{"690826":{"#nid":"690826","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Zhuomin Zhang Receives ASME 2026 James Harry Potter Gold Medal","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/zhang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZhuomin Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, J. Erskine Love, Jr. Professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, has been awarded the 2026 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asme.org\/about-asme\/honors-awards\/achievement-awards\/james-harry-potter-gold-medal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Harry Potter Gold Medal \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Eby the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This award recognizes eminent achievement or distinguished service in the science of thermodynamics and its applications in mechanical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhang joins a select group of past recipients whose work has shaped modern understanding of energy systems and thermal sciences. The medal is considered one of the most prestigious awards presented by ASME.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI feel deeply honored to be listed alongside distinguished scholars in the field of thermodynamics research and education, including some of my own teachers and mentors,\u201d Zhang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EASME recognized Zhang for his \u201cpioneering study of radiative thermal power generation and electroluminescent refrigeration, especially on the application of second-law analysis to these systems while accounting for photon entropy and chemical potential.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/news\/zhuomin-zhang-receives-asme-2026-james-harry-potter-gold-medal\u0022\u003ERead Full Story on the ME Newspage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/zhang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZhuomin Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, J. Erskine Love, Jr. Professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, has been awarded the 2026 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asme.org\/about-asme\/honors-awards\/achievement-awards\/james-harry-potter-gold-medal\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Harry Potter Gold Medal \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Eby the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This award recognizes eminent achievement or distinguished service in the science of thermodynamics and its applications in mechanical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhang joins a select group of past recipients whose work has shaped modern understanding of energy systems and thermal sciences. The medal is considered one of the most prestigious awards presented by ASME.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI feel deeply honored to be listed alongside distinguished scholars in the field of thermodynamics research and education, including some of my own teachers and mentors,\u201d Zhang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EASME recognized Zhang for his \u201cpioneering study of radiative thermal power generation and electroluminescent refrigeration, especially on the application of second-law analysis to these systems while accounting for photon entropy and chemical potential.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Zhuomin Zhang, J. Erskine Love, Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the 2026 James Harry Potter Gold Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 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