Graduate Students

Matthew Coughlin

Matthew Coughlin

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 […]

Hongchi (Leo) Liu

Hongchi (Leo) Liu

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 […]

Luke Min

Luke Min

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

Yujui Lin

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 Anderson

Jillian Anderson

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 […]