Nenad Miljkovic

For More Information

• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center
• Energy Transport Research Laboratory

Education

• BASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2009
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2011
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2013

Academic Positions

• Graduate Student Researcher, MIT Device Research Laboratory, MIT, September, 2009 - June, 2013
• Postdoctoral Associate, MIT NanoEngineering Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, July, 2013 - July, 2014
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC, October, 2013 - August, 2014
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (100%), UIUC, August 16, 2014 - August 15, 2019
• Associate Director, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC), Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (0%), UIUC, January 16, 2018 - August 15, 2022
• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (100%), UIUC, August 16, 2019 - August 15, 2022
• Research Faculty, International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) (0%), Kyushu University, September 1, 2015 - date
• Co-Director, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC), Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (0%), UIUC, August 16, 2022 - March 27, 2023
• Professor, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, iSEE (0%), February 16, 2023 - date
• Professor, Materials Research Laboratory (0%), UIUC, June 16, 2017 - date
• Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (0%), UIUC, February 16, 2018 - date
• Director, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC), Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (0%), UIUC, March 28, 2023 - present
• Founder Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (100%), UIUC, August 16, 2022 - date

Documents

• Miljkovic head shot for UIUC faculty profile website
• Research Image

Major Consulting Activities

• MR Business Corporation, Houston, TX, 2024
• GrowthPilot, Atlanta, GA, 2018, 2019
• nu Angle, Cambridge, UK, 2015

Research Statement

Miljkovic's research intersects the multidisciplinary fields of thermo-fluid sciences, interfacial phenomena, and renewable energy. He aims to bring about transformational efficiency enhancements in energy (power generation to oil and gas to renewables), water, agriculture, transportation and electronics cooling by fundamentally manipulating heat-fluid-surface interactions across multiple length and time scales. The focus of his research are directed towards both: 1) fundamental research on micro/nanostructured surfaces for phase change, interfacial phenomena, and electrokinetics, and 2) applied research on devices and systems including solar thermal energy conversion and atmospheric energy harvesting.

Research Interests

• Fluid Mechanics & Thermal Sciences

Chapters in Books

• Khodakarami, S., Y. Suh, Y. Won, N. Miljkovic, “An intelligent strategy for phase change heat and mass transfer: Application of machine learning, Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 56, p. 113-168, 2023.
• Cha, H., S. Sett, P. Birbarah, T. Gebrael, J. Oh, N. Miljkovic, “Recent advances in structured surface enhanced condensation heat transfer,” Nanoscale Energy Transport, Emerging Phenomena, Methods and Applications, Chapter 13, IOP Publishing, 2020.
• Chavan, S., K. Boyina, L. Li, N. Miljkovic, “Recent advances in frosting for heat transfer applications,” Nanoscale Energy Transport, Emerging Phenomena, Methods and Applications, Chapter 15, IOP Publishing, 2020.
• Miljkovic, N., D. J. Preston, and E. N. Wang, "Recent Developments in Altered Wettability for Enhancing Condensation," Encyclopedia of Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Flow II, Volume 3, World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-981-4623-27-8, June 2015.

