We study heat transfer in electronic nano-structures, microfluidic heat sinks, and packaging, focusing on basic transport physics. We work closely with companies on novel cooling strategies for power devices, portables, ASICs, & data centers. Stanford NanoHeat Grain boundary heating heat sink surface engineering

Featured Publications

Lin, Y., Kwon, H., Xiao, K., Gupta, M. P., Degner, M., Asheghi, M., Mantooth, H. A., Goodson, K. E. “Thermofluidic Visualization of the Capillary-Driven Boiling for Design Optimization of Silicon-Embedded Evaporators.” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology 16(7) (July 2026): 1499–1512. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCPMT.2025.3636077

Liu, T., Mauter, M. S., 2022 “Heat transfer innovations and their application in thermal desalination processes,” Joule, 6, 6, 1199–1229.

Kwon, H., Perez, C., Park, W., Asheghi, M., and Goodson, K.E., 2021 “Thermal Characterization of Metal–Oxide Interfaces Using Time-Domain Thermoreflectance with Nanograting Transducers,” ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 13, 48.

Kwon, H., Khan, A.I., Perez, C., Asheghi, M., Pop, E., Goodson, K.E., 2021 “Uncovering Thermal and Electrical Properties of Sb2Te3/GeTe Superlattice Films”, ACS Nano Letters, 21 (14), 5984-5990.

Scott, E. A., Perez, C., Saltonstall, C., Adams, D. P., Hodges, C., Asheghi, M., Goodson, K. E., Hopkins, P., Leonhardt, D., & Ziade, E.O. (2021). Simultaneous thickness and thermal conductivity determination of thinned silicon from 100 nanometers to 40 microns. Applied Physics Letters, 1–7.

Featured News

NanoHeat Lab at the SystemX 2026 Fall Conference

The NanoHeat Lab took part in the Stanford SystemX Alliance 2026 Fall Conference on November 10 at the Arrillaga Alumni Center. Adjunct Professor Mehdi Asheghi gave a talk titled “Heterogeneously Integrated Two-Phase Cooling for Next-Gen Computing.” In the poster session, three lab members presented their work: Noah Wang: “Characterization of Thermal and Hydraulic Performance of […]

Qianying and Chris win Techcon Awards!

Qianying and Chris got big recognition at the annual SRC Techcon earlier this month!  Both were honored with Top 10 Presenter Awards.  Qianying was chosen for her work on capillary-fed boiling, and Chris for his progress on interface controlled transport in GST superlattices. There were 150 student talks, top researchers from across the country, so these awards are a big […]