Richard Culham
Professor
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Richard Culham is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is the Associate Dean International in the Faculty of Engineering, a University Research Chair and the Director and founding member of the Microelectronics Heat Transfer Laboratory (MHTL). Professor Culham is also a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO). As Director of the MHTL, Professor Culham’s research interests involve the modelling and characterization of contacting interfaces and thermal interface materials. His group specializes in the development of analytical and empirical models at the micro- and nano-scales for natural and forced convection cooling, optimization of electronics systems using entropy generation minimization and the characterization of thermophysical properties in electronic and opto-electronic materials. Professor Culham has many years of experience in modelling and the development of thermoelectric devices. His expertise is related to the thermal management of integrated nano-devices and thermal/electric energy conversion, as well as the modelling and characterization of nano-fluids for heat transport in micro-scale heat exchangers. Professor Culham has more than 150 publications in refereed journals and conferences in addition to numerous technical reports related to microelectronics cooling.
Research Interest
Analytical Modeling Experimental Methods Thermal System Optimization
Publications
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Bahrami M, Yovanovich MM, Culham JR. A novel solution for pressure drop in singly connected microchannels of arbitrary cross-section. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2007 Jul 31;50(13):2492-502.
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Bahrami M, Yovanovich MM, Culham JR. Effective thermal conductivity of rough spherical packed beds. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2006 Sep 30;49(19):3691-701.
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Culham JR, Muzychka YS. Optimization of plate fin heat sinks using entropy generation minimization. IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies. 2001 Jun;24(2):159-65.
