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Directories - Faculty - Dr. Horacio Perez-Blanco


Dr. PerezBlanco

Dr. Horacio Perez-Blanco

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
204 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-7842
Fax: 814-863-4848
E-Mail: hpb1@psu.edu

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Expertise:
Simultaneous heat and mass transfer, space conditioning with novel absorption chillers and heat pumps, energy analysis and entropy generation as applied to unusual systems, teaching.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1974

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1990-Present
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1979-1990
Agrest Thermal Consultants, 1975
National Technical University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1975
National University, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1973-1975

Honors/Awards:
Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 1997
MMES Inventor's Award, 1986

Affiliations:
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Research work in collaboration with GRI, Trane, Carrier, York, Wieland, United Technologies, MMES, Conair, Juno.
Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1978