Dr Jon Summers
- Position: Visiting Professor
- Areas of expertise: Thin-film coatings, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, nonlinear systems, heat transfer, heat exchangers, thermal management of data centres, liquid cooled microelectronics, high-performance computing
- Email: J.L.Summers@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: Remote School of Mechanical Engineering
- Website: LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
Jon holds positions as the Scientific Leader in Data Centres at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Adjunct Professor in Fluid Mechanics at Luleå Technical University in Sweden, and Visiting Professor at the Institute of Thermofluids at the University of Leeds in the UK.
Research interests
Dr. Jon Summers is an established researcher specialising in several key areas within mechanical engineering and data center technologies. His primary research interests include:
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Thermal Management in Data Centers: Developing strategies to optimize cooling and energy efficiency in data centers, focusing on thermal and energy management projects within data centers, heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and industrial sectors.
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Liquid Cooling Technologies: Exploring liquid cooling solutions at both the data center and microprocessor scales to enhance performance and sustainability.
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Energy Flow Analysis: Analyzing energy distribution and consumption within data centers and industrial systems to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
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Fluid Mechanics: Investigating the behavior of fluids in various applications, such as coating flows, dynamic wetting, mixing, and thin films.
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The future and limitations of computing: Tracking the for paradigm shifts for more energy-efficient ways of performing computations.
Qualifications
- BSc Mathematics
- PhD Applied Mathematics
Research groups and institutes
- Institute of Thermofluids