Associate Professor, Practice and Technology
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1989
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1999-present
Professional Experience
Research Engineer/Research Associate, Building Systems Laboratory, UIUC; May 1995-August 1999
Private Consultant, Champaign, Illinois; August 1994-December 1998
Graduate Research Assistant, BLAST Support Office, UIUC; August 1989-May 1995
Publications
Article: "The Effect of Varying the Radiative/Convective Split for Internal Heat Gains on Cooling Load Calculations," in ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 104, Part 1B, 1998, pp. 1790-1802
Final Report: "Loads Toolkit RP-987," submitted to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2001
Article: "Modeling Radiant Systems in an Integrated Heat Balance Based Energy Simulation Program," in ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 108, Part 2, 2002 (accepted for publication)
Article: "Modular HVAC Simulation and the Future Integration of Alternative Cooling Systems in a New Building Energy Simulation Program," in ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 108, Part 2, 2002 (accepted for publication)
Research
Grant: Provide Research and Support for EnergyPlus Version 1.0; United States Department of Energy through USACERL; August 2002
Grant: Integration of Low Energy Technologies for Optimal Building and Space Condition Design; United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory through Oklahoma State University; November 2004
Presentations and Lectures
Paper: "Developing Thermal Intuition using Building Thermal Simulations in the Classroom," presented at the ASCA Technology Conference, Cambridge, MA; July 2000
Paper: "An Analysis of the Effect of the Building Envelope on Thermal Comfort using the EnergyPlus Program," presented at the ACSA Technology Conference, Austin, TX; July 2001
Paper: "Modularization and Simulation Techniques for Heat Balance Based Energy and Load Calculation Programs: the Experience of the ASHRAE Loads Toolkit and EnergyPlus;" presented at Building Simulation ’01, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; August 2001
Invited Lecture: "Modeling a Radiant Slab Coupled to a Cooling Tower using the New National Energy Analysis Program," Cooling Frontiers Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; October 2001
Professional Memberships
Member, Graduate Faculty, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1999-present
Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); 1991-present
Member, International Building Performance Simulation Association; 2000-present (USA Affiliate Secretary) Member, ASHRAE TC6.5 (Radiant Heating and Cooling, 1999-present), TC4.7 (Energy Calculations, 2001-present; Handbook Chair), TC6.4 (In-Space Heating and Cooling Systems, starting July 2002; Program Chair)
Professional and University Service
Member (appointed), Curriculum Committee, Year 3-4 Task Force, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1999-2000
Member (appointed), School Bylaws Committee, School of Architecture, UIUC; 2001-02
Member (appointed), Search Committee, Building Research Council Research Specialist, School of Architecture, UIUC; 2001
Awards and Honors
Grant: Provide Research and Support for Developing Portions of the Beta Version of EnergyPlus and Radiant Systems in EnergyPlus; United States Department of Energy through USACERL; 1999-2001
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