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The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center aims to:

  • Bridge basic research and to provide industry-relevant technologies for the energy transformation sector
  • Contribute to the development of energy-efficient equipment that helps operation in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way
  • Provide a forum for industry and academia to coordinate research and share results at a pre-competitive stage
  • Educate and prepare undergraduate and graduate students, as well as engineers from industry to become experts in the field of HVAC&R and to enable them to address energy and environment related challenges of the 21st century by participation in the relevant research, adhering to the most rigorous academic standards

Spring 2026 ACRC Industrial Advisory Board Meeting: April 1-2

Fall 2026 Advisory Board Meeting:  September 30-October 1 

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For further information about specific projects or questions, please reach out to:

Craig Bradshaw

Craig Bradshaw
Executive Director, ACRC
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
2125 Mechanical Engineering Lab 
crbrad@illinois.edu

Nenad Miljkovic

Nenad Miljkovic
Director, ACRC
Founder Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
2125 Mechanical Engineering Lab
(617) 981-9247 
nmiljkov@illinois.edu