Selected Articles in Journals

• Lad, A. A., E. Roman, Y. Zhao, W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Fin Design Topology Optimization for Direct Liquid Cooling of Multi-Chip Power Modules,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, in press.
• Inanlu, M. J., Y. Gurumukhi, P. Kabirzadeh, R. Anand, S. Khodakarami, V. Viswanathan, A. Stillwell, N. Miljkovic, “Capacitive sensing of frost growth dynamics on aluminum surfaces with different wettabilities,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 225, 125377, 2024.
• Chu, F., S. Li, C. Zhao, Y. Feng, Y. Lin, X. Wu, X. Yan, N. Miljkovic, “Interfacial ice sprouting during salty water droplet freezing,” Nature Communications, 15(1), 2249, 2024.
• Mousa, M. H., R. Rao, C. M. Yang, M. R. H. Roni, K. F. Rabbi, N. V. Upot, V. Ganesan, K. Nawaz, N. Miljkovic, “Saturated water flow boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in scalably microstructured plain and finned copper tubes,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 222, 125138, 2024.
• Orejon, D., J. Oh, D. J. Preston, X. Yan, S. Sett, Y. Takata, N. Miljkovic, K. Sefiane, “Ambient-mediated wetting on smooth surfaces,” Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 103075, 2024.
• Feldman, J., W. Stautner, C. Kovacs, N. Miljkovic, K. S. Haran, “Review of materials for HTS magnet impregnation,” Superconductor Science and Technology, 37 (3), 033001, 2024.
• Lad, A. A., W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Multi-objective reduced-order design optimization of single-phase liquid coolers for electronics,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 240, 122127, 2024.
• Fu, W., Y. Chen, M. J. Inanlu, T. S. Thukral, J. Li, N. Miljkovic, “Enhanced pool boiling of refrigerants R-134a, R-1336mzz (Z) and R-1336mzz (E) on micro-and nanostructured tubes,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 220, 124983, 2024.
• Suh, Y., S. Chang, P. Simadiris, T. B. Inouye, M. J. Hoque, S. Khodakarami, C. Kharangate, N. Miljkovic, Y. Won, “VISION-iT: A Framework for Digitizing Bubbles and Droplets,” Energy and AI 15, 100309, 2024.
• Zarin, I., G. Arissi, E. Barias, M. J. Hoque, J. Ma, K. F. Rabbi, N. Miljkovic, “Characterization of nanoscale pinhole defects in hydrophobic coatings using copper electrodeposition,” Applied Physics Letters, 123(23), 2023.
• Chettiar, K., D. Ghaddar, P. Birbarah, Z. Li, M. Kim, N. Miljkovic, ”Coalescence-Induced Droplet Jumping for Electro-Thermal Sensing,” Langmuir, 39(51), 18909-18922, 2023.
• Kim, S., H. Kim, W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Gaussian process optimization of phase change material heat sink design,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, p. 1-19, 2023.
• McAfee, R. C., M. C. Fish, A. A. Wilson, H. H. Tsang, J. A. Boltersdorf, S. Kim, N. Miljkovic, W. P. King, “Fabrication and Thermal Properties of a Gallium and Porous Foam Composite Phase Change Material,” ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 1(11), p. 2847-2857, 2023.
• Zhao, L., X. Du, Z. Yang, C. Xia, J. Xue, M.J. Hoque, W. Fu, X. Yan, N. Miljkovic, “Online state of health estimation with deep learning frameworks based on short and random battery charging data segments,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170(9), 090537, 2023.
• Hoque, M. J., J. Ma, K. F. Rabbi, X. Yan, B. P. Singh, N. V. Upot, W. Fu, J. Kohler, T. S. Thukral, S. Dewanjee, N. Miljkovic, “Perspectives on superhydrophobic surface durability,” Applied Physics Letters, 123 (11), 2023.
• Hoque, M. J., L. Li, J. Ma, H. Cha, S. Sett, X. Yan, K. F. Rabbi, J. Y. Ho, S. Khodakarami, J. Suwala, W. Yang, O. Mohammadmoradi, G. O. Ince, N. Miljkovic, “Ultra-resilient multi-layer fluorinated diamond like carbon hydrophobic surfaces,” Nature Communications, 14, 4902, 2023.
• Ghaddar, D., K. Boyina, K. Chettiar, M. J. Hoque, M. Baker, P. Bhalerao, S. Reagen, N. Miljkovic, “Performance comparison of refrigerators integrated with superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic freezer evaporators,” Applied Physics Letters, 123, 051602, 2023.
• Liu, Z., J. G. Sederholm, K. W. Lan, E. J. Cho, M. J. Dipto, Y. Gurumukhi, K. F. Rabbi, M. C. Hatzell, N. H. Perry, N. Miljkovic, P. V. Braun, P. Wang, Y. Li, “Life cycle assessment of hydrometallurgical recycling for cathode active materials,” Journal of Power Sources, 580, 233345, 2023.
• Kim, S., T. Yang, N. Miljkovic, W. P. King, “Phase change material integrated cooling for transient thermal management of electronic devices,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 213, 124263, 2023.
• Gomez-Casanovas, N., P. Mwebaze, M. Khanna, B. Branham, A. Time, E. H. DeLucia, C. J. Bernacchi, A. K. Knapp, M. J. Hoque, X. Du, E. Blanc-Betes, G. A. Barron-Gafford, B. Peng, K. Guan, J. Macknick, R. Miao, N. Miljkovic, “Knowns, uncertainties, and challenges in agrivoltaics to sustainably intensify energy and food production,” Cell Reports Physical Science, 4, 101518, 2023.
• Singh, S., M. Jennings, S. Katragadda, J. Che, N. Miljkovic, “System Design and Analysis Methods for Optimal Electric Vehicle Thermal Management,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 232, 120990, 2023.
• Zhou, K., X. Yan, S. J. Oh, G. Padilla-Rivera, H. A. Kim, D. M. Cropek, N. Miljkovic, L. Cai, “Hierarchically Patterned Self-Cleaning Polymer Composites for Daytime Radiative Cooling,” Nano Letters, 23 (9), p. 3669-3677, 2023.
• Hoque, M.J., X. Yan, H. Qiu, Y. Feng, J. Ma, J. Li, X. Du, M. Linjawi, S. Agarwal, N. Miljkovic, “Defect-Density-Controlled Phase-Change Phenomena,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(11), p. 14925–14936, 2023.
• Mendizábal, J.K., B. P. Singh, K. F. Rabbi, N. V. Upot, K. Nawaz, A. Jacobi, N. Miljkovic, “Enhanced internal condensation of R1233zd(E) on micro- and nanostructured copper and aluminum surfaces,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 207, 124012, 2023.
• Upot, N.V., A. Bakhshi, K. F. Rabbi, F. Lu, A. M. Jacobi, N. Miljkovic, “Enhanced refrigerant flow boiling heat transfer in microstructured finned surfaces,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 207, 123999, 2023.
• Hoque, M.J., X. Yan, H. Qiu, Y. Qin, X. Du, J. Stermer, N. Miljkovic, “Durability and Degradation Mechanisms of Antifrosting Surfaces,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(10), p. 13711–13723, 2023.
• T. Gebrael, A. R. Gamboa, A. Joseph, R. Pilawa-Podgurski, N. Miljkovic, “Modeling and design of monolithically coated thermal components,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 205, 123885, 2023.
• Yoo, S., T. Yang, M. Park, H. Jeong, Y. J. Lee, D. Cho, J. Kim, S. S. Kwak, J. Shin, Y. Park, Y. Wang, N. Miljkovic, W. P. King, J. A. Rogers, “Responsive materials and mechanisms as thermal safety systems for skin-interfaced electronic devices,” Nature Communications, 14, 1024, 2023.
• Park, M., J.-Y. Yoo, T. Yang, Y. H. Jung, A. Vázquez-Guardado, S. Li, J.-H. Kim, J. Shin, W.-Y Maeng, G. Lee, S. Yoo, H. Luan, J.-T. Kim, H.-S. Shin, M.T. Flavin, H.J. Yoon, N. Miljkovic, Y. Huang, W.P. King, J.A. Rogers, “Skin-integrated systems for power efficient, programmable thermal sensations across large body areas,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 120(6), 2023.
• Upot, N.V., K. F. Rabbi, S. Khodakarami, J. Y. Ho, J. K. Mendizabal, N. Miljkovic, “Advances in Micro and Nanoengineered Surfaces for Enhancing Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer: A Review,” Nanoscale Advances, 5, p. 1232-1270, 2023.
• Xie, D., W. Li, C. A. Richards, H. Gao, C. Chen, N. Miljkovic, S. Fan, J. Lee, S. N. Joshi, P. V. Braun, “Thermally Responsive Hydrogels for Passive Temperature Regulation under Direct Sunlight,” Advanced Photonics Research, 2200253, 2023.
