Muhammad Jahidul (Jahid) Hoque

Postdoctoral Research Associate - UIUC


Contactless Rejuvenation of Slippery Liquid Infused Surfaces


M.J. Hoque, J. Lee, S. Shamim, D. Ghaddar, D. Libes,Y. Zhou, P. Kabirzadeh, M. T. Hossain, M. J. Dipto, M. Pitschman, P. Fourspring, and N. Miljkovic

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, submitted, 2024.

Additively Manufactured Hybrid Cold for Thermal Management of High-Power Density Electronics


M.J. Hoque, A. Lad, N. Upot, and N. Miljkovic

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, submitted, 2024.

Non-Fluorinated Green Hydrophobic Chemistry for Anti-Fouling and Heat Transfer Applications


M.J. Hoque, T. Thukhral, W. Yang, N. Miljkovic

Applied Thermal Engineering,submitted, 2024.

Tuning of Droplet Jumping on Flexible Superhydrophobic Surfaces


M.J. Hoque, H. Qiu, J. Stremmer, X. Yan, and N. Miljkovic

in preparation, 2024.

The Future of Electric Aviation: Tackling the Icing Problem


M.J. Hoque, A. Solecki, and N. Miljkovic

in preparation, 2024.

Composite Hybrid-Wettability Surfaces for Enhanced Condensation Performance


M.J. Hoque, R. Cheng, W. Yang, S. Shen, N. Miljkovic

in preparation, 2024.

Automated Scalable Manufacturing of Mixed-Wettability Surfaces for Phase Change Heat Transfer Applications


M.J. Hoque, A.Jahagirdar, N. Miljkovic

in preparation, 2024.

Fundamental Limits of the Spatial Control of Heterogeneous Nucleation on Biphilic Surfaces


M. Kim, S. Sett, M.J. Hoque, E. Kim, J. Ahn, N. Miljkovic

Langmuir 2024, 40, 17767−17778.

VISION-iT: Deep Nuclei Tracking Framework for Digitalizing Bubbles and Droplets


Y. Suh, S. Chang, P. Simadiris, T. Inouye, M.J. Hoque, S. Khodakarami, C. Kharangate, N. Miljkovic, Y. Won

Energy and AI, 2024, 15, 100309.

Aircraft Electro-Thermal Pulse Deicing


S. Khodakarami, V. Agarwal, P. Kabirzadeh, A. Solecki, M.J. Hoque, W. Yang, N. Stokowski, J. Jacobs, A. Chatterji, E. Lovelace, A. Stillwell, N. Miljkovic

J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2024, 1-24, accepted.

Advancing Agrivoltaics through a Systematic Design Framework: Guidelines for Integration and Informed Decision-Making


X. Du, A. Solecki, M.J. Hoque, V. Garimella, N. Miljkovic

Nature Sustainability, Under Review, 2024.

Dynamic Omniphobic Surfaces Enable the Stable Dropwise Condensation of Completely Wetting Refrigerants


K. F. Rabbi, S. Khodakarami, J. Y. Ho, M.J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic

Nature Communications, Under Review, 2024.

Thermally Conductive Electrically Insulating Electronics Packaging for Water Immersion Cooling


T. Gebrael, A. Gamboa, M.J. Hoque, S. Aflatounian, D. Huitink, R. Pilawa, N. Miljkovic

Applied Thermal Engineering, Under Review, 2024.

Mass Transfer as a Proxy for Hydrophobic Coating Durability


I. Zarin, A. Bakhshi, M.J. Hoque, V. Ganesan, T. S. Thukral, M.J. Inanlu, N. Miljkovic

Langmuir, Submitted, 2024.

Long Term Durability of Hydrophobic Promoters during Dropwise Condensation of Steam


L. Li*, H. Cha*, M.J. Hoque*, N. Miljkovic

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Submitted, 2024.

Single-Phase Cooled Charging Cables for Extreme Fast Charging Systems in EV Applications


Y. Gurumukhi, M.J. Hoque, H. Qiao, K. Goodson, M. Asheghi, N. Miljkovic

in preparation, 2024.

Robustness of Hydrophobic Finned Surfaces


X. Yan, M.J. Hoque, H. Qiu, and N. Miljkovic

in preparation, 2024.

Ultra-resilient multi-layer fluorinated diamond like carbon hydrophobic surfaces

M.J. Hoque, X. Yan, Y. Feng, A. Qiu, J. Li, and N. Miljkovic

Nature Communications 14, 4902 (2023).

