Dr. Ruander Cardenas
Staff Engineer
Intel Corporation
Dr. Ruander Cardenas is a staff engineer at Intel Corporation where he leads thermal mechanical enabling and innovation projects for the Client Compute Business. With over 15 years of experience in heat transfer, product and process development, data analytics and automation, Dr. Cardenas is passionate about merging classical engineering strategies with emerging technological capabilities. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and is co-author of numerous technical publications and co-inventor of several US patents. Dr. Cardenas currently serves on the ASME Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy Committee and the ASME K-16 Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment Committee. In his free time, he enjoys spending time in nature and trying to catch waves on a surfboard.