, S. K. (2024). Thermal battery cost scaling analysis: minimizing the cost per kW h. Energy & Environmental Science, 17(6), 2206-2218.
  • Guittet, D., Bonnema, E., Mitchell, M. S., Mahvi, A., & Woods, J. (2024). To Freeze or Not to Freeze: Model-Predictive vs. Schedule-Based Control of an Ice-Based Thermal Energy Storage System. Schedule-Based Control of an Ice-Based Thermal Energy Storage System.
  • Freeman, T. B., Foster, K. E., Troxler, C. J., Irvin, C. W., Aday, A., Boetcher, S. K., Mahvi, A., Smith, M. K., & Odukomaiya, A. (2023). Advanced materials and additive manufacturing for phase change thermal energy storage and management: a review. Advanced Energy Materials, 13(24), 2204208.
  • Kishore, R. A., Mahvi, A., Singh, A., & Woods, J. (2023). Finned-tube-integrated modular thermal storage systems for HVAC load modulation in buildings. Cell Reports Physical Science, 4(12).
  • Thorpe, C., Berson, A., & Mahvi, A. (2023). Shock location effect on direct contact condensation stability. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 214, 124380.
  • Kommandur, S., Mahvi, A., Bulk, A., Odukomaiya, A., Aday, A., & Woods, J. (2023). The impact of non-ideal phase change properties on phase change thermal energy storage device performance. Journal of Energy Storage, 72, 108470.
  • Mahvi, A., Shete, K. P., Odukomaiya, A., & Woods, J. (2022). Measuring the maximum capacity and thermal resistances in phase-change thermal storage devices. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, 105514.
  • James, N., Mahvi, A., & Woods, J. (2022). Optimizing phase change composite thermal energy storage using the thermal Ragone framework. Journal of Energy Storage, 56, 105875.
  • Singh, P., Odukomaiya, A., Smith, M. K., Aday, A., Cui, S., & Mahvi, A. (2022). Processing of phase change materials by fused deposition modeling: Toward efficient thermal energy storage designs. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, 105581.

  • ME 364 - Elementary Heat Transfer (Spring 2026)
  • ME 489 - Honors in Research II (Spring 2026)
  • ME 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Spring 2026)
  • ME 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2026)
  • ME 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2026)
  • ME 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2026)
  • ME 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Spring 2026)
  • ME 489 - Honors in Research (Fall 2025)
  • ME 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Fall 2025)
  • ME 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2025)
  • ME 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Fall 2025)
  • ME 964 - Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Fall 2025)
  • ME 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Fall 2025)
  • MS&E 699 - Independent Study (Fall 2025)
  • ME 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2025)
  • ME 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Summer 2025)
  • ME 990 - Dissertator Research and Thesis (Summer 2025)
  • ME 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2025)
  • ME 364 - Elementary Heat Transfer (Spring 2025)
  • ME 489 - Honors in Research (Spring 2025)
  • ME 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Spring 2025)
  • ME 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • ME 890 - PhD Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • ME 351 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects I (Fall 2024)
  • ME 489 - Honors in Research (Fall 2024)
  • ME 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Fall 2024)
  • ME 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • ME 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • ME 352 - Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II (Spring 2024)
  • ME 364 - Elementary Heat Transfer (Spring 2024)
  • ME 491 - Mechanical Engineering Projects I (Spring 2024)
  • ME 699 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2024)
  • ME 790 - Master's Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)