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Marc Hodes
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Education
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), MIT, 1998
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Minnesota, 1994
B.S. with high honors (Mechanical Engineer), University of Pittsburgh, 1990

Research Interests
Dr. Hodes' area of interest is heat and mass transfer, often in the context of the thermal management of electronics or efficient use or generation of energy. Currently, research is in four major areas. First, experiments are being performed to measure the rate of conversion of alcogels to aerogels (for use as “super” thermal insulators) by supercritical CO2-based extraction. Secondly, theoretical studies of convection heat transfer in microchannels containing superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces are underway. Thirdly, several technologies and theories are being developed to increase the conversion efficiency of thermoelectric modules operating in precision temperature control and power generation modes. Lastly, liquid metal (Galinstan®)-based heat sinks are being investigated.

Professional Positions
2008-present Associate Professor, Tufts University
2006-08 Manager, Bell Labs Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2000-06 Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey
1998-02 Postdoctoral Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey
1995-98 Visiting Scientist and NIST/NSF Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland

Selected Honors and Awards
2011 Invited contribution, ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging
2008
Best Paper Nomination, 6th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels
2004 Best Paper Nomination, 12th Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems

Selected Professional Activities

  • Tutorial Instructor, ASME InterPACK Conference, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
  • External Examiner for PhD Dissertations, University of Limerick, 2004, 2006, 2008
  • Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, 2010-present

Selected Publications

Hodes, M., "Optimal Pellet Geometries for Thermoelectric Generation," IEEE Trans. Components and Packaging Technologies, 33(2), 307-318, 2010

Kolodner, P., Hodes, M., Ewes, I., and Holmes, P., "Mechanical Gap Fillers: Concepts and Thermal Resistance Measurements," IEEE Tran. Components and Packaging, 30(4), 813-823, 2007.

Krupenkin, T., Taylor, J. A., Wang, E., Kolodner, P., Hodes, M., Salamon, T, "Reversible Wetting-Dewetting Transitions on Electrically Tunable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces, Langmuir, 23(18), 9128-9133, 2007.

Hodes, M., Bolle, C., Kolodner, P., "Efficient Cooling of Multiple Components in a Shielded Circuit Pack," J. Electronic Packaging, 129, 216-218, 2007.

Hodes, M., "Optimal Pellet Geometries for Thermoelectric Refrigeration," IEEE Tran. Components and Packaging Technologies, 30(1), 50-58, 2007.

Krupenkin, T., Taylor, J. A., Kolodner, P., Hodes, M., "Electrically Tunable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces," Bell Labs Technical Journal, 10(3), 161-170, 2005.

Hodes, M., "On One-dimensional Analysis of Thermoelectric Modules (TEMs), IEEE Tran. Components and Packaging Technologies, 28(2), 218-229, 2005.

Hodes, M., Smith, K.A., Hurst, W., Bower, Jr., W., Griffith, P., and Sako, K., "Measurements and Modeling of Solubility and Deposition Rates  in Near-Supercritical Aqueous Sulfate Solutions," AIChE J., 50(9), 2038-2049, 2004.

Hodes, M., Marrone, P., Hong, G., Smith, K.A., and Tester, J., "Salt Precipitation and Scale Control in Applications of Supercritical Water Oxidation—Part A: Fundamentals and Research," J. Supercritical Fluids, 29, 265-288, 2004.

Marrone, P., Hodes, M., Smith, K.A., and Tester, J., "Salt Precipitation and Scale Control in Applications of Supercritical Water Oxidation—Part B: Engineering Approaches," J. Supercritical Fluids, 29, 289-312, 2004.

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