Resume

Education

Teaching Interests

  • AREN 2110           Thermodynamics, required undergraduate course
  • AREN 2120           Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, required undergraduate course
  • AREN 2121           Heat Transfer, required undergraduate course
  • AREN 3130           Building Energy Laboratory, required undergraduate lab course
  • AREN 3010           Energy Efficient Buildings, required undergraduate course
  • AREN 2830           Sustainable Building Practices in Developed and Developing Countries, technical elective course for freshmen and sophomores in various disciplines
  • AREN 5001           Building Energy Systems, required entry level graduate core course
  • AREN 5002           Building Science and Engineering II, required entry level graduate core course
  • AREN 5890           Sustainable Building Design, required entry level graduate core course
  • AREN 5990           Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis for Built and Natural Environment, technical elective upper-level graduate course
  • AREN 5830           Building Systems Modeling and Simulation, technical elective upper-level graduate course

Research 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
  • Sustainable Building and Urban Design
  • Renewable Energy and Climate Change

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Excellent Reviewer Award, The Journal of Building Energy Efficiency, 2025
  • Catalyst: Leaders – International Leader Fellowship, The Royal Society of New Zealand, 2023
  • The Fulbright US Scholar, US Department of State, 2023
  • Textbook Recognition Award (one of the two), The College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS), University of Colorado at Boulder, 2023
  • The 2021 Best Paper Award, Buildings Journal, 2023
  • Nominated for the College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS) Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, 2022
  • The World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, 2021-2025
  • Fellow, The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2020
  • Distinguished Achievement Award, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2020
  • Best Paper Award, The 2nd International Conference of International Alliance for Sustainable Urbanization and Regeneration (IASUR), China, 2019
  • Faculty Research Award (the only one), The College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS), University of Colorado at Boulder, 2019
  • Fellow, The International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), 2019
  • Fellow, The International Academy of International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), 2018
  • The 2017 Best Paper Award, International Journal of Building Simulation, 2018
  • The JSPS Invitational Fellowship for Research, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2018
  • The Gold Award of New Product & Technology (one of the ten), The 2016 World Internet of Things (IoT) Conference and Exposition, China, Oct 30-Nov 1, 2016
  • Named as Distinguished Lecturer by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2014.
  • Invited Participant for 2010 US Frontiers of Engineering (US FOE) Symposium and Invited Organizer (one of the eight) for 2011 US FOE Symposium by National Academy of Engineering of US
  • Research Development Award (the only one), Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2010
  • Distinguished Service Award (DSA) of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 2010
  • William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship in Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 2009
  • The 2008 Best Paper Award, International Journal of Building Simulation, 2009
  • The Conference Award, The Council on Research and Creative Work (CRCW), University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008, 2012
  • 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 (the only one), 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
  • Outstanding Research Assistant (A-level) Award, Tsinghua University, 1997
  • Best Paper Award of Student Education and Management at Tsinghua, Tsinghua University, 1997
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant (A-level) Award, Tsinghua University, 1996
  • Guanghua Scholarship (Taiwan) (First Prize), Tsinghua University, 1996
  • Takada Scholarship (Japan SMC) (First Prize), Tsinghua University, 1995

Experience

  • 2024-2026: International Leader Fellow, The Royal Society of New Zealand
  • 2024(Feb-Aug): The Fulbright US Scholar, Department of State of the US, for the ASEAN countries
  • 2023-Current: Program Coordinator for the Architectural Engineering Program, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA
  • 2022-Current: Site Director of the US NSF Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center
  • 2018(July-Sept): The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
  • 2018(May-July): Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
  • 2015-Now: Professor (tenured), Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA
  • 2014-2016: Faculty Director for Architectural Engineering Program, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA
  • 2011-2015: Associate Professor (tenured), Program of Environmental Design (Architecture), University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA                         
  • 2010-2015: Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA                  
  • 2010-2011: Full-Time Senior Fellow, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Boulder, CO, USA                       
  • 2003-2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA                     
  • 2003(Jun-Aug): Research Associate, Building Technology Program, MIT, Cambridge, MA  
  • 1999-2003: Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Architecture, MIT, Cambridge, MA
  • 1994-1999: Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • 1995: Summer Intern – Associate Engineer, The Mengtougou Cement Factory, Inc., Beijing, China
  • 1993: Summer Intern – Associate Engineer, The Northern China Oil Company, Hebei, China

