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Research Statement

Nanoscale thermal transport phenomenon in the emerging data storage and semiconductor technologies. The current research involves cross-disciplinary collaborations between the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Departments as well as several industry partners (Intel Corp., Ovonyx, NXP etc.) on the Phase Change Random Access Memory (PCRAM) technology.

Degree	Discipline	Year	School
PhD	Mechanical Engineering	1999	Stanford University
MS	Mechanical Engineering	1994	CSULB
BS	Mechanical Engineering	1991	Sharif University of Technology

Publication Title	Author(s)/Speaker(s)	Open Document
Thermal Engineering of Phase Change Random Access Memory (PCRAM) Devices	Asheghi, M.and Goodson K.E
Experimental Investigation of Nanoscale Thermal Transport in Hotspots at cryogenic temperatures	Ryu, H., Klein, L. J., Asheghi, M., Hamann H
Spatial Frequency Domain Heat Transfer Analysis of Hot Spot Spreading in Convectively Cooled Microprocessors	Yazdani, K., and Asheghi, M
Thermal Analyses of Confined Cell Design for Phase Change Random Access Memory (PCRAM	Small, E., Sadeghipour, S. M., Pileggi, L. and Asheghi, M.
Title: Thermal Engineering of Phase Change Random Access Memory (PCRAM) Devices Author(s): Asheghi, M.and Goodson K.E Journal: : Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITHERM). Date Published: 2008-5-28 [Close Box] Title: Experimental Investigation of Nanoscale Thermal Transport in Hotspots at cryogenic temperatures Author(s): Ryu, H., Klein, L. J., Asheghi, M., Hamann H Journal: Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITHERM) Date Published: 2008-5-27 [Close Box] Title: Spatial Frequency Domain Heat Transfer Analysis of Hot Spot Spreading in Convectively Cooled Microprocessors Author(s): Yazdani, K., and Asheghi, M Journal: Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITHERM). Date Published: 2008-5-27 [Close Box] Title: Thermal Analyses of Confined Cell Design for Phase Change Random Access Memory (PCRAM Author(s): Small, E., Sadeghipour, S. M., Pileggi, L. and Asheghi, M. Journal: Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITHERM). Date Published: 2008-5-27 [Close Box]
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Academic Honors & Awards

NSF NIRT, 2001-2005 “Phonon Transport in Nanostructures with Application to Ultra-thin SOI Transistors.” NSF TTTP, 2006-2008 “Giant MagnetoThermal Resistance (GMTR) Phenomena.” NSF TTTP, 2009-1012 "Nanosacle Thermal Characterizations of Chalcogenide Phase-Change (PC) Nanoengineered Materials."