B.S., Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
1984
M.S., Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
1986
Ph.D., Duke University, 1991
Heat transfer enhancement
Cooling of electronics
Transport in porous media
Research Accomplishments
and Activities
Author of more than 110 scientific papers and
one book
Director of the Laboratory for Porous Materials Applications
Presenter of several national and international seminars
Research funded by NSF, NIST, and several industries
U.S. patent on "Cold-plate Design for Thermal Management
of Phased-array Radar Systems"
Honorary professor, University of Lower Danube of Galati, Romania,
2001
Engineer of the Year Award, ASME-NTS, 2001
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Fellowship, 1998-1999
Leonard Euler Center - ERCOFTAC Fellowship, Switzerland, 1998
Young Engineer of the Year Award, ASME-NTS, 1995
Outstanding Research Award, Sigma Xi, Southern Methodist University,
1994
Research Philosophy
Curiosity-driven research leads to challenges
that lead to knowledge that leads to great scientific
discoveries that lead to professional recognition
that leads to personal satisfaction that leads
to superb performance that leads to intellectual
freedom that leads to … more curiosity-driven
research!
