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Office Location: ECJ 5.432

Andrew Fix

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise
Building Energy and Environments
Sustainable Systems
Thermal Fluid Systems

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 2019

About
Andrew Fix is an assistant professor in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (with a courtesy appointment in mechanical engineering). More specifically, he is a faculty member of the Building Energy and Environments (BEE) faculty group. 

Before joining UT, Fix was a postdoctoral faculty member of the Center for Environmental Energy Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, working under the guidance of Prof. Yunho Hwang and Prof. Rainhard Radermacher. He was a 2023 Dean’s Teaching Fellow at Purdue and taught undergraduate thermodynamics. He was previously supported by the Department of Energy IBUILD Fellowship and the Laura Winkelman-Davidson Fellowship.

Technical Interests

  • Next-generation HVAC and thermal systems
  • Energy efficient air dehumidification (selective membranes, desiccants and other sorbents)
  • Atmospheric water harvesting systems and materials
  • Membrane gas separations
  • Thermal energy storage

Related Websites
Fix Lab

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