Vijay K. Dhir is an Indian-American engineer and academician. He is well-known for his contributions in the field of mechanical engineering and thermal sciences. Dhir has held various prestigious positions in academia, including serving as the Dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Throughout his career, Vijay K. Dhir has made significant contributions to research areas such as heat transfer, phase change phenomena, boiling, and microscale heat transfer. He has authored or co-authored numerous research papers and articles in these fields.