Dr. Cristina H. Amon -- Publications


PUBLICATIONS



	Year 2008 Goicochea, J.V., Madrid, M., Amon, C.H., “Thermal Properties for Bulk Silicon Based on the Determination of Relaxation Time Using Molecular Dynamics,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 2008. Martufi, G., Di Martino, E.S., Amon, C.H., Muluk, S.C., and Finol, E.A., “Three-dimensional geometrical characterization of abdominal aortic aneurysms: image-based wall thickness distribution,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, in press 2008. Nain, A.S., Phillippi, Chung, F., Rule, M., Campbell, P.G., Amon, C.H., and Sitti, M., “Microrobotically Fabricated Single and Multilayer Fibrous Scaffolds of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications,” Invited paper submitted to IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE). Le Corre, J.M, Yao, S.C. and Amon, C.H., “Two-Phase Flow Regimes and Mechanisms of Critical Heat Flux Under Subcooled Flow Boiling Conditions,” in press, 2008. Escobar, R.A. and Amon, C.H., “Thin Film Phonon Heat Conduction by the Dispersion Lattice Boltzmann Method,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 130, pp. tba. 2008. Nain, A.S., Phillippi, J.A., Sitti, M., MacKrell, J., Campbell, P.G., and Amon, C.H., “Fabrication of Aligned Micro/Nanofibrous Biomaterial Scaffolds by Spinneret-based Tunable Engineered Parameters (STEP) Technique,” Accepted for publication. Trivic, D.N. and Amon, C.H., “Modeling the 3-D radiation of anistropically scattering media by two different numerical methods,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 51(11-12), pp. 2711-2732, 2008. Nain, A.S., Miller, E., Sitti, M, Campbell, P, and Amon, C., “Fabrication of Single and Multi-layer Fibrous Biomaterial Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering,” 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, 2008. Turney, J.E., McGaughey, A.J.H., Amon, C.H., “Thin Film Thermal Conductivity by Anharmonic Lattice Dynamics Calculations,” 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, 2008. Nain, A.S., Sitti,M.,Amon, C.H., “Polymeric Micro/Nanofiber Manufacturing and Mechanical Characterization,” 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, 2008. Turney, J.E., McGaughey, A.J.H. and Amon, C.H., “Argon Thermal Conductivity by Anharmonic Lattice Dynamics Calculations,” ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Jacksonville, FL, 2008. Ryan, E. and Amon, C.H., “Modeling the Species Transport and Reactions in an SOFC Cathode using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic,” ASME Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, FC2008-65169, Denver, CO, 2008. Bourtal, B., Rojas, L.R.R.-S., Anna, S. and Amon, C.H., “Numerical Simulation of a Rollerball Microfluidic Device,” Microfluidics2008, 2008. Romero, D.A., Amon, C.H. and Finger, S., “A Study of Covariance Functions for Multi-Response Metamodeling for Simulation-based Design and Optimization,” ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2008-50061, Brooklyn, NY, 2008. Goicochea, J.V., Madrid, M., Amon, C.H., “Hierarchical Modeling of Heat Transfer in Silicon-based Electronic Devices,” ITHERM 2008, 11th Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, pp. 1006-1017, 2008. Year 2007 Wesner, J.W., Amon, C.H., Bigrigg, M.W., Subrahmanian, E., Westerberg, A.W., and Filipski, K.J., “Student Team Formation and Assignment in a Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Projects Course,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 23(3), pp. 517-626, 2007. Smith, B., Amon, C.H., “Simultaneous Electrothermal Test Method for Pyroelectric Microsenors,” Journal for Electronic Packaging, Vol. 129, pp. 504, 2007. Escobar, R.A. and Amon, C.H., “Influence of Phonon Dispersion on Transient Thermal Response of Silicon-on-Insulator Transistors Under Self-Heating Conditions,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 129(7), pp. 790-797, 2007. Nain, A.S, Chung, F., Rule, M., Jadlowiec, J.A., Campbell, P.G., Amon, C.H., Sitti, M., “Microrobotically Fabricated Biological Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering,” 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp, 1918-1923, Roma, IT, 2007. Smith, B. and Amon, C.H., “Compact Thermal and System Modeling of Chip-Scale Pyroelectric Infrared Imager,” ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, IPACK2007-33221, Vancouver, BC, 2007. Smith, B. and Amon, C.H., “Experimental Measurement of Multiple Thermal Properties by Error Minimization,” ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Vancouver, BC, 2007. Turney, J.E., McGaughey, A.J.H. and Amon, C.H., “Effects of Confinement and Surface Reconstruction on the Lattice Dynamics and Thermal Transport Properties of Thin Films,” ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT2007-32274 Vancouver, BC, 2007. Escobar, R.A., Amon, C.H. and Guzmán, A.M, “Thin Film Phonon Heat Conduction by the Dispersion Lattice Boltzmann Method,” ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, IPACK2007-33221, Vancouver, BC, 2007. Nain, A.S., Amon, C.H., and Sitti, M., “Dry Spinning Polymeric Nano Fiber Arrays with Controlled Porosities and Fiber Diameters using Glass,” IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, Hong Kong, 2007. Year 2006 Gomes, C.J., Madrid, M., Goicochea, J.V. and Amon, C.H., “In-plane and Out-of-plane Thermal Conductivity of Silicon Thin Films Predicted by Molecular Dynamics,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 128(11), pp. 1114-1121, 2006. Valencia, A., Guzman, A., Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., “Blood Flow Dynamics in Saccular Aneurysm Models of the Basilar Artery,” ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 128, pp. 516-526, 2006. Escobar, R.A., Smith, B. and Amon, C.H., “Modeling of Sub-continuum Energy Transport in Crystalline and Amorphous Films with the Lattice Boltzmann Method,” ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 128(2), pp. 115-124, 2006. Yao, S.C., Tang, X., Hsieh, C.C., Alyousef, Y., Vladimer, M., Fedder, G.K. and Amon, C.H., “Micro-electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS)-based Micro-scale Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Development,” Energy, Vol. 31, pp. 636-649, 2006. Nain, A.S., Amon, C.H. and Sitti, M., “Proximal Probes based Nanorobotic Fabrication, Modeling and Characterization of Polymer Micro/Nanofibers,” IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 5(5), pp. 499-510, 2006. Ghai, S.S., Kim, W.T., Amon, C.H. and Jhon M.S., “Transient Thermal Modeling of a Nanoscale Hot-spot in Multilayered Film,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 99, No.1, 2006. Escobar, R.A. and Amon, C.H., “Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of the Transient Thermal Response of Silicon-on-Insulator Transistors under Frequency-Dependent Joule Heating Including Phonon Dispersion Effects,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2006. Escobar, R.A., Ghai, S.S., Jhon, M.S. and Amon, C.H., “Multi-Length and Time Scale Thermal Transport Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method with Application to Electronics Cooling,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 49, pp. 97-107, 