Menandro “Maynard” S. Berana, BS ME ‘00, MS ‘07, Ph.D. ‘09
Maynard is currently the Chair and an Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME) at the University of the Philippines – Diliman. He is also a track head of the Manufacturing and Machinery R&D Track of the Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) program. His specialization is on alternative refrigeration systems, renewable energy and two-phase flows while his research interests include cooling and power generation from recoverable heat and other energy sources; energy efficiency; automation and manufacturing systems.
Before becoming DME Chair in June 2012, he had served the UP Diliman College of Engineering as the Associate Dean for Instructions and Research and the Project Leader for UP Diliman in the ERDT Program.
He completed his PhD from Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan in November 2009.