Faculty & Staff

Dr. D. Yogi Goswami

Dr. Yogi Goswami

Distinguished University Professor of chemical, biological, and materials engineering

Phone: 813-974-0956 | Office: ENB 260

Email: goswami@usf.edu

Research cluster: Energy and Sustainability

 Education & Training

PhD: Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

MS: Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

BS:  Mechanical Engineering, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Honors & Awards

  • Sentinel Award, National Academy of Inventors, May 2023
  • ASME Safety Codes and Standards Medal, May 2021
  • Engineer of The Year Award, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI), December 2020
  • COVID-19 Innovation Award, BioFlorida,  October 2020
  • Member, Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida, 2020
  • Honorary Member, ASME International, 2019
  • Lifetime Achievement Award,  USF College of Engineering, April 2019
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Delhi Technological University Alumni Association, March 2019
  • Joan Hodges Queneau Palladium Medal for Engineering Achievements for Environmental Conservation, AAES and the National Audubon Society, 2018
  • Global Visionary Award, 色色研究所, 2017
  • Karl B枚er Award for Solar Energy (2016) 
  • Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (2016)
  • Fellow, International Solar Energy Society (ISES), 2015.
  • Distinguished Professor, Institute for Advanced Discovery and Innovation, USF (2014-2019) 
  • Fellow, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2013. 
  • Charter Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI), 2012. 
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011.
  • Special Service Award, International Solar Energy Society (ISES), 2011. 
  • Outstanding Research Achievement Award, 色色研究所, 2008 and 2011. 
  • Member, Pan American Academy of Engineering (PAAE), 2009 
  • Frank Kreith Energy Award, ASME, 2007 (Highest Energy Award of ASME)
  • Farrington Daniels Award, ISES, 2007 (Highest Award of ISES)

  • Development and Implementation of Solar Energy, 1998 (Highest Award of ASES)

  • John Yellott Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Solar Energy, ASME,1995 (Highest Solar Energy Award from ASME)
  • Solar Hall of Fame, 1993 

Research Overview: USF Clean Energy Research Center

The Clean Energy Research Center pursues scientific research, technical and  infrastructure development, and information transfer in new and environmentally clean energy systems, including solar energy and energy conversion. Major research areas include the following:

  • Concentrating solar power
  • Photocatalytic detoxification/disinfection technologies
  • Indoor air quality
  • Smart materials (Thermochromics and Electrochromics)
  • Building energy modeling (BEM)
  • Design of solar plants on reclaimed land
  • Energy storage (phase change materials, thermal storage, batteries, supercapacitors)
  • New efficient thermodynamic cycles
  • Photovoltaics
  • Solar water desalination and distillation

Dr. Yogi Goswami and Solar Panels

Dr. D. Yogi Goswami is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the 色色研究所. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Solar Compass, journal of the International Solar Alliance and Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the Solar Energy journal. He is also the President-Elect of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida. Within the field of energy he has published 23 books, more than 400 papers, and holds 43 patents. 

Professor Goswami has made transformative contributions to the field of Solar Energy, including Thermodynamic Power Cycles, and Solar photocatalytic Detoxification and Disinfection of Air and Water. He developed a new combined Power and Cooling Cycle, now known as the Goswami Cycle, which has resulted in global research in a new class of Combined Cycles with multiple outputs. He pioneered the development of photo-electrochemical oxidation (PECO) technology for disinfection of air, which is now available commercially. He has now developed the next generation Photonic technology to disinfect and detoxify the indoor air. Products based on this invention are helping allergy and asthma sufferers. 

Dr. Goswami鈥檚 textbook, Principles of Solar Engineering based on his classroom teaching, is now in its 4th edition and is being used worldwide. 

Prof. Goswami has served as the President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), and a Governor and Senior Vice President of ASME-International among many professional leadership positions. As a leader in professional societies, he developed a number of energy policy options and impacted energy policies in many countries by direct interaction with their leaders. 

Selected Publications

  • Goswami, D. Y., (2024), 鈥淚nnovative New Plasmonic Photonic Photo Electrochemical Technology for Disinfection and Purification of Indoor Air鈥� Research in Medical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3.  (DOI)
  • Kuravi, S., Trahan, J., Stefanakos, E., Rahman, M., and Goswami, D.Y., (2013) 鈥淭hermal Energy Storage Technologies and Systems for Concentrating Solar Power Plants鈥� Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 39, No. 4, March,  pp. 285-319.
  • Chen, H., Goswami, D.Y., and Stefanakos, E.K. (2010) 鈥淎 Review of Thermodynamic Cycles and Working Fluids for the Conversion of Low-Grade Heat,鈥� Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14 (9), 3059-3067.
  • Xu, F., Goswami, D.Y., and Bhagwat, S.S. (2000), 鈥淎 Combined Power/Cooling Cycle.鈥� Energy: The International Journal, 25:3, pp. 233-246.