Shin Young Jeong joins UCF as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a faculty member of the Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) from 2023 to 2025. His research focused on developing commercial-scale particle-based concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) and thermal energy storage (TES).

Jeong leads the Granular Energy Technology Lab (GETL), which focuses on understanding energy transport and heat transfer in granular media and bulk solids at elevated temperature for CSP and TES applications—advancing the transition to a clean, energy efficient future. His research spans material property characterization (thermal, optical, mechanical, electrical), granular flow modeling and testing, heat and mass transfer simulations, and the design and testing of particle-based subcomponents, including solar receivers, heat exchangers, heaters, storage systems, and transport mechanisms. He also conducts system-level design and techno-economic analysis to guide scalable, cost-effective solutions.

Jeong’s research work has been published in various notable journals, including the Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Renewable Energy, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, and iScience. He is serving as committee member of ASME Advanced Energy Systems Division (AESD) Renewable Energy and Energy Conversion (REES) and Solar Energy Division (SED). He has served as Session Chair for the ASME Energy Sustainability conference.