Meet Our 2021 Recipient

Yunho Hwang
Research Professor and Co-Director, Center for  Environmental Energy Engineering

Dr. Hwang was the advisor for the college’s award-winning 2017 United States Department of Energy Solar Decathlon team. He is also a world-renowned expert in energy efficiency and innovative energy systems in air conditioning and refrigeration. His research has been supported by $12 million in grants and has resulted in over 300 papers that have been cited more than 4,000 times. As a result of his accomplishments, he has been honored as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and with several best paper awards, and has given numerous keynote and invited talks.

Past Recipients


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