Assist. Prof. Dr. Primož Poredoš finished his Master’s degree and PhD in 2010 and 2015, respectively. After that, he was working as a research assistant in the domains of refrigeration&cooling, heat pumps, heat and mass transfer studies, condensation processes, and energy policy. His recent research interests are oriented into the energy-water-air-food nexus including thermally (solar) driven membrane-distillation technology. Dr. Poredoš is extremely interested in the sustainable use of sorption technology and radiative sky cooling technology for freshwater provision and humidity management with the possible extension into agriculture. His short-term goal is to work with the most advanced energy materials coupled with beyond-state-of-the-art research activities related to synergistic co-development of materials, devices, and system integration with a deep understanding of heat and mass transfer, devices thermal management, and complemented with additional experience in material science. Driven by his passion for pure science and the synergistic potential between the radiative sky cooling effect and sorption technology for atmospheric water harvesting, Dr. Poredoš conducts both lab-scale experiments and real-world field research tests. His long-term goal includes bringing exciting, novel, and non-conventional scientific ideas to a higher technology readiness level (TRL) and possibly extending the collaboration between research Institutes to industrial and other stakeholders.