Durability and Degradation Mechanisms of Anti-Frosting Surfaces

M.J. Hoque, X. Yan, Y. Feng, A. Qiu, J. Li, and N. Miljkovic

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 10, 13711–13723.

Defect-Density-Controlled Phase Change Phenomena

M.J. Hoque, X. Yan, H. Qiu, and N. Miljkovic

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 11, 14925–14936.

Perspectives on Superhydrophobic Surface Durability

M.J. Hoque, J. Ma, K. Rabbi, X. Yan, B. Singh, N. V. Upot, W. Fu, J. Kohler, T. Thukral, S. Dewanjee, and N. Miljkovic

Applied Physics Letters 123, 110501 (2023).

High Power Density Thermal Management of Discrete Semiconductor Packages enabled by Additively Manufactured Hybrid Polymer-Metal Coolers

A. Lad; M.J. Hoque, S. Christian, Y. Zhao, J. C. Balda, W. P. King, and N. Miljkovic

Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023, 220, 1197.

Conventional and Topologically Optimized Polymer Manifolds for Direct Cooling of Power Electronics

A. Lad, A. Tayade, M.J. Hoque, Y. Zhao, J. C. Balda, W.P. King, and N. Miljkovic

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023, 201(1), 123611.

Performance comparison of refrigerators integrated with superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic freezer evaporators

D. Ghaddar, K. Boyina, K. Chettiar, M.J. Hoque, M. Baker, P. Bhalerao, S. Reagen, and N. Miljkovic

Applied Physics Letters 123, 051602 (2023).

Characterization of nanoscale pinhole defects in hydrophobic coatings using copper electrodeposition

I. Zarin, G. Arissi, E. Barias, M.J. Hoque, J. Ma, K. F. Rabbi, and N. Miljkovic

Applied Physics Letters 123, 2023.

Agrivoltaics to sustainably intensify energy and food production – knowns, uncertainties, and challenges

N. Gomez, P. Mwebaze, M. Khanna, B. Branham, A. Time, E. H. DeLucia, C. Bernacchi, A. Knapp, M.J. Hoque, X. Du, E. Blanc-Betes, G. A. Barron-Gafford, B. Peng, K. Guan, J. Macknick, R. Miao, and N. Miljkovic

Cell Reports Physical Science 4, 101518, August 16, 2023.

Transient Nature of Flight and Its Impact on Thermal Management for All Electric Aircraft

J. Kasitz, A. Lad, M.J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic, and D. Huitink

Journal of Electronic Packaging, March 2023, 145(1): 011101.

Online State of Health Estimation with Deep Learning Frameworks Based on Short and Random Battery Charging Data Segments

L. Zhao, X. Du, Z. Yang, C. Xia, J. Xue, M.J. Hoque, W. Lu, N. Miljkovic, and A. Shahbazian-Yassar

Energy Conversion and Management, 2023, 294, 117347.

Biphilic Jumping-Droplet Condensation


M.J. Hoque, S. Chavan, R. Lundy, L. Li, J. Ma, X. Yan, S. Lei, N. Miljkovic, and R. Enright

Cell Reports Physical Science, 3 (4), 100823, 2022.

Lifespan of Slippery Liquid Infused Surfaces During the Condensation of Steam and Ethanol Vapor


M.J. Hoque, S. Sett, D. Liu, K. F. Rabbi, L. Li, X. Yan, M. Qureshi, and N. Miljkovic

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(3), 2022.

Ultra-low Ice-Substrate Adhesion and Self-Deicing During Droplet Impact Freezing


P. Jin, X. Yan, M.J. Hoque, K. F. Rabbi, S. Sett, J. Ma, J. Li, X. Fang, J. Carpenter, S. Cai, W. Tao, N. Miljkovic

Cell Reports Physical Science, 100894, 2022.

A Lipid-Inspired Highly Adhesive Interface for Durable Superhydrophobicity in Wet Environments and Stable Jumping Droplet Condensation


J. Ma, Z. Zheng, M.J. Hoque, L. Li, K. F. Rabbi, J. Ho, P. Braun, P. Wang, N. Miljkovic

ACS Nano, 16(3), 4251-4262, 2022.

Particulate-Droplet Coalescence and Self-Transport on Superhydrophobic Surfaces


X. Yan, B. Ji, L. Feng, X. Wang, D. Yang, K. F. Rabbi, Q. Peng, M.J. Hoque, P. Jin, E. Bello, S. Sett, M. Alleyne, D. M. Cropek, N. Miljkovic

ACS Nano, 16(8), 12910–12921, 2022.

Visibly Transparent and Infrared Reflective Coatings for Personal Thermal Management and Thermal Camouflage


H. Woo, H. Woo, K. Zhou, S. Kim, A. Manjarrez, M.J. Hoque, T. Seong, and L. Cai

Advanced Functional Materials, 32, 2201432, 2022.

Micro-Scale Confinement and Wetting Contrast Enable Enhanced and Tunable Condensation


X. Yan, F. Chen, C. Zhao, X. Wang, L. Li, S. Khodakarami, K. F. Rabbi, J. Li, M.J. Hoque, F. Chen, J. Feng, N. Miljkovic

ACS Nano, 16(6), 9510–9522, 2022.

Polydimethylsiloxane‐Silane Synergy Enables Dropwise Condensation of Low Surface Tension Liquids


K. F. Rabbi, J. Ho, X. Yan, J. Ma, M.J. Hoque, S. Sett, N. Miljkovic

Advanced Functional Materials, 32(19), 2112837, 2022.

Electrothermal-Control Co-Design of an All Silicon Carbide 2× 250 kW Dual Inverter for Heavy-Duty Traction Applications


Y. Wu, M.J. Hoque, M.H. Mahmud, E. Allee, A. Lad, Y. Zhao, A. Mantooth, N. Miljkovic

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 58(1), 505-516, 2022.


Modular Heat Sinks for Enhanced Thermal Management of Electronics


M.J. Hoque, A.A. Günay, A. Stillwell, Y. Gurumukhi, R.C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski, N. Miljkovic

ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging June 2021; 143(2): 020903.

Role of Thin Film Adhesion on Capillary Peeling


J. Ma, J. Kim, M.J. Hoque, S. Nam, D. G. Cahill, N. Miljkovic

Nano Letters, 21(23), 2021.


High-Throughput Stamping of Hybrid Functional Surfaces


M.J. Hoque, X. Yan, H. Keum, L. Li, H. Cha, J. Park, S. Kim, and N. Miljkovic

Langmuir, 36(21), 2020.

Laplace Pressure Driven Single Droplet Jumping on Structured Surfaces


X. Yan, Y. Qin, F. Chen, R. Zhao, S. Sett, H. Wang, M.J. Hoque, K.F. Rabbi, X. Zhang, Z. Wang, L. Li, Q. Peng, Z. Huang, F. Chen, J. Feng, N. Miljkovic

ACS Nano, Oct, 2020.

Extreme Anti-Scaling Performance of Slippery Omniphobic Covalently Attached Liquids


H. Zhao, C. Deshpande, L. Li, X. Yan, M.J. Hoque, G. Kuntumalla, M. C Rajagopal, H. Chang, Y. Meng, S. Sundar, P. Ferreira, C. Shao, S. Srinivasa, S. Sinha, N. Miljkovic

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(10), 2020.

Atmosphere-Mediated Scalable and Durable Biphilicity on Rationally Designed Structured Surfaces


X. Yan, F. Chen, X. Zhang, Y. Qin, C. Zhao, S. Sett, H. Cha, M.J. Hoque, F. Zhao, Z. Huang, N. Miljkovic

Advanced Materials Interfaces, (2000475), 2020.

Composite Structured Surfaces for Durable Dropwise Condensation


H. Chang, M.C Rajagopal, M.J. Hoque, J. Oh, L. Li, J. Li, H. Zhao, G. Kuntumalla, S. Sundar, Y. Meng, C. Shao, P. Ferreira, S. Salapaka, S. Sinha, N. Miljkovic

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 156(2020) 119890.


Visualization of Droplet Nucleation on Patterned Hybrid Surfaces


M.J. Hoque, H. Keum, S. Kim, N. Miljkovic

Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(10), 2019.

Superhydrophobic Surfaces Made from Naturally Derived Hydrophobic Materials


S.M. Razavi, J. Oh, S. Sett, L. Feng, X. Yan, M.J. Hoque, A. Liu, R. Haasch, M. Masoomi, R. Bagheri, and N. Miljkovic

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5(12), 11362-11370.

  1. M.J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic, Tailoring Surface Chemistry and Surface Roughness to Enable the Long-Term Stable Dropwise Condensation, 10th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics 26-30 August 2024, Rhodes Island, Greece.

  2. V. Garimella, D. Yoo, T. Gebrael, H. Qiu, S. A. Haider, M.J. Hoque, Nenad Miljkovic, Electrostatic Oil-Refrigerant Separation, 10th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics 26-30 August 2024, Rhodes Island, Greece.

  3. M.J. Hoque, L. Li, J. Ma, H. Cha, S. Sett, X. Yan, K. F. Rabbi, J. Y. Ho, S. Khodakarami, J. Suwala, and N. Miljkovic, “Resilient multi-layer fluorinated diamond like carbon films promote the stable dropwise condensation of steam for high-performance energy generation”, Gordon Research Conference, Tuscany, Italy, 2023.

  4. M.J. Hoque, L. Li, J. Ma, H. Cha, S. Sett, X. Yan, K. F. Rabbi, J. Y. Ho, S. Khodakarami, J. Suwala, and N. Miljkovic, “Ultra-Resilient Multi-Layer Fluorinated Diamond Like Carbon Hydrophobic Films Promote the Stable Dropwise Condensation of Steam”, 3rd Conference on Micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena (µFIP) June 18-21, 2023, Evanston, Illinois 2023. (Received Best Poster Award)

  5. M.J. Hoque, X. Yan, Y. Feng, A. Qiu, J. Li, and N. Miljkovic, “How Many Frosting and Defrosting Cycles Can a Structured Anti-Frosting Surface Take: A Durability Study”, Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Washington DC, 2023.

  6. M.J. Hoque, S. Khodakarami, A. Solecki, Wentao Yang, P. Kabirzadeh, N. Stokowski, A. Stillwell, A. Chatterji, E. Lovelace, N. Miljkovic, “Efficient and Rapid Electro-Thermal Pulse Deicing, Defrosting, and Desnowing for Electrified Aircraft Systems” Proceedings of the 2023 ASME International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK2023, San Diego, CA, October 24-26, 2019.

  7. M.J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic, “Additive Manufactured Hybrid Cold Plates for Efficient Thermal Management of High Power Density Electronics”, Proceedings of the 2019 ASME International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK2019, Anaheim, CA, October 7-9, 2019.

  8. M.J. Hoque, A.A. Günay, A. Stillwell, Y. Gurumukhi, R.C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski, N. Miljkovic, “Modular Heat Sinks for Enhanced Thermal Management of Electronics”, Proceedings of the 2019 ASME International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK2019, Anaheim, CA, October 7-9, 2019.

  9. Y. Gurumukhi, M.J. Hoque, H. Qiao, M.K. Sung, X. Lu, T. Fillipi, A. Alleyne, K. Goodson, M. Asheghi, N. Miljkovic, “Thermal Management of Fast Charging Systems for Electrified Vehicles”, Proceedings of the 2019 ASME International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK2019, Anaheim, CA, October 7-9, 2019.

  10. M.J. Hoque, N. Upot, N. Miljkovic, “Additive Manufacturing of Hybrid Cold Plates to Enable Ultra-High Gravimetric Power Density Electronics”, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, ICNMM2019, St. Johns Convention Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, June 23-26, 2019.

  11. M.J. Hoque, L. Li, N. Miljkovic, “Durability of Polymer Coating for Dropwise Condensation”, Proceedings of the 2018 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2018, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15, 2018.

  12. M.J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic, “Stamping process to characterize hybrid surfaces for dropwise condensation”, Proceedings of the 2018 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2018, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15, 2018.

  13. M.J. Hoque, N. Miljkovic, “Light-Weight Hybrid Cold Plates for Isothermalization of Electronics”, Proceedings of the 2019 ASME Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK2019, Anaheim, CA, October 7-9, 2019.

  14. M.J. Hoque, S. Kim, N. Miljkovic, “Visualization of droplet nucleation on patterned superhydrophobic-hydrophilic hybrid surfaces”, Proceedings of the 2018 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2018, Pittsburgh, PA, November 9-15, 2018.


M.J. Hoque, Aniket Lad, Nenad Miljkovic, “Additively Manufactured Hybrid Thermal Solution for High Density Power Electronics”, Wide Bandgap Power Electronics: Emerging Converter Technologies and Applications, under a contract with Springer Nature.


S. Khodakarami, N. Miljkovic, L. Li, M.J. Hoque, A. Solecki, P. Kabirzadeh, W. Yang, A. Stillwell, N. Stokowski, electro-thermal multilayer, system and method for defrosting, desnowing and deicing, Application # Submitted.