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John Maddox is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kentucky, serving at the Paducah Extended Campus as Director of Undergraduate Studies for Mechanical Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University in 2015, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2010, and Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 2007, all from Auburn University. Maddox joined the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor in 2015 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2021. Previously, from 2007 to 2015, he worked at Auburn University as a Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record. His academic career focuses on advancing thermal management solutions critical for high-performance applications.

Maddox's research interests encompass electronics thermal management, harsh environment electronics, turbulence modeling, liquid jet impingement, and two-phase flows, with applications in power electronics cooling and hypersonic insulation materials. Notable publications include 'Local thermal measurements of a confined array of impinging liquid jets for power electronics cooling' (2015, cited by 24), 'Liquid jet impingement with an angled confining wall for spent flow management for power electronics cooling with local thermal measurements' (Journal of Electronic Packaging, 2015, cited by 20), 'Staggered and In-line Submerged Jet Arrays for Power Electronics Using Variable Area Discharge Manifolds: Part I–Experimental' (2018, cited by 10), and recent contributions such as 'ISOLATING THE MODES OF HEAT TRANSFER IN FIBROUS INSULATION MATERIALS' (Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, 2025) and 'An Investigation into the Effective Gaseous Thermal Conductivity of Fibrous Insulation Materials' (AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024). As a Co-Investigator, he contributes to NASA EPSCoR projects on multi-scale data-driven modeling of radiative transport through thermal protection systems (2022–2026) and the Advanced Computational Center for Entry System Simulation (ACCESS, 2021–2026), supporting space technology research for lunar and Martian exploration. Maddox is a member of the Center for Computational Sciences and has led initiatives like the KY Space Grant for the McCracken County Rocket Club (2023–2024).