Mr. Fernando Manuel Gómez Castro
Areas of Expertise
Technical Solar Architecture and Building Integration, Building Integrated PV, Solar Heating & Cooling, Solar Collectors and Hybrid Collectors, Solar Cooling & Air Conditioning, Photovoltaics Modules & Systems, Photovoltaics Materials, Photovoltaics Cells, Concentrated PV, Solar Cities, Solar Radiation Availability & Variability
Organisational Project Managament, Systems Integration, Research
Geographic North America, Western Europe
Short Description
- Committed, ready-to-serve, self-driven and results-oriented physical engineer with 10+ years experience in multidisciplinary R&D projects in solar energy systems (16 publications).
- High creativity to investigate and innovate in designs of thermal devices resulting in research funding of 360000 €.
- Proactive teamplayer with strong communication skills, teamwork and conflict resolution skills.
- High creativity to investigate and innovate in designs of thermal devices resulting in research funding of 360000 €.
- Proactive teamplayer with strong communication skills, teamwork and conflict resolution skills.
Education & Qualifications
Master
Publications (Papers, Books, Articles, etc.)
- Gómez-Castro, F., Eicker, U., Jordan, U., A new method for determining the Nusselt and Sherwood numbers in simultaneous heat and mass transfer in solar collector/regenerators, EuroSun 2022, Kassel, Germany, PaperID 5422.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Eicker, U., Jordan, U., Analysis of constructive modifications for enhancing the performance of solar collector/regenerators for liquid desiccant systems, EuroSun 2022, Kassel, Germany, PaperID 4837.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Schneider, D., Päßler, T., Eicker, U., Review of indirect and direct solar thermal regeneration for liquid desiccant systems, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 82, Part 1, February 2018, pp. 545-575.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Eicker, U., Theoretical analysis of indirect and direct solar regenerators for liquid desiccant systems, SWC and SHC 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE, PaperID 10707.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Eicker, U., Experimental study of a solar collector/regenerator for liquid desiccant systems, SWC and SHC 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE, PaperID 10677.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Huber, M., Päßler, T., Eicker, U., Theoretical analysis of a direct solar-regenerated liquid desiccant system augmented by a flat plate bottom reflector, 6th International Conference on Solar-Air Conditioning, Rome, Italy, 24th September – 25th September 2015, pp. 118 – 123.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Eicker, U., Jordan, U., Analysis of constructive modifications for enhancing the performance of solar collector/regenerators for liquid desiccant systems, EuroSun 2022, Kassel, Germany, PaperID 4837.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Schneider, D., Päßler, T., Eicker, U., Review of indirect and direct solar thermal regeneration for liquid desiccant systems, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 82, Part 1, February 2018, pp. 545-575.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Eicker, U., Theoretical analysis of indirect and direct solar regenerators for liquid desiccant systems, SWC and SHC 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE, PaperID 10707.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Eicker, U., Experimental study of a solar collector/regenerator for liquid desiccant systems, SWC and SHC 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE, PaperID 10677.
- Gómez-Castro, F., Huber, M., Päßler, T., Eicker, U., Theoretical analysis of a direct solar-regenerated liquid desiccant system augmented by a flat plate bottom reflector, 6th International Conference on Solar-Air Conditioning, Rome, Italy, 24th September – 25th September 2015, pp. 118 – 123.
Language skills
- Spanish: Native language.
- English: Business fluent in word and writing.
- German: Business fluent in word and writing.
- English: Business fluent in word and writing.
- German: Business fluent in word and writing.
Honors/Awards Received
- Scholarship for a study visit in the funding year 2005/2006 at the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart.
- Award for an outstanding academic career, progress and achievements in the academic field at the Autonomous University of Yucatan.
- Award for outstanding participation in the 32nd National Engineering Conference granted by the National Association of Faculties of Engineering and the Technological Institute of Advanced Studies of Ecatepec.
- Award for the best grades in the bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics in years 2000 to 2004 granted by the Faculty of Engineering at the Autonomous University of Yucatan.
- Award for first place in the 29th annual Mathematics Competition celebrated in the Faculty of Mathematics at the Autonomous University of Yucatan.
- Award for outstanding participation in the Mexican National Physics Olympiad from 20th to 24th September 1998.
- Award for an outstanding academic career, progress and achievements in the academic field at the Autonomous University of Yucatan.
- Award for outstanding participation in the 32nd National Engineering Conference granted by the National Association of Faculties of Engineering and the Technological Institute of Advanced Studies of Ecatepec.
- Award for the best grades in the bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics in years 2000 to 2004 granted by the Faculty of Engineering at the Autonomous University of Yucatan.
- Award for first place in the 29th annual Mathematics Competition celebrated in the Faculty of Mathematics at the Autonomous University of Yucatan.
- Award for outstanding participation in the Mexican National Physics Olympiad from 20th to 24th September 1998.