Eduardo Mora

Sigo acumulando correos sin la respuesta esperada. Con este, ya van 14 intentos fallidos. Vamos a reírnos de mí en coro por un rato, pero no voy a claudicar.

​Estoy esperando resultados del 15 y el 16. Si no salen, voy por el 17 o los que hagan falta.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Pragmatist Thermodynamics for the 21st Century: Carsten Herrmann-Pillath . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meetin... In the 19th century, Classical thermodynamics (CT) became intertwined with human practices through the spread of ideas such as “efficiency” and “energy,” particularly in economic contexts. This integr...

We are about to start with today's webinar, 'Pragmatist Thermodynamics for the 21st Century'.

Join us: iaisae.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Regreso al estatus de alumno, pero ahora en UNED.

Eduardo González-Mora - On privilege, perseverance, and the unseen A recent, pointed confrontation with a colleague serves as the impetus for this reflection. They charged that my research trajectory has been built upon a fo...

Privilege may grant a head start, but perseverance defines the finish line. True academic progress is built in the unseen work—the early mornings, rejected papers, and quiet daily grind that no one applauds.

My new entry at my @owlstown.com page: egm-solar.owlstown.net/posts/4989

There is a fine line between rigorous analysis and unnecessary aggression.
I have always maintained that “Thermodynamics is about facts, not opinions”—it is time to ensure my draft reflects that. Currently revising to ensure my citations are respected, not roasted.

Upon reviewing my ECOS 2026 abstract on an efficient solar heating process, I realised my evaluation of a cited author read more like a declaration of war than scholarly discourse. In research, accuracy must always outweigh attitude.

¿Y si (ab)uso de la descripción estadística de la segunda ley de la termodinámica para explicar porqué siempre las luces de navidad están enredadas cada vez que las vamos a colocar en el árbol?

🤣

Digo, creo que con eso podría justificar porque no pongo ningún adorno en estas fechas...

Funded by Consejo Mexiquense de Ciencia y Tecnología(COMECyT). Thanks to Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) and colleagues for a research stay that inspired this formalized, classroom-tested framework. #AcademicCommunity #PhysicsTeaching

The framework starts with Carnot and adds realism:1. Internal dissipation, 2. Imperfect reservoirs, 3. Finite-time heat transfer (Curzon-Ahlborn), 4. Real heat exchangers, 5. Radiative sources (e.g., solar). Each model sets a relevant bound.
#Thermodynamics#EngineeringEducation

Radware Bot Manager Captcha

New in Eur. J. Phys.: My article bridges the gap between ideal Carnot theory & real-world engine efficiency. I present a teaching framework with 5 progressive models, from internal losses to capturing sunlight. A toolkit for educators & engineers.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Yo justo antes de iniciar una discusión de (al menos) 2 horas sobre entropía.

Eduardo González-Mora - Navigating the supervisory relationship One of the most challenging, yet least openly discussed, aspects of the doctoral journey is the relationship with one’s supervisor. This dynamic extends far ...

🎓 Your PhD supervisor relationship can make or break the journey.
It's the unspoken core of the experience.

Pro tips:
🔸 Set communication rules early
🔸 Learn to "manage up" professionally
🔸 Own your progress

Navigate this crucial alliance wisely.
Full guide:

egm-solar.owlstown.net/posts/4910-n...

Thermodynamics 2.0 | T2026 Conference Thermodynamics 2.0 is an opportunity for academics and researchers to learn more about historical efforts and contribute to contemporary efforts to connect natural and social sciences. Academic Leaders from around the world will present on the pivotal role thermodynamics has been playing to bridge sciences. Thermodynamics 2.0 Society organizes this biennial conference in even years. We are planning next Thermodynamics 2.0 | 2026 Conference in July or August 2026 at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States! Please help answer the questions below to support planning: finalize date and mode of this biennial conference about unity of sciences. This survey should take you no more than 5 minutes to complete. This conference is dedicated to research and education. T2026 aims to foster idea-sharing in order to move science and engineering forward in the 21st Century. The conference will include technical sessions, panel discussions, a poster session, business meetings, social events, and opportunities for interesting excursions Thermodynamics 2.0 Conference aims to empower science, engineering and humanity. Please visit http://iaisae.org/ or Thermodynamics 2.0: Bridging the natural and social sciences | for more information.

We need your help again with planning of Thermodynamics 2.0 | 2026 conference: RSVP Form forms.gle/kjzAxvGEbPTe...!

Entropía, o elegantemente, la pulsión de la irreversibilidad.

🚀 My @owlstown.com Webpage Update Alert!
CV 📄 | Contact 📧 | Research Projects 🔍 | Mini-Blog ✨
Everything’s fresh—come explore!
👉 egm-solar.owlstown.net
#AcademicProfile #Research #PersonalBranding
Perfect mix of professionalism and approachability! 🌟

Eduardo González-Mora - The productivity paradox The diagnosis The common interpretation of stalled progress is a deficit of discipline. In reality, the core issue is frequently one of cognitive overload. A...

