About Dr. Fix
Dr. Andrew Fix is an Assistant Professor in the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (with a courtesy appointment in Mechanical Engineering). More specifically, he is a faculty member of the Building Energy and Environments (BEE) faculty group.
Before joining UT, he was a postdoctoral faculty member of the Center for Environmental Energy Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, working under the guidance of Prof. Yunho Hwang and Prof. Rainhard Radermacher.
He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in December 2023 under the guidance of Prof. David Warsinger and Prof. Jim Braun.
His research interests include energy efficient cooling, heating, and dehumidification technologies, with emphasis in membrane-based separation systems, atmospheric water harvesting, thermal storage, and sustainable building technologies. He was a 2023 Dean’s Teaching Fellow at Purdue and taught undergraduate thermodynamics. He was previously supported by the Department of Energy IBUILD Fellowship and the Laura Winkelman-Davidson Fellowship.
Education
Undergraduate Studies
University of Tulsa, Tulsa OK
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2019)
Dr. Fix graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in music. During his time at TU, he held internships at Hussmann (refrigeration) and Honeywell UOP (natural gas processing plant design).
Graduate Studies
Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (2023)
Dr. Fix received his PhD in mechanical engineering, co-advised by Professor Jim Braun and Professor David Warsinger. Conducted research in the fields of alternative HVAC systems (membrane dehumidification), water sustainability, and thermodynamics.
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