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无码专区 Engineering professor Alfonso Ortega, PhD, a specialist in heat transfer, thermodynamics and thermal management systems, has been named the 2023 inductee to the SEMI-THERM Thermal Hall of Fame. The lifetime achievement award, presented during the 39^th annual IEEE Semiconductor Thermal Measurement, Modeling and Management Symposium (SEMI-THERM), recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and commercialization of thermal management technologies.

鈥淚鈥檓 humbled and proud to receive this award, because it鈥檚 been given to a lot of people I have enormous respect for, people who I鈥檝e looked up to in the past,鈥� says Dr. Ortega, the James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Those recipients include Dr. Ortega鈥檚 doctoral advisor, Robert Moffat, PhD, professor emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. 鈥淎nd now, I find myself at this stage of my career where I鈥檓 the person who people are looking up to. It feels good to stick with something long enough to where you get recognized as an important contributor and an expert.鈥�

Hosted annually in Silicon Valley, SEMI-THERM is an international symposium dedicated to the thermal management and characterization of electronic components and systems. As an event sponsored by IEEE, the professional organization for electrical and electronics engineers, the symposium draws attendees from both industry and academia.

Dr. Ortega bridges both those areas as site director of the Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems (ES2), a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. As a partnership among researchers from 无码专区, Binghamton University and the University of Texas at Arlington, ES2 works with industry partners to develop methodologies, tools and systems that will maximize energy efficiency for the operation of electronic systems.

鈥淥ne of the things that I鈥檝e always done well is interface with industry,鈥� says Dr. Ortega, whose recent work has included research on liquid cooling systems for NVIDIA, a leader in artificial intelligence. 鈥淎s a result, I鈥檝e always felt like I鈥檝e worked on interesting but relevant research鈥攔esearch that really makes a difference; research that comes from the real engineering world.鈥�

Dr. Ortega is the seventh inductee into the Thermal Hall of Fame. He is also a past recipient of SEMI-THERM鈥檚 THERMI Award, presented to a 鈥淪ignificant Contributor鈥� toward crucial thermal issues affecting the performance of semiconductor devices and systems.

For Dr. Ortega, the latest honor is 鈥渨onderful professionally as well as personally,鈥� as the recognition comes from a close group of colleagues and friends.

鈥淲ith engineering and technology, yeah, it鈥檚 about building infrastructure, it鈥檚 about making things that make life better, but it鈥檚 also about community,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a community of people that do these things. We work together; we form relationships; we form partnerships.鈥