MONCEF KRARTI, PHD, PE
BRIEF CURRICULUM VITA
- Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, School of Engineering, 1987, University of Colorado at Boulder.
- Master of Science, School of Engineering, 1985, University of Colorado at Boulder.
- Diplome d'Ingenieur, 1984, Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, Paris, France.
- Diplome d'Ingenieur, 1982, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France.
- Professional History
- 1998- Now: Associate Professor, CEAE Department, University of Colorado
- Instructor for courses in thermodynamics, heat transfer, electrical
systems, thermal analysis of building systems, and computer simulation of
building energy systems.
- Research on modeling building energy systems, including
indoor air quality in parking garages, demand controlled ventilation,
thermal bridging in building foundations, control of ice storage systems,
and energy and water use optimization for residential buildings.
- 1991-1998: Assistant Professor, CEAE Department, University of Colorado
- Instructor for courses in thermodynamics, electrical
systems for buildings, building energy audits, and computer simulation of
building energy systems.
- Research on modeling building energy systems, including
dynamic walls, ground-coupling heat transfer, underground air tunnels,
thermal bridges, ice storage systems, and alternate building materials.
- 1988-1991: Associate, Steven Winter and Associates, Norwalk, CT.
- Evaluation of energy conservation measures for over one hundred residential,
commercial, and institutional buildings using state-of-the-art computer
simulation tools.
- Modeling and testing of air flow in multi-story apartment
buildings.
- Performing energy audits for over a dozen of
institutional buildings.
- Testing the leakage characteristics of single
family residential buildings.
- Development of a catalog for thermal bridges in commercial buildings.
- 1987-1988: Post Doctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A & M University.
- Evaluation of energy impact of infiltration in a test cell.
- Analysis of energy-savings design options for corrections facilities.
- Development of computer models for ground-coupling heat transfer
calculation.
- Honors and Awards
- Best Paper Award at the Solar Energy Engineering Conference, 1998, American
Society of Mechnaical Engineers (ASME).
- Research development Award, 1995, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Department.
- Best Paper Award at the International Solar Energy Conference, 1989, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
- Engineering Excellence Fund, 1987, Texas A& M University.
- ASHRAE Grant-in-Aid, 1985, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- Scholarship for Academic Honors, 1983-1986, Tunisian Government.
- Scholarship for Academic Honors, 1980-1983, French Government.
- Second Prize for a National Mathematics Contest, 1978.
- Professional Societies
- American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
- American Solar Energy Society (ASES).