Chris Dames

Chris Dames is the Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and holds the Howard Penn Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering. Dames received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 and his B.S. and M.S. from UC Berkeley in 1998 and 2001, respectively. His research focuses on heat transfer and energy conversion at the nanoscale, employing theoretical and experimental methods. His work includes studies on graphene, nanocrystalline materials, and thermoelectrics. Dames has been recognized with a DARPA Young Faculty Award and an NSF CAREER award.

Chris Dames is a researcher at UC Berkeley whose work focuses on thermal transport phenomena and materials science. His research explores the thermal conductivity of nanocrystalline silicon, Si/Ge superlattice nanowires, and ultrathin graphite membranes. He investigates thermal boundary conductance, phonon thermal conductivity, and the role of grain size in thermal properties. Dames also examines thermoelectric materials, thermal diodes, and thermal management solutions for Li-ion batteries. His studies emphasize the development of advanced thermal regulation technologies and the application of 3ω and 2ω methods for thermal property measurements. His work has implications for energy conversion, thermal insulation, and sustainable materials design.