Publications
Papers, with the point of each one.
Every entry carries a one-line takeaway so you do not have to open the PDF to know what it found. Full list on Google Scholar and ORCID.
Ph.D. work · 2024 –
Bazmi, B., Joshi, S., Park, W. Y., Aflatounian, S., Lad, A. A., Liu, J., Shatskiy, E., Garimella, V. S., Tang, C., Lin, Y., Asheghi, M., Mantooth, H. A., Goodson, K. E., Miljkovic, N.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 268, 128924
A hotspot-aware, Pareto-optimized copper manifold microchannel cooler cuts pressure drop by 70–98 % and thermal resistance by 19–26 % versus the baseline, removes 208 W/cm² from a six-device GaN board, and reaches a cooling COP of 1.6 × 10⁶, with CFD within 3 % of experiment.
BibTeX
@article{bazmi2026mmc,
title={High-heat-flux liquid cooling of electronics with manifold microchannels: Thermal-hydraulic optimization and experimental validation},
author={Bazmi, B. and Joshi, S. and Park, W. Y. and Aflatounian, S. and Lad, A. A. and Liu, J. and Shatskiy, E. and Garimella, V. S. and Tang, C. and Lin, Y. and Asheghi, M. and Mantooth, H. A. and Goodson, K. E. and Miljkovic, N.},
journal={International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 268, 128924},
year={2026},
doi={10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2026.128924}
}Joshi, S., Bazmi, B., Park, W. Y., Farhat, D., Shatskiy, E., Zaki, O. M., Green, S., Black, D., King, W. P., Miljkovic, N.
Advances in Heat Transfer, special issue on Data Center and Electronics Cooling
First-author chapter with 3D Systems on printing a copper cold plate as one part, with wavy microchannels no machine tool can cut, and testing it on a GPU-class heat load. In revision after reviewer round one.
BibTeX
@article{joshi2026am,
title={Metal additive manufacturing enables monolithic copper cold plate development with sinusoidal microchannels for direct-to-chip cooling},
author={Joshi, S. and Bazmi, B. and Park, W. Y. and Farhat, D. and Shatskiy, E. and Zaki, O. M. and Green, S. and Black, D. and King, W. P. and Miljkovic, N.},
journal={Advances in Heat Transfer, special issue on Data Center and Electronics Cooling},
year={2026}
}Qiu, H., Garimella, V. S., Li, C., Joshi, S., Roy, R., Bongarala, M., Apigo, D. J., Parbat, S. N., Faisal, S., Salamon, T., Miljkovic, N.
Applied Thermal Engineering 303, 132309
Removing the last fans from a liquid-cooled rack: a 1U power supply immersed in dielectric fluid and cooled by the warm facility water loop.
BibTeX
@article{qiu2026psu,
title={Immersion-cooled 1U power supply unit for fanless, warm-liquid-cooled data centers},
author={Qiu, H. and Garimella, V. S. and Li, C. and Joshi, S. and Roy, R. and Bongarala, M. and Apigo, D. J. and Parbat, S. N. and Faisal, S. and Salamon, T. and Miljkovic, N.},
journal={Applied Thermal Engineering 303, 132309},
year={2026},
doi={10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2026.132309}
}Aflatounian, S., Luo, K., Sirimanna, S., Gurumukhi, Y., Joshi, S., Parker, D. H., et al.
Cryogenics
A calorimeter-bar apparatus for measuring the conductance of multi-layer insulation for cryogenic superconducting motors.
BibTeX
@article{aflatounian2025mli,
title={Design and development of an apparatus for evaluating multi-layer insulation effectiveness},
author={Aflatounian, S. and Luo, K. and Sirimanna, S. and Gurumukhi, Y. and Joshi, S. and Parker, D. H. and et al.},
journal={Cryogenics},
year={2025},
doi={10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104080}
}Dipto, M. J., Rabbi, K. F., Liu, Z., Gurumukhi, Y., Sederholm, J. G., Joshi, S., Braun, P. V., Wang, P., Miljkovic, N.
Applied Thermal Engineering 281, 128458
Routing coolant through the core of an 18650 cell keeps it below 30 °C at a 4C discharge, versus 55 °C in ambient air.
BibTeX
@article{dipto2025internal,
title={Internal flow cooling of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries},
author={Dipto, M. J. and Rabbi, K. F. and Liu, Z. and Gurumukhi, Y. and Sederholm, J. G. and Joshi, S. and Braun, P. V. and Wang, P. and Miljkovic, N.},
journal={Applied Thermal Engineering 281, 128458},
year={2025},
doi={10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.128458}
}Joshi, S. Y.
M.S. thesis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BibTeX
@article{joshi2025thesis,
title={Measurement limits and performance analysis of multilayer insulation under vacuum and cryogenic temperatures using a modified calorimeter-bar setup},
author={Joshi, S. Y.},
journal={M.S. thesis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign},
year={2025}
}Undergraduate research · 2021 – 2023
Fluid mechanics and soft-matter work from internships at Université Laval, UCLA and IIT Bombay. Different field, same habits: measure carefully, model honestly.
Hassanzadeh, H., Joshi, S., Taghavi, S. M.
Chemical Product and Process Modeling
Five machine-learning models trained on high-speed imaging predict laminar length and spread angle of semi-turbulent buoyant jets with R² = 0.98.
BibTeX
@article{hassanzadeh2024ml,
title={Predicting buoyant jet characteristics: a machine learning approach},
author={Hassanzadeh, H. and Joshi, S. and Taghavi, S. M.},
journal={Chemical Product and Process Modeling},
year={2024},
doi={10.1515/cppm-2023-0026}
}Sachin, S. B., Joshi, S., Murallidharan, J. S., Singh, A., Kumaraswamy, G., Sinha, K.
Resonance
BibTeX
@article{sachin2024ventilation,
title={Enhancing ventilation of enclosed spaces using CFD, Part 3: Ventilation of high-occupancy rooms of IIT Bombay},
author={Sachin, S. B. and Joshi, S. and Murallidharan, J. S. and Singh, A. and Kumaraswamy, G. and Sinha, K.},
journal={Resonance},
year={2024},
doi={10.1007/s12045-024-0383-z}
}Hassanzadeh, H., Joshi, S., Akbari, S., Taghavi, S. M.
ASME OMAE 2023
BibTeX
@article{hassanzadeh2023omae,
title={Buoyant miscible jets in a viscoplastic medium with applications in plug and abandonment of oil and gas wells},
author={Hassanzadeh, H. and Joshi, S. and Akbari, S. and Taghavi, S. M.},
journal={ASME OMAE 2023},
year={2023},
doi={10.1115/omae2023-101472}
}Jawed, M. K., Lim, S., Joshi, S., Habchi, C.
APS March Meeting 2022
BibTeX
@article{jawed2022aps,
title={Resistive force theory vs. slender body theory as hydrodynamic models in simulation of bacterial flagella},
author={Jawed, M. K. and Lim, S. and Joshi, S. and Habchi, C.},
journal={APS March Meeting 2022},
year={2022}
}