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

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Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

Theme-1 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

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

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Michel Bernier

Theme-3 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

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

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Liuchen Chang

Electrical Engineering

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

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Michael Collins

Mechanical Engineering

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

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James Cotton

Mechanical Engineering

Thermal storage, CHP, heat transfer

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Cynthia Cruickshank

Mechanical Engineering

Solar thermal systems, thermal storage

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Paul Fazio

Theme-2 co-leader

Building Engineering

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

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Morris Flynn

Mechanical Engineering

Convection, hybrid ventilation

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Alan Fung

Mechanical Engineering

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

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Steve Harrison

Theme-1 co-leader

Mechanical & Material Engineering

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

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Chris Kennedy

Civil Engineering

Sustainable communities, GHG emissions, quantitative urban planning

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Nazir Kherani

Electrical Engineering

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

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Michael Kummert

Mechanical Engineering

Building simulation and operating dynamics, HVAC

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Marilyn Lightstone

Mechanical Engineering

Computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, thermal storage modeling

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Jim Love

Architecture

Daylighting, architecture, building simulation, building design

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David Naylor

Theme-2 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

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

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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 

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Pat Oosthuizen

Mechanical Engineering

Convection fuel systems, CFD applications

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Marc Rosen

Theme-3 co-leader

Mechanical Engineering

Thermal storage, thermodynamics, cogeneration, HVAC systems

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Ian Rowlands

Environment and Resource Studies

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

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Carey Simonson

Mechanical Engineering

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

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Ted Stathopoulos

Building envelope, wind effects on buildings, hybrid ventilation

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Lukas Swan

Mechanical Engineering

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

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Ismet Ugursal

Mechanical Engineering

GHG emissions, community scale simulations

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Mary Anne White

Chemistry

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

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Sheldon Williamson

Electrical Engineering

Electrtic vehicles (control), charging strategies

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John Wright

Mechanical Engineering

Solar Optics, fenestration, shading, convection, building simulation

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Radu Zmeureanu

Theme-4 co-leader

Building Engineering

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

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