Francis Vasquez

Graduate Research Assistant

Mechanical Engineering

Francis Vásquez completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the Escuela Politécnica Nacional in 2016 and his M. Eng in Energy Conversion Systems and Technologies from the Rovira i Virgili University in 2020. Prior to joining UConn, he worked for five years as a research assistant at the Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético in Quito, Ecuador. His main research focus was developing thermal characterization of phase change materials and thermal energy simulation in building applications.