Gerardo C. Diaz

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Associate Professor
School of Engineering
Email 
gdiaz@ucmerced.edu
Website 
faculty.ucmerced.edu/gdiaz
Office
Phone 
209-228-7858
Research Interests 
  • Energy conversion systems
  • Dynamic simulation and control of thermal systems
  • Adaptive thermal networks
  • Absorption chillers and heat pumps
  • Vapor compression systems with alternate refrigerants
  • Microchannel heat exchangers
  • Artificial neural networks and genetic algorithm for optimization of thermal components
Education 
  • Ph.D., 2000 — University of Notre Dame
  • M.S., 1999 — University of Notre Dame
  • B.S., 1994 — Universidad de Santiago de Chile