• Upot, N.V., K.F. Rabbi, A. Bakhshi, J.K. Mendizabal, A.M. Jacobi, N. Miljkovic, “Etching-enabled ultra-scalable micro and nanosculpturing of metal surfaces for enhanced thermal performance,” Applied Physics Letters, 122, 031603, 2023.
• Wang, X., X. Yan, J. Du, B. Ji, M. J. Inanlu, Q. Min, N. Miljkovic, “Spreading dynamics of microdroplets on nanostructured surfaces,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 635(4), p. 221-230, 2023.
• Lee, J., S. Sett, N. Miljkovic, “In Situ Opto-Hydrodynamic Characterization of Lubricant-Infused Surface Degradation,” Langmuir, 39(1), p. 367–376, 2023.
• Carpenter, J., H. Kim, J. Suarez, A. Zande, N. Miljkovic, “The Surface Energy of Hydrogenated and Fluorinated Graphene,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(1), p. 2429–2436, 2023.
• Lad, A.A., M.J. Hoque, S. Christian, Y. Zhao, J.C. Balda, W.P. King, N. Miljkovic, “High power density thermal management of discrete semiconductor packages enabled by additively manufactured hybrid polymer-metal coolers,” Applied Thermal Engineering, 220(5), 119726, 2023.
• Lad, A. A., A. Tayade, M. J. Hoque, Y. Zhao, J. C. Balda, W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Conventional and Topologically Optimized Polymer Manifolds for Direct Cooling of Power Electronics,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 201(1), 123611, 2023.
• Iradukunda, A.-C., D. Huitink, K. Kayijuka, T. Gebrael, N. Miljkovic, “Hfe7500 Coolant Dielectric Strength Augmentation Under Convective Conditions,” Journal of Electronic Packaging, 145(1), 011105, 2023.
• Ma, J., I. Zarin, N. Miljkovic, “Direct Measurement of Solid-Liquid Interfacial Energy Using a Meniscus,” Physical Review Letters, 129, 246802, 2022.
• Vahabi, H., S. Vallabhuneni, M. Hedayati, W. Wang, D. Krapf, M. J. Kipper, N. Miljkovic, A. K. Kota, “Designing Non-Textured, All-Solid, Slippery Hydrophilic Surfaces,” Matter, 5(12), p. 4502-4512, 2022.
• Miljkovic, N., “The case of the coarsening-induced disappearing droplets,” Droplet, 1(2), p. 77-79, 2022.
• Yan, X., L. Feng, X. Wang, B. Ji, D. Yang, K. F. Rabbi, Q. Peng, M. J. Hoque, P. Jin, E. Bello, S. Sett, M. Alleyne, D. M. Cropek, N. Miljkovic, “Particulate-Droplet Coalescence and Self-Transport on Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” ACS NANO, (16)8, p. 12910–12921, 2022.
• Ho, J. Y. , K. F. Rabbi, S. Khodakarami, S. Sett, T. N. Wong, K. Choong L. W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Ultrascalable Surface Structuring Strategy of Metal Additively Manufactured Materials for Enhanced Condensation,” Advanced Science, 2104454, 2022. (Frontispiece)
• J. Kasitz, A.A. Lad, M.J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic, D. Huitink, “Transient Nature of Flight and Its Impact on Thermal Management for All Electric Aircraft,” ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, 145(1), 011101, 2022.
• Yang, T., F. Diao, H. A. Mantooth, Y. Zhao, W. P. King and N. Miljkovic, "Heat Spreader Thermal Switch for Power Converter Isothermalization," IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, (12)7, p. 1063-1081, 2022.
• Yan, X., F. Chen, C. Zhao, X. Wang, L. Li, S. Khodakarami, K. F. Rabbi, J. Li, M. J. Hoque, F. Chen, J. Feng, N. Miljkovic “Microscale Confinement and Wetting Contrast Enable Enhanced and Tunable Condensation, ACS NANO, 16(6), p. 9510-9522, 2022.
• Khodakarami, S., K. F. Rabbi, Y. Suh, Y. Won, N. Miljkovic, “Machine learning enabled condensation heat transfer measurement,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 194, 123016, 2022.
• Jin, P., X. Yan, M. J. Hoque, K. F. Rabbi, S. Sett, J. Ma, J. Li, X. Fang, J. Carpenter, S. Cai, W. Tao, N. Miljkovic, “Ultra-low ice-substrate adhesion and self-deicing during droplet impact freezing,” Cell Reports Physical Science, 3(5), 100894, 2022.
• Li, L., S. Khodakarami, X. Yan, K. F. Rabbi, A. A. Gunay, A. Stillwell, N. Miljkovic, “Enabling Renewable Energy Technologies in Harsh Climates with Ultra‐Efficient Electro‐Thermal Desnowing, Defrosting, and Deicing,” Advanced Functional Materials, 32(31), 2201521, 2022.
• Verma, G., G. Yadav, C. S. Saraj, L. Li, N. Miljkovic, J. P. Delville, W. Li, “A versatile interferometric technique for probing the thermophysical properties of complex fluids,” Light: Science & Applications, 11, 115, 2022.
• Khodakarami, S., H. Zhao, K. F. Rabbi, Q. Wu, J. Ma, N. Miljkovic, “Slippery omniphobic covalently attached liquid coatings mitigate carbon deposition by autoxidation of jet fuel,” Cell Reports Physical Science, 3(5), 100859, 2022.
• Mendizábal, J.K., M. Montazeri, D. Huitink, N. Miljkovic, “Direct cooling of a planar magnetic converter using dielectric liquid forced convection enabled by additive manufacturing,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 191, 122809, 2022.
• Chu, F., X. Yan, N. Miljkovic, “How Superhydrophobic Grooves Drive Single-Droplet Jumping,” Langmuir, 38(14), p. 4452-4460, 2022.
• Zhao, C., X. Yan, W. He, Z. Huang, H. Bo, F. Chen, N. Miljkovic, “Exploring the limits of condensation heat transfer: A numerical study of microscale-confined condensation between parallel surfaces having wetting contrast,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 193, 122758, 2022.
• Ma, J., Z. Zheng, M.J. Hoque, L. Li, K.F. Rabbi, J.Y. Ho, P.V. Braun, P. Wang, N. Miljkovic, “A Lipid-Inspired Highly Adhesive Interface for Durable Superhydrophobicity in Wet Environments and Stable Jumping Droplet Condensation,” ACS NANO, 16(3), p. 4251-4262, 2022.
• Gebrael, T., J. Li, A.R. Gamboa, J. Ma, J. Schaadt, L. Horowitz, R. Pilawa-Podgurski, N. Miljkovic, “High-efficiency cooling via the monolithic integration of copper on electronic devices,” Nature Electronics, 5, p. 394–402, 2022.
• Hoque, M.J., S. Chavan, R. Lundy, L. Li, J. Ma, X. Yan, S. Lei, N. Miljkovic, R. Enright, “Biphilic jumping-droplet condensation,” Cell Reports Physical Science, 3(4), 100823, 2022.
• Koszut, J., K. Boyina, G. Popovic, J. Carpenter, S. Wang, N. Miljkovic, “Superhydrophobic heat exchangers delay frost formation and reduce defrost energy input of aircraft environmental control systems,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 189, 122669, 2022.
• Fu, W., Y. Gurumukhi, X. Yan, V. S. Garimella, W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Ultrahigh power and energy density dynamic phase change materials using pressure-enhanced close contact melting,” Nature Energy, 7(3), p. 270-280, 2022.
• Ho, J. Y., K. F. Rabbi, S. Khodakarami, X. Yan, L Li, T. N. Wong, K. C. Leong, N. Miljkovic, “Tunable and Robust Nanostructuring for Multi-Functional Metal Additively Manufactured Interfaces,” Nano Letters, 22(7), p. 2650–2659, 2022. (Featured on Front Cover)
• Rabbi, K. F., J. Y. Ho, X. Yan, J. Ma, S. Sett, J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic, “Polydimethylsiloxane-Silane Synergy enables Dropwise Condensation of Low Surface Tension Liquids,” Advanced Functional Materials, 32(19), 2112837, 2022.
• Wu, Y., M. J. Hoque, M. H. Mahmud, E. Allee, A. A. Lad, Y. Zhao, A. Mantooth, N. Miljkovic, “Electro-Thermal-Control Co-Design of An All Silicon Carbide 2250 kW Dual-Inverter for Heavy-Duty Traction Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 58(1), p. 505 – 516, 2022.
• Ho, J. Y., K. F. Rabbi, S. Khodakarami, J. Ma, K. S. Boyina, N. Miljkovic, “Opportunities in Nanoengineered Surface Designs for Enhanced Condensation Heat and Mass Transfer,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 144(5), 050801, 2022.
• Hoque, M. J., S. Sett, X. Yan, D. Liu, K. F. Rabbi, H. Qiu, M. Qureshi, G. Barac, L. Bolton, N. Miljkovic, “The Lifespan of Slippery Lubricant Infused Surfaces,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(3), p. 4598–4611, 2022.
