Man

Amador Miguel Guzman Cuevas

Principal Investigator

STECTEC

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Electrokinetic flows and instabilities in microchannels of complex geometrical configurations; mixing enhancement in electrokinetic flow; Isotacophoresis for particle detection, solar and thermal energy conversion and storage, flow mixing and chaos

Educación

  •  Mechanical Engineering, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 1995
  •  Mechanical Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1987
  •  Mechanical-Civil Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 1985

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2020

  •   Profesor Titular Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Engineering

    santiago, Chile

    1987 - 2012

  •   Associate Professor Part Time

    Universidad Diego Portales

    Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Professor Full Time

    Universidad de Santiago de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    1987 - 2012

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    santiago, Chile

    2012 - At present

  •   Academico e Investigador Part Time

    Universidad Diego Portales

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


STUDENT ADVISEMENT
Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
Gerardo Silva “Characterization of Photonics Crystals for Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems,” 2013-present
Jorge Morales “Characterization of Thermophysical Properties of Semiconductor Materials for Energy Conversion Processes by Molecular Dynamics,” 2013-present
Sergio Cornejo “Micro and Nanofluidics Devices for Bioengineering Systems,” 2014-present

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Diego Oyarzún “Boltzmann Transport Equations for Phonon Transport by Monte Carlo Simulations,” April 2014.
Natalia Osorio "Modeling and Characterization of Advanced Solar Thermoelectric Generators (STEG)," April 2014.
Gonzalo Parry "Characterization of Transmittance and Absorption Properties in Multilayer Plane Solar Collectors by the Transfer Matrix Method," May 2013.
Matías Vilches "Characterization of Organic Solar Photovoltaic Cells," May 2013.
Tomás Gómez "Parabolic Through Systems Characterization and Testing for Small Scale Prototype of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plants," May 2013.
Sebastian Araya "Fresnel Solar Energy Conversion Technology for Small Scale Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plants," May 2013.
Alvaro Socias "Frequency Analysis and Characterization of Oscillaroty Time-dependent Electroosmotic Flows," May 2013.
Hans Wedge "Experimental Studies of Time-dependent External Excitations for Suppressing EKI instabilities," May 2013.
Hugo Chaparro "Experimental Characterization of Flow Mixing Enhancement due to EKI in Microchannels flows," May 2013.
Felipe Aguirre "Experimental Characterization of EKI in Wavy Wall Microchannles," Master Thesis, May 2013.
Alex Quintana "Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulations of EKI in Wavy Wall Microchannles," May 2013.
Jorge López "Electroosmotic Flow Mixing Enhancement Characteristics in Wavy Channels," May 2013.
Gabriela Quezada "Characterization of Electrokinetic Instabilities in Microchannel Electroosmotic Flows", November 2012.
Felipe Godoy "Numerical Simulations of Electroosmotic Flows in Microchannels by the Lattice-Boltzmann Method," October 2012.
Gabriela Quezada "Characterization of Electrokinetic Instabilities in Microchannel Electroosmotic Flows", November 2012.
Felipe Godoy "Numerical Simulations of Electroosmotic Flows in Microchannels by the Lattice-Boltzmann Method," October 2012.
Oscar Fuentes "Numerical Simulation of the Transport Properties of Nanofluids for Parabolic Through Systems," October 2012.
Julian Gutierrez, “Flow Instability and Mixing In Impinging Jet Flows,” June 2012.
Iván Muñoz (2011) "Absorption Properties Characteristics in Nanocones and Nanoholes for Photovoltaic Cells," Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Maximiliano Vélez (2011) "Plasmon Modeling and Absorption Properties in Nanomaterials for Photovoltaic cells," Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Gerardo Silva (2010), “Photon Transport and Optical Absorption Properties in Silicon Nanostructures for Photovoltaic Cells Applications, ” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Francisco Ramírez (2010), “Analysis and Characterization of Photon Trapping by Silver Nanoparticles in Organic Photovoltaic Cells,” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Rodrigo Lledo (2010), “Flow Dynamics and stresses in Cerebral Aneurysms,” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Cristian San Martin (2010), “Heat Transport by Phonon in Silicon-Germanium Layers by the Lattice-Boltzmann Method,” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Claudio Larenas (2008), “Modeling, simulation and characterization of stem cells delivery in cardiac and cerebral tissues using numerical simulations,” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Luis Sanhueza (2008), “Flow Mixing and Transport of Liquids in Micro channels used in Drug Delivery,” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Alvaro Ramirez (2008), “Gas Transport in Nano and Micro Devices Used in Storage Systems,” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Andrés Díaz (2006), “Solución de las Ecuación de Transporte de Boltzmann Mediante el Método de Lattice-Boltzmann para Fluidos Compresibles e Incompresibles,” Universidad de Santiago de Chile.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Energy award