Professional Activities

Member of

  • International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) (Fellow)
  • International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) (Fellow)
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) (Fellow)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • US Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • China Green Building Council (CGBC)

Editorial Duties

  • Editor and Guest Editor for “Energy and Buildings” Journal
  • The 2024 Best Paper Selection Committee for “Energy and Buildings” Journal
  • Associate Editor for “Science and Technology for the Built Environment” Journal
  • Associate Editor for “The Open Civil Engineering Journal” (till 2016)
  • Guest Editor: “World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Building and Environment” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Renewable Energy” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Solar Energy” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Applied Energy” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Underground Space” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Energy” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “Architecture, Structures and Construction” Journal
  • Guest Editor for “ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities”
  • Guest Editor and Editorial Board Member for “Sustainable Cities and Society” Journal
  • Guest Editor and Editorial Board Member for “Buildings” Journal
  • Guest Editor and Editorial Board Member for “Building Simulation: An International Journal”
  • Editorial Board Member for “Indoor and Built Environment” Journal
  • Editorial Board Member for “Scientific Reports of Nature”
  • Editorial Board Member for “Energy and Built Environment” Journal
  • Editorial Board Member for “AIMS Energy” Journal
  • Editorial Board Member for “Scientific World” Journal
  • Editorial Board Member for “HV&AC” Journal (in Chinese)
  • Editorial Board Member for “Building Energy Efficiency” Journal (in Chinese)
  • Editorial Board Member for “Energy” Journal (till 2017)
  • Editorial Board Member for “Building Physics” Journal (till 2018)
  • Editorial Board Member for “EBES: Sustainable Building” Journal
  • Editorial Board Member for Journal “Green Energy and Resources” Journal
  • Advisory Committee Member for “Intelligent Climate and Eco-Environment” Journal

Organizations and Committees

  • Vice Chair of the Academic Committee of the International Joint Research Center for Building Service Science and Underground Space Environment, Shaanxi (China), 2023~
  • Vice-President of Commission, The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), 2020-~
  • Vice-President, The International Society of Energy and Built Environment (ISEBE), 2020-~
  • Council Member to The Key Lab of Building Energy and Environment in Tianjin University, 2020-~
  • Council Member to International United Lab on Energy and Environment (IULEE), 2017-~
  • Vice Chair for ASHRAE Standard 200 “Methods of Testing Chilled Beams”, 2016-~
  • Voting member and ASHRAE Learning Institute Coordinator of ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.10 – Indoor Environmental Modeling, 2004-2023
  • Member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.10 Project Monitoring Subcommittee (PMS) for Research Project 1321-TRP, 2007-2010
  • Co-Author and Voting Member, ASHRAE GPC 33: Guideline for Documenting Indoor Airflow and Contaminant Transport, The PCVM- Project Committee, 2010-2012
  • Corresponding member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 5.6 – Control of Fire and Smoke; Technical Committee 4.3 – Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration; and Technical Committee 5.3 – Room Air Distribution, 2005-~
  • Member of Technical Committee – Conservation and Solar Buildings of The Solar Energy Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009-~
  • Invited Panel Reviewer for National Laboratory Assessment, The US National Academies and National Research Council (NRC), 2009-2010
  • Invited Member for The Committee on Protecting Occupants of DoD Buildings From Chemical or Biological Release (Immune Buildings), The US National Academies and The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), 2006
  • The Steering Committee Member of the International Virtual Environmental Control: Buildings and Energy Network (VEC-BEN), 2012-2016
  • Member of the IEA Energy Conservation through Energy Storage (ECES) Executive Committee – Annex 31:  Energy storage with Net Zero Energy Buildings and Districts: Optimization and Automation), 2013-2016
  • Invited Organizer for 2011 US Frontiers of Engineering Conference by National Academy of Engineering of US