• Oh, J., D. Orejon, W. Park, H. Cha, S. Sett, Y. Yokoyama, V. Thoreton, Y. Takata, N. Miljkovic, “The Apparent Surface Free Energy of Rare Earth Oxides is Governed by Hydrocarbon Adsorption," ISCIENCE, 25(1), 103691, 2022.
• Mousa, M. H., C.-M. Yang, K. Nawaz, N. Miljkovic, “Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques in two-phase flows for highly efficient and sustainable cooling,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 111896, 2021.
• Li, J., Y. Zhao, J. Ma, W. Fu, X. Yan, K. F. Rabbi, N. Miljkovic, “Superior Antidegeneration Hierarchical Nanoengineered Wicking Surfaces for Boiling Enhancement,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2108836, 2021.
• Li, L., Y. Lin, K. F. Rabbi, J. Ma, Z. Chen, A. Patel, W. Su, X. Ma, K. Boyina, S. Sett, D. Mondal, N. Tomohiro, F. Hirokazu, N. Miljkovic, “Fabrication Optimization of Ultra-Scalable Nanostructured Aluminum-Alloy Surfaces," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(36), p. 43489-43504, 2021.
• Li, T., X. Yan, X. Fang, P. Jin, J. Li, K. F. Rabbi, N. Miljkovic, “In situ jet electrolyte micromachining and additive manufacturing,” Applied Physics Letters, 119(17), 171602, 2021.
• Ma, J., J. M. Kim, M. J. Hoque, K. J. Thompson, S. W. Nam, D. G. Cahill, N. Miljkovic, “Role of Thin Film Adhesion on Capillary Peeling, “ Nano Letters, 21(23), p. 9983–9989, 2021.
• Lad, A. A., K. A. James, W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Reduced Order Design Optimization of Liquid Cooled Heat Sinks,” ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, 143(4), 041105, 2021.
• Suh Y.,, J. Lee, P. Simadiris, X. Yan, S. Sett, L. Li, K. F. Rabbi, N. Miljkovic, Y. Won, “A Deep Learning Perspective on Dropwise Condensation,” Advanced Science, 8(22), 101794, 2021.
• Agonafer, D., M. S. Spector, N. Miljkovic, “Materials and Interface Challenges in High Vapor Quality Two-Phase Flow Boiling Research,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 11(10), p. 1583 – 1591, 2021.
• Moon, H., D.J. McGregor, N. Miljkovic, and W.P. King. “Coupling of Genetic Algorithm Design with Additive Manufacturing Enables Ultra-Power-Dense Heat Exchanger Development,” Joule, 5, p. 1–12, 2021
• Ma, J., L. E. Porath, M. F. Haque, S. Sett, K. F. Rabbi, S. Nam, N. Miljkovic, C. M. Evans, “Ultra-thin self-healing vitrimer coatings for durable hydrophobicity,” Nature Communications, 12, 5210, 2021.
• Zhao, H., S. Khodakarami, C. A. Deshpande, J. Ma, Q. Wu, S. Sett, N.Miljkovic, “Scalable Slippery Omniphobic Covalently Attached Liquid Coatings for Flow Fouling Reduction,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(32), p. 38666–38679, 2021.
• Yang, T., W. P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Recent developments, challenges, and opportunities for phase change material based thermal energy storage: A perspective,” Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(8), 100540, 2021.
• Upot, N. V., A. Mahvi, K. F. Rabbi, J. Li, A. M. Jacobi, N. Miljkovic, “Scalable and Resilient Etched Metallic Micro-and Nanostructured Surfaces for Enhanced Flow Boiling,” ACS Applied Nano Materials, in press. 2021
• Moon, H., K. Boyina, N. Miljkovic, W. P. King, “Heat Transfer Enhancement of Single-Phase Internal Flows using Shape Optimization and Additively Manufactured Flow Structures,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 177, 121510, 2021.
• Zhou, Y., B. Ji, X. Yan, P. Jin, J. Li, N. Miljkovic, “Asymmetric Bubble Formation at Rectangular Orifices,” Langmuir, 37(14), p. 4302-4307, 2021.
• Günay, A. A., M. K. Kim, X. Yan, N. Miljkovic, S. Sett, “Droplet evaporation dynamics on microstructured biphilic, hydrophobic, and smooth surfaces,” Experiments in Fluids, 62(7), p. 1-14, 2021.
• Sett, S., J. Oh, H. Cha, T. Veriotti, A. Bruno, X. Yan, G. Barac, L. W. Bolton, N. Miljkovic, “Lubricant-Infused Surfaces for Low-Surface-Tension Fluids: The Extent of Lubricant Miscibility,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(19), p. 23121-23133, 2021.
• Li, J., D. Kang, K. F. Rabbi, W. Fu, X. Yan, X. Fang, L. Fan, N. Miljkovic, “Liquid film–induced critical heat flux enhancement on structured surfaces,” Science Advances, 7 (26), eabg4537, 2021.
• Wang, J.X., P. Birbarah, D. Docimo, T. Yang, A.G. Alleyne, N. Miljkovic, "Nanostructured jumping-droplet thermal rectifier," Physical Review E, 103, 023110, 2021.
• Mousa, M.H., A.A. Gunay, D. Orejon, S. Khodakarami, K. Nawaz, N. Miljkovic, "Gas-Phase Temperature Mapping of Evaporating Microdroplets," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(13), p. 15925-15938, 2021.
• Yang, T., Braun, P.V., Miljkovic, N., King, W.P., "Phase Change Material Heat Sink for Transient Cooling of High-Power Devices," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 170, 121033, 2021.
• Ho, J.Y., P. Liu, K.C. Leong, T.N. Wong, N. Miljkovic, "A theoretical analysis and parametric study of filmwise condensation on three-dimensional pin fins," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 171, 121092, 2021.
• Ho, J.Y., K.F. Rabbi, S. Sett, T.N. Wong, N. Miljkovic, "Dropwise condensation of low surface tension fluids on lubricant-infused surfaces: Droplet size distribution and heat transfer," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 172, 121149, 2021.
• Mahvi, A.J., K. Boyina, A. Musser, S. Elbel, N. Miljkovic, "Superhydrophobic heat exchangers delay frost formation and enhance efficiency of electric vehicle heat pumps," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 172, 121162, 2021.
• Yi, X., T. Yang, J. Xiao, N. Miljkovic, W.P. King, K.S. Haran, “Equivalent Thermal Conductivity Prediction of Form-Wound Windings with Litz Wire Including Transposition Effects,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 57(2), p. 1440-1449, 2021.
• Zhou, K., N. Miljkovic, L. Cai, “Performance analysis on system-level integration and operation of daytime radiative cooling technology for air-conditioning in buildings,” Energy and Buildings, 235(15), 110749, 2021.
• Khodakarami, S., H. Zhao, K. F. Rabbi, N. Miljkovic, “Scalable Corrosion-Resistant Coatings for Thermal Applications,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13(3), p. 4519–4534, 2021.
• Mousa, M. H., N. Miljkovic, K. Nawaz, “Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques for single phase flows,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 137, 110566, 2021.
• Hoque, M. J., A. A. Günay, A. Stillwell, Y. Gurumukhi, R. C.N. Pilawa, N. Miljkovic, “Modular Heat Sinks for Enhanced Thermal Management of Electronics,” ASME Journal of Electronics Packaging, 143(2), 020903, 2021.
• Warzoha, R. J., A. A. Wilson, B. F. Donovan, A. N. Smith, N. Vu, T. Perry, L. Li, N. Miljkovic, E. Getto, “A numerical fitting routine for frequency-domain thermoreflectance measurements of nanoscale material systems having arbitrary geometries,” Journal of Applied Physics 129, 035103, 2021.
• Rabbi, K. F., K. S. Boyina, W. Su, S. Sett, A. Thamban, S. Shahane, S. Wang, N. Miljkovic, “Wettability-defined frosting dynamics between plane fins in quiescent air,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 164, 120563, 2021.
• Li, J., G. Zhu, D. Kang, W. Fu, Y. Zhao, N. Miljkovic, “Endoscopic Visualization of Contact Line Dynamics during Pool Boiling on Capillary-Activated Copper Microchannels,” Advanced Functional Materials, 31(4), 2006249, 2021.
• Günay, A. A., M. Gnadt, S. Sett, H. Vahabi, A. K. Kota, N. Miljkovic, “Droplet Evaporation Dynamics of Low Surface Tension Fluids Using the Steady Method,” Langmuir, 36(46), p. 13860–13871, 2020.
