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About Carlos Fernández-Aballí , Ph.D.

My dream is that everyone can enjoy a dignified quality of life in harmony with the Earth’s biosphere. Teaching the technologies and skills to address this complex problem has been at the core of my efforts as a researcher and an educator.

Positions

2022 - Present Visiting Instructor, University of North Florida ‐ College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction
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2014 - 2015 Lecturer and researcher, ISDI-Higher Institute of Industrial Design, Habana, Cuba
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2006 - 2014 Lecturer and researcher, CETER (Center for the Study of Renewable Energy Technologies) at UTH, Habana, Cuba
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2010 - 2011 Researcher, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2016 - 2019 Coordinator and lead instructor, AET University
2017 Coordinator, International Renewable Energy Conference (CIER)
2016 Content Adviser and Judge, Energy in Emerging Markest Case Study Competition (EEMCC)
2015 Panelist and Organizer, Energizing Cuba Conference, NY, USA
2014 - 2015 Academic coordinator, A lo Big Bang: Disenando conCiencia, Habana, Cuba
2014 - 2015 Organizing committee member, Art Festival for Mother Earth, Cuba
2006 - 2013 Organizing committee member, Int. Conference for Renewable Energy/E. Efficiency/Energy Education (CIER), Habana Cuba
2007 - 2011 Organizing committee member, MACDES (Conference for the Built Environment and Sustainable Development), Habana Cuba
2003 - 2006 Founding vice-president, Engineers Without Borders (EWB-Bristol) UK
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Honors and Awards

  • 2013: Earned a James Madison Fellowship by the James Madison Summer Institute on the Constitution at Georgetown University
  • 2009: Co-author of a wining project in Mondialogo, Sheltered House and Construction Technologies for Hurricane Vulnerable Zones in the Caribbean. The award was Sponsored by DaimlerChrysler and UNESCO. Value 15,000 EUR
  • 2007: Co-author of a project titled "Rice Husk Ash: Energy and Concret. Earned honorable mention in Mondialogo with award valued at $18,000
  • Awarded the Albert Fry Prize to a graduating study for his/her extraordinary contribution to the University of Bristol, UK
  • Granted the ECIS award for International Understanding by the European Committee of International Schools
  • 2002: Was selected secretary general of SAMUN

Education

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2009 - 2013 EngD, Thermodynamics, Technological University of Habana Jose Antonio Echeverria (UTH), Cuba ‐ Studied at Ghent University "UGhent), Belgium.
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2005 - 2006 M.S., University of Bristol, UK ‐ Engineering Design
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2002 - 2005 B.S., University of Bristol, UK ‐ Engineering Design
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2000 - 2002 IB, International School of Caracas, Venezuela ‐ Art & Design, Mathematics and Physics
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Publications (11)

Research Projects (7)

Presentations (3)