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Josiah D. Knight

Associate Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
175 Engineering Bldg, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300
175 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Bass Connections Team Leader - Energy and Environment: Design and Innovation · 2023 - 2024 Projects & Field Work
Bass Connections Team Leader - Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation · 2022 - 2023 Projects & Field Work
Bass Connections Team Leader - Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation · 2021 - 2022 Projects & Field Work Energy & Environment
Bass Connections Team Leader - Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation · 2020 - 2021 Projects & Field Work Energy & Environment
Bass Connections Team Leader - Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation · 2019 - 2020 Projects & Field Work Energy & Environment
Bass Connections Faculty Team Leader - Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation · 2018 - 2019 Projects & Field Work

Primary Theme: Energy & Environment

To explore the breadth of issues that confront our society in its need for clean, affordable and reliable energy, students partner with faculty on a year-long project resulting in prototypes of new energy technologies, systems or approaches.

Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation · August 2017 - May 2018 Projects & Field Work flag United States of America
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - Energy Efficiency in Industry: High-tech Glass Manufacturing at Corning Inc. · August 2016 - May 2017 Projects & Field Work flag United States of America
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - Energy Efficiency in Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing · August 2014 - May 2015 Projects & Field Work flag United States of America
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - The University as a Laboratory for Smart Grid Data Analytics · August 2014 - May 2015 Projects & Field Work flag United States of America
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation · August 2014 - May 2015 Projects & Field Work flag United States of America

Service to Duke


Transportation Advisory Committee (University) · 2014 - 2015 Committee Service
Co-Director Energy and Environment Certificate · 2010 - 2018 Other