Georges Pavlidis

Dr. Georges Pavlidis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He holds an M.Eng from Imperial College London and an M.S/Ph.D from Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on developing nanoscale thermal metrology techniques for energy, medical, and quantum engineering challenges. Key areas include thermal conductivity of wide bandgap semiconductors (e.g., GaN), 2D materials, and phase change photonic devices. He pioneered microheater engineering for multi-level optical switching and AFM-IR methods for nanoscale transport analysis.

• Education: M.Eng (Imperial College London, 2013); M.S./Ph.D. (Georgia Tech, 2018)
• Postdoctoral Work: NIST (2020–2022) using AFM methods on isotopically-enriched 2D materials

Research interests span thermal management in 6G+ electronics, neuromorphic device failure mechanisms, and quantum material thermal properties. His NSF EAPSI fellowship supported GaN thermal studies under Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano. He has published over 25 articles on nanoscale thermal characterization and photonics.

• Key Awards: NSF EAPSI Fellowship (2018)

Grants and advising: No specific grants listed in text, but active in mentoring graduate students through UConn’s mechanical engineering program. His lab focuses on interdisciplinary nanotechnology and energy systems.