• Meng, Y., M. Rajagopal, G. Kuntumalla, R. Toro, H. Zhao, H. C. Chang, S. Sundar, S. Salapaka, N. Miljkovic, P. Ferreira, S. Sinha, C. Shao, “Multi-objective optimization of peel and shear strengths in ultrasonic metal welding using machine learning-based response surface methodology,” Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 17(6), p. 7411–7427, 2020.
• Yan, X., Y. Qin, F. Chen, G. Zhao, S. Sett, M. J. Hoque, K. F. Rabbi, X. Zhang, Z. Wang, L. Li, F. Chen, J. Feng, N. Miljkovic, “Laplace Pressure Driven Single-Droplet Jumping on Structured Surfaces,” ACS NANO, 14(10), p. 12796–12809, 2020.
• Oh, I., H. Cha, J. Chen, S. Chavan, H. Kong, N. Miljkovic, Y. Hu, “Enhanced Condensation on Liquid-Infused Nanoporous Surfaces by Vibration-Assisted Droplet Sweeping,” ACS NANO, 14(10), p. 13367–13379, 2020.
• Sett, S., P. Sokalski, M. Mehta, K.F. Rabbi, A. Gunay, N. Miljkovic, “Transient Pulse Condensation,” Applied Physics Letters, 117(9), 091602, 2020.
• Kim, B.S., M.K. Kim, Y. Cho, E.E Hamed, M.U. Gillette, H. Cha, N. Miljkovic, V.K. Aakalu, K. Kang, K.N. Son, K.M. Schachtschneider, L.B. Schook, C. Hu, G. Popescu, W.C. Balance, S. Yu, S.G. Im, J. Lee, C.H. Lee, H. Kong, “Electrothermal Soft Manipulator Enabling Rapid Transport and Handling of Thin Biological Sheets and Electronic Devices,” Science Advances, 6(42), eabc5630, 2020.
• Oh, J., J.B. Hoffman, S. Hong, K.D. Jo, J. Román-Kustas, J.H. Reed, C. Dana, D.M. Cropek, M. Alleyne, N. Miljkovic, “Dissolvable Template Nanoimprint Lithography: A Facile and Versatile Nanoscale Replication Technique,” Nano Letters, 20(10), p. 6989–6997, 2020.
• Peng, Q., X. Yan, J. Li, L. Li, H. Cha, Y. Ding, C. Dang, L. Jia, N. Miljkovic, “Breaking Droplet Jumping Energy Conversion Limits with Superhydrophobic Microgrooves,” Langmuir, 36(32), p. 9510–9522, 2020.
• Günay, A.A., S. Sett, Q. Ge, T.J. Zhang, N. Miljkovic, “Cloaking Dynamics on Lubricant‐Infused Surfaces,” Advanced Materials Interfaces, 7(19), 2000983, 2020.
• Gurumukhi, Y., S. Chavan, S. Sett, K. Boyina, S. Ramesh, P. Sokalski, K. Fortelka, M. Lira, D. Park, J.-Y. Chen, S. Hegde, N. Miljkovic, “Dynamic Defrosting on Superhydrophobic and Biphilic Surfaces,” Matter, 3(4), p. 1178-1195, 2020.
• Zheng, Z., B. Chen, Y. Xu, N. Fritz, Y. Gurumukhi, J. Cook, M.N. Ates, N. Miljkovic, P.V. Braun, P. Wang, “A Gaussian Process based Crack Initiation Modeling Approach for Battery Anode Materials Design,” Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 18(1), 011011, 2021.
• Ma, J., S. Sett, H. Cha, X. Yan, N. Miljkovic, “Recent developments, challenges, and pathways to stable dropwise condensation: A perspective,” Applied Physics Letters, 116, 260501, 2020.
• Sundar, S., M. C. Rajagopal, H. Zhao, G. Kuntumalla, Y. Meng, H. C. Chang, C. Shao, P. Ferreira, N. Miljkovic, S. Sinha, S. Salapaka, “Fouling modeling and prediction approach for heat exchangers using deep learning,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 159, 120112, 2020.
• Román-Kustas, J., J.B. Hoffman, D. Alonso, J.H. Reed, A.E. Gonsalves, J. Oh, S. Hong, K.D. Jo, C.E. Dan, M. Alleyne, N. Miljkovic, D.M. Cropek, “Analysis of Cicada Wing Surface Constituents by Comprehensive Multidimensional Gas Chromatography for Species Differentiation,” Microchemical Journal, 158, 105089, 2020.
• Barth, C., T. Foulkes, O. Azofeifa, J. Colmenares, K. Coulson, N. Miljkovic, R. Pilawa-Podgurski, "Design, Operation and Loss Characterization of a 1 kW GaN-based 3-level Converter at Cryogenic Temperatures," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(11), 2020.
• Chang, H.C., M.C. Rajagopal, M.J. Hoque, J. Oh, L. Li, J. Li, H. Zhao, G. Kuntumalla, S. Sundar, Y. Meng, C. Shao, P.M. Ferreira, S.M. Salapaka, S. Sinha, N. Miljkovic, “Composite Structured Surfaces for Durable Dropwise Condensation,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 156, 119890, 2020.
• Hoque, M. J., X. Yan, H. Keum, L. Li, H. Cha, J. K. Park, S. Kim, N. Miljkovic, “High-Throughput Stamping of Hybrid Functional Surfaces,” Langmuir, 36(21), p. 5730−5744, 2020.
• Foulkes, T., J. Oh, P. Sokalski, L. Li, S. Sett, J. Sotelo, X. Yan, R. Pilawa-Podgurski, A. Castaneda, M. Steinlauf, N. Miljkovic, “Jumping droplets electronics cooling: Promise versus reality”, Applied Physics Letters, 116, 203701 2020.
• Ma, J., D. G. Cahill, N. Miljkovic, “Condensation Induced Blistering as a Measurement Technique for the Adhesion Energy of Nanoscale Polymer Films,” Nano Letters, 20(5), p. 3918−3924, 2020.
• Ge, Q., A. Raza, H. Li, S. Sett, N. Miljkovic, T.J. Zhang, “Condensation of Satellite Droplets on Lubricant-Cloaked Droplets,” ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 12(19), p. 22246−22255, 2020.
• Yan, X., F. Chen, X. Zhang, Y. Qin, C. Zhao, S. Sett, H. Cha, M. J. Hoque, F. Zhao, Z. Huang, N. Miljkovic, “Atmosphere-Mediated Scalable and Durable Biphilicity on Rationally Designed Structured Surfaces,” Advanced Materials Interfaces, 7(13), 2000475, 2020.
• Zheng, Z., B. Chen, N. Fritz, Y. Gurumukhi, J. Cook, M. N. Ates, N. Miljkovic, P. V. Braun, P. Wang, “The Impact of Non-uniform Metal Scaffolds on the Performance of 3D Structured Silicon Anodes,” Journal of Energy Storage, 30, 101502, 2020.
• Roman-Kustas, J., J.B. Hoffman, J.H. Reed, A.E. Gonsalves, J. Oh, L. Li, S. Hong, K.D. Jo, C.E. Dana, N. Miljkovic, D.M. Cropek, M. Alleyne, "Molecular and Topographical Organization: Influence on Cicada Wing Wettability and Bactericidal Properties," Advanced Materials Interfaces, 7(10), 2000112, 2020.
• Yang, T., J.G. Kang, P.B. Weisensee, B. Kwon, P.V. Braun, N. Miljkovic, W.P. King, "A composite phase change material thermal buffer based on porous metal foam and low melting-temperature metal alloy," Applied Physics Letters, 116, 071901, 2020.
• Zhao, H., C.A. Deshpande, L. Li, X. Yan, M.J. Hoque, G. Kuntumalla, M.C. Rajagopal, H.C. Chang, Y. Meng, S. Sundar, P. Ferreira, C. Shao, S. Salapaka, S. Sinha, N. Miljkovic, "Extreme Antiscaling Performance of Slippery Omniphobic Covalently Attached Liquids," ACS Appllied Materials Interfaces, 12 (10), p. 12054-12067, 2020.
• Moon, H., N. Miljkovic, W.P. King, "High power density thermal energy storage using additively manufactured heat exchangers and phase change material," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 153, 119591, 2020.
• Foulkes, T., S. Sett, P. Sokalski, J. Oh, N. Miljkovic, “Fundamental Limits of Jumping Droplet Heat Transfer,” Applied Physics Letters, 116, 093701, 2020.
• Su, W., L. Li, X. Yan, D. Yang, N. Miljkovic, “Frost halo dynamics on superhydrophobic surfaces,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 142(3), 2020.
• Yan, X., L. Feng, L. Zhang, S. Sett, L. Li, N. Miljkovic, “Dancing Droplets: Partial Coalescence on Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 142(3), 2020.
• Cha, H., H. Vahabi, A. Wu, S. Chavan, M.-K. Kim, S. Sett, S. A. Bosch, W. Wang, A. K. Kota, N. Miljkovic, “Dropwise condensation on solid hydrophilic surfaces,” Science Advances, 6, eaax0746, 2020.
• Ahangar, S.B., V. Konduru, J. S. Allen, N. Miljkovic, S. H. Lee, C. K. Choi, “Development of automated angle‑scanning, high‑speed surface plasmon resonance imaging and SPRi visualization for the study of dropwise condensation,” Experiments in Fluids, 61(12), 2020.
• Kwon, B., T. Foulkes, T. Yang, N. Miljkovic, W.P. King, “Air Jet Impingement Cooling of Electronic Devices Using Additively Manufactured Nozzles,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 10 (2), p. 220-229, 2020.
• Birbarah, P., T. Gebrael, T. Foulkes, A. Stillwell, A. Moore, R. Pilawa-Podgurski, N. Miljkovic, “Water Immersion Cooling of High Power Density Electronics,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 147, 118918, 2020.
