Gerardo C. Diaz

Gerardo Diaz

Professor
School of Engineering

Contact Information:
University of California, Merced
School of Engineering
5200 Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343

Email: gdiaz@ucmerced.edu
Office Phone: 209-228-7858
Fax: 209-228-4047

Research Interests

Renewable energy conversion, dynamic simulation and control of thermal systems,
biomass gasification, thermal and non-thermal plasma applications to energy generation and water conservation,
optimization of thermal systems, solar thermal systems.

Education

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2000, University of Notre Dame
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1999, University of Notre Dame
Mechanical Engineer, 1994, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Editorial Service

(Associate Editor) AIP Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

News


-  Accepted: Review of selected heat transfer topics for solar thermal energy utilization and storage. Accepted in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: Including Wind Energy and Building Energy, 2025. (View CV for list of authors)


- New Book:  Voltage-Enhanced Processing of Biomass and Biochar (https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/ebooks/book/292/Voltage-Enhanced-Processing-of-Biomass-and-Biochar)

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