JAN F. KREIDER

 

Permanent Address:  Joint Center for Energy Management

Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

University of Colorado

Boulder, Colorado  80309-0428,  USA

Telephone:     303-492-7603/3915

Fax:                 303-492-7317

E-mail:            kreider@bechtel.colorado.edu

URL:               civil.colorado.edu/~kreider

 

US Citizen

 

1.     Education

Ph.D.  Chemical Engineering - University of Colorado, 1973

            "A Laboratory Study of the Turbulent Ekman Layer"

M.S.    Mechanical Engineering - University of Colorado, 1968

B.S.     Mechanical Engineering,  Magna cum Laude and Tau Beta Pi,

            Case Institute of Technology, 1964

P.E.     Registration - Ohio (E037359) and Colorado (11765)

 

2.     Recent Honors, Awards and Fellowships

 

Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award, CU College of Engineering, 1996

Professeur Associé charge de cours‚ - Ecole des Mines de Paris, 1993-present

Visiting Scientist - Joint Research Center of the European Community, 1993

Association of Energy Engineers - Professional Development Award, 1993

E. K. Campbell Award, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Life Members Club, 1992

Best Paper Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1991

 

3.     Professional History

 

1993 -                         Professeur Associé‚ - Ecole des Mines de Paris

1988 -                         Professor, University of Colorado

1986 – 1996              Founding Director, Joint Center for Energy Management

1985 – 1988              Associate Professor, University of Colorado 

1976 – 1985              Visiting Professor, University of Colorado

 

4.     Membership in Professional Societies

 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow

American Consulting Engineers Council

American Society for Engineering Education

American Solar Energy Society

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and A/C Engineers

Association of Energy Engineers

 

5.     Publications

 

Over 12 books on Renewable Energy Technologies.

Over 160 technical papers and articles in various peer-reviewed journals.

Over 50 technical reports for various research projects.

 

6.     Areas of Active Research

 

Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence for Building Operation and Control

Building Systems Monitoring and Diagnostics

Simplified Building Energy Use Prediction Methods

HVAC Systems Testing (new HVAC laboratory)

Photovoltaic System Design

Efficient Energy Conversion for Lesser Developed Countries

Building-to-Earth Thermal Coupling

Solar Energy Utilization - Heating, Cooling, Power Production

 

7.     Travel Experience

 

Western Europe

Southern Europe

Middle East

Central Asia

South Asia

Central America

The Caribbean

North Africa

Far East - China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan

The Philippines

 

 

8.     Language Skills

       French (Proficient)

       Italian (Beginner)

 

 

9.     Nationality

          US Citizen