06/18/2026
Congratulations to all the finalists of the ASME K-16 Cold Plate Student Design Competition held during the IEEE ITHERM conference last month, and a special congratulations to the first-place winners from team "MicroAero"!
These talented students designed, analyzed, and optimized additively manufactured cold plates to push the limits of thermal performance. The creativity and technical depth displayed by these young engineers were truly remarkable.
As part of our commitment to advancing STEM education and innovation, we were proud to serve as both the Thermal Interface Material (TIM) sponsor and awards sponsor, supporting the competition with our innovative Heat-Spring® technology and recognizing outstanding student achievement. This partnership helped enable fair and accurate evaluation of every design while celebrating the competition’s finalists.
During the awards ceremony, our Strategic Advisor, Dongkai Shangguan, and President & CEO, Ross Berntson, had the honor of presenting awards and prizes to the winners in recognition of their exceptional accomplishments.
To every finalist: your talent, dedication, and ingenuity represent the future of thermal engineering.
We are proud to support the next generation of innovators who are shaping what comes next!