• Li, J., W. Fu, B. Zhang, G. Zhu, N. Miljkovic, “Ultrascalable Three-Tier Hierarchical Nanoengineered Surfaces for Optimized Boiling,” ACS NANO, 13(12), p. 14080−14093, 2019.
• Cha, H., J. Ma, Y. S. Kim, L. Li, L. Sun, J. Tong, N. Miljkovic, “In Situ Droplet Microgoniometry Using Optical Microscopy,” ACS NANO, 13(11), p. 13343−13353, 2019.
• Boyina, K.S., A.J. Mahvi, S. Chavan, D. Park, K. Kumar, M. Lira, Y. Yu, A.A. Gunay, X. Wang, N. Miljkovic, “Condensation Frosting on Meter-Scale Superhydrophobic and Superhydrophilic Heat Exchangers,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 145, 118694 2019.
• Ma, J., H. Cha, M.-K. Kim, D.G. Cahill, N. Miljkovic, “Condensation Induced Delamination of Nanoscale Hydrophobic Films,” Advanced Functional Materials, 1905222, 2019.
• Yan, X., S. Sett, L. Feng, L. Zhang, Z. Huang, F. Chen, N. Miljkovic, “"Swimming Jellyfish": Visualizing Jet-Like Internal Flow in Coalescing Droplets,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(10), 100901, 2019.
• Hoque, M.J., H. Keum, S. Kim, N. Miljkovic, “Visualization of Droplet Nucleation on Patterned Hybrid Surfaces,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(10), 100902, 2019.
• Oh, J., S. Yin, C.E. Dana, S. Hong, J.K. Roman, K.D. Jo, S. Chavan, D. Cropek, M. Alleyne, N. Miljkovic, “Cicada-Inspired Self-Cleaning Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(10), 100905, 2019.
• Razavi, S.M.R., J. Oh, R.T. Haasch, K. Kim, M. Masoomi, R. Bagheri, J.M. Slauch, N. Miljkovic, “Environment-Friendly Antibiofouling Superhydrophobic Coatings,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7, p. 14509−14520, 2019.
• Rajagopal, M.C., H.C. Chang, T. Mana, G. Kuntumalla, Y. Meng, S. Sundar, H. Zhao, S. Salapaka, C. Shao, P. Ferreira, N. Miljkovic, S. Sinha, “Materials-to-device design of hybrid metal-polymer heat exchanger tubes for low temperature waste heat recovery,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 143, 118497, 2019.
• Sett, S., P. Sokalski, K. Boyina, L. Li, K.F. Rabbi, H. Auby, T. Foulkes, A. Mahvi, G. Barac, L.W. Bolton, N. Miljkovic, “ Stable Dropwise Condensation of Ethanol and Hexane on Rationally-Designed Ultra-Scalable Nanostructured Lubricant-Infused Surfaces,” Nano Letters, 19, p. 5287−5296, 2019.
• Chavan, S., T. Foulkes, Y. Gurumukhi, K. Boyina, K.F. Rabbi, N. Miljkovic, “Pulse Interfacial Defrosting,” Applied Physics Letters, 115, 071601, 2019.
• Birbarah, P., S. Chavan, N. Miljkovic, “Numerical Simulation of Jumping-Droplet Condensation,” Langmuir, 35, p. 10309−10321, 2019.
• Yan, X., F. Chen, S. Sett, S. Chavan, H. Li, L. Feng, L. Li, F. Zhao, C. Zhao, Z. Huang, N. Miljkovic, “Hierarchical Condensation,” ACS NANO, 13(7), p. 8169-8184, 2019.
• Yang, T., T. Foulkes, B. Kwon, J.G. Kang, P.V. Braun, W.P. King, N. Miljkovic, “An Integrated Liquid Metal Thermal Switch for Active Thermal Management of Electronics,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 9(12), p. 2341-2351, 2019.
• Zheng, Z., B. Chen, N. Fritz, Y. Gurumukhi, J. Cook, M.N. Ates, N. Miljkovic, P.V. Braun, P. Wang, “Lithiation Induced Stress Concentration for 3D Metal Scaffold Structured Silicon Anodes,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166(10), p. A2083-A2090, 2019.
• Reed, J.H., A.E. Gonsalves, J.K. Román, J. Oh, H. Cha, C.E. Dana, M. Toc, S. Hong, J.B. Hoffman, J.E. Andrade, K.D. Jo, M. Alleyne, N. Miljkovic, D.M. Cropek, “Ultrascalable Multifunctional Nanoengineered Copper and Aluminum for Antiadhesion and Bactericidal Applications,” ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2(7), p. 2726-2737, 2019.
• Yan, X., Z. Huang, S. Sett, J. Oh, H. Cha, L. Li, L. Feng, Y. Wu, C. Zhao, D. Orejon, F. Chen, N. Miljkovic, “Atmosphere-Mediated Superhydrophobicity of Rationally Designed Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces,” ACS NANO, 13(4), p. 4160-4173, 2019.
• Yan, X., L. Zhang, S. Sett, L. Feng, C. Zhao, Z. Huang, H. Vahabi, A. K. Kota, F. Chen, N. Miljkovic, “Droplet Jumping: Effects of Droplet Size, Surface Structure, Pinning, and Liquid Properties,” ACS NANO, 13(2), p. 1309–1323, 2019.
• Foulkes, T., J. Oh, R. Pilawa-Podgurski, N. Miljkovic, “Self-assembled liquid bridge confined boiling on nanoengineered surfaces,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 133, p. 1154-1164, 2019.
• Voglar, J., M. Zupanc, A. Peperko, P. Birbarah, N. Miljkovic, I. Golobic, “Analysis of heater-wall temperature distributions during the saturated pool boiling of water,” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 102, p. 205-214, 2019
• Coulson, K., S. Sinha, N. Miljkovic, “Analysis of Modular Composite Heat Pipes,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 127, p. 1198-1207, 2018.
• Chavan, S., D. Park, N. Singla, P. Sokalski, K. Boyina, N. Miljkovic, “Effect of Latent Heat Released by Freezing Droplets During Frost Wave Propagation,” Langmuir, 34(22), p. 6636–6644, 2018.
• Gunay, A.A., H. Kim, N. Nagarajan, M. Lopez, R. Kantharaj, A. Alsaati, A. Marconnet, A. Lenert, N. Miljkovic, “Optically Transparent Thermally Insulating Silica Aerogels for Solar Thermal Insulation,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(15), p. 12603–12611, 2018.
• Oh, J., R. Zhang, P. Shetty, J.A. Krogstad, P.V. Braun, N. Miljkovic, "Thin Film Condensation on Nanostructured Surfaces," Advanced Functional Materials, 28(16), 1707000, 2018.
• Yang, T., B. Kwon, P.B. Weisensee, J.G. Kang, X. Li, P. Braun, N. Miljkovic, W.P. King, “Millimeter-Scale Liquid Metal Droplet Thermal Switch,” Applied Physics Letters, 112, 063505, 2018.
• Roman, J.K., C.M. Walsh, J. Oh, C.E. Dana, S. Hong, K.D. Jo, M. Alleyne, N. Miljkovic, D.M. Cropek, "Spatially Resolved Chemical Analysis of Cicada Wings Using Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization (LAESI) Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS)," Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 410(7), p. 1911–1921, 2018. (Featured on Front Cover)
• Weisensee, P.B., J. Ma, W.P. King, N. Miljkovic, "Controlling the Contact Times of Bouncing Droplets: Droplet Impact on Vibrating Surfaces," Journal of Heat Transfer, 140(3), 030901, 2018.
• Wu, A., N. Miljkovic, "Droplet Cloaking Imaging and Characterization," Journal of Heat Transfer, 140(3), 030902, 2018.
• Bakir, M., C.N. Henderson, J.L. Meyer, J. Oh, N. Miljkovic, M. Kumosa, J. Economy, I. Jasiuk, "Effects of environmental aging on physical properties of aromatic thermosetting copolyester matrix neat and nanocomposite foams," Polymer Degradation and Stability, 147, p. 49-56, 2018
• Cha, H., A. Wu, M.-K. Kim, K. Saigusa, A. Liu, N. Miljkovic, "Nanoscale-Agglomerate-Mediated Heterogeneous Nucleation," Nano Letters, 17 (12), p. 7544-7551, 2017.
• Razavi, S.M., J. Oh, S. Sett, L. Feng, X. Yan, M.J. Hoque, A. Liu, R.T. Haasch, M. Masoomi, R. Bagheri, N. Miljkovic, "Superhydrophobic Surfaces Made from Naturally Derived Hydrophobic Materials," ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5 (12), p. 11362-11370, 2017.
• Gunay, A.A., S. Sett, J. Oh, N. Miljkovic, “Steady Method for the Analysis of Evaporation Dynamics,” Langmuir, 33(43), p. 12007–12015, 2017.
• Sett, S., X. Yan, G. Barac, L.W. Bolton, N. Miljkovic, “Lubricant-Infused Surfaces for Low Surface Tension Fluids: Promise vs Reality,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(41), p. 36400–36408, 2017.
• Weisensee, P.B., J. Ma, Y.H. Shin, J. Tian, Y. Chang, W.P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Droplet impact on vibrating superhydrophobic surfaces,” Physical Review Fluids, 2, 103601, 2017.
• Oh, J., P. Birbarah, T. Foulkes, S.L. Yin, M. Rentauskas, J. Neely, R.C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski, N. Miljkovic, “Jumping-Droplet Electronics Hot-Spot Cooling," Applied Physics Letters, 110, 123017, 2017.
