Thermohydrodynamic Programming and Constructal Design in Microsystems

Ph.D. Tao Dong is a full Professor and Primary Supervisor for Ph.D. candidates with Department of Microsystems, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway. He is also the honorary Chair Professor II at Chongqing Technology and Business University, China, as being selected in “6th Chongqing Municipality 100 Overseas Talent Gathering Plan (Hundred Talents Program)”. Professor Tao Dong received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering and the Postdoctoral Diploma from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, in 2003 and 2005, respectively. Ph.D. Tao Dong has published over 150 international peer-reviewed academic articles and 14 patents so far. He has supervised 15 Ph.D. and post-doc candidates, and 45 master students in Norway and China. His research interests include heat mass transfer in micro- and nano-systems, microfluidics, BioMEMS and so forth.

• 1. Introduction to Constructal Theory in Microsystems2. Highly Conductive Thermal Inserts and Conjugated Conduction-Convection Design3. Thermo-hydrodynamics for Single Phase Convection in Microchannel Networks4. Two-Phase Flow in Micro and Nano Scale5. Design Optimization Techniques