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GERARDO DIAZ
Professor
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Professor Gerardo Diaz is conducting important research into plasma gasification, a process
by which waste is converted into gas that can be used for energy. Diaz and his research team
are studying and testing a plasma unit in hopes of eventually using it on campus as a way of
moving UC Merced toward its ambitious goals in operational sustainability.
“UC Merced is literally a ‘living laboratory’ due to the number of state-of-the-art
technologies being tested that are actually used to provide services during the normal
operation of the campus.”
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