Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MS, Stanford University
- BS, University of California, San Diego
Daniel Codd, PhD, is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at USD's Shiley-Marcos Schoolof Engineering. His research focuses on advanced manufacturing, mechanical design and renewable energy systems. His work has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E and the California Energy Commission, and includes collaborative research with U.S. and international universities. He maintains active ties with technology development firms in the energy, materials, automotive, consumer product and medical device industries. Dr. Codd is licensed as a Professional Engineer.
Scholarly Work
- With Skelton, Will; Ji, Yaping; Artz, Luke, Spitler, Christopher, Ingrish, George, Islam, Kazi, and Escarra, Matthew D, "Design and field testing of a sunflower hybrid concentrator photovoltaic-thermal receiver ," Cell Reports Physical Science, vol. 3, p. 100887, 2022.
- With Ji, Yaping; Artzt, Luke E; Adams, Will; , Spitler, Christopher, Islam, Kazi, and Escarra, Matthew D, "A transmissive concentrator photovoltaic module with cells directly cooled by silicone oil for solar cogeneration systems ," Applied Energy, vol. 288, p. 116622, 2021.
- With Calvet, Nicolas; Slocum, Alexander H, Gil, Antoni; Grange, Benjamin, Lahlou, Radia; Hamer, Tyler T, Diago, Miguel; Tetreault-Friend, Melanie, and Trumper, David L, "Dispatchable solar power using molten salt directly irradiated from above ," Solar Energy, vol. 220, pp. 217-229, 2021.
- With Antoni Gil, Muhammad Taha Manzoor, and Melanie Tetreault-Friend, "Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)—Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Advanced Concept Development and Demonstrations," Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, vol. 7, 2, pp. 17-27, 2020.
- With Escarra, M.D., Riggs, B., Islam, K., Ji, Y., Robertson, J., Spitler, C., Platz J., Gupta, N., and Miller, F.J., "Solar Cogeneration of Electricity with High Temperature Process Heat," Cell Reports Physical Science, vol. 100135, 2020.