CEEE April Newsletter: Celebration of Life for Dr. Reinhard Radermacher; Cutting-Edge Cooling Technologies

Join Us to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr. Reinhard Radermacher

Please join us Friday, April 4, to celebrate the life of our friend and colleague, Dr. Reinhard Radermacher, who was the director and co-founder of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Energy Engineering.

Reinhard was an internationally recognized expert in HVAC&R and energy conversion systems, specializing in heat pumps, air conditioners, refrigeration, and integrated cooling, heating, and power systems. His scholarship generated over 600 publications, including three books, numerous invention records and 17 U.S. patents. He was also a dear friend, cherished colleague, and a loving husband, father and grandfather. We will join Reinhard's family and gather in person at the University of Maryland and online to mourn our loss and celebrate his life.

Celebration of Life

1:00 p.m. University of Maryland Memorial Chapel

7744 Regents Drive, College Park, MD

Virtual attendees: Please RSVP below to receive a Zoom link.

Reception following at Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building

8228 Paint Branch Drive, College Park, MD

If you have not done so already, kindly confirm your in-person or virtual attendance.

RSVP

CEEE Co-Director Presents Cutting-Edge Cooling Technologies

The escalating urgency to mitigate climate change requires innovative and sustainable cooling solutions. CEEE Co-Director Yunho Hwang recently presented two groundbreaking cooling technologies that center researchers are developing that could revolutionize HVAC&R.

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CEEE Interns Offer Energy-Saving Analysis of Two High Schools

Two CEEE high school interns conducted an extensive comparative analysis of their schools’ energy usage, providing insightful suggestions on how to cut carbon emissions and improve efficiency. The teens shared their findings at the 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference.

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HVAC&R Engineering Career Fair Highlights Industry Offerings

The HVAC&R and Heat Pumps Engineering Career Fair, hosted by CEEE on March 12, attracted a crowd of UMD engineering students who had the chance to meet with representatives from 17 companies. Employers were eager to recruit engineers to help innovate and maintain sustainable heating and cooling solutions.

Registration Now Open for TPTPR 2025 at the University of Maryland

CEEE is honored to host the IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants at the University of Maryland, June 15-18, 2025. Come learn about the latest research on thermophysical properties and heat transfer characteristics of lower-GWP refrigerants.

Alumnus Profile

John Judge:

A Natural Leader

CEEE alumnus John Judge (Ph.D. ’96), leads ThermoLift, a company devoted to eco-friendly and economical HVAC&R heat pumping solutions. The company's latest innovation is a heat pump technology utilizing a natural refrigerant, helium.

Student Spotlight

Brian O'Malley:

Pushing the Limits

Meet graduate research assistant Brian O'Malley with CEEE's Modeling and Optimization Consortium. O'Malley is on a quest to help CEEE develop next-generation heat exchangers that are more efficient, pushing the upper limits of what's possible.

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Celebration of Life: Dr. Reinhard Radermacher

Please join us in celebrating the life of our friend and colleague, CEEE Director Reinhard Radermacher, 1:00 pm at the University of Maryland Memorial Chapel, followed by reception at the Jeong Kim Engineering Building. RSVP.