    Chilean Ministery of Energy and Conicyt

    Chile, 2011

    Research on Thermoelectric Material and Solar Energy Conversion at MIT

  •   Most Distinguished Professor of Engineering Award

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Chile, 2001

    Porfesor distinguido Facultad de Ingenieria


 

Article (21)

High-performance subambient radiative cooling enabled by optically selective and thermally insulating polyethylene aerogel
Analytical and numerical analysis of a solar thermoelectric system cooled by an active system
Enhancement of the cooling capability of a high concentration photovoltaic system using microchannels with forward triangular ribs on sidewalls
Sensitivity and effectiveness analysis of incentives for concentrated solar power projects in Chile
Techno-Economic Evaluation of a Hybrid CSP+PV Plant Integrated with Thermal Energy Storage and a Large-Scale Battery Energy Storage System for Base Generation
Beyond Disease, How Biomedical Engineering Can Improve Global Health
Beyond Disease, How Biomedical Engineering Can Improve Global Health
Flow-induced wall mechanics of patient-specific aneurysmal cerebral arteries: Nonlinear isotropic versus anisotropic wall stress
Flow-induced wall mechanics of patient-specific aneurysmal cerebral arteries=> Nonlinear isotropic versus anisotropic wall stress.
Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Micro and Mini Communicating Pressure Driven Channel Flows by Numerical Simulations
Flow and heat transfer characteristics in micro and mini communicating pressure driven channel flows by numerical simulations
Heat transfer enhancement by flow bifurcations in asymmetric wavy wall channels
Heat Transfer Enhancement Due to Frequency Doubling and Ruelle-Takens-Newhouse Transition Scenarios in Symmetric Wavy Channels
Heat transfer characteriastics and enhancement in symmetric wavy channels in a frequency-doubling transition scenario
Blood flow dynamics in saccular aneurysm models of the basilar artery
Heat transfer enhancement in grooved channels due to flow bifurcations
Flow mixing enhancement from balloon pulsations in an intravenous oxygenator
Methodology for predicting oxygen transport on an intravenous membrane oxygenator combining computational and analytical models
Mass transfer enhancement in an intravenous membrane oxygenator induced by a pulsating balloon
Mass transfer performance evaluations of an intravenous membrane oxygenator
Pulsatile non-newtonian flow in a double aneurysm

ConferencePaper (23)