2006. Narumanchi, S.V.J., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., “Boltzmann Transport Equation-based Thermal Modeling Approaches for Hotspots in Microelectronics,” Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 42 (6), pp. 478-491, 2006. Amon, C.H., Ghai, S.S., Kim, W.T. and Jhon, M.S., “Modeling of Nanoscale Transport Phenomena: Application to Information Technology,” Physica A, Vol. 362, pp. 36-41, 2006. Ghai, S.S., Chung, P.S, Kim, W.T., Jhon, M.S., and Amon, C.H., “Thermal Modeling of a Multilayered Film via Taylor Series Expansion- and Least Squares-based-Lattice Boltzmann Method,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 42(10), pp. 2474-2476, 2006. Nain, A.S., Wong, J.C., Amon, C.H., and Sitti, M., “Drawing Suspended Polymer Micro/Nanofibers using Glass Micropipette,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89(18), pp. 183105-7, 2006. (Also, selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.) Sung, B., Chepuri, K., Lee, Y., Agonafer, D., Agonafer, D., Amon, C.H., “Thermal Enhancement of Stacked Dies Using Thermal Vias,” IMECE 2006, IMECE 2006-15352, Chicago, IL, 2006. Escobar, R. and Amon, C.H., “Transition to Ballistic Energy Transport in Silicon Thin Films,” CIMENICS 2006, Isla Margarita, Venezuela, March 2006. Wesner, J.W., Hoff, R. and Amon, C.H., “Identifying and Implementing Projects for a Multidisciiplinary Engineering Design Projects Course at Carnegie Mellon,” ASEE Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2006. Romero, D.A., Amon, C.H. and Finger S., “On Adaptive Sampling for Surrogate Models in Simulation-based Design and Optimization,” CIMENICS 2006, Isla Margarita, Venezuela, March 2006. Dewan-Sandur, B., Kaisane, A., Agonafer, D., Agonafer D. and Amon, C.H., “Thermal Management of Die Stacking Architectures That Includes Memory and Logic Processor,” IEEE ECTC, San Diego, CA, June 2006. Smith, B.R. and Amon, C.H., “Novel Electro-Thermal Test Method for Simultaneous Characterization of Pyroelectric and Thermal Film Properties: Application to Pyroelectric Microsensors,” ITherm 2006, San Diego, CA, 2006. Amon, C.H., Goicochea, J. and Madrid, M., “Hierarchical Thermal Transport Modeling in Nano-structured Semiconductor Materials and Devices," EMCC-4, Proc. of the 4th NSF Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Mediterranean Countries, pp. 209-212, Dead Sea, Israel, 2006. Romero, D.A., Amon, C.H. and Finger S., “Adaptive Sampling for Surrogate Models in Simulation-based Design and Optimization,” Proc. of the IDETC/CIE 2006, Philadelphia, PA, 2006. Goicochea, J., Madrid, M. and Amon, C.H., “Phonon Relaxation Rates in Silicon Thin Films Determined by Molecular Dynamics, " ITherm 2006, San Diego, CA, 2006. Smith, B.R., Vanderbeek, A. and Amon, C.H., “Simultaneous Electro-Thermal Test Method for Pyroelectric Microsensors, " ITherm 2006, San Diego, CA, 2006. Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., “Nano Scale Thermal Transport Modeling,” ITherm 2006, San Diego, CA, 2006. Amon, C.H., Goicochea, J. and Madrid, M., “Hierarchical Thermal Transport Modeling in Nano-structured Semiconductor Materials and Devices,” EMCC-4, Proc. of the 4th NSF Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Mediterranean Countries, pp. 209-212, Dead Sea, Israel, 2006. Year 2005 Finol, E.A., Shkolnik, A.D., Scotti, C.M. and Amon, C.H., “Computational Modeling of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: An Assessment of Rupture Potential for Presurgical Planning,” in Biomechanics Applied to Computer Assisted Surgery, ed. Y. Payan, Research Signpost Publisher, Kerala, India, pp. 243-260, 2005. Finol, E.A., Scotti, C.M., Verdinelli, I., Amon, C.H. and M.H. Wholey, “Performance Assessment of Embolic Protection Filters for Carotid Artery Stenting,” WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health, Vol. 8, pp. 133-142, 2005. Nain, A., Amon, C.H. and Sitti, M., “Polymer Micro/Nanofiber Fabrication using Micro/Nanopipettes,” Proc. of the IEEE Nanotechnology Conference, Nagoya, Japan, 2005. Ghai, S.S., Kim, W.T., Amon, C.H. and Jhon, M.S., “Estimation of Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity in Nanoscale Confined Semiconductors via Lattice Boltzmann Method,” 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-81232, Orlando, FL, 2005. Amon, C.H., Yao, S.C., Wu, C.F. and Hsieh, C.C., “Microelectromechanical System-Based Evaporative Thermal Management of High Heat Flux Electronics,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 127, pp. 66-75, 2005. Campo, A. and Amon, C.H., “Attributes of a Derived Differential/Difference Energy Equation within the Platform of the Lévêque Problem,” Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 41, No. 7, pp. 577-582, 2005. Guzman, A., Escobar, R. and Amon, C.H., “Flow Mixing Enhancement from Balloon Pulsations in an Intravenous Oxygenator,” ASME Journal Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 127, pp. 400-415, 2005. Ghai, S.S., Kim, W.T., Escobar, R.A., Amon, C.H., and Jhon, M.S., “A Novel Heat Transfer Model and its Application to Information Storage Systems,” Journal Applied Physics, 97, 10P703, 2005. Weiss, L.E., Amon, C.H., Finger, S., Miller, E.D., Romero, D.A., Verdinelli, I. Walker, L.M., and Campbell, P.G., “Bayesian Computer-aided Experimental Design of Heterogeneous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering,” Computer Aided Design, Vol. 37, pp. 1127-1139, 2005. Narumanchi, S.V.J., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., “Comparison of Different Phonon Transport Models in Predicting Heat Conduction in Sub-micron Silicon-on-Insulator Transistors,” ASME Journal Heat Transfer, Vol. 127, pp. 713-723, 2005. Campo, A. and Amon, C.H., “Remarkable Improvement of the Lévêque Solution for Isoflux Heating with a Combination of the Transversal Method of Lines (TMOL) and a Computer-Extended Fröbenius Power Series,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 48, pp. 2110-2116, 2005. Amon, C.H., Narumanchi, S.V.J., Madrid, M., Gomes, C. and Goicochea, J., “Hierarchical Modeling of Thermal Transport from Nano-to-Macroscales,” in Microscale Heat Transfer – Fundamental and Applications, eds. S. Kakac, L.L. Vasiliev, Y. Bayazitoglu and Y. Yener, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 379-400, 2005. Guzman, A., Escobar, R.A. and Amon, C.H., “Methodology for Predicting Oxygen Transport on an Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator Combining Computational and Analytical Models,” ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 127, pp. 1127-1140, 2005. Ghai, S.S., Amon, C.H., Kim, W.T. and Jhon, M.S., “Transient Thermal Responses of a Nanoscale Hot-spot in a Film with Alternating Materials,” INTERMAG 2005, Nagoya, Japan, 2005. Escobar, R.A. and Amon, C.H., “Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of the Thermal Response of SOI Transistors Under Joule Heating Including Phonon Dispersion,” 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Technical Conference and Exhibition, IMECE2005-80025, Orlando, FL, 2005. Ghai, S.S., Jhon, M.S. and Amon, C.H., “Anisotropic Thermal Transport Estimation in Semiconductor Thin Films via Lattice Boltzmann Method,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 