Principal Investigator
Dr. Satish Kumar
Dr. Satish Kumar is currently a Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. He joined Georgia Tech in 2009 as an Assistant Professor. Prior, he worked at IBM Corporation where he was responsible for the thermal management of electronic devices. Kumar received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. degree in Electrical and
Computer Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette in 2007. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in 2003 and B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati in 2001. His research interests are in thermal management of electronic devices and electric machines, and electro-thermal transport study in electronic materials, wide bandgap devices, and flexible electronics. He is author or co-author of over 150 journal or conference publications. He is an ASME Fellow and a Woodruff Faculty Fellow. His contributions to his research field have been recognized by Purdue Research Foundation Fellowship in 2005, 1969 Teaching Fellow from Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Center at Georgia Tech, 2012 Summer Faculty Fellow from Air Force Research Lab, 2014 Sigma Xi Young Faculty Award, 2014 DARPA Young Faculty Award, and 2020 ASME K16 Clock Award.
Post-doc
Ajit Kumar Vallabhaneni
Post-doc, Jan 2015- Dec 2016 , Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Phonon Transport in GaN devices”
Ph.D., 2014, Purdue University
“Energy Dissipation and Transport in Carbon nanotubes and Graphenes”
B.E., 2008, Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani, India
Graduate Students
Esther Xu 
M.S., Spring 2024 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Fall 2023, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Partha Pratim Roy
Ph.D. Spring 2024 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., 2022, Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
Awards and Honors: Dean’s list scholarship and university merit scholarship, BUET.
Kook Dokwan
Ph.D. Spring 2023 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Spring 2022, Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Mingeun Choi
Ph.D., Spring 2023 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., Spring 2017 – Fall 2018, Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
B.S., Spring 2013 – Fall 2016, Mechanical Engineering, Korea University
Matthew Bui
M.S., Fall 2022 – Spring 2024, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Spring 2022, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Md. Jubayer Hossain
Ph.D., Spring 2022 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
M.Sc., 2020, Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Cranfield University, UK.
“Waste heat recovery from marine engines using supercritical Carbon Dioxide (s-CO2) cycle”
B.Sc., 2011, Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh.
Awards and Honors: Research grant (~ $70k) from World Bank in collaboration with UGC, Bangladesh [World Bank’s Project]; Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships.
Amol Paranjape
MS, Fall 2021 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Multiscale Analysis and Validation of a Novel In-Slot Heat Exchanger for Motor Thermal Management”
B.Sc., 2017-2021, Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Mayur Pratap Singh
P.h.D. Summer 2021 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technologyy
“Atomistic modeling of thermo-mechanical properties of composites”
B.S., Spring 2021, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Amitav Tikadar
Ph.D. Fall 2019 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
MS, 2019, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
“Enhancing thermal-hydraulic performance of parallel and counter flow mini-channel heat sinks utilizing secondary flow: a numerical and experimental study”
B.Sc., 2015, Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards and Honors: USC NSF I-Corps spring 2019 grant , Dean’s list scholarship and university merit scholarship, BUET.
Former Students
Vu Le
MS 2022 – Spring 2023, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
BS 2021, Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia
Awards and Honors: Air Force Palace Acquire Scholarship 2022
Diego Vaca
Ph.D. Fall 2015 – Fall 2023, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Characterization methods and thermal properties of materials for future electronics: Gallium oxide, hexagonal boron nitride, and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite”
M.S. Spring 2020, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Spring 2012, Sustainable Energy Technology, Delft University of Technology.
B.S. Spring 2003, Mechanical Engineering, Escuela Politecnica del Ejercito – Ecuador.
Rohan Tadepalli
M.S., Spring 2021 – Summer 2023, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Heat Transfer in Composite Surfaces at Extreme Conditions”
B.S., 2020, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Pierce Heintzelman
M.S., 2021 – Spring 2023, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Composite Structures”
B.S., Fall 2020, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Awards and Honors:ME Department Scholarship, 1st Place ME 2110 Robotics and Automation Competition
Robert Montgomery
Ph.D. Spring 2018 – Present, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Development, simulation, and characterization of memristors for use in neuromorphic computing”
B.S., Spring 2018, Mechanical Engineering with a Micro- and Nano- Engineering Concentration, Georgia Institute of Technology
Matthew Barry
Ph.D., Fall 2017 – Summer 2023, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., 2017, Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
Awards and Honors: From Learning, Analytics, and Materials to Entrepreneurship and Leadership Doctoral Traineeship Program (FLAMEL), Georgia Tech, 2017; President’s Fellowship, Georgia Tech, 2017
Wenqing Shen
Ph.D., Fall 2015 – Spring 2021, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Investigation of Memristor Devices and Materials through Multi-scale Modeling and Metrology“
M.S., 2015 Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey,“Electronically Cloaked Nanoparticles”
B.S., 2013 Thermal and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Nitish Kumar
Joined Intel Corporation in 2021
Ph.D., Fall 2015 – Spring 2021, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Investigation of Transport Characteristics of Gallium Oxide FETS and Carbon Nanotube Network Based FETS for Emerging Applications“
M.S., 2015 Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
“Role of catalysts in biomass gasification with carbon dioxide”
B.Tech., 2012 Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Awards and Honors: Institute Silver Medal for the best B. Tech. project in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kanpur.
