For the second year running, the joint MSAM–MDAM team is among the best in the ASME K-16 / IEEE EPS student cold plate competition. Our design was named one of three finalists in the 2025–2026 Cold Plate Student Design Competition, out of 14 teams from around the world.
The team was Joseph Nonso Orakwe and Xinhao Yin, mentored by Prof. Ehsan Toyserkani (MSAM Lab, University of Waterloo) and Dr. Osezua Ibhadode. Experts from the ASME K-16 committee reviewed each team’s design and white paper. Our design had the highest predicted figure of merit in the field, at 10.96%.
The three finalist designs are being printed by Fabric8Labs and tested at Georgia Tech, and the teams will present their work at IEEE ITherm 2026 in Orlando. See the competition announcement for all finalists and honourable mentions.