2005. Ghai, S.S., Kin, W.T., Amon, C.H. and Jhon, M.S., “Transient Thermal Response of a Nanoscale Multi-Layered Film,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 2005. Gomes, C.J., Madrid, M., Goicochea, J.V. and Amon, C.H., “Silicon Thin Film Thermal Conductivity in Ballistic and Diffusive Regimes Predicted by Molecular Dynamics,” 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT2005-72434, San Francisco, CA, 2005. Smith, B.R., Beutler, P.D. and Amon, C.H., “Thermal Transport Network Model for High-Porosity Materials: Application to Nanoporous Aerogels,” 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT2005-72662, San Francisco, CA, 2005. Smith, B.R., Romero, D.A., Agonafer, D., Gu, J. and Amon, C.H., “Aerogel for Microsystems Thermal Insulation: System Design and Process Development,” 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT2005-72663, San Francisco, CA, 2005. Year 2004 Narumanchi, S.V.J., Murthy, J.Y., and Amon, C.H., “Submicron Heat Transport Model in Silicon Accounting for Phonon Dispersion and Polarization,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 126, pp. 946-955, 2004. Amon, C.H., Narumanchi, S.V.J. and Murthy, J.Y., “Modeling Nanoscale Thermal Transport via the Boltzmann Transport Equation,” 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, IMECE 2004-62508, Anaheim, CA, 2004. Amon, C.H., “Sub-Micron Heat Transport in Semiconductors Accounting for Phonon Dispersion and Polarization,” NATO Advanced Study Institute, Microscale Heat Transfer-Fundamentals and Applications in Biological and Microelectromechanical Systems, pp. 58-61, Çesme, Turkey, 2004. Boyalakuntla, D.S., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., “Computation of Natural Convection in Channels with Pin Fins,” IEEE Transactions Comps., Pack. Tech., Vol. 27(1), pp. 138-146, 2004. Escobar, R.A. and Amon, C.H., “Lattice-Boltzmann Modeling of Sub-Continuum Energy Transport in Silicon-on-Insulator Microelectronics Including Phonon Dispersion Effects,” ITherm 2004, Las Vegas, NV, 2004, (Best Paper Award) Gomes, C.J., Madrid, M. and Amon, C.H., “Thin Film In-plane Silicon Thermal Conductivity Dependence on Molecular Dynamics Surface Boundary Conditions,” Proc. of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, IMECE2004-62264, Anaheim, CA, 2004. Nain, A.S., Amon, C.H., and Sitti, M., “Three-Dimensional Nanoscale Manipulation and Manufacturing using Proximal probes: Controlled Pulling of Polymer Micro-Nanofibers,” Proc. of the 2004 IEEE, 2004. Narumanchi, S.V.J., Murthy, J.Y., and Amon, C.H., “Boltzmann Transport Equation-based Thermal Modeling Approaches for Microelectronics”, Proc. of the 2nd ASME/ZSIS International Thermal Sciences Seminar (ITSS), pp. 751-762, Bled, Slovenia, 2004. Narumanchi, S.V.J., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., “Simulation of Heat Transport during Transient Electrostatic Discharge Events in a Sub-micron Transistor,” ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, HT-FED2004-56252, Charlotte, NC, 2004. Romero, D.A., Amon, C.H., Finger, S., Verdinelli, I., “Multi-stage Bayesian Surrogates for the Design of Time-Dependent Systems,” Proc. of DETC/CIE, 2004 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, DETC2004-57510, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004. Scotti, C.M., Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., “Computational Fluid Dynamics and Wall Mechanics of Pre- and Post-Operative Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms,” Int. Conf. on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Toronto, Canada, 2004. Scotti, C.M., Finol, E.A., Viswanathan, S., Shkolnik, A., DiMartino, E.S., Vorp, D.A., Amon, C.H., “Computational Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics Analyses of a Patient-Specific AAA Pre-and Post Evar,” Proc. of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004-62352, Anaheim, CA, 2004. Scotti, C.M., Gasbarro, M.D., Finol, E.A., DiMartino, E.S., Shimada, K., and Amon, C.H., “Flow-Induced Aneurysm Wall Stress and Thinning: A Fluid-Structure Interaction Study,” Biomedical Engineering Society, 2004. Trivic, D.N., O’Brien, T.J., and Amon, C.H., “Modeling the Radiation of Anisotropically Scattering Media by Coupling Mie Theory with Finite Volume Method,” Int. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 47, pp. 5765-5780, 2004. Wesner, J.W., Garrett, J.H., Subrahmanian, E., Westerberg, A.W. and Amon, C.H., “Carnegie Mellon’s Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Projects Course Serves a Variety of Students and Project Sponsors,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004. Yao, S.C., Amon, C. H., Fedder, G., Tang, X., Hsieh, C., Alyousef, Y., Vladimer, M., “Thermo-Fluids Considerations in the Development of a Silicon-based Micro-scale Direct Methanol Fuel Cell,” Proc. of the 2nd ASME/ZSIS International Thermal Sciences Seminar (ITSS), pp. 171-180, Bled, Slovenia, 2004. Year 2003 Alawadhi, E.M. and Amon, C.H., "PCM Thermal Control Unit for Portable Electronic Devices: Experimental and Numerical Studies," IEEE CPT, Vol. 26(1), pp. 116-125, 2003. Amon, C.H. and Yao, S.C., “MEMS-based Spatial and Temporal Thermal Management of High Heat Flux Electronics,” Symp. in Honor of Richard Chu, IMECE2003-42400, Washington D.C., 2003 (Invited Paper and Lecture). Amon, C.H., “Challenges on Computational Modeling of Sub-micron and Nano Heat Transfer,” 2003 Colloquium on Micro/Nano Thermal Engineering, µTherm Micro Thermal System Research Center, Seoul National University, pp. 121-158, 2003 (Invited Paper and Lecture). Amon, C.H., "MEMS-based Thermal Management of High Heat Flux Devices: EDIFICE: Embedded Droplet Impingement for Integrated Cooling of Electronics," Invited Lecture, Rohsenow Symposium on Future Trends in Heat Transfer, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2003. Escobar, R.A. and Amon, C.H., "Convective Oxygen Transport Enhancement in Intravenous Membrane Oxygenators," IMECE 2003-43690, Washington D.C., 2003. Escobar, R.A., Ghai, S.S., Jhon, M.S. and Amon, C.H., "Time-Dependent Simulations of Sub-Continuum Heat Generation Effects in Electronic Devices Using the Latice Boltzmann Method," International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2003-41522, Washington D.C., 2003. Finol, E.A., Amon, C.H., DiMartino, E.S. and Vorp, D.A., "Pressure and Wall Shear Stress Distribution in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Patient-Specific Modeling," In Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 4th Edition, eds. Middleton, J., Jones, M., Shrive, N., and Pande, G., Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Newark, NJ, pp. 719-724, 2003. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Flow Dynamics In Anatomical Models of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Computational Analysis of Pulsatile Flow," Acta Científica Venezolana, Invited Paper, Vol. 54, pp. 43-49, 2003. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., “Forces Induced by Peak Systolic Flows in Asymmetric Endovascular Grafts,” 2003 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED-Vol. 55, IMECE2003-43107, Washington D.C., 2003. Finol, E.A., and Amon, C.H., "Flujo Sanguineo Pulsatil en Aneurismas del Segmento Abdominal de la Arteria Aorta," in Bioingenieria en Iberoamerica: Avances y Desarrollos, eds. Cerrolaza, M. and Muller-Karger, C.M., Sociedad Venezolana de Metodos Numericos en Ingenieria, Caracas, Venezuela, in press, pp. 228-248, 2003. Finol, E.A., Di Martino, E.S., Vorp, D.A., and Amon, C.H., "Fluid Structure Interaction and Structural Analyses of an Aneurysm Model," 2003 Summer ASME Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, ASME 2003 BED-Vol. 54, 2003. Finol, E.A., Marra, K.G., and Amon, C.H., "Analytical Estimation of Flow-induced Forces in Endovascular Grafts and Design Methodology for a Tissue-engineered Endovascular Attachment Mechanism," Proc. of the 5th International Conference on Simulations in Biomedicine-BIOMEDICINE 2003, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp. 231-241, 2003. Finol, E.A., Keyhani, K., and Amon, C.H., "The Effect of Asymmetry in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms under Physiologically Realistic Pulsatile Flow Conditions", ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 125, pp. 207-217, 2003. Ghai, S.S., Escobar, R., Jhon, M.S. and Amon, C.H., "Sub-Continuum Heat Conduction in Electronics Using the Lattice-Boltzmann Method," ASME InterPACK 2003-35258, The Pacific Rim/ASME International Electronic Packaging Technical Conference and Exhibition, Maui, Hawaii, 2003. Ghai, S. S., Jhon, M. S., Amon, C. H., and Hsia, Y.-T., “Nanoscale Heat Transfer Modeling in Solids: Data Storage and Electronic Devices,” STLE/ASME International Tribology Conference, 2003 TRIB-343, Ponte Vedra, FL, 2003. Ghai, S. S., Escobar, R. A., Amon, C. H. and Jhon, M. S., “Nanoscale Thermal Transport in Solids Using Lattice Boltzmann Method,” 2003 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2003. Gomes, C.J., Madrid, M. and Amon, C.H., "Parallel Molecular Dynamics Code Validation through Bulk Silicon Thermal Conductivity Calculations," IMECE 2003-42352, Washington D.C., 2003. Guzman, A.M. and Amon, C.H., "Analisis y Diseño de Pulmones Artificiales: Investigaciones Computacionales de un Oxigenador de Membrana Intravenoso," Capítulo 10. en Bioingeniería en Iberoamérica: Avances y Desarrollos, C.M. Müller-Karger y M. Cerrolaza, Editores; Editorial: CIMNE, p. 594, 2003. Narumanchi, S., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., "Simulation of Unsteady Small Heat Source Effects in Sub-micron Heat Conduction," ASME Journal Heat Transfer, Vol. 125 (5), pp. 896-903, 2003. Narumanchi, S.V., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., "Computations of Heat Transport in Sub-micron Silicon Thin Films Accounting for Phonon Dispersion and Polarization," International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2003-42447, Washington D.C., 2003. Narumanchi, S.V., Murthy, J.Y., and Amon, C.H., "Computations of Sub-micron Heat Transport in Silicon Accounting For Phonon Dispersion," 2003 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, NV, HT2003-47490, 2003. Narumanchi, S.V.J., Amon, C.H., Murthy, J.Y., “Influence of Pulsating Submerged Liquid Jets on Chip-Level Thermal Phenomena,” ASME Journal Electronic Packaging, Vol. 125(3), pp. 354-361, 2003. (Best paper award) Pacheco, J.E., Amon, C.H. and Finger, S., "Incorporating Information from Replications into Bayesian Surrogate Models," ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference, DETC2003/DTM-48644, Chicago, IL, 2003. Pacheco, J.E., Amon, C.H., and Finger, S., "Bayesian Surrogates Applied to Conceptual Stages of the Engineering Design Process", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 125, pp. 664-672, 2003. Romero, D.A., Amon, C.H. and Finger, S., "Modeling Time-Dependent Systems Using Multi-Stage Bayesian Surrogates," 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2003-44049, Washington D.C., 2003. Smith, B.R. and Amon, C.H., "Design of a Low-Cost Infrared Sensor Array Through Thermal System Modeling," ASME InterPACK 2003-35277, The Pacific Rim/ASME International Electronic Packaging Technical Conference and Exhibition, Maui, Hawaii, 2003. Smith, B.R. and Amon, C.H., "Effect of Sub-Continuum Energy Transport on Effective Thermal Conductivity in Nanoporous Silica (Aerogel)," International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2003-42289, Washington D.C., 2003. Subrahmanian, E., Westerberg, A.W., Taludkar, S.N., Garrett, J., Jacobson, A., Paredis, C., Amon, C.H., Herder, P.M., and Turk, A., “Integrating Social Aspects and Group Work Aspects in Engineering Design Education,” Int. J. of Engineering Education, Vol. 19 (1), pp. 75-80, 2003. Yao, S.C., Fedder, G., Amon, C.H., Hsieh, C.C., Tang, X. and Vladimer, M., "Micro-Fluidic Development for Portable Scale Direct Methanol Fuel Cells," 2003 Materials Research Society Meeting, Boston, MA, 2003. Year 2002 Alawhadi, E. and Amon, C.H., "Thermal Analyses of a PCM Thermal Control Unit for Portable Electronic Devices: Experimental and Numerical Studies," 2002 IEEE/ASME ITherm '02, San Diego, CA, pp. 466-475, 2002. Amon, C.H., "Advances in Computational Modeling of Nano-Scale Heat Transfer," Invited Keynote Paper and Talk, Twelfth International Heat Transfer Conference, Grenoble, France, CD ISBN:2-84299-307-1, 02-KNL-02, 2002. Amon, C.H., "Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises," Invited Plenary Talk, Proc. of the 11th International Conf., IEEE Computer Society, pp. xiv-xviii, 2002. Finol, E.A., Marra, K.G., and Amon, C.H., "Tissue Engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling in Endovascular Grafting Applications," Proc. of the Engineering Tissue Growth International Conference and Exposition - ETG 2003, 2003. Finol, E.A., Hajiloo, S., Keyhani, K., Vorp, D.A., and Amon, C.H., "Flow-Induced Wall Pressure under Average Resting Hemodynamic Conditions for Patient-Specific Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms", 2002 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED-Vol. 53, IMECE2002-32326, 2002. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Flow-Induced Wall Shear Stress in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Part II - Pulsatile Flow Hemodynamics", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 319-328, 2002. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Flow-Induced Wall Shear Stress in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Part I - Steady Flow Hemodynamics", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 309-318, 2002. Finol, E.A., Di Martino, E.S., Vorp, D.A., and Amon, C.H., " Biomechanics of Patient Specific Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Computational Analysis of Fluid Flow", Proc. of the 28th Annual IEEE Northeast Bioengineering Conference, pp. 191-192, 2002. Ghai, S.S., Jeong, J.H., Jhon, M.S., Amon, C.H., and Asheghi, M., "Nanoscale Heat Transfer and its Application to Information Technology," 2002 AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 2002. Klingbeil, N.W., Beuth, J.L, Chin, R.K., and Amon, C.H., "Residual Stress-Induced Warping in Direct Metal Solid Freeform Fabrication", International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 44, pp. 57-77, 2002. Pacheco, J.E., Amon, C.H., Finger, S. "Using Bayesian Models in Preliminary Design", International Design Conference - Design 2002, Dubrovnik, 2002. Pacheco, J.E., Amon, C.H., and Finger, S., " Flexible Multistage Bayesian Models for Use in Conceptual Design", Proc. of the 2002 ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference, DETC 2002/DTM-34022, pp. 1-8, 2002. Shwaish, I.K., Amon, C.H., and Murthy, J.Y., "Thermal/Fluid Performance Evaluation of Serrated Plate Fin Heat Sinks," 2002 IEEE/ASME ITherm '02, San Diego, CA, pp. 267-275, 2002. Yao, S.C., Fedder, G.K., Amon, C.H., Hsieh, C.C., Tang, X. and Alyousef, Y., “Design of Direct Methanol Micro Fuel Cell Fluidic Systems,” IMECE 2002-32567, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002. Year 2001 Amon, C.H., Murthy, J.Y., Yao, S.C., with Narumanchi, S., Wu, C.F., and Hsieh, C.C., "MEMs-Enabled Thermal Management of High-Heat-Flux Devices, EDIFICE: Embedded Droplet Impingement for Integrated Cooling of Electronics", Journal Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 231-242, 2001. Amon, C.H. and Finol, E.A., "Spectral Element Methods for Unsteady Momentum, Heat, and Mass transfer in Complex Geometries, Proc. of the 8th Latinamerican Congress on Heat and Mass Transfer - LATCYM 2001, eds. Prince, Journal and Treviño, C., pp. 504-511, 2001 (Keynote Paper). Boyalankuntla D.S., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., "Computation of Natural Convection in Channels with Staggered Pin Fins", 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 2001, IMECE2001/HTD-24386, pp. 1-9, 2001. Chin, R.K., Beuth, J.L. and Amon, C.H., "Successive Deposition of Metals in Solid Freeform Fabrication Processes Part II: Thermomechanical Models of Adjacent Droplets", ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 4, pp. 632-638, 2001. Chin, R.K., Beuth, J.L. and Amon, C.H., "Successive Deposition of Metals in Solid Freeform Fabrication Processes Part I: Thermomechanical Models of Layers and Droplet Columns", ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 4, pp. 623-631, 2001. Egan, E. and Amon, C.H., "Measuring Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Polymer Composites: Application to Embedded Electronics Thermal Design", Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Vol. 8, pp. 119-135, 2001. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Secondary Flow and Wall Shear Stress in Three-Dimensional Steady Flow AAA Hemodynamics", 2001 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED-Vol. 51, IMECE2001/BED-23013, 2001 (Honorable Mention). Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Blood Flow in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Pulsatile Flow Hemodynamics", ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 5, pp. 474-484, 2001. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Three-Dimensional Computational Modeling of Blood Flow in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms", Proc. of the V Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Fluid Mechanics - LACAFLUM 2001, pp. DHT9-1 to DHT9-9, 2001. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Blood Flow in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Steady Flow Hemodynamics", Proc. of the 8th Latinamerican Congress on Heat and Mass Transfer - LATCYM 2001, eds. Prince, J. and Treviño, C., pp. 496-503, 2001. Guzmán, A.M., Escobar, E.A., and Amon, C.H., "Fluid Dynamics Characteristics in a 3-D Model of an Intravascular Oxygenator without Balloon Pulsations", Invited Presentation, 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 2001, New York, NY, 2001. Jain, A., Boyalankuntla D.S., Murthy, J.Y. and Amon, C.H., "Buoyancy-Driven Flows in Channels with In-Line Pin Fins", Proc. of the ASME 35th National Heat Transfer Conference - NHTC 2001, NHTC2001-20017, 2001. Murthy, J.Y., Amon, C.H., Gabriel, K., Kumta, P., Yao, S.C., with Boyalakuntla, D., Hsieh, C.C., Jain, A., Narumanchi, S.V.J., Rebello, K. and Wu, C.F., "MEMs-Based Thermal Management of Electronics Using Spray Impingement", The Pacific Rim/ASME International Electronic Packaging Technical Conference and Exhibition - InterPACK 2001, IPACK2001-15567, 2001. Narumanchi, S.V.J., Murthy, J., and Amon, C.H., "Small Heat Sources Effects in Sub-Micron Heat Conduction", 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 2001, IMECE2001/HTD-24399, 2001. Pacheco, J.E., Amon, C.H., and Finger, S., "Developing Bayesian Surrogates for Use in Preliminary Design", ASME 2001 Design Engineering Technical Conference, Theory and Methodology, ASME DETC2001/DTM-21701, 2001. Shwaish, I.K., Murthy, J.Y., Amon, C.H. and Bains, D., "Performance Evaluation of Serrated Plate Fins for Under-Carriage Electronics Cooling in Transportation Applications", 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 2001, IMECE2001/HTD-24391, 2001. Subrahmanian, E., Westerberg, A., Taludkar, S., Garrett, J., Amon, C.H., Herder, P. and Turk, A., "Integrating Social Aspects and Group Work Aspects in Engineering Design Education", MDW III Conference, 2001. Yao, S.C., Amon, C.H., Gabriel, K., Kumta, P., Murthy, J.Y., Wu, C.F., Hsieh, C.C., Boyalakuntla, D., Narumanchi, S.V.J., and Rebello, K., "MEMs-Enabled Micro Spray Cooling System for Thermal Control of Electronic Chips", 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 2001, IMECE2001/HTD-24391, pp. 1-11, 2001. Year 2000 Alawadhi, E.M. and Amon, C.H., "PCM Thermal Storage Unit for Time-Dependent Thermal Management of Electronic Devices", Proc. of the ASME 34th Heat Transfer Conference - NHTC 2000, eds. Yao, S. and Jones, NHTC2000-12195, 2000. Alawadhi, E.M. and Amon, C.H., "Performance Analysis of an Enhanced PCM Thermal Control Unit", ITherm 2000 Inter Society Conference on Thermal Phenomena, Vol. 1, pp. 283-289, 2000. Amon, C.H., "Thermal Management of High-Heat-Flux Devices, EDIFICE: Embedded Droplet Impingement for Integrated Cooling of Electronics", ASME-ZSITS International Thermal Sciences, eds. Bergles and Golobic, Vol. 1, pp. 47-56, 2000 (Invited Plenary Talk Paper). Amon, C.H. and Murthy, J.Y., "Simulation Needs for the NGTS Combustion Program", DOE AGTSR Meeting, Proc. Combustion VII Workshop, Berkeley, CA, 2000 (Invited Presentation). Choi, T., Amon, C.H., Shih, I-P. T., Trigui, N., "CFD Shape Optimization Based on an Adjoint Variable Formulation of the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations", 38th Aerospace Sciences, AIAA-2000-0457, 2000. Egan, E. and Amon, C.H., "Thermal Management Strategies for Embedded Electronic Components of Wearable Computers", ASME J. Electronic Packaging, Vol. 122, No. 2, pp. 98-106, 2000. Klingbeil, N.W., Beuth, J.L., Chin, R.K., and Amon, C.H., "Measurement and Modeling of Residual Stress-Induced Warping in Direct Metal Deposition Processes", Proc. Solid Freeform Fabrication, pp. 367-374, 2000. Leoni, N. and Amon, C.H., "Bayesian Surrogates for Integrating Numerical, Analytical and Experimental Data: Application to Inverse Heat Transfer in Wearable Computers", IEEE Transactions Comps. Pack. Manuf. Technology, Vol. 23, pp. 23-33, 2000. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "On the Calculation of Fluid Shear Stresses at the Wall of Dilated Large Arteries: Part II - Application to 3D Computational Models", 2000 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED-Vol. 48, pp. 13-14, 2000 (Honorific Mention). Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "On the Calculation of Fluid Shear Stresses at the Wall of Dilated Large Arteries: Part I - Application to 2D Axisymmetric Computational Models," 2000 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED-Vol. 48, pp. 97-98, 2000. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Procedure for Calculating Fluid Shear Stresses at the Wall of Dilated Large Arteries: Application to 2D Axisymmetric and 3D Computational Models," Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 28, Suppl. 1, pp. S-74, 2000. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Momentum Transfer in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: The Effect of Aneurysm Size in Steady Flow Hemodynamics", Proc. of the ASME 34th National Heat Transfer Conference - NHTC 2000, eds. Yao, S. and Jones, A., NHTC2000-12205, 2000. Finol, E.A. and Amon, C.H., "Pulsatile Flow Hemodynamics in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms", Proc. of the V International Congress of Numerical Methods in Engineering and Applied Sciences - CIMENICS 2000, eds. Troyani, N. and Cerrolaza, M., pp. CI81-CI90, 2000. Guzmán, A.M., Escobar, R. A. and Amon, C.H., "Effect of Curved Boundaries of an Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator on the Fluid Dynamics and Mass Transfer Characteristics", 2000 Advances in Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology, ASME HTD-Vol. 368/BED-Vol. 47, pp. 121-122, 2000. Guzmán, A.M., Escobar, R.A., Loyola, H.J. and Amon, C.H., "Pressure Drop and Mass Transfer in an Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator in a Pulsatile Flow Regime", Proc. of the ASME 34th National Heat Transfer Conference - NHTC 2000, eds. Yao, S. and Jones, A., NHTC2000-12206, 2000. Guzmán, A.M. and Amon, C.H., "Flow and Oxygen Transfer Characteristics of an Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator: A Computational Study", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 147-166, 2000. Narumanchi, S.V.J., Amon, C.H. and Murthy, J., "Dielectric Jet Impingement Cooling of Electronic Chips", Proc. of the ASME 34th National Heat Transfer Conference - NHTC 2000, eds. Yao, S. and Jones, NHTC2000-12138, 2000. Year 1999 Flores, A.J., Amon, C.H., Shih, T. I-P., Davis, D.O, and Willis, B.P., "Boundary-Layer Bleed through Micro Holes", IAA99-0880, 1999. Guzmán A.M. and Amon, C.H., "Mass Transfer Enhancement in an Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator Induced by a Pulsating Balloon", 1999 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 1999, ASME HTD-Vol. 363, pp. 15-16, 1999. Schmaltz, K.S., Zarzalejo, L.J. and Amon, C.H., "Molten Droplet Solidification and Substrate Remelting in Microcasting Part II: Parametric Study and Effect of Dissimilar Materials", J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, pp. 17-23, 1999. Vesligaj, M. and Amon, C.H., "Transient Thermal Management of Temperature Fluctuations during Time Varying Workloads on Portable Electronics", IEEE Transactions Comps. Pack. Technology, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 541-550, 1999. Vesligaj, M. and Amon, C.H., "Transient Thermal Management of Portable Electronics Using Phase Change Materials and Time Varying Power Dissipation", ASME InterPACK ’99, Vol. 2, pp. 1415-1424, 1999. Zarzalejo, L.J., Schmaltz, K.S. and Amon, C.H., "Molten Droplet Solidification and Substrate Remelting in Microcasting Part I: Numerical Modeling and Experimental Verification", J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 34, pp. 477-486, 1999. Year 1998 Amon, C.H., Beuth, J.L., Merz, R., Prinz, F.B. and Weiss, L.E., "Shape Deposition Manufacturing with Microcasting; Processing, Thermal and Mechanical Issues", ASME J. Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 120, pp. 656-667, 1998. Campo, A. and Amon, C.H., "A Simple Way to Determine the Two Asymptotic Nusselt Number Expressions for In-Tube, Laminar Forced Convective Flow Employing the Methods of Lines", Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 79-89, 1998. Guzmán, A.M. and Amon, C.H., "Convective Heat Transfer and Flow Mixing in Converging-Diverging Channel Flows", 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 1998, ASME HTD-Vol. 361-1, pp. 61-68, 1998. Guzmán, A.M. and Amon, C.H., "Mass Transfer Performance Evaluations of an Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator", 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - IMECE 1998, Advances in Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology, ASME HTD-362/BED-Vol. 40. pp. 149-154, 1998. Guzmán, A.M., Amon, C.H., Federspiel, W.J., Hattler, B.G., "Spectral- Element Simulations of the Flow Kinematics in an Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator", Proc. Fourth World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Vol. II, p. 1011, 1998. Also published in Computational Mechanics, New Trends and Applications, Idelsohn, Onate & Dvorkin (Eds.), CIMNE, pp. 1-14, 1998. Klingbeil, N.W., Beuth, J.L., Chin, R.K., and Amon, C.H., "Measurement and Modeling of Residual Stress-Induced Warping in Direct Metal Deposition Processes," Proc. Solid Freeform Fabrication, pp. 367-374, 1998. Leoni, N. and Amon, C.H., "Bayesian Surrogates for Integrating Numerical, Analytical and Experimental Data for Modeling and Design: Application to Embedded Electronics in Wearable Computers", ITherm ’98, pp. 58-67, Seattle, WA, 1998. Oliveira, J.C. and Amon, C.H., "Pressure-Based Semi-Analytical Solution of Radial Stokes Flows", J. Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 217, pp. 95-114, 1998. Year 1997 Ambrose, S. and Amon, C.H., "Systematic Design of a First-Year Mechanical Engineering Course at Carnegie Mellon University", ASEE J. Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 2, pp. 173-181, 1997. Amon, C.H., Finger, S., Merz, R., Prinz, F., Schmaltz, K. and Weiss, L., "Shape Deposition Manufacturing with Microcasting", Invited Paper, J. of the Japan Welding Society, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 64-69, 1997. Amon, C.H., Egan, E., Siewiorek, D. and Smailagic, A., "System-level Thermal Management and Concurrent Design of a Wearable Multicomputer", IEEE Transactions Comps. Pack. Manuf. Technology, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 128-137, 1997. Campbell, M.I., Amon, C.H. and Cagan, J., " Optimal Three-Dimensional Placement of Heat Generating Electronic Components", ASME J. Electronic Packaging, Vol. 119, No. 2, pp. 106-113, 1997. Egan, E. and Amon, C.H., "A Study in the Enhancement of the Thermal Conductivity of Several Polymer Composites for Embedded Electronics Applications", ASME-HTD, Vol. 344, No. 6, pp. 103-110, 1997. Finger, S. and Amon, C.H., "Designing and Prototyping Interactive Fluid Dynamics Exhibits for the Carnegie Science Center: An Undergraduate Team Project Experience", Invited Paper, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, CD-ROM ISBN 0-7803-4089-2, 1997. Guzmán, A., Moraga, N., and Amon, C.H., "Pulsatile Non-Newtonian Flow in a Double Aneurysm", 1997 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME BED-Vol. 36, pp. 87-92, 1997. Guzmán, A., Moraga, N., Munoz, J. and Amon, C.H., "Pulsatile Non-Newtonian Flow in a Converging-Diverging