August 20, 2023

Dr. Damena Agonafer was invited as a keynote speaker to the MicroFIP conference in Chicago. His talk titled – ‘Two-phase cooling for high heat flux applications’ included discussion on some of the state-of-the-art two phase thermal management systems and their challenges, NEIT lab evaporator technology, and the future work and operational challenges in implementing these […]

The NEIT Lab has secured two prestigious DARPA projects to advance thermal management in high power GaN RF devices. These projects aim to reduce device thermal resistance, improve power density, and enhance overall performance. In the first project, researchers will integrate high thermal conductivity dielectric materials with GaN RF transistors, enabling a better understanding of

The Nanoscale Energy and Interfacial Transport (NEIT) Lab, part of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland (UMD) College Park, is proud to announce its successful participation in the highly competitive COOLERCHIPS program by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a division of the U.S. Department of Energy. Out of a total of

Andoniaina Mariah Randriambololona joins NEIT lab as PhD student. She graduated from University of the District of Columbia in 2022 with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. She will be working on novel phase change materials, development of ML tools for CFD, and single phase immersion cooling.

Damena Agonafer, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has received the K16 2022 Outstanding Early Faculty Career in Thermal Management Award, given by the Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The award, which recognizes talented young faculty with the potential for a transformative impact on the thermal field,  was