José Miguel Cardemil

Dr. José Miguel Cardemil has been the director of the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC Chile) since 2026. An Industrial Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, he holds a Master’s in Thermal Sciences and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil). He is an Associate Professor at the UC School of Engineering, in the Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering.

Since 2024, he has directed the UC Master's in Energy Engineering. He has been a principal investigator on FONDECYT, FONDEF, FONDAP, and COPEC UC projects, as well as international collaboration initiatives with ISES and the IEA's SHC program. His research focuses on solar thermal energy and thermal storage, process integration, and applied thermodynamics.