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Satish Kumar is the Rae S. Frank H. Neely Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He joined Georgia Tech in 2009 as an Assistant Professor. His professional background includes working at IBM Corporation, where he was responsible for thermal management in electronic devices. Kumar completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Electrical Computer Engineering at Purdue University in 2007, and also holds a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His research focuses on heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and the electronic materials' performance under various conditions. Kumar has co-authored over 150 refereed journal and conference publications, and his lab, MiNDS, aims to enhance energy efficiency and reliability in electronic systems through a multi-physics and multi-scale framework. His research interests include electro-thermal transport in electronic materials, micro-nano heat transfer, and the use of machine learning for rapid thermal transport analysis, targeting applications in micro-electronics, power electronics, and RF electronics.
Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA
Joined Georgia Tech as a faculty member in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
IBM Corporation •
Worked on thermal management for electronic devices.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.