John Z. Zhai

Title: Associate 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
  • Dr.Eng., 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 Distinctions:

  • Research Development Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, May, 2010
  • Distinguished Service Award (DSA) of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), May, 2010
  • William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship in Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 2009
  • 2008 Best Paper Award, International Journal of Building Simulation, 2009
  • Sustainability Award of Green Faculty, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008
  • The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation Project Award, 2007
  • Young Researcher Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007
  • Presidential Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999–2003
  • Grant-in-Aid Fellowship, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2001
    Avalon Travel Grant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
  • Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 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