David Brown
Joined Raytheon in 2019
Ph.D., Fall 2012 – Spring 2019, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Experimental Characterization of Thermal Transport in Two-Dimensional Materials and Thin Films”
B.S., 2012, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Awards and Honors: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2013; Georgia Tech IEN Seed Grant, 2013; National Science Foundation Graduate Research Diversity Supplement, 2012.
Jialuo Chen
Joined ANSYS Corp. in 2019
Ph.D., Fall 2013 – Spring 2019, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Carbon Nanotube Based Thin Film Transistors for Gas Sensing and Electronic Applications“
M.S., Fall 2010 – Spring 2013 Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
“Inverse Heat Conduction Problem based on FEM and its application”
B.S., Fall 2006 – Fall 2010 Thermal and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science&Technology
Awards and Honors: Scholarship in Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2010-2012, Scholarship in University of Shanghai for Science&Technology 2010-2012.
Zhequan Yan
Joined Uber ATG in 2018
Ph.D., Fall 2013 – Summer 2018, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“The Role of Interfaces and Defects on the Thermal Transport in Nano-Electronic Semiconducting Materials”
M.S., 2013 Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
“System design and application of renewable energy; Waste heat utilization and Organic Rankine System”
B.S., Fall 2010 Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
Awards and Honors: National Scholarship, Excellent Graduate Student Leader Award, Outstanding Graduation Project Award, Xi’an Jiaotong University.
Kishore Karink
M.S., Spring 2016 – Fall 2017, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Shelter energy use modeling in military forward operating bases “
B.S., Fall 2012 – Fall 2015, Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Thermal, Fluid, and Energy Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Man Prakash Gupta
Joined Ford Motor Company in Dec 2016 
Post-doc, Jan 2015-Dec 2016, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Electro-thermal modeling of high electron mobility transistors”
Ph.D., 2014, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Numerical investigation of carbon nanotube based composites and devices”
M.Tech., 2009, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
“Experimental study of hemodynamics in abdominal aortic aneurysm”
B.Tech., 2009, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Awards and Honors: IEEE TCMPT 2013 Best Paper Award, Outstanding Poster Award and Travel Grant at InterPACK 2013; NSF Travel Award at IMECE 2013; Best Poster Award (2nd) at InterPACK 2011; ENSAM Scholarship 2007; MCM Scholarship 2006, 2007 at IIT Kanpur.
Haoxiang Huang
M.S., Fall 2013 – 2016, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Interfacial thermal transport in nanomaterials”
B.S., 2013, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Kam Yu Lee
Joined Intel in 2016
M.S., Fall 2014 – 2016, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Shelters modeling for forward operating bases”
B.S., Fall 2006 – Fall 2010 Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Daniyal Hassan
M.S., Fall 2014- 2016, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Molecular dynamics modelling to investigate thermal conductivity of amorphous coatings in microchannels”
B.S., Fall 2007 to Spring 2011, Mechanical Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, Pakistan
Awards and Honors: Fulbright Scholar 2014 – 2016, Second ranked in undergrad batch (2011).
Seungho Ian Mok
M.S., Spring 2015 – 2016, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Impact of connecting different types of energy simulation model for data center cooling and waste heat re-utilization”
B.S., Fall 2014 Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Liang Chen
Currently: Assistant professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China
Ph.D., Fall 2009 – 2015, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Thermal transport at interfaces of carbon nano-material using atomistic models“
M.S., Fall 2009 -2015, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., 2009, Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
“Compact heat exchangers, turbo-expander, and gas bearing for cryocoolers”
B.S., 2006, Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Awards and Honors: ASME Travel Grant at IMECE 2013; NSF Travel Grant at IMECE 2012; Travel Grant Award of Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference 2012; ASME Travel Grant at IMECE 2011.
Banafsheh Barabadi
Currently: Post-doc at MIT
Ph.D., December 2013, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Joule Heating in Planar and 3-D Interconnect Architectures using Pulsed and Non-Periodic Transient Currents“
M.S., 2008, Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University
“Thermal and Fluids“
B.S., 2005, Mechanical Engineering, K.N.T University of Technology
Awards and Honors: Best Poster Award (runner up) and Travel Grant at IMECE 2013; Best Poster Award at InterPACK 2013.
Matthew Redmond
M.S., Fall 2013, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Thermal management of 3D stacked chips using thermoelectric and microfluidic devices.”
B.S., 2011, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Currently : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Awards and Honors: Fulbright Fellowship; Outstanding Scholar Award, Georgia Tech, 2011; Travel Grant Winner for Micro-Nano Technology Poster Forum at IMECE, 2011.
Owen Sullivan
M.S., Fall 2012, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Embedded thermoelectric devices for on-chip cooling and power generation”
B.S., 2010, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Currently : McKenney’s Inc., Atlanta, GA
Awards and Honors: IBM/GRC Graduate Research Fellowship.
Pablo Salazar
Ph.D., Spring 2014, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Characterization of ionic liquids integrated with carbon nanotubes“
M.S., Spring 2009, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
“Analysis of correlators for the prediction of drug binding affinities based on quantum“
B.S., Fall 2006, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Piura (Peru)
Currently: Intel, Portland, OR.
Xiuping (Yvette) Chen
M.S., Spring 2014, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Embedded micro-channel liquid cooling for AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) and power electronics”
B.S., 2012, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology