September 21, 2026

We are proud to share that Prof. Damena Agonafer has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This distinction is among ASME’s highest honors and recognizes his contributions to mechanical engineering research and education. The University of Maryland’s Department of Mechanical Engineering announced the recognition on September 2, 2026. A

We are pleased to share that Dr. Damena Agonafer participated in a panel on responsible data center development at the third annual Maryland Data Center Summit, featured by the Maryland Tech Council. The discussion brought together perspectives on how Maryland can meet growing infrastructure needs while supporting communities and environmental sustainability. Moderated by J.D. Lambert,

We are proud to share that NEIT Lab’s Roshith Mittakolu and his collaborators received two awards at ITherm 2026 in Orlando, Florida: the Prof. Avram Bar-Cohen Best Paper Award in the System Level Thermal Management track and the Best E-Poster Award in the System Level and Data Center Thermal Management track. Their paper, “Towards 1

We are proud to share that Vivek Manepalli has successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, marking an important milestone for both him and the NEIT Lab. Vivek’s research focused on advanced cooling technologies for high-power electronics, with an emphasis on direct-to-chip two-phase liquid cooling and data