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BOURNS HALL
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521

Aguilar, Guillermo

Associate Professor

Bourns College of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering


Biography

Professor Guillermo Aguilar received his Bachelors degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1993, and his Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1995 and 1999, respectively.

Former Institution

University of California, Irvine

Degrees

B.Sc. Mech. Engineering 1993

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

M.Sc. Mech. Engineering 1995

University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Ph.D. Mech. Engineering 1999

University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Awards

• Whitaker Foundation fellowship for post doctoral research (UCI), 1999-2001.
• National Institutes of Health, Research Scientist Development Award (K01), 2002-2007.
• American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), fellow since 2003.
• Regents' Faculty Fellowship/Faculty Development Award, 2006


Research Area

Professor Aguilar’s research focuses on the experimental and numerical modeling of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and thermal processes relevant to biomedical optics, medical lasers and cryogen cooling. This includes the combined use of spray cooling and laser irradiation for dermatologic therapies, cartilage reshaping, and cryosurgery among others.

Publications

For additional information, please see Professor Aguilar's faculty webpage.

http://www.engr.ucr.edu/~gaguilar/