Invited Proposal and Grant Reviewer for

  • Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)
  • Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation Council (QRDI)
  • National Office for Science and Technology Awards (NOSTA) of China
  • National Research Foundation (NRF), United Arab Emirates
  • Ministry of Education, UAE
  • Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC)
  • Hong Kong Food and Health Bureau (FHB)
  • Hong Kong's University Grants Committee, the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards
  • Georgian National Science Foundation (GNSF)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • US National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • PSE&G Energy Technology Grant program
  • CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group
  • King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia
  • University of Cyprus Research Committee
  • National Research Foundation of Korea
  • Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation
  • National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore
  • US Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Beijing Natural Science Foundation
  • King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
  • The University of Nebraska Research Initiative
  • University’s Applied Research Grant (ARG): City University of Hong Kong
  • Natural Environment Research Council, UK
  • U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) BER Urban Integrated Field Laboratories (IFL)
  • The U.S.-Israel Binational Industrial R&D (BIRD) Foundation
  • Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness And REsponse (PREPARE), Singapore
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
  • University Sponsored Research of Khalifa University
  • The Xplorer Prize
  • Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

Invited Tenure and Promotion Reviewer:

  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • Kansas University
  • Drexel University
  • Texas A&M University
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • University of Wyoming
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Purdue University
  • University of Wollongong, Australia
  • Tsinghua University
  • Fudan University
  • Tongji University
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Zhejiang University
  • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology

