Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Nanostructures
Kenneth E. Goodson
Professor and Vice Chair of Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fung Auditorium
Abstract:
Electronic devices based on nanowires, nanoparticles, and thin-film multilayers enable breakthroughs in computation, energy conversion, and data storage. Heat generation and conduction govern the performance and reliability of these nanodevices and pose fundamental questions: How is heat generated and conducted within nanowire transistors? What is the thermal conductivity of films laden with nanoparticles? Can nanowire films efficiently convert waste heat to electrical power? This seminar addresses these questions with a focus on the physics, metrology, and simulation techniques of nanoscale heat transfer. Focus applications include phase change memory (PCRAM), thermoelectric power generators, thermal interface materials for microelectronics, and quantum cavity lasers
Biosketch:
Kenneth E. Goodson is Professor and Vice Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, where his group studies thermal phenomena in electronic nanostructures, energy conversion devices, and microfluidic heat exchangers. His 30+ Ph.D. alumni include professors at MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UIUC, U. Michigan, and senior staff at Intel, AMD, Tesla, Freescale, and Exxon-Mobile. Goodson (MIT BS/PhD 1989/93) has co-authored nearly 140 archival journal articles, 190 conference papers, 30 issued US patents, 2 books, and 8 book chapters. Goodson received the Allan Kraus Thermal Management Medal, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and the NSF Career Award. He received the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, for which he served as an Associate Editor, as well as the IEEE Golden Reviewer Award. He was a JSPS Visiting Professor at The Tokyo Institute of Technology and is Editor-in-Chief of Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering. His research has been recognized through keynote lectures at INTERPACK, ITHERM, SEMITHERM, IMECE, and Therminic as well as best paper awards at SEMI-THERM, SRC TECHCON, and the IEDM. Goodson is a founder and former CTO of Cooligy, which builds microcoolers for computers (including the Apple G5) and was acquired by Emerson in 2005.