Conor Coyan is an undergraduate at Stanford majoring in Chemical Engineering and minoring in Materials Science. His research involves designing thermal interface materials for applications in thermal management and thermoelectric generators. Currently these materials consist of a nanowire-polymer composite that optimizes thermal conductivity and mechanical compliance, so the device can efficiently transfer heat yet not break under the stresses of thermal expansion. He is currently working on characterizing the effective elastic modulus of these composites via nanoindentation.