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Personal Profile
Since Judith Vidal joined NLR in 2010, she has established an international reputation for her cutting-edge work on thermal systems. In performing that research, she built first-class capabilities such as the Thermal Storage Materials Laboratory and the Thermal Systems Process and Components Laboratory at NLR for measuring the full range of thermophysical material properties and performing material degradation evaluations. She is also a joint faculty member at the Colorado School of Mines.
Vidal has published dozens of articles on her work in journals such as Nature Materials Degradation, and she has received prestigious awards such as the NLR Distinguished Member of Research Staff in February 2021 and the NLR Chairman's Award in 2017. Vidal is also the NLR sub-program lead for Buildings Emerging Technologies. She has successfully led a variety of U.S. Department of Energy projects, collaborating with other national laboratories and institutions around the world.
Research Interests
Building emerging technologies
Water splitting electrolysis
Fuel cells
Thermoelectrics
Biofuels
Concentrating solar power
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Master, Materials Engineering, Simon Bolivar University
Bachelor, Materials Engineering, Simon Bolivar University
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Analysis of Thermochemical Energy Storage in Metal Carbonates: Characterizing Cycling-Induced Degradation
Adams, M., Kim, T., Pennell, S., Vidal, J. & Menon, A., 2026, In: Chemical Communications. 62, 3, p. 936-940 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cyclic Moisture Reactivation of Calcium Sorbents for Long Duration Thermochemical Energy Storage: Article No. 171927
Zhou, L., Manchikatla, S., Dhakal, D., Van Winkle, M., Adams, M., Lim, J. W., Dickwella Widanage, M., Avhad, R., Jungjohann, K., Mangum, J., Menon, A., Yee, S., Gill, S., Zeng, Y., Vidal, J. & Cui, S., 2026, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 528, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanistic Transition of Stainless Steel 304L Corrosion in MgCl2 Phase Change Material Under Thermal Cycling: Article No. 113958
Dhakal, D., Pennell, S., Van Winkle, M., Pokharel, K., Moreno Resendiz, E., Zhao, Y., Han, I., Mangum, J., Kiss, A., Rippy, K., Jungjohann, K., Vidal, J. & Gill, S., 2026, In: Corrosion Science. 269, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Strain Age Cracking in a Simulated Heat Affected Zone of Inconel 740H Laser-Powder Bed Fusion Components: Article No. 102791
Pickle, T., Abdelmotagaly, A., Perri, E., Rafferty, B., Iten, J., Vidal, J., Augustine, C. & Yu, Z., 2026, In: Materialia. 48, 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Considerations for Distributed Edge Data Centers and Use of Building Loads to Support Large Interconnections
Garg, A., Booten, C., Van Geet, O., Pless, S., Stenger, K., Vidal, J., Jackson, R., Lavin, L. & Prabakar, K., 2025, 25 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
Awards and Honors
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Zhu, K. (Recipient), Vidal, J. (Recipient), Tao, L. (Recipient), Tan, J. (Recipient), Smith, W. (Recipient), Schaidle, J. (Recipient), Reese, M. (Recipient), Parilla, P. (Recipient), Palmintier, B. (Recipient), Musial, W. (Recipient), Moriarty, P. (Recipient), Mann, M. (Recipient), Mai, T. (Recipient), Luther, J. (Recipient), Laurens, L. (Recipient), King, J. (Recipient), Johnston, S. (Recipient), Jackson, R. (Recipient), Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Heath, G. (Recipient), Hale, E. (Recipient), Habas, S. (Recipient), Gruchalla, K. (Recipient), Gevorgian, V. (Recipient), Geisz, J. (Recipient), Fleming, P. (Recipient), Farrell, J. (Recipient), Ding, F. (Recipient), Denholm, P. (Recipient), Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), Churchfield, M. (Recipient), Bomble, Y. (Recipient), Blackburn, J. (Recipient) & Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award