Daniel Perez Astudillo | Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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Daniel Perez Astudillo

Dr. Daniel Perez Astudillo


Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

  • Phone+974 44542990
  • Office locationC127, 1st Floor, RC-B2

Biography

Daniel received his doctoral degree in physics in 2006, in the field of High-Energy Experimental Particle Physics (HEP), working on the phenomenology of HEP within the H1 Collaboration, using experimental data from the H1 detector and HERA accelerator at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), in Hamburg, Germany, performing simulations and analyzing data, in addition to being involved in the operation, maintenance and control of the H1 Central Silicon Tracking detector. He also has postdoctoral experience working in the simulation of radiotherapy accelerators for medical physics applications and physics with the ALICE detector of the Large Hadron Collider. He joined QEERI in 2012 to work on Solar Resource Assessment, mainly working on ground measurements and data analysis of solar radiation.

 


Research Interests

Solar resource assessment: ground-level measurements of solar radiation, data analysis, solar climate characterisation

Experience

Doctoral degree in Physics

CINVESTAV Merida; in the field of High-Energy Experimental Particle Physics (HEP), working on the phenomenology of HEP within the H1 Collaboration at DESY in Hamburg, Germany.

2001-2006
  • Postdoctoral stay

    CINVESTAV-Mexico; two fields: Medical Physics and High Energy Physics.

    2007-2008
  • Postdoctoral stay

    CIEMAT-Madrid, Spain; in Supercomputation and Monte Carlo techniques for radiotherapy applications.

    2008-2009
  • Research Scientist

    QEERI Doha, Qatar; in Solar Resource Assessment.

    2012-present

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Industrial Engineering; Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida; Merida, Mexico.

1997
  • Master of Science, Applied Physics

    CINVESTAV-Merida; Merida, Mexico.

    2001
  • Doctor of Science, Applied Physics

    CINVESTAV-Merida. Merida, Mexico.

    2006

Selected Publications

  • D. Bachour, D. Perez-Astudillo

    Ground measurements of Global Horizontal Irradiation in Doha, Qatar. Renewable Energy 71:32-36. Doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.05.005

    2014
  • D. Bachour, D. Perez-Astudillo

    Deriving solar direct normal irradiance using lidar-ceilometer. Solar Energy 110:316-324. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.09.022

    2014
  • D. Perez-Astudillo, D. Bachour

    Variability of measured Global Horizontal Irradiation throughout Qatar. Solar Energy 119:169-178. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.06.045

    2015
  • A. Sanfilippo, L. Martin-Pomares, N. Mohandes, D. Perez-Astudillo, D. Bachour

    An adaptive multi-modeling approach to solar nowcasting. Solar Energy 125:77-85. Doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.11.041

    2015
  • L. Martin-Pomares, D. Martinez, J. Polo, D. Perez-Astudillo, D. Bachour, A. Sanfilippo

    Analysis of the long-term solar potential for electricity generation in Qatar. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 73:1231-1246. Doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.125

    2017