Matthew Coughlin is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University with an interest in equipping the next generation of power electronics and high-performance AI chips with advanced thermal management solutions. His research focuses on the design, fabrication, characterization, and optimization of micro-patterned structures such as pin fins for use in thermal interface materials […]
Leo holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and is currently a Master’s student in NanoHeat. His research involves single- and two-phase thermal management of high-power-density electronics. He previously worked on battery mechanical and thermal design for Tesla and Rivian. Leo remains a part-time car mechanic and appreciates all the hiking and cycling opportunities […]
Dr. Daeyoung Kong received M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Chung-Ang University, South Korea in 2020 and 2023, respectively. Since 2023, he’s working in Nanoheat group as a postdoctoral scholar. His specialized studies focus on the development of advanced single- and two-phase micro-fluidic coolers for the application of extremely high heat flux electronics.
Luke (Gyubin) Min is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, specializing in heterogeneous-integration packaging and advanced thermal management for high-power electronic devices. His research spans CFD/FEA modeling (Fluent, COMSOL, Icepak), experimental thermal metrology (TDTR, IR thermography, and flow-loop characterization), and micro/nanofabrication for chip-to-cooler integration. He develops and validates cooling solutions for densely […]
Yujui Lin is a Ph.D. student at Stanford Nanoheat Lab. He received his B.S. in Power Mechanical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University in 2019 and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University in 2023. He was a visiting student researcher at UC Berkeley during his undergrad and worked as a research assistant at […]
Jillian received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri in 2020. She is now pursuing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford focused on novel nanoscale structures towards enhanced phase change heat transfer. She is the recipient of the National GEM Consortium Fellowship as well […]
Heungdong earned his Ph.D. in ME at Stanford in 2022, during which he was supported by the Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Scholarship. He is currently a postdoctoral scholar in Nanoheat group and his current work is to develop advanced micro-fluidic cooler system for ultra-high heat flux removal from power electronics and high-performance computing devices. His interest […]
Adjunct Professor Mehdi Asheghi was a founding member of this research group as a graduate student back in 1994. He completed his Ph.D. and postdoctoral studies at Stanford through research on nanoscale thermal engineering of microelectronic devices, including several highly cited papers on phonon conduction in silicon layers. He led a very well funded research […]
Ken Goodson is the Davies Family Provostial Professor and the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs in the School of Engineering. He holds appointments in Mechanical Engineering and (by courtesy) Materials Science and Engineering. As Mechanical Engineering Chair & Vice Chair from 2008 to 2019, Goodson led two strategic plans and recruited 15 faculty who […]