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Rob Hovsapian

Program Manager – Center for Advanced Power Systems

Department and/or Center Affiliation:

SESEC, CAPS and Mechanical Engineering

Address: 2000 Levy Avenue Tallahassee FL 32310

Phone: (850)644-8761 Fax: (850)645-1534

E-mail: hovsapian@caps.fsu.edu

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Education:
MS ME – Controls (89) Florida State University
PhD. ME – In process (Integrated Thermodynamic Optimization of a Hybrid Solar Refrigeration System)
Advisor: Dr. Krothapalli
Co-Advisor: Dr. Ordonez

Energy-Related Research Interests:

  • PV Cell Technology ( 5 year semiconductor industry expertise)
  • Solar Concentrators ( PhD research)
  • Absorption Refrigeration ( PhD research)
  • Distributed Energy System Integration
  • Energy Systems Integration (15-year career focused on system integration and system optimization)