Craig Green is a world leader in thermal management with dozens of publications and numerous patents in the field. As Chief Technology Officer, Craig leads Carbice Corporation's engineering team and is responsible for overall technical execution, IP development, and customer solution engineering. Craig has over 20 years of professional and research experience driving innovation in the thermal sciences. Craig earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cornell University before starting his career in the power industry at Exelon Nuclear. To further develop his expertise, Craig pursued a Ph.D at Georgia Tech, where he focused on semiconductor thermal management. He has published research ranging from transistor to system-level cooling, investigating passive and active cooling technologies that utilize microfluidics, embedded phase change materials and solid state cooling.
After his graduate studies, Craig joined the Cola research group at GT and began developing carbon nanotube (CNT) based thermal interface solutions with support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Building on this work, he was able to help transition the CNT material from a technology in the lab to products that are in the field today solving some of the world’s most difficult thermal challenges.
Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, where he teaches advanced analog and digital circuits (Electronics, Part II) and the fundamentals of semiconductor devices (Microelectronics). He served as workpackage leader in the European Project DOTSEVEN, chair of the Ph.D. School at the Annual Meeting of the Italian Society of Electronics (SIE) 2018, co-organizer of THERMINIC 2019, and local organizer and program chair of THERMINIC 2025, and is a member of the steering committee of THERMINIC and of the technical committees of IEEE PRIME and MICROTHERM. His research focuses on modeling, simulation, and experimental characterization of electrothermal effects in semiconductor
devices, circuits, and systems across a wide range of technologies, as well as modeling and simulation of photovoltaic panel and plant performance. He authored more than 280 refereed publications, one book, and one patent, and has a Hirsch index of 32, and serves as a reviewer for numerous IEEE, Elsevier, IOP, and MDPI journals and international conferences.
Andreas Schletz studied microelectronics at the Friedrich‐Alexander‐University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. After receiving his diploma in 2003 he worked as a design engineer for a mid‐size company. He then moved to the European Center for Power Electronics as technology transfer coordinator. In 2007, Andreas Schletz joined the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Devices. There he established and headed the department for power electronic packaging concepts, packaging technologies, lifetime testing and lifetime modeling. End of 2023 Andreas Schletz started his own business under the brand “TESTpoint power electronics” manufacturing power cycling and thermal impedance test equipment and offering testing services.
Craig Denham is the Head of Engineering at Stellar Industries Corp., where he leads the development and manufacturing of advanced cooling, power, and thin film solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island. Craig joined Stellar as a Senior Process Engineer, helping advance Direct Bond Copper technology and playing a key role in the development of cold plate technology. Now in management, he oversees the engineering team to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of customers.
Guido Hodapp is currently working in the role of Head of Design Department at TRUMPF Hüttinger in Freiburg, Germany, a subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group. Starting as electrical designer in 2001 he was working in development projects to bring up new generations of TRUMPF Hüttinger products. In 2009, stepping into the role of Head of Electrical Design allowed him to be involved in introduction of new design tool Zuken E³, desiging new safety circuits including SISTEMA evaluation to calculate Performance Level. Since 2014 he is responsible for the Design Department including Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, PCBA Design, Editorial and Prototype Construction. Since then, he has continued to refine his knowledge and experience in the field of thermal management. He is a master electrician.
Reza Razavi started working as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Trumpf Photonics in Cranbury, NJ, a subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group, beginning in 2021. In this role, he focused on thermal management, opto-mechanical design, and system integration for advanced laser applications. He holds two master’s degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering and has applied his multidisciplinary expertise to the development of innovative solutions in the photonics industry. During his tenure with Trumpf, he has filed 6 patents.
Thilo Vethake is currently working in the role of Head of Mechanical at Trumpf Photonics in Cranbury NJ, a subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group. Starting as Mechanical designer in 2005 he enjoys thermal management and following the science. 2007 stepping into the role of Head of Mechanical design allowed him to dive into cooling technology and ultimately develop custom cooling solutions for Laser Diodes, since 2019 with Stellar Ind. A 100% owned by the Trumpf Group. He holds a Msc form the University of Darmstadt (Germany).
Nenad Miljkovic received a BASc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, in 2009, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 2011 and 2013, respectively. He is currently the Founder Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he leads the Energy Transport Research Laboratory and directs the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center. He has courtesy appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Materials Research Laboratory. His group’s research intersects the multidisciplinary fields of thermo-fluid science, interfacial phenomena, and energy. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, the ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, the ASME Bergles-Rohsenow Award, and is a Fellow of the ASME.
