Rate My Professor Ankur Jain

Ankur Jain is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he has served since 2011, advancing from Assistant Professor (2011-2017) to Associate Professor (2017-present) and directing the Microscale Thermophysics Laboratory. He earned a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in 2001 with the highest GPA in his graduating class, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2003, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2007, with a dissertation on thermal phenomena in free-standing thin films and biological microsystems. Prior to joining academia, Jain held key industry roles, including Senior Staff Scientist at Freescale Semiconductor (2006-2009), Senior Research Engineer at Molecular Imprints (2009-2011), and Member of Technical Staff at Advanced Micro Devices (2011).

Jain's research specializes in microscale thermal transport, electrochemical energy conversion including thermal management of lithium-ion batteries, heat transfer in three-dimensional integrated circuits, additive manufacturing, and bioheat transfer. His work integrates experimental and modeling approaches and has secured approximately $2.5 million in funding from NSF, DOE, ONR, and industry sources. Key publications include 'Measurement of anisotropic thermophysical properties of cylindrical Li-ion cells' (Journal of Power Sources, 2014), 'Heat generation rate measurement in a Li-ion cell at large C-rates through temperature and heat flux measurements' (Journal of Power Sources, 2015), 'A review of recent research on heat transfer in three-dimensional integrated circuits (3-D ICs)' (IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 2021), and the book 'Heat Transfer and Thermal Management for Li-ion Batteries' (World Scientific Press, 2021). Jain has earned numerous honors, including Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2022) for contributions to heat transfer research and education, NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2016), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Excellence in Teaching Award (2018), University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering Outstanding Early Career Award (2017), and President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (Tenured) (2022). He serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technologies (since 2013), ASME Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (since 2018), and Microelectronics Reliability (since 2020), and chairs the ASME K-16 Committee on Heat Transfer in Electronics Equipment.