🔄 The Productivity Paradox: I accelerated my research output by stopping forced work.

By tracking energy instead of hours and scheduling real mental breaks, I found that calm isn't idleness—it's recovered focus.

Read: egm-solar.owlstown.net/posts/4771-t...

Endoreversible description of photothermal Vuilleumier re... Sustainable cooling is critical for climate change mitigation and energy resilience, potentially reducing global greenhouse gas emissions while addressing rising demand for cooling. Solar refrigeration technologies offer alternatives to electricity-intensive refrigeration systems but remain underutilised in industrial applications where thermal energy is required for many manufacturing processes. Specifically, Vuilleumier refrigerators – heat-driven devices with mechanical simplicity – show unexplored potential when powered by concentrated solar energy, as no existing models integrate a solar concentrator with the refrigeration cycle irreversibilities. Here, we develop an endoreversible thermodynamic model of a solar-driven Vuilleumier refrigerator, coupling optical concentration, absorber design, and regeneration effect. Numerical analysis reveals that the coefficient of performance ( β ) exhibits concentration-dependent thresholds ( ξ > 0.18 at 273 K; ξ > 0.11 at 253 K), with asymptotic plateaus at β ≈ 9 and β ≈ 4 respectively. Normalised sensitivity analysis identifies regenerator effectiveness ( ɛ ) as the dominant parameter (12–16 times more influential), compared with the solar-specific parameters. These results resolve a critical gap in solar-thermal refrigeration by demonstrating that regenerator design – not concentrator scaling – limits maximum coefficient of performance. This work provides a thermodynamic blueprint delineating the fundamental performance boundaries of solar-Vuilleumier technology, governed by irreversibility constraints and asymptotic efficiency limits.

🚀 New paper out! We modelled a solar-powered Vuilleumier refrigerator—a mechanical simplicity, electricity-free cooling dream. 🌞➡️❄️

Key finding: It's the regenerator design, NOT bigger solar concentrators, that limits max efficiency. A game-changer for #SolarCooling

🔗 doi.org/10.1515/jnet...

Contrary to some media reports, heat pumps aren’t new tech — they’ve been around for 100+ years!

✅ First built in 1856 by Peter von Rittinger
✅ Zurich City Hall used one from 1938–2001
✅ UK’s first in 1945 (Norwich)
✅ ~200 million in use worldwide today

Eduardo González-Mora - The unwitnessed labour The most demanding phases of an academic career are often the most invisible. This truth resonates profoundly during the doctoral journey, yet it persists wi...

🕯️ The most vital academic work happens in silence.
Months of unwitnessed labor, solitary doubt, and deferred validation—this is where real scholarship is built.

You are not falling behind. You are forging ahead where few can follow.

Read: egm-solar.owlstown.net/posts/4708-t...
#PhDLife #Postdoc

Eduardo González-Mora - Retrospective insights from the doctoral The doctoral journey presents a landscape of unspoken challenges that often remain obscured by formal academic structures. What follows are seven hard-won tr...

🎓 PhD truths I learned the hard way:

"Good for your CV" isn't enough

Academia isn't pure meritocracy

Your progress > your self-assessment

It's a marathon; career = ultramarathon

Full hard-won lessons: egm-solar.owlstown.net/posts/4588-r...

#PhDLife

Eduardo González-Mora - The unwritten curriculum The most undervalued competency in academic development is not a methodological technique but a strategic practice: the disciplined art of refusal. Researche...

🛑 Your most powerful word as a researcher is "No."
New blog: Why strategic refusal is a core skill, not a weakness.
Learn when to decline and how to say it professionally.
Protect your focus. Fuel meaningful work.

🔗egm-solar.owlstown.net/posts/4444-t...

ICE vehicles waste a whopping 80% of the energy in their fuel.

Electric vehicles are propelled by entirely different mechanisms. Energy enters the vehicle as electricity, which directly powers the drivetrain: EVs need not convert one form of energy to another resulting in much higher efficiency.

Call for Papers:

We welcome interdisciplinary research on sustainable processes, renewable energy solutions, and innovative thermal management. A special issue edited by @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social

Submissions are now open.

#AcademicChatter #GreenTech

Link: www.mdpi.com/journal/proc...

Eduardo González-Mora - On unsettling orthodoxy Academia thrives not on consensus, but on disciplined dissent. The unchallenged assumptions that underpin scholarly life do more than shape individual experi...

🧠 Academia's machinery is broken. We chase metrics, not meaning. Publish papers, not always progress.

My new blog post critiques the orthodoxy: ➡️The tyranny of "utility" ➡️Publication ≠ knowledge ➡️The lone genius myth

Read: egm-solar.owlstown.net/posts/4277-o...
#AcademicTwitter#HigherEd