Dr. Michael Ohadi
Michael Ohadi is a Minta Martin Professor of Mechanical Engineering and a co-founder of the Center for Environmental Energy engineering (CEEE) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ohadi’s research has focused on heat transfer enhancement of single phase and two-phase flows through process intensification utilizing multiscale design optimization, materials, and manufacturing techniques. For more than 25 years he has led an industrial consortium in Advanced Heat Exchangers and Process Intensification techniques with member companies from the U.S., Asia, and Europe. From 2016 to 2020, Ohadi served as Program Director (PD) at the U.S. department of energy, Advanced Research Project Agency-energy (ARPAE), where he led the development of programs in thermal management and energy conversion systems, including lightweight and ultra-efficient electric motors, and associated power electronics for de-carbonization/electrification of aviation. Ohadi received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota and joined the University of Maryland in 1990. He is a fellow member with both ASME and ASHRAE. He has published more than 300 peer reviewed technical articles in his fields of expertise and is the recipient of the 2021 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award.