Wessel W. Wits

Dr. Wessel W. Wits serves as a Research Fellow at the University of Twente within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS), specifically affiliated with the Applied Mathematics department and Mathematics of Multiscale Modeling and Simulations group. Concurrently, he holds an R&D Engineer position at the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), focusing on synergistic industrial-academic research.

His expertise centers on advanced thermal management systems and metal additive manufacturing, with foundational work stemming from his 2008 PhD on integrated cooling for electronic systems. Key research domains include:

• Development of metal 3D printing processes (Laser Powder Bed Fusion) and associated materials
• Innovative heat transfer devices: heat pipes, thermosyphons, loop heat pipes, pulsating heat pipes, and pumped two-phase loops
• Physics-based modeling of heat/mass flow in manufacturing systems

Dr. Wits actively shapes the field through leadership roles as Associate Member of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), Associate Editor of the CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Chair of the EU Pathfinder ThermoDust project, Steering Committee Member of THERMINIC, and Founder of the Dutch Knowledge Center for Heat Pipe Technology. His work bridges material science, engineering design, and performance utilization modeling to advance cooling technologies for electronics and aerospace applications.