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UMD Luikov medal
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Missy Corley of the A. James Clark School of Engineering,
+1-301-405-6501, +1-804-398-8652 (cell), mcorley@umd.edu
For Making Today's Electronics Cooler -- Literally -- Bar-Cohen Wins
Luikov Medal
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If we had to
multitask all the functions we ask of our cell phones (and other electronic
devices), chances are we would overheat.
Fortunately, we don't have to manage things like that. Our electronics
handle it all very well, remaining cool even as they continue to shrink in
size and grow in capabilities.
For this we can thank Avi Bar-Cohen, Distinguished University Professor
and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Clark School of
Engineering, University of Maryland. Bar-Cohen has made figuring out how to
keep electronics cool a major theme of his career. His ideas stand behind the
technologies we rely on every day, from cell phones and MP3 players to
supercomputers and flight guidance systems.
That's why the International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer has
recognized Bar-Cohen as a seminal figure in thermal science and engineering,
and awarded him the prestigious Luikov Medal.
The Luikov Medal recognizes "outstanding contributions to the science and
art of heat and mass transfer" and contributions to the international
community of heat transfer specialists.
"Professor Bar-Cohen's research laid the foundation for today's
state-of-the-art, minimum-energy solutions for air cooling of electronics,"
comments fellow professor Reinhard Radermacher. "His studies of complex
thermofluid phenomena in electronic enclosures established the performance
limits and methodologies for cooling avionic systems and supercomputers. He
pioneered new methods of temperature control for computer chips and printed
circuit boards. He has educated thousands of electrical and mechanical
engineers on the application of advanced thermal management concepts and
modeling techniques for electronic products."
Bar-Cohen has written and edited numerous books and papers, delivered
major lectures, and advised many engineering graduate students. He holds
seven U.S. patents. He has been honored by the major professional
organizations in his field.
He received his bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been chair of the Department of
Mechanical Engineering in the Clark School of Engineering since 2001 and was
named Distinguished University Professor in 2005.
The Luikov Medal, awarded by the International Centre for Heat and Mass
Transfer to one individual every two years, is dedicated to Aleksey
Vassillevich Luikov, a renowned Russian pioneer in the field of heat transfer
and thermophysics. The Medal will be presented to Bar-Cohen at the 14th
International Heat Transfer Conference in Washington, DC in August 2010.
More Information:
Professor Avram Bar-Cohen: http://www.enme.umd.edu/facstaff/chair.html
International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer: http://www.ichmt.org/
About the A. James Clark School of Engineering
The Clark School of Engineering, situated on the rolling, 1,500-acre
University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md., is one of the premier
engineering schools in the U.S.
The Clark School's graduate programs are collectively the fastest rising
in the nation. In U.S. News & World Report's annual rating of graduate
programs, the school is 17th among public and private programs nationally, 9th
among public programs nationally and first among public programs in the
mid-Atlantic region. The School offers 13 graduate programs and 12
undergraduate programs, including degree and certification programs tailored
for working professionals.
The school is home to one of the most vibrant research programs in the
country. With major emphasis in key areas such as communications and
networking, nanotechnology, bioengineering, reliability engineering, project
management, intelligent transportation systems and space robotics, as well as
electronic packaging and smart small systems and materials, the Clark School
is leading the way toward the next generations of engineering advances.
Visit the Clark School homepage at http://www.eng.umd.edu.
SOURCE A. James Clark School of Engineering
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