Every hot object emits electromagnetic radiation, which is called thermal radiation. Even though thermal radiation has been well-known from the century-old Planck's law, recent applications of thermal radiation in energy harvesting, radiative cooling, and sensing have led to a renewed research interest of this topic.

I will first talk about my recent work on thermal radiation, including depth thermography, Planck spectroscopy, and ultrafast modulation of thermal radiation. Then, I will provide a introduction of my group research at UNT.