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John Z. Zhai


CEAE site faculty bio image: John Z. Zhai Title: Assistant Professor
Group: Building Systems Engineering
Office: ECCE 249
Phone: 303-492-4699
E-mail: John.Zhai@colorado.edu
Education
    • Ph.D., Building Technology, MIT, 2003
    • Ph.D., Fluid Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 1999
    • M.Sc., Fluid Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 1995
    • B.Sc., Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 1994
Website: http://spot.colorado.edu/~zhiqiang/
Honors and Distinction:
  • CU CRCW Conference Award, 2008 CU Sustainability Award of Green Faculty, 2008
  • The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation Project Award, 2007
  • CU-CEAE Young Investigator Award, 2007
  • MIT Presidential Fellowship, 1999-2003
  • ASHRAE Grant-in-Aid Fellowship, 2001
  • MIT Avalon Travel Grant, 2000
  • MIT Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability, 2000
Professional Affiliations:
  • International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
  • International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • US Green Building Council (USGBC)
Interests:
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and its Applications in Building and Environment
  • Heat Transfer and Energy Analysis of Building Systems
  • Building Indoor Environment Quality: Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality
  • Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
  • Building Vulnerability and Safety
  • Renewable Energy and Sustainable Building Design




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