January 28, 2025

 

Rodrigo Barraza, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Appointed Director of the Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) at Adolfo Ibáñez University

Rodrigo Barraza, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed as the Director of the Energy Transition Center (CENTRA) at the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences of Adolfo Ibáñez University. CENTRA conducts and transfers interdisciplinary research, enabling society to progress toward an energy transition that fosters economic, environmentally friendly, socially acceptable, and secure energy supply and usage systems.

Barraza specializes in energy conversion and management, with a particular focus on solar energy, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics. His extensive expertise includes evaluating the energy performance of photovoltaic modules and designing solar systems for supplying heat to industrial processes through both experimental research and computational modeling. His commitment to applied research and ability to integrate theoretical and practical knowledge stand out in his contribution to the advancement of energy engineering.