University of Wisconsin–Madison

Snapshot

Why it matters internationally

The IR-EMPOWER talk title for Hongyan Mei — “direct measurement of infrared emission using Fourier-transform spectroscopy” — is highly relevant, though public pages are less explicit about emissivity as an institutional program than for the top-tier labs. Wisconsin–Madison has a substantial footprint in infrared spectroscopy and thermal / remote-sensing measurement, and is retained here but ranked below institutions with more visible dedicated emissivity infrastructure.

Scope of activity

Radiative properties measured

Infrared emission — measured directly by Fourier-transform spectroscopy.

Methodology

Direct measurement of infrared emission using Fourier-transform spectroscopy — an approach well suited to spectral emissivity work on samples at moderate temperatures.

IR-EMPOWER contributions

• Hongyan Mei — direct measurement of infrared emission using Fourier-transform spectroscopy.

Why Wisconsin–Madison is retained

IR-EMPOWER participation plus a relevant methodological contribution justifies inclusion, even if the institution’s public pages do not currently name emissivity as a programmatic thrust in the way that Tier I–III entries do. This is an emerging / flagged placement: the methodological work is directly on-topic, but the broader institutional framing around emissivity is less visible in the public record, and the entry may shift tier as more information becomes available.

External sources

• IR-EMPOWER preliminary program — EHU