Yoav Peles

Professor Yoav Peles is Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Previously, he served as director of the mechanical engineering program and associate department head for graduate studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering.

• Research Focus: Convective heat transfer in micro domains, phase change heat transfer, supercritical CO2 cooling, and thermal management systems
• Labs: Leads the Microfluidic Heat Lab, advancing cutting-edge cooling technologies

His publication record includes close to 110 peer-reviewed journal papers, about 55 conference papers, several patents, four book chapters, and a book titled Contemporary Perspective on Flow Boiling Instabilities in Microchannels. Research trends show a strong focus on supercritical CO2 cooling systems, microchannel flow dynamics, and innovative thermal management techniques.

Scientific Awards

• Prominent Researcher Award, ASME International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels (2016)
• Best Paper Award, ASME International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronics and Photonic Microsystems (2015)

Peles has organized multiple international conferences including the ASME International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels (2013) and the first Gordon Research Conference on Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Heat Transfer. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME).