Timothy Levering
Timothy Levering holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State University Sacramento, specializing in thermal and fluid systems. He also received a Certificate in Scientific Computing and Simulation from California State University Sacramento. Timothy previously worked as a project manager with the California Independent System Operator (California ISO) for California’s electric grid. […]
Jonathan Hollist
Jonathan Hollist a Research and Development Engineer with 16 years of innovative product development experience. Jonathan has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in fluid dynamics, from Utah State University. He is currently working on testing, and modeling efficient heating and cooling solutions. Jonathan previously developed a customizable program simulating large ceiling […]
Aref Aboud
Aref Aboud is a Research and Development Engineer with a bachelor’s degree in both Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. Aref initially joined the WCEC as an undergraduate student researcher in July 2019. As a student, Aref contributed to research at the Center’s solar heat exchanger testing site. Additionally, Aref aided […]
Robert McMurry
Robert McMurry is an R&D Engineer with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico State University. Roberts’s professional career began as a research assistant at the Mechanical Engineering Department at NMSU. His research included simulating damage cases of structural components, modeling them, and verifying the models through modal analysis experiments. Robert used his experience […]
Subhrajit Chakraborty
Subhrajit is a R&D Engineer with six years of applied experience in the field of thermal energy systems. His work at WCEC focuses on modeling, optimizing and testing of hybrid heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) components. In the past, Subhrajit has worked on radiation heat transfer from impinging flames, waste heat recovery using absorption […]
Fred Meyers
Frederick Meyers is a Mechanical Engineer (M.S. UC Davis 2014) specializing in control theory, system integration, materials science, and smart sensors. At the WCEC, Fred is currently researching methods and applications for increasing building efficiency and indoor air quality. Previous research projects include active fatigue monitoring, ink-jet printed solar panels, and high-efficiency UV water sterilizers. […]
Erfan Rasouli
Erfan received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in Mechanical Engineering- Thermal and Fluid Mechanics. He continued his research on microscale flow and heat transfer enhancement for energy efficient applications while holding a Postdoctoral Scholar position at UC Davis. Erfan led the construction of the Solar/Supercritical CO2 Thermal Energy Enhancement Laboratory (STEEL), a facility which […]
Caton Mande
Caton focuses on developing advanced control systems and characterizing the performance of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. He also has expertise in high accuracy airflow measurements using carbon-dioxide as a tracer. Caton has completed studies on a number of energy saving technologies which include: switched reluctance motors, condenser-air pre-cooling, indirect evaporative cooling, retrofit radiant […]
Curtis Harrington, PE
Curtis Harrington has over 10 years experience in building energy efficiency research. Some of his notable research at the WCEC includes conducting feasibility studies for using swimming pools as heat sinks for air conditioners, lab testing alternative refrigerants, and testing and developing an application protocol for an aerosol-based sealing technology for sealing leaks in building […]
David Vernon
David has a B.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison, M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Davis with a focus on energy systems. David is Co-Director of Engineering for the UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute and for the Western Cooling Efficiency Center. David’s research focuses on […]
