Richard Stehle

About

I received my doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2013 from the University of Florida with my dissertation focused on oxidation reaction kinetics and how they influence thermal cycle efficiency for solar energy storage. My interests as an engineering scientist are in thermal energy systems that pertain to alternative energy applications such as concentrated solar energy, fuel cells and chemical looping.

Experience

• University of Arizona College of Engineering (Permanent · 3 yrs 11 mos)
  • Associate Professor of Practice
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Global Professor
    Aug 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Vice Director of Graphene Innovation and Engineering Research Center at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
  Feb 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Assistant Professor at Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI)
  Feb 2017 - Jan 2021 · 4 yrs

  Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Postdoctoral Research Associate at National Energy Technology Laboratory
  Oct 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr

  Advanced Combustion Group Projects: Chemical Looping Combustion Carbon Capture

• Visiting Lecturer at University of Florida
  May 2014 - May 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

  Teaching a laboratory course on advanced thermodynamics and heat transfer.