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HVACR expert Reinhard Radermacher dies

USA: The Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) has reported the sudden death of internationally recognised HVACR expert Reinhard Radermacher.

Radermacher, who had been director of the Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) and Minta Martin Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland’s A James Clark School of Engineering since 1983, died suddenly on Friday.

His scholarship generated over 600 publications, including three books, more than 200 invention records and 17 US patents. He consistently ranked in the top 2% of researchers worldwide based on the number of career-long citations of his work. Academics, researchers and other inventors alike sought him out for inspiration and insight. 

A statement issued by the CEEE said: “We were privileged to call Professor Radermacher our leader and a friend. He was a person of great intellect, and his commitment to the success of everybody around him was unparalleled. 

“He cherished mentoring his students and took time out of his schedule every week to eat lunch together at the dining hall. Likewise, he mentored many faculty members, reaching out to new faculty and graciously sharing his years of wisdom.” 

Radermacher received a PhD in physics from the Technical University of Munich and served on the US National Team of the International Energy Agency. He was a life-time honorary member of the International Institute of Refrigeration, lifetime member and fellow of ASHRAE and editor of ASHRAE’s STBE Research Journal.

In 2015 he received the J&E Hall Gold Medal from the UK Institute of Refrigeration and the Gustav Lorentzen Medal from the International Institute of Refrigeration.

Dr Reinhard Radermacher (centre) receives the J&E Hall Gold Medal from J&E Hall’s Manuel Camacho (left) and IoR president Graeme Maidment in 2015

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