New Position as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
April 24, 2023
I have accepted a new position with the University of Texas at Austin as an assistant professor in the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. I will also hold a courtesy appointment with the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, allowing me to advise both Civil and ME graduate students. I will start in January!
Winners of 2022-2023 JUMP into STEM’s Final Competition
February 2, 2023
My team participated in the JUMP into STEM final competition hosted by NREL. We presented our software concept: “MyHP+ A Personalized User-Friendly Heat Pump Economic Analysis Tool for Homeowners and Building Operators.” Our team was selected as a winner. As a result, I will be interning at NREL for the Summer of 2023, working under Dr. Jason Woods in the Building Energy Science Group.
Purdue Engineering Dean’s Teaching Fellowship
December 23, 2022
I was selected as one of four engineering PhD students to participate in the 2023 Dean’s Teaching Fellowship at Purdue. As part of this fellowship, I will shadow a “master” teacher in the spring and will teach my own section of ME 200 (Thermodynamics) in the Fall 2023 semester. Read More.
Herrick Conference Award Announced
July 14, 2022
I received second place in the student paper competition at the 2022 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference (Herrick Conference). My paper was entitled “Enhancing Membrane-Based Air Dehumidification Through Non-Isothermal Operation.”
DOE AMO Award Announced
June 16, 2022
The Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office announced that our Purdue team would receive roughly $2.4 million in funding to develop membrane-assisted heat pump systems for industrial drying applications. The PIs of this work are Dr. David Warsinger, Dr. Jim Braun, and Dr. Davide Ziviani. The proposal was based on my PhD work, and I was very involved in the concept generation, preliminary modeling, and proposal writing.
DURI Presentation Awards Announced
May 4, 2022
My undergraduate research mentee (and now current master’s student in our group), Songhao Wu, received the “Best Virtual Presentation” award at the 2022 DURI research symposium. Songhao’s presentation covered his work regarding humidity management in electronics.
May 4, 2022
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) published an article covering our work on high-efficiency, membrane-based air dehumidification for energy efficient buildings.
April 4, 2022
Andrew Fix was selected as one of the 2022 IBUILD Fellows. “The goal of the IBUILD Fellowship Program is to strengthen the pool of well-trained, diverse graduate student scholars who are equipped for research-intensive careers in fields supporting the larger mission of building energy efficiency.” The 2022 class of fellows is only the second class ever selected for the fellowship. As part of this fellowship, I will explore the use of active membrane dehumidification systems for hybrid/passive operation for additional energy savings.
Research Proposal Funded by CHPB
October 1, 2021
My experimental demonstration of a new membrane-based air conditioning system in 2021 led to continued funding for 2022 from the Center for High Performance Buildings. In 2022, I will provide the first-ever experimental proof-of-concept for “dual-module” membrane air dehumidification system designs.
SURF Mentoring Award Announced
August 2, 2021
I was selected as a Purdue SURF “Outstanding Mentor,” nominated by my undergraduate mentee, Songhao Wu. Our summer work focused on experimental evaluation of a membrane-based air conditioning prototype system.
Herrick Conference Award Announced
June 8, 2021
I received second place in the student paper competition at the 2021 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference (Herrick Conference). My paper was entitled “Impact of Mechanical Ventilation and Indoor Air Recirculation Rates on the Performance of an Active Membrane Energy Exchanger System.”
Research Proposal Funded by CHPB
October 1, 2020
My invention and modeling of a new membrane-based air conditioning system, termed the Active Membrane Energy Exchanger (AMX), in 2020 led to continued funding for 2021 from the Center for High Performance Buildings.
SURF Presentation Award Announced
August 5, 2020
My undergraduate research mentee, Bryan Pamintuan, received the “Outstanding Presentation” award at the 2020 Purdue SURF research symposium. Bryan’s work focused on simulating novel membrane-based HVAC technologies across the United States to uncover the performance location dependence.
Research Proposal Funded by CHPB
October 1, 2019
I assisted Prof. David Warsinger and Prof. Jim Braun in writing a proposal for the Center for High Performance Buildings. Our proposal to develop new membrane-based air conditioning systems was selected by the CHPB and will receive 50k in funding for 2020.
Chosen as Fellowship Recipient
August 1, 2019
I was chosen to receive the Laura Winkelman-Davidson graduate research fellowship, administered by the School of Mechanical Engineering, to support my research for the first two years of my PhD.
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