Research

System-level design and simulation tools development for next-generation data center cooling, with a strong emphasis on two-phase flow network modeling. My branch-first adaptive tearing solver achieves a 25x improvement in convergence robustness over current state of the art.

System-level implications of a hydrophobic membrane-based two-phase cooling architecture for extreme power density racks. Work includes manifold sizing, condenser sizing, pump requirements, and scaling analysis toward 1 MW rack-level systems with the two-phase module I developed as part of MOSTCOOL.

Combining modeling and ongoing experimental work to study encapsulated phase change material slurry cooling with dielectric fluids for electronics. Defined two novel design-oriented thermal performance metrics and developed a three-regime operating framework for EPCM slurry cooling in dielectric microchannels. Currently designing and characterizing a novel cold plate that enhances the utilization of EPCM particles.

Measured time and temperature-dependent bulk behavior of epoxy molding compounds and linked experimental data to constitutive modeling. Learned hydrostatic testing setup and hereditary integral equations to recover bulk moduli from experimental data.

Design and simulation of manifold microchannel cooling systems for high-power-density EV inverter applications. Optimized flow distribution and thermal performance through CFD simulations with packaging-aware design considerations.

Developed a higher-order implicit Roe-MUSCL shock-capturing scheme for the Euler equations. Addressed challenges in flux Jacobian linearization for complex implicit schemes and validated across a wide range of shock tube problems.