• Oh, J., C. Dana, S. Hong, J. Roman, K.H. Jo, J. Nguyen, D. Cropek, M. Alleyne, N. Miljkovic, "Exploring the Role of Habitat on the Wettability of Cicada Wings," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(32), p. 27173−27184, 2017.
• Birbarah, P. and N. Miljkovic, “Internal Convective Jumping-Droplet Condensation in Tubes,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 114, p. 1025–1036, 2017.
• Shahriari, A., P. Birbarah, J. Oh, N. Miljkovic, and V. Bahadur, “Electric-Field-Based Control and Enhancement of Boiling and Condensation,” Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 21(2), p. 102-121, 2017.
• Weisensee, P.B., Y. Wang, Q. Hongliang, D. Schultz, W.P. King, N. Miljkovic, “Condensate droplet size distribution on lubricant-infused surfaces,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 109, p. 187–199, 2017.
• Cha, H., J.M. Chun, Y. Xu, and N. Miljkovic, "Focal Plane Shift Imaging for the Analysis of Multi-Droplet Jumping," Journal of Heat Transfer, 139(2), 020903, 2017.
• Weisensee, P.B., J. Tian, N. Miljkovic, and W.P. King, "Springboard Droplet Bouncing on Flexible Superhydrophobic Substrates," Journal of Heat Transfer, 139(2), 020902, 2017.
• Chavan, S., J. Carpenter, M. Nallapaneni, J.-Y. Chen, and N. Miljkovic, "Bulk Water Freezing Dynamics on Superhydrophobic Surfaces," Applied Physics Letters, 110(4), 041604, 2017.
• Birbarah, P. and N. Miljkovic, “External convective jumping-droplet condensation on a flat plate,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 107, p. 74-88, 2017.
• Cha, H., C. Xu, J. Sotelo, J.M. Chun, Y. Yokoyama, R. Enright, and N. Miljkovic, “Coalescence-Induced Nanodroplet Jumping,” Physical Review Fluids, 1, 064102, 2016.
• Cha, H., J.M. Chun, J. Sotelo, and N. Miljkovic, “Focal Plane Shift Imaging for the Analysis of Dynamic Wetting Processes,” ACS NANO, 10(9), p. 8223−8232, 2016.
• Chavan, S., H. Cha, D. Orejon, K. Nawaz, N. Singla, Y.-F. Yeung, D. Park, D.H. Kang, Y. Chang, Y. Takata, and N. Miljkovic, “Heat Transfer through a Condensate Droplet on Hydrophobic and Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” Langmuir, 32(31), p. 7774-7787, 2016.
• Weisensee, P.B., J. Tian, N. Miljkovic, and W.P. King, “Water droplet impact on elastic superhydrophobic surfaces,” Scientific Reports, 6(30328), 2016.
• Cavalli, A., D.J. Preston, E. Tio, D.W. Martin, N. Miljkovic, E.N. Wang, F. Blanchette, and J. Bush, “Electrically Induced Drop Detachment and Ejection,” Physics of Fluids, 28, 022101, 2016.
• Kim, M.-K., H. Cha, C. Zhong, Y. Xu, P. Birbarah, S. Chavan, A. Pauls, and N. Miljkovic, "Enhanced Jumping Droplet Departure," Langmuir, 31 (49), p. 13452−13466, 2015.
• Ni, G., N. Miljkovic, H. Ghasemi, X. Huang, S.V. Boriskina, C.-T. Lin, J.J. Wang, Y. Xu, M.M. Rahman, T.J. Zhang, and G. Chen, “Volumetric Solar Heating of Nanofluids for Direct Vapor Generation,” Nano Energy, 17, p. 290-301, 2015.
• Birbarah, P., Z. Li, A. Pauls, and N. Miljkovic, “A Comprehensive Model of Electric-Field-Enhanced Jumping-Droplet Condensation on Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” Langmuir, 31(28), p. 7885–7896, 2015.
• Preston, D.J., D.L. Mafra, N. Miljkovic, J. Kong, and E.N. Wang, “Scalable Graphene Coatings for Enhanced Condensation Heat Transfer,” Nano Letters, 15(5), p. 2902–2909, 2015.
• Enright, R., N. Miljkovic, J. Sprittles, K. Nolan, R. Mitchell, and E.N. Wang, “How Coalescing Droplets Jump,” ACS Nano, 8(10), p. 10352–10362, 2014.
• Miljkovic, N., D.J. Preston, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, “Jumping-droplet electrostatic energy harvesting,” Applied Physics Letters," 105(1), 013111, 2014.
• Preston, D.J., N. Miljkovic, J. Sack, R. Enright, J. Queeney, and E.N. Wang, “Effect of hydrocarbon adsorption on the wettability of rare earth oxide ceramics,” Applied Physics Letters, 105(1), 011601, 2014.
• Ghasemi, H., G. Ni, A.M. Marconnet, J. Loomis, S. Yerci, N. Miljkovic, and G. Chen, “Solar steam generation by heat localization,” Nature Communications, 5:4449, doi:10.1038/ncomms5449, 2014.
• Miljkovic, N., D.J. Preston, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, “Ostwald Ripening During Freezing on Scalable Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 136(8), 080901, 2014.
• Preston*, D.J., N. Miljkovic*, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, “Jumping Droplet Electrostatic Charging and Effect on Vapor Drag,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 136(8), 080909, 2014. *Equal Contribution
• Enright, R., N. Miljkovic, J. L. Alvarado, K. Kim, and J. W. Rose, “Dropwise Condensation on Micro- and Nanostructured Surfaces,” Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 18(3), p. 223-250, 2014.
• Miljkovic, N., D.J. Preston, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, “Electric Field Enhanced Jumping Droplet Condensation,” ACS Nano, 7(12), p. 11043–11054, 2013.
• Miljkovic, N., D.J. Preston, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, “Electrostatic Charging of Jumping Droplets,” Nature Communications, 4:2517, doi: 10.1038/ncomms3517, 2013.
• Miljkovic, N., R. Enright, Y. Nam, K. Lopez, N. Dou, J. Sack, and E.N. Wang, "Jumping-Droplet-Enhanced Condensation on Scalable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces," Nano Letters, 13(1), p. 179-187, 2013.
• Miljkovic, N. and E.N. Wang, “Condensation Heat Transfer on Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” MRS Bulletin, 38(5), p. 397-406, 2013. (Featured on Front Cover).
• Xiao, R., N. Miljkovic, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, "Immersion Condensation on Oil-Infused Heterogeneous Surfaces for Enhanced Heat Transfer," Scientific Reports, 3(1988), 2013.
• Miljkovic, N., R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, "Modeling and Optimization of Superhydrophobic Condensation," Journal of Heat Transfer, 135(11), 111004, 2013.
• Enright, R., N. Miljkovic, N. Dou, Y. Nam, and E.N. Wang, “Condensation on Superhydrophobic Copper Oxide Nanostructures,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 135(9), 091304, 2013.
• Miljkovic, N., D.J. Preston, R. Enright, S. Adera, Y. Nam, and E.N. Wang, “Jumping Droplet Dynamics on Scalable Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Surfaces,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 135(8), 080907, 2013.
• Miljkovic, N., R. Xiao, D.J. Preston, R. Enright, I. McKay, and E.N. Wang, “Condensation on Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, Nanostructured Superhydrophobic and Oil-Infused Surfaces,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 135(8), 080906, 2013.
• Enright, R., N. Miljkovic, A. Al-Obeidi, C.V. Thompson, and E.N. Wang, "Condensation on Superhydrophobic Surfaces: The Role of Local Energy Barriers and Structure Length Scale," Langmuir, 28(40), p. 14424-14432, 2012.
• Miljkovic, N., R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, "Effect of Droplet Morphology on Growth Dynamics and Heat Transfer during Condensation on Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces," ACS Nano, 6(2), p. 1776-1785, 2012.
• Miljkovic, N., R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, "Liquid Freezing Dynamics on Hydrophobic and Superhydrophobic Surfaces," Journal of Heat Transfer, 134(8), 080902, 2012.
• Miljkovic, N., R. Enright, S.C. Maroo, H.J. Cho, and E.N. Wang, "Liquid Evaporation on Superhydrophobic and Superhydrophilic Nanostructured Surfaces," Journal of Heat Transfer, 133(8), 080903, 2011.
• Miljkovic, N. and E.N. Wang, "Modeling and Optimization of Hybrid Solar Thermoelectric Systems with Thermosyphons," Solar Energy, 85(11), p. 2845-2855, 2011.

