CENTER FOR ENERGY-SMART ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (ES2)
The Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems (ES2) is a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) established to develop methodologies, tools and systems that will maximize energy efficiency for the operation of electronic systems, including data centers, 鈥渇rom the chip to the cooling tower.鈥�
These efficiencies will be achieved through allocation and distribution of IT load, integration of controlled on-demand cooling and elimination of energy waste and inefficiencies.
This holistic approach to the development and design of energy-smart electronic systems could translate into millions of dollars in savings and a 鈥済reener鈥� industry.
ES2 AT A GLANCE
3
Faculty Researchers
14
STUDENT RESEARCHERS
5
Number of current research projects
4
University partners
OUR RESEARCH
Each year, ES2 university partners select from project proposals submitted by industry members. Priority is given to projects that will further the objectives of ES2 and its industrial advisory board member companies.
蜜桃TV projects reflect our researchers鈥� areas of expertise, including:
- Thermal management
- Electronics cooling
- Fluid mechanics
- Convective heat transfer
- Waste heat recovery
- Sustainable energy technology
- Multiscale systems
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Modeling
The following current projects are led by 蜜桃TV researchers:
- Models and Metrics for Dynamic Air and Hybrid Liquid Cooled Data Centers Based on Computational and Experimental Approaches
- Data Center Environmental Burden Reduction through Water and Carbon Recovery
ES2 RESEARCHERS
Alfonso Ortega, PhD
ES2 Site Director
Dr. Ortega is the James R. Birle Professor of Energy Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is internationally recognized for his work in data center energy and thermal management, electronics cooling, convective heat and mass transfer, experimental methods in thermal sciences and energy technology.
Dr. Li is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the . His research areas include experimental two-phase mass and heat transfer at multiscale, numerical simulation of phase change and interfacial phenomena, and machine learning (ML) in understanding the big data for experiment and numerical simulations. Dr. Li teaches a variety of courses in the areas of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and sustainability energy.
Dr. Wemhoff is a professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Methods for Systems Analysis Laboratory. He performs research in energy sustainability and teaches courses in the areas of thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Before joining 蜜桃TV, he spent three years as a staff engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.