Congratulations to Dr. Derek Hollenbeck for winning a Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Merced, beginning February 1, 2026. Congratulations! Dr. Hollenbeck runs the CMERI: https://methane.ucmerced.edu/
Derek Hollenbeck earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2023 at the University of California, Merced. Derek has research interests in digital twins, fluid mechanics, controls, dynamics, fractional calculus, and cyber physical systems using small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) with applications in leak detection, localization and quantification of methane emissions. He is passionate about working on difficult problems through the lense of smart sensing that intersect real-world applications and foundational research concepts.
Created and last updated 2/4/2026.