Tube", AIChE Symposium Series, ed. M.S. El-Genk, Vol. 93, pp. 288-294, 1997. Leoni, N. and Amon, C.H., "Transient Thermal Design of Wearable Computers with Embedded Electronics using Phase Change Materials", ASME HTD-Vol. 437, No. 9, pp. 241-250, 1997. Leoni, N. and Amon, C.H., "Thermal Design for Transient Operation of the TIA Wearable Computer", ASME InterPACK '97, Vol. 2, pp. 2151-2161, 1997. Mujumdar, D. and Amon, C.H., "Oscillatory Momentum Transport Mechanisms in a Transitional Complex Geometry Flow", ASME J. Fluids Engineering, Vol. 119, pp. 29-35, 1997. Majumdar, D. and Amon, C.H., "Oscillatory Momentum Transport Mechanisms in a Transitional Complex Geometry Flow", ASME J. Fluids Engineering, Vol. 119, pp. 29-35, 1997. Oms, L.J., Torres, E. and Amon, C.H., "The Water Table: A Fluid Exhibit for the Carnegie Science Center", ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, CD-ROM ISBN 0-7803-4089-2, 1997. Schmaltz, K.S., Leoni, N., Padmanabhan, P., Amon, C.H., Finger, S., and Weiss L.E., "Investigation of Transport Phenomena in Microcasting Shape Deposition Manufacturing via Experiments Designed Using Optimal Sampling", Symposium on Manufacturing and Materials Processing, ASME HTD-Vol. 347, No. 9, pp. 241-250, 1997. Year 1996 Amon, C.H., Finger, S., Siewiorek, D.P. and Smailagic, A., "Integrating Design Education, Research and Practice at Carnegie Mellon: A Multi-disciplinary Course in Wearable Computers", ASEE J. Engineering Education, pp. 279-285, 1996. Amon, C.H., Guzmán, A.M. and Morel, B., " Lagrangian Chaos, Eulerian Chaos and Mixing Enhancement in Converging- Diverging Channel Flows", Physics of Fluids, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 1192-1206, 1996. Amon, C.H., Schmaltz, K.S. Merz, R. and Prinz, F.B., "Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Interface Bonding Via Substrate Remelting of an Impinging Molten Metal Droplet", ASME J. of Heat Transfer, Vol. 118, pp. 164-172, 1996. Amon, C.H., Chae, K., Egan, E., Kasabach, C., Siewiorek, D., Smailagic, A. and Stivoric, J., "System-level Thermal Management and Concurrent System Design of a Wearable Multicomputer", Itherm '96, Fifth ASME/IEEE/ISHM/CPMT/NIST Conf. Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Systems, pp. 46-55, 1996. Chin, R.K., Beuth, J.L. and Amon, C.H., " Thermomechanical Modeling of Molten Metal Droplet Solidification Applied to Layered Manufacturing", Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 24, pp. 257-271, 1996. Chin, R.K., Beuth, J.L. and Amon, C.H., "Droplet-Level Modeling of Thermal Stresses in Layered Manufaturing Methods", Symposium on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials and Structures, 96-WA/AMD-16, 1996. Chin, R.K., Beuth, J.L. and Amon, C.H., "Thermomechanical Modeling of Successive Material Deposition in Layered Manufactuirng", Solid Freeform Fabrication Proc., eds. Bourell et al., pp. 507-514, 1996. Egan, E. and Amon, C.H., "Cooling Strategies for Embedded Electronic Components of Wearable Computers Fabricated by Shape Deposition Manufacturing", Itherm '96, Fifth ASME/IEEE/ISHM/CPMT/NIST Conf. Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Systems, pp. 13-21, 1996. Finger, S., Stivoric, J.M., Amon, C.H. with Gursoz, L., Prinz, F.B., Siewiorek, D.P., Smailagic, A. and Weiss, L.E., "Reflections on a Concurrent Design Methodology: A Case Study in Wearable Computer Design", CAD J., Computer Aided Concurrent Design, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 393-404, 1996. Guzmán, A.M. and Amon, C.H., "Dynamical Flow Characterization of Transitional and Chaotic Regimes in Converging-Diverging Channels", J. Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 321, pp. 25-57, 1996. Oliveira, J.C. and Amon, C.H., "Evolution of Nonlinear Instabilities in Radial Flows", Encit 96/Latcym 96, Florianopolis, Brasil, Vol 1., pp. 61-66 and Vol. 3, pp. 1803-07, 1996. Osío, I.G. and Amon, C.H., "An Engineering Design Methodology with Bayesian Surrogates and Optimal Sampling", J. Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 189-206, 1996. Schmaltz, K.S. and Amon, C.H., "Thermal Issues in Microcasting Shape Deposition Manufacturing", Proc. TMS Metal Spinning, Strip Casting, and Slab Casting, eds. E. Matthys and W. Truckner, pp. 145-158, 1996. Year 1995 Amon, C.H., Finger, S., Siewiorek, D.P. and Smailagic, A., "Integration of Design Education, Research and Practice at Carnegie Mellon University: A Multi-disciplinary Course in Wearable Computer Design", ASEE/IEEE 25th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 4a1.14-22, 1995. Amon, C.H., Nigen, J.S., Siewiorek D.P., Smailagic, A. and Stivoric, J.M., "Concurrent Design and Analysis of the Navigator Wearable Computer System: The Thermal Perspective", ITHERM'94 Fourth ASME/IEEE/ISHM/NIST Conf. Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Systems, pp. 133-142, 1994. Reprinted in IEEE Trans. Comps., Pack. Manuf. Technology, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 567-577, 1995. Amon, C.H., "Spectral Element-Fourier Method for Unsteady Conjugate Heat Transfer in Complex Geometry Flows", AIAA 93-2769. Reprinted in AIAA J. Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 247-253, 1995. Campbell, M.I., Amon, C.H., Cagan, J. and Szykman, S., "Electronic Component Placement Using Simulated Annealing Under Thermal Constraints", Application of CAE/CAD to Electronic Systems, ASME HTD-Vol. 319/EEP-Vol. 15, pp. 155-162, 1995. Chin, R.K., Beuth, J.L. and Amon, C.H., "Control of Residual Thermal Stresses in Shape Deposition Manufacturing", Solid Freeform Fabrication Proc., eds. H.L. Marcus et al., pp. 221-228, 1995. Nigen, J.S. and Amon, C.H., "Effect of Material Composition and Localized Heat Generation on Time-Dependent Conjugate Heat Transport", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 1565-1576, 1995. Prinz, F.B., Weiss, L.E., Amon, C.H., and Beuth, J.L., "Processing, Thermal and Mechanical Issues in Shape Deposition Manufacturing", Solid Freeform Fabrication Proc., eds. H.L. Marcus et al., pp. 118-129, 1995. Schmaltz, K.S. and Amon, C.H., "Experimental Verification of an Impinging Molten Metal Droplet Numerical Simulation", Modeling of Heat Transfer in Multi-Phase Systems, ASME HTD-Vol. 317-1, pp. 219-226, 1995. Year 1994 Amon, C.H., "Numerical Prediction of Conjugate Conduction/Convection Heat Transfer in Multimaterial Electronic Components", Heat Transfer in Electronic Systems, ASME-HTD, Vol. 292, pp. 37-48, 1994. Amon, C.H., Finger, S., Prinz, F.B. and Weiss, L.E., "Modeling Novel Manufacturing Processes", Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ASME-PED, Vol. 68-2, pp. 535-546, 1994. Amon, C.H., Merz, R., Prinz, F.B. and Schmaltz, K.S., "Thermal Modeling and Experimental Testing of MD* Spray Shape Deposition Processes", Proc. 10th International Heat Transfer Conference, Vol. 7, pp. 321-327, Brighton, UK, 1994. Amon, C.H., "Computational Methodologies as a Research Tool for Concurrent Thermal Design Engineering", ISAC '94, International Symposium on Advanced Computing, Computational Mechanics for Electronic Devices/Components, JSME, pp. 33-52, Invited Paper, Japan, 1994. Guzmán, A. and Amon, C.H., "Periodic, Quasiperiodic and Chaotic Regimes in Converging-Diverging Open Channel Flows", Chaos in Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics, ASME-HTD, Vol. 298, pp. 47-56, 1994. Guzmán, A. and Amon, C.H., "Transition to Chaos in Converging-Diverging Channel Flows: Ruelle-Takens-Newhouse Scenario", Physics of Fluids, Vol. 6, pp. 1994-2002, 1994. Nigen, J.S. and Amon, C.H., "Time-Dependent Conjugate Heat Transfer Characteristics of Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows in a Grooved Channel", ASME J. of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 116, pp. 499-507, 1994. Year 1993 Amon, C.H., Majumdar, D., Herman, C. and Mikic, B.B., "Numerical and Experimental Visualization of Fast-Evolving Heat Transfer Phenomena in Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows", in Experimental and Numerical Flow Visualization, ASME-FED, Vol. 172, pp. 351-358, 1993. Amon, C., Beuth, J., Kirchner, H., Merz, R., Prinz, F., Schmaltz, K. and Weiss, L., "Material Issues in Layered Forming", Proc. 1993 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symp., eds. H.L. Marcus et al., pp. 1-10, Austin, TX, 1993. Amon, C.H., "Spectral Element-Fourier Method for Transitional Flows in Complex Geometries", AIAA 91-1608, Proc. 10th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conf., pp. 915-925, 1991. Reprinted in AIAA Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 42-48, 1993. Amon, C.H. and Mikic, B.B., "Computational Methodologies as a Research Tool in Complex Forced Convection Heat Transfer Systems: Present Status and Future Expectations", 1991 US/JAPAN Joint Seminar on Computers in Heat Transfer Sciences. Reprinted in Computers and Computing in Heat Transfer Science and Engineering, pp. 61-86, CRC Press, Begell House, 1993. Guzmán, A. and Amon, C.H., "Flow Patterns and Forced Convective Heat Transfer in Converging-Diverging Channels" in Natural and Forced Convection, ASME-HTD, Vol. 237, pp. 43-54, 1993. Herman, C.V., Amon, C.H., Mayinger, F., Majumdar, D. and Mikic, B.B., "Experimental and Numerical Imaging of Transient Fluid Flow and Thermal Phenomena on Communicating Channels", Proc. Int. Conf. Imaging in Transport Processes, Athens, Greece, May 1992. Reprinted in Imaging in Transport Processes, eds. S. Sideman and K. Hijakata, pp. 61-74, Begell House Inc. Publishers, New York, 1993. Majumdar, D. and Amon, C.H., "Physics of Heat and Momentum Transfer in Transitional Flows in Complex Geometries" in Heat Transfer in Turbulent Flows, ASME-HTD, Vol. 246, pp. 75-84, 1993. Nigen, J. and Amon, C.H., "Forced Convective Cooling Enhancement of Electronic Package Configurations through Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows", ASME J. of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 115, pp. 356-365, 1993. Year 1992 - 1988 Amon, C.H., Herman, C.V., Majumdar, D., Mayinger, F., Mikic, B.B. and Sekulic, D.P., "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Oscillatory Flow and Thermal Phenomena in Communicating Channels", ASME-HTD, Vol. 170, pp. 25-34, 1991. Revised version: "Numerical and Experimental Studies of Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows in Communicating Channels", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, No. 11, pp. 3115-3129, 1992. Amon, C.H., "Heat Transfer Enhancement by Flow Destabilization in Electronic Chip Configurations", ITHERM '90, Second ASME/IEEE/ISHM/CPMT/NIST Conf. Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Systems, pp. 171-178, 1990. Reprinted in ASME J. of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 114, pp. 35-40, 1992. Majumdar, D., Amon, C.H., Herman, C.V., Mayinger, F. and Mikic, B.B., "Visualization of High-Frequency Thermo-Fluid Phenomena Using Real-Time Holographic Interferometry and Numerical Animation" in Computational and Experimental Flow Visualization, ASME HTD-Vol. 206, No. 1, pp. 25-31, 1992. Majumdar, D. and Amon, C.H., "Heat and Momentum Transport in Oscillatory Viscous Flows" in Heat Transfer in Unsteady Flows, ASME-HTD, Vol. 158, pp. 1-8, 1991. Reprinted in ASME J. of Heat Transfer, Vol. 114, pp. 866-875, 1992. Nigen, J. and Amon, C.H., "Conjugate Forced Convective Effects of Complex Recirculating Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flow" in Fundamentals of Forced Convection Heat Transfer, ASME HTD-Vol. 210, pp. 91-98, 1992. Nigen, J. and Amon, C.H., "Concurrent Thermal Design of PCBs: Balancing Accuracy with Time Constraints", ITHERM '92, Third ASME/IEEE/ISHM/CPMT/NIST Conf. Thermal Phenomena in Electronic Systems, pp. 5-14, 1992. Reprinted in IEEE Trans. Comps., Hybrids, Manuf. Technol., Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 850-859, 1992. Amon, C.H. and Mikic, B.B., "Spectral Element Simulations of Unsteady Forced Convective Heat Transfer: Application to Compact Heat Exchanger Geometries", Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 1-19, 1991. Nigen, J. and Amon, C.H., "Forced Convective Cooling Enhancement of Surface-Mounted Electronic Package Configurations through Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows", Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment, ASME HTD-Vol. 171, pp. 39-46, 1991. Amon, C.H., "Spectral Element-Fourier Approximation for the Navier-Stokes Equations: Some Aspects on Parallel Implementation", Parallel and Vector Computations in Heat Transfer, ASME-HTD, Vol. 133, pp. 11-18, 1990. Amon, C.H. and Mikic, B.B., "Numerical Prediction of Convective Heat Transfer in Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows", AIAA J. of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 4 (2), pp. 239-246, 1990. Amon, C.H. and Patera, A.T., "Numerical Calculation of Stable Three-Dimensional Tertiary States in Grooved-Channel Flow", Physics of Fluids A, Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 2005-2011, 1989. Amon, C.H. and Mikic, B.B., "Spectral Element Simulations of Forced Convective Heat Transfer: Application to Supercritical Slotted Channel Flows", Numerical Heat Transfer with Personal Computers and Supercomputers, ed. R. K. Shah, ASME HTD-Vol. 110, pp. 175-184, 1989. Amon, C.H. and Mikic, B.B., "Flow Pattern and Heat Transfer Enhancement in Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows", AIAA Paper 89-0428,Twenty-Seventh Aerospace Science Meeting, Reno, Nevada, January 1989. Amon, C.H. and Mikic, B.B., "Flow Pattern and Heat Transfer Enhancement in Self-Sustained Oscillatory Flows", AIAA Paper 89-0428,Twenty-Seventh Aerospace Science Meeting, Reno, Nevada, January 1989. Amon C.H., Mikic, B.B. and Korin, E., "Effect of Oscillatory Flow on Heat Removal from Circular Fins", Cooling Technology for Electronic Equipment, ed. W. Aung, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, pp. 125-138, 1988. Karniadakis, G.E. and Amon, C.H., "Stability Calculations for Wall-Bounded Flows in Complex Geometries", Advances in Computer Methods for Partial Differential Equations VI, eds. R. Vichnevetsky and R.S. Stepleman, IMACS, New Jersey, pp. 525-534, 1988. Ratts, E., Amon, C.H., Mikic, B.B. and Patera, A.T., "Cooling Enhancement of Forced Convection Air Cooled Chip Array through Flow Modulation Induced by Vortex-Shedding Cylinders in Cross-Flow", Cooling Technology for Electronic Equipment, ed. W. Aung, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, pp. 183-194, 1988. Back to top