Carlos Fernández-Pello
| Carlos Fernández-Pello | |
|---|---|
| Fields | Combustion |
| Institutions |
Harvard University Princeton University Northwestern University University of Berkeley |
| Alma mater |
Technical University of Madrid University of California, San Diego |
| Thesis | (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Forman A. Williams |
Prof. Carlos Fernández-Pello (born in Asturias, Spain) is a faculty member of the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also serves as an associate dean in the Graduate Division at Berkeley, where he oversees the Graduate Diversity Program, the American Indian Graduate Program, Graduate Division’s academic services, fellowships, publications, and websites. His research interests are in combustion, heat and mass transfer, microgravity combustion, micro and meso-scale combustion, ignition and flame propagation, smouldering and transition to flaming combustion.
Prof. Fernández-Pello has experience in dozens of research projects, with more than 400 published papers and book chapters. During his academic career, he has advised many students: more than 19 Ph.D.’s, 45 M.Sc.’s, and numerous undergraduate students and teacher assistants. He has been involved in teaching and research activities since the 1970s in different institutions around the globe, mainly in U.S., Spain, France and Japan.
Prof. Carlos Fernández-Pello received his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Science from University of California, San Diego in 1975. Earlier, he received his M.Sc. degree (1973) at U.C. San Diego, and his Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain, 1968). He arrived to the USA from Spain in 1972 with the support of fellowships from the Fulbright and Juan March Foundations (Spain). After working as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, Princeton University and Northwestern University, he joined UC Berkeley in 1980. Since then, he has held the following academic positions: Associate Dean of the Graduate Division (since 2003), Vice-Chairman of Graduate Matters, Mechanical Engineering Department (1997–2000), Vice-Chairman Graduate Council (2000–2001), Professor (since 1986), and Associate Professor (1982–1986).
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