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What We Do

The Nanoscale Imaging and Transport (NIT) Lab develops thermal transport solutions for micro and nanoscale devices. The lab is located in the Engineering & Science Building (ESB) and is affiliated with the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2). NIT is part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is under the direction of Dr. Georges Pavlidis.

News

  • Strong Finish To The Year
    As 2024 comes to an end, NITL achieved many milestones this semester. Jamil successfully defended his MS thesis (Congrats!), and Francis presented for the first time on Phase Change Memory devices at Fall MRS in Boston, MA. NITL also welcomed Abigail who successfully completed her first ever research internship as a CAPS apprentice! The lab […]
    Posted on December 10, 2024
  • A Nitride’s November
    November was busy with research related to III-Nitrides! Dr. Pavlidis attended the Annual ME Commons meeting in recognition of his recent award for AlGaN power electronics! Subsequently, he traveled to Honolulu to present his latest findings on Gate Resistance Thermometry of AlGaN power devices. This time he was able to salute his turtle friends at […]
    Posted on November 7, 2024
  • NITL Meets Silicon Valley
    Dr. Pavlidis served as track co-chair for both the Power/RF Electronics and Photonics track and the Student Interactive Presentations at InterPACK 2024 in San Jose, CA. He also presented NITL’s latest research on High-Al Content AlGaN power devices led by M.S. Jamil (a collaboration with Sandia National Labs). His trip concluded with a visit to […]
    Posted on October 7, 2024

Contact Lab

Phone: (860) 486-8043
georges.pavlidis@uconn.edu
Address: Room 454
Pratt & Whitney Engineering Building (PWEB)
191 Auditorium Rd. U-3139, Storrs, CT 06269