Yogendra Joshi
Professor and John M. McKenney and Warren D. Shiver Distinguished Chair
G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Keynote Title: Emerging Challenges in Thermal Management of Microsystems
Biography: Dr. Yogendra Joshi joined DARPA in July 2022 as a Program Manager in the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO), and has managed a portfolio of programs on thermal management. He is a professor and the John M. McKenney and Warren D. Shiver Distinguished Chair at Georgia Institute of Technology’s G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, with a courtesy appointment in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests are in multi-scale thermal management. Joshi is the author or co-author of more than 475 publications, including more than 230 journal articles. He received his Bachelor of Technology in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur) in 1979, Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1981, and doctorate in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984. He has served as the principal investigator for multiple DARPA programs, and for the Office of Naval Research-led Consortium for Optimally Resource-Secure Outposts. He also previously was Site Director for the National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Energy Efficient Electronic Systems. Joshi is an elected fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), IEEE, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning. He serves as Editor in Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, and Vice President for IEEE Electronics Packaging Society. Joshi has been recognized for his contributions through the Inventor Recognition Award from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (2001), IBM Faculty Award (2008), the IIT Kanpur Distinguished Alumnus Award (2011), ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award (2013), the AIChE Donald Q. Kern Award (2018), and multiple honors from IEEE.
Karen Thole
Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering
University of Michigan
Biography: Karen A. Thole is the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan. An expert in heat transfer and cooling of gas turbine airfoils, Thole's research has produced new designs now used in industry that improve aerodynamics, extend component life, and increase thermal efficiency. She has led the efforts to use metal additive manufacturing for turbine research to rapidly evaluate novel cooling technologies.
Prior to becoming Dean, Thole served for 18 years on the faculty of Pennsylvania State University, where she served as a Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. During her tenure at Penn State, Thole founded and served as director of the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Lab housing a sophisticated research turbine.
A member of the National Academy of Engineering and holding the title of Fellow of ASME, AIAA, and the Royal Aeronautical Society, Thole has been a member of NASA advisory committees and of the U. S. Department of Air Force's Scientific Advisory Board. Her work has been recognized by ASME’s Kate Gleason, R. Tom Sawyer, George Westinghouse, Edwin Church and Heat Transfer Memorial Awards. From AIAA, she has received the Mary Jackson Award, the Air Breathing Propulsion Award and the Thermophysics Award.