SNEBRN Researchers

concordia

Andreas Athienitis

Scientific Director and Theme-4 co-leader

Building Engineering

Building operation dynamics and control, building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal systems, daylighting, passive solar design, design of NZEBs

 

carleton

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

Theme-1 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

Building performance simulation, building energy sytems, micro-cogeneration, combined heat and power

 

polytechnique

Michel Bernier

Theme-3 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

 

Heat pumps, Borehole thermal energy storage, Building simulation, Modeling and simulation of thermal systems.

 

unb

Liuchen Chang

Electrical Engineering

Load management in building, power electronics, electrical machines, motors, power system control

 

waterloo

Michael Collins

Mechanical Engineering

Fenestration systems, photovoltaic/thermal systems, solar thermal systems, radiation heat transfer

 

mcmaster

James Cotton

Mechanical Engineering

Thermal storage, CHP, heat transfer

 

carleton

Cynthia Cruickshank

Mechanical Engineering

Solar thermal systems, thermal storage

 

concordia

Paul Fazio

Theme-2 co-leader

Building Engineering

(Deceased, September 2014)

Building envelope technologies, building physics, moisture transfer, curtain wall technology, policy

 

alberta

Morris Flynn

Mechanical Engineering

Convection, hybrid ventilation

 

 

ryerson

Alan Fung

Mechanical Engineering

Energy modeling HVAC system and control, energy efficiency, cogeneration systems, design of NZEBs

 

concordia

Hua Ge

Building Engineering

Building Envelopes, Building Physics, high performance and durable building façades, wind-driven rain loads, energy efficiency

 

calgary

Caroline Hachem-Vermette

Environmental Design

High performance building envelope, solar optimization and energy enhancement in mixed-use communities, design considerations for resilient communities, adaptable pre-engineered architectural structures

 

 

queens

Steve Harrison

Theme-1 co-leader

Mechanical & Material Engineering

Solar thermal systems, heat pumps, thermal storage, solar cooling, technology transfer

 

toronto

Chris Kennedy

Civil Engineering

Sustainable communities, GHG emissions, quantitative urban planning

 

toronto

Nazir Kherani

Electrical Engineering

Photovoltaic/thermal systems, thin films, amorphous silicon, crystalline silicon

 

polytechnique

Michael Kummert

Mechanical Engineering

Building simulation and operating dynamics, HVAC

 

mcmaster

Marilyn Lightstone

Mechanical Engineering

Computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, thermal storage modeling

 

calgary

Jim Love

Architecture

Daylighting, architecture, building simulation, building design

 

ryerson

David Naylor

Theme-2 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

Fenestration systems, laser interferometry, convection, CFD, experimental methods in heat transfer & fluids

 

carleton

Liam (William) O'Brien

Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering

Occupant behaviour, Advanced and adaptive building controls, daylighting and passive solar utilization, modelling and simulation, occupant comfort 

 

queens

Pat Oosthuizen

Mechanical Engineering

Convection fuel systems, CFD applications

     
polytechnique

Philippe Pasquier

Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering

Borehole thermal energy storage, thermal simulation, thermal response testing, hydrogeology.

 

Marc Rosen

Theme-3 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

Thermal storage, thermodynamics, cogeneration, HVAC systems

 

waterloo

Ian Rowlands

Environment and Resource Studies

Sustainability, environment and business, international political economy, electricity policy, climate change

 

Carey Simonson

Mechanical Engineering

Building physics, HVAC systems, air-to-air energy recovery devices

 

 

concordia

Ted Stathopoulos

Building Engineering

Building envelope, wind effects on buildings, hybrid ventilation

 

dalhousie

Lukas Swan

Mechanical Engineering

Energy and electricity storage systems, building performance simulation, renewable energy 

 

dalhousie

Ismet Ugursal

Mechanical Engineering

GHG emissions, community scale simulations

 

dalhousie

Mary Anne White

Chemistry

Materials science, thermodynamics, thermal conductivity, phase-change materials 

 

concordia

Sheldon Williamson

Electrical Engineering

Electrtic vehicles (control), charging strategies

 

waterloo

John Wright

Mechanical Engineering

Solar Optics, fenestration, shading, convection, building simulation

 

concordia

Radu Zmeureanu

Theme-4 co-leader

Building Engineering

Building simulation, energy efficiency, HVAC systems, building operation, continuous commissioning, comfort