ELECTROREPULSION IN NANOFLUIDS: EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION FOR A STABLE BEHAVIOR
Analytical and computational thermal analysis of a latent heat storage and cooling system (LHSCS)
Technical and economical analysis of the use of a Solar Thermoelectric Generator for rural electrification programs
Determination and characterization by numerical simulations of flow mixing due to electrokinetic instabilities in cross-shaped microchannels
ENHANCEMENT OF THE OPTICAL EFFICIENCY IN ORGANIC AND NON-ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS WITH INCLUSION OF METALLIC NANOPARTICLES
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF FLOW OVER AN AIRFOIL BY THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD
ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE PLASMON ENHANCEMENT OF LIGHT ABSORPTION IN ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS BY THE TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD
Determining Flow Mixing Characteristics in Low Reynolds Numbers Micro Wavy Channels by the Lattice-Boltzmann Method
FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPINGING JETS IN TRANSITIONAL TIME PERIODIC FLOW REGIMES
Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Phonon Heat Conduction in Superlattice Structures
Flow dynamics characteristics in micro and nano length scales devices with the Lattice-Boltzmann method: The air bearing problem
Flow-induced wall mechanics of patient-specific aneurysmal cerebral arteries: Nonlinear isotropic vs. anisotropic wall stress
Future and past stretching and flow mixing enhancement in wavy channels by the Lattice-Boltzmann method
Stretching fields and flow mixing enhancement of rarified gases in micro-grooved channels by the Lattice Boltzmann method
Transition scenarios due to flow bifurcations in asymmetric wavy channel flows with different spatial periodicity on the sinusoidal walls
Flow characteristics of rarified gases in micro-grooved channels by the lattice-boltzmann method
Heat transfer characteristics and enhancement in symmetric wavy channels in a frequency-doubling transition scenario
Thin film phonon heat conduction by the dispersion lattice boltzmann method
Transition scenario of periodic and quasiperiodic flow bifurcations in symmetric communicating channels
Flow bifurcations and transition scenarios in confined flows: Channel geometry and operational parameter dependency
Flow bifurcations and heat transfer enhancement in asymmetric grooved channels
Flow transitions and heat transfer in open block tandem channels
Convective heat transfer and flow mixing in converging-diverging channel flows

ConferencePoster (3)

Analytical and Numerical characterization of a Hybrid Thermophotovoltaic coupled with a Thermoelectric Generator (HTPV-TEG) and a Microchannels-based Cooling System
Optimizing Optical and Thermal Properties of Polyethylene Aerogels for Radiative Cooling
Polyethylene Aerogel Covers for Sub-Ambient Radiative Cooling

Proyecto (13)

Developing a Thermophotovoltaic (TPV)-based Hybrid System for Energy Conversion, Waste Heat Recovery and Water Purification
Design and Benchmark of a Hybrid Thermophotovoltaic HTPV Energy Conversion System for Heat Recovery and Management
Diseño, Integración, Ensayo y Caracterización de un Concepto Experimental de Sistema Híbrido de Conversión de Energía Solar en Energía Eléctrica y Térmica
Nanoparticle sensors for measurement of engineered enzyme activity
Research and developments of multi-junction HCPV cooling systems based on a combination of microchannels, jet impingement and thermosyphon (heat pipe) devices
Design and Implementation of a Nanodroplet-Based Microfluidic Platform for Protein Engineering and Metagenomics
Phase-two=> Development, Characterization and Optimization of Hybrid Solar Energy Conversion Systems
Study of erosion-corrosion synergies in wastage of steel pipe materials used in transportation of copper mineral slurries
Phase-one=> Development, Characterization and Optimization of Hybrid Solar Energy Conversion Systems
Electrokinetic Flow Mixing and Electric Double Layer (EDL) Characteristics and Properties in Microchannels
Chaotic Advection and Heat (and Mass) Transport Enhancement in Time-periodic and Quasiperiodic Transitional Confined Flows
Flow Mixing Enhancement and Heat Transfer Enhancement in Laminar and Transicional Flows
Diseño, Integración, Ensayo y Caracterización de un Concepto Experimental de Sistema Híbrido de Conversión de Energía Solar en Energía Eléctrica y Térmica
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Amador Guzman

Principal Investigator

STECTEC

Santiago, Chile

6
Rodrigo Escobar

Associate Professor

Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
MARIA DEL VALLE

Full professor

Quimica Inorganica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Carlos Mata

Estudiante de doctorado

Escuela de Ingenieria

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Alvaro Valencia

academico jornada completa

mecanica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE DEPTO.DE ING. MECANICA

Santiago, Chile

1
Diego Vasco

Profesor asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
NELSON MORAGA

TITULAR PROFESSOR

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

LA SERENA, Chile

1
Armando Castillejo

Investigador Postdoctoral

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile