Minami Yoda
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Chairperson, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
Biography
Before joining MSU, Minami Yoda was a Ring Family Professor in the G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her international experience includes being a von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow at TU Berlin in Germany, and a visiting researcher at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, as well as the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in Japan.
Her current research interests in fluid mechanics and optical techniques include super-resolution imaging, boiling heat transfer, and the thermal-fluids of high heat flux plasma-facing components for magnetic fusion energy. She is a Fellow of American Nuclear Society (ANS), the American Physical Society (APS) and ASME. She is currently an editor of the IoP journal Fluid Dynamics Research, and former Chair of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics and the ANS Fusion Energy Division.
Education
- Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University 1993
- M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University 1987
- B.S., Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology 1985
Selected Publications
- J. Athavale, M. Yoda, Y. Joshi (2019) Comparison of data driven modeling approaches for temperature prediction in data centers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 135, 1039−1052
- M. Yoda (2020) Superresolution imaging in fluid mechanics using new illumination approaches. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 52, 369-393
- M. L. Lanahan, S. I. Abdel-Khalik, M. Yoda (2026) Towards verification of RANS simulations of the T-tube modular divertor using large eddy simulations of impinging turbulent plane jets. Fusion Science and Technology 82, 173-202
- D. S. Lee, M. L. Lanahan, J. Grohmann, S. I. Abdel-Khalik, J. P. Blanchard, M. Yoda (2024) Estimation of the thermal-fluids and thermal-structural performance of helium-cooled modular finger-type divertors. Fusion Engineering and Design 200, 1141217/1-7
- D. Halder, A. Yee, M. Yoda, S. Prakash (2026) Dynamics of particles suspended in field-enhanced microscale flows. Soft Matter 22, 3827-3845
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Awards
- Fellow, American Nuclear Society 2025
- Fellow, American Physical Society 2012
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2008
- Member of Defense Science Study Group, Institute for Defense Analyses 2006–2007
- Co-Author, Best Student Paper Award in Animal Bioacoustics at Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America 2006
- Gallery of Fluid Motion Poster Award, APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 2005
- Co-author, Outstanding Student Paper Award at ANS Technology of Fusion Energy Meerings 2002, 2010, 2020
News
Minami Yoda named ANS Fellow
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) has named Minami Yoda, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University, as a 2025 Fellow of ANS.
Tamara Reid Bush inducted as Fellow of the American Society for Biomechanics
The American Society for Biomechanics (ASB) has inducted Tamara Reid Bush, associate dean for inclusion and diversity and professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University, as a 2025 Fellow.
Zhaojian Li earns Young Investigator Award
Michigan State University researcher Zhaojian Li has received the 2025 Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Dynamic Systems Controls Division (DSCD) for his expertise in learning and control of robot systems, including using robots to harvest fruit.
Donor’s gift aims at ‘leaving footprints behind’
JA Schmidt, a 1971 graduate of Michigan State University, believes in the old adage that the world can’t exist without farmers and engineers. “As a first-generation college graduate and the son of a Michigan farmer, my MSU degree in mechanical engineering made a notable impact on my life and career,” Schmidt said.
Getting to Know: Minami Yoda
It’s been eight months since Minami Yoda assumed an academic leadership role at the Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME).
MSU Investiture: 11 Engineering faculty members honored
Kevin M. Guskiewicz began his tenure as Michigan State University’s 22nd president on Monday, March 4, by honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of some of the university’s most outstanding faculty at the 2024 MSU Investiture for Endowed Faculty.
College welcomes academic and instructional experts
The Michigan State University College of Engineering welcomed 19 academic and instructional experts in 2023. The college currently has 238 tenure system faculty. Engineering Dean Leo Kempel said the recent additions help the College of Engineering at a time of unprecedented growth and innovation.
Minami Yoda named mechanical engineering department chair
Minami Yoda, a Ring Family Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, has been named chairperson of the Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering. She will join MSU on Nov. 1, 2023.