Hello world

I’m an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Chile. My current research is related to Stratocumulus cloud modeling for coastal cities, motivated by solar forecasting applications. I’m interested in renewable energy applications, sustainable cities, as well as fluid dynamics and turbulence. More on research, teaching and some useful resources.

I also work for the Center of Acceleration of Sustainable Electromobility (CASE), and I’m an Adjunct Researcher at the Solar Energy Research Center and the FCFM Energy Center.

I worked on my PhD at the Solar Resource Assessment and Forecasting Lab at UC San Diego under the supervision of Prof. Jan Kleissl. I’m also a professional engineer from Chile, where I worked at the FCFM Energy Center for three years. I’m a human being and I have a political and moral view that usually impacts what I do and how I work.

Some interests

• Cloud modeling and solar resource for energy production
• Fluid dynamics and turbulence
• Distributed renewable energy technologies
• Energy access and technology impact on societies
• Open source hardware and distributed manufacturing
• Technology for the rural world

Outreach and art/science

• Check out our project website for La escuela como nodo social y corredor biológico, an art and science education project in collaboration with 2 high schools in Santiago.

Formal contact info

Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile

Beauchef 851, Santiago, RM, 8370458, Chile

Of. 411, Torre Poniente

mzamora at uchile dot cl