Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Applied Physics
Address
3444 GGB
2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 936-0402
Degrees
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, 1979
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1974
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1973
Research Interests
Heat Transfer Physics: efficient and innovative energy transport and conversion (transformation) through atomic tailoring of the principal energy carriers (phonon, electron, fluid particle, and photon). Current energy-related projects include thermoelectricity, phonoelectricity, thermal switch, and multidimensional wicks for record conductance and heat flux.
Research Areas
Honors & Awards
Monroe-Brown Foundation Research Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2018-19
ASME Heat Transfer Division 75th Anniversary Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013
Fellow, American Physical Society, 2011
James Harry Potter Gold Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2010
Hawkins Memorial Lecture Series (Heat Transfer), Purdue University, 2005
Education Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003
Heat Transfer Memorial Award (Science), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002
Teaching Incentive Program Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1999, 2000
Research Excellence Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1994
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track
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05/27/2010
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UM Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma Recognized for Excellence
12/06/2007