Patents

• Joshi, S., G. Singhal, P. V. Braun, K.-W. Lan, N. Miljkovic, "Electrodeposition compatible anti-reflection coatings for laser interference lithography applications, Granted Patent #: US 11,815,822, Date of Patent: January 3, 2024.
• Sinha, S., P. M. Ferreira, N. Miljkovic, M. C. Rajagopal, G. Kuntumalla, A. S. Somani. "Method and Apparatus for Fabricating a Hybrid Tube," Granted Patent #: US 11,872,772, Date of Patent: November 15, 2023.
• Miljkovic, N., T. Foulkes. "Immersion cooling with water-based fluid using nano-structured coating," Granted Patent #: US 11,692,271, Date of Patent: April 7, 2023.
• Miljkovic, N., S. Sett, G. Barac, L.W. Bolton. "Heat and Mass Transfer Component Comprising a Lubricant-Impregnated Surface," Granted Patent #: US 11,525,641 B2. Date of Patent: Dec. 13, 2022.
• King, W.P., N. Miljkovic, P. B. Weisensee, B. Kwon, T. Yang. "Active thermal management system for electronic devices and method of achieving device-to-device isothermalization," Granted Patent #: 11,297,745. Date of Patent: April 5, 2022.
• Boriskina, S., G. Chen, H. Ghasemi, A. Lenert, K. McEnaney, E.N. Wang, S. Yang, S. Yerci, and N. Miljkovic, "Internally-Heated Thermal and Externally-Cool Photovoltaic Cascade Solar System for the Full Solar Spectrum Utilization," Granted Patent #: 10,043,932, Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
• Miljkovic, N., D.J. Preston, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, "Condensation on Surfaces," Granted Patent #: 10,161,037, Date of Patent: December 25, 2018.
• Xiao, R., N. Miljkovic, R. Enright, and E.N. Wang, "Heterogeneous Surfaces," Granted Patent #: 8,865,297, Date of Patent: Date of Patent: October 21, 2014.
• Niewels, J.J., O.S. Ansari, W.C. Janzen, M.K. Zuraw, and N. Miljkovic, "Molding-system viscous-drag sensor," Granted Patent #: US 7,393,198, Date of Patent: July 1, 2008.

Journal Editorships

• Associate Editor, Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering (2022 - date)
• Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2023 - date)

Professional Societies

• Member, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), 2018-date
• Member, The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2018-date
• Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), 2017-date
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-date
• Member, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2016-date
• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009-date
• Member, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2013-date
• Member, American Physical Society (APS), 2013-date
• Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011-date

Teaching Honors

• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Spring 2023
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Spring 2022
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Spring 2021
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Spring 2019
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Spring 2018
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Fall 2017
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Spring 2017
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Spring 2016
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Fall 2015
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, Fall 2014

Research Honors

• UIUC Engineering Council Outstanding Advisor Award, 2023
• Founder Professorship, The Grainger College of Engineering, 2023
• ASME Fellow, 2022
• University of Illinois Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research – Associate Professor, 2021
• ASME Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division Early Career Award, 2021
• ASME Bergles-Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer, 2021
• SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, 2020
• Kritzer Faculty Scholar – University of Illinois (2019-2022)
• US Army Corps of Engineers ERDC R&D Achievement Award, 2019
• University of Illinois Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research - Assistant Professor, 2019
• CERL Research and Development Technical Achievement Award, 2019
• ASME ICNMM Outstanding Early Career Award, 2018
• ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, 2018 (2018)
• National Academy of Sciences Arab-American Frontiers Fellowship, 2018 (2018)
• Invited Participant, Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 2017 (2017)
• United Kingdom Royal Society of Engineering Distinguished Visiting Fellow, 2017 (2017)
• ONR Young Investigator Award, 2017 (2017)
• IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) Best Poster Award, 2017 (2017)
• NSF CAREER Award, 2016 (2016)
• ACS Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral Young Investigator Award, 2016 (2016)
• Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet - Best Poster Award, First Prize, 2016 (2016)
• Wunsch Foundation Silent Hoist and Crane Award, Outstanding Graduate Research, 2013 (2013)
• ASME Micro/Nano Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference Best Paper Award, First Prize, 2012 (2012)
• Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS), 2009-2010 (2009-2010)

Recent Courses Taught

• ME 320 AE2 (ME 320 AE1, ME 320 OE2, ME 320 AL1) - Heat Transfer
• ME 420 - Intermediate Heat Transfer