Conference Chairs and Scientific Committees

  • International Scientific Committee Member for Indoor Air 2026 (IA2026), June 14-18, 2026, Singapore
  • Scientific Committee Member for IAQVEC 2026 - the 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Energy Conservation in Buildings, May 18-22, 2026, Los Angeles, CA, US
  • Scientific Committee Member for ISHVAC 2025, November 29 - December 2, 2025, Tokyo, Japan
  • International Scientific Committee Member for the 5th International Symposium on Biomass/Solid Waste Energy and Environment (BEE2025), September 12-14, 2025, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
  • Co-Chair for the 4th Global Chinese Energy and Environment Conference, August 1-4, 2025, Xi’an, Shanxi, China
  • International Advisory Committee Member for the International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2025), July 6-10, 2025, Netherlands
  • President for the Global Collaboration Summit -Universities (GCSU), July 24 - 26, 2024, Bali, Indonesia
  • Scientific Committee Member for the International Buildings Physics Conference – IBPC 2024, July 25-27, 2024, Toronto, CA
  • The International Scientific Committee Member for the ISIAQ conference - Indoor Air 2024, July 7 -11, 2024, Hawaii, US
  • Scientific Committee Member of ISHVAC 2023, the 13th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning, November 14-16, 2023, Beijing, China
  • Scientific Committee Member of RoomVent Conference 2024, April 22-25, 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Scientific Committee Member for SuDBE2023, August 14-18, 2023, Espoo, Finland
  • Co-Chair for the 3rd Global Chinese Energy and Environment Conference, July 29-31, 2023, Shanghai, China
  • Scientific Committee Member of the 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings – IAQVEC 2023, May 20-23, 2023, Tokyo, Japan
  • Steering Committee Member for Healthy Buildings 2023 (Asia and Pacific Rim), July 17-19, 2023, Tianjin, China
  • Scientific Committee Member for the Building Simulation 2023 Conference, Sept 4-6, 2023, Shanghai, China
  • Scientific Committee Member of the 16th ROOMVENT Conference– ROOMVENT 2022, 9/16-9/19, 2022, Xi’an, China
  • Co-Chair for 2022 COBEE Conference, July 25-29, 2022, Montreal, Canada
  • Co-Chair for the 2nd Global Chinese Energy and Environment Conference, July, 2021, Chengdu, China.
  • Co-Chair for 2021 AEI Conference, April, 2021, Denver, CO, US.
  • Member of the Advisory and Scientific Committee, The ISHVAC 2021 and 2021 KIAEBS Autumn Conference, 24-26 November 2021, Seoul, Korea   
  • Technical program committee member for the 2021 ASTECHNOVA-EPIC Joint Conference, 8/24-8/25, 2021, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia.
  • Scientific Committee Member for the 1st International Conference on Underground Space Environments (IC-USE 2021), 11/27-11/28, 2021, Xi’an, China.
  • International Scientific Committee Member of Indoor Air 2020 – The 16th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate (IA2020), July 20-24, 2020, COEX, Seoul, Korea.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the 15th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components, June 30 - July 3, 2020, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Scientific Committee Member of RoomVent 2020, June 14-17, 2020, Turin, Italy.
  • Scientific Committee Member of Chine Rock 2019, Nov 18-21, 2019, Beijing, China.
  • International Scientific Committee Member of Annual International Energy Conference Astechnova 2019, October 30-31, 2019, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  • Scientific Committee Member of International Conference on Green Energy and Environment, September 3-4, 2019, Bangka Belitung, Indonesia.
  • Member of the International Scientific Committee (ISC) of Healthy Buildings 2019 – Asia, October 22–25, 2019, Changsha, China.
  • Co-Chair for the First Global Chinese Energy and Environment Conference, July 19-22, 2019, Chengdu, China.
  • International Scientific Committee Member and Workshop Chair for the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC2019), July 12-15, 2019, Harbin, China.
  • International Advisory Committee Member of the 2nd International Symposium on Biomass/Wastes Energy and Environment (BEE 2019), May 23-26, 2019, Tianjin, China.
  • Conference Chair for 2018 International Conference on Urban and Rural Energy and Environment (UREE 2018), July 11-14, 2018, Jilin, Jilin, China
  • Chair for The IULEE 2018 Workshop, May 7-13, 2018, Boulder, CO, US
  • International Scientific Committee Member for the 7th International Conference of Building Physics (IBPC 2018), September 23-26, 2018, Syracuse, NY, US
  • Conference International Committee Member for the 4th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2018), Feb 5-9, 2018, Melbourne, Australia
  • Technical Program Committee Member for ASTECHNOVA 2017 - International Energy Conference, 1-2 Nov. 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Workshop Chair and International Scientific Committee Member for ISHVAC 2017, October 19-22, 2017, Jinan, Shandong, China
  • International Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) of World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 (WSBE17 Hong Kong), June 5-7, 2017, Hong Kong
  • Scientific Committee Member for Urban Transitions Global Summit 2016, Sept 5-9, 2016, Shanghai, China
  • International Scientific Committee Member for Indoor Air 2016, July 3-8, 2016, Ghent, Belgium
  • Session Chair and International Scientific Committee Member for the 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2016), October 23-26, 2016, Seoul (Songdo), Korea
  • Scientific Committee Member for International Building Physics Conference 2015 (IBPC 2015), June 14-17, 2015, Torino, Italy
  • Vice President for the 9th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning and the 3rd International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (ISHVAC-COBEE 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Tianjin, China
  • Vice President for the Healthy Buildings 2015 North America Conference, July 19-22, 2015, Boulder, Colorado, US
  • Session Chair and International Scientific Committee (ISC) Member for Cold Climate HVAC 2015, Oct 20-23, 2015, Dalian, China
  • International Scientific Committee (ISC) Member for Indoor Air 2014, July 7-12, 2014, Hong Kong
  • International Scientific Committee (ISC) Member for Building Simulation 2013 Conference, Aug 25-30, 2013, Chambery, France
  • Keynote Speaker and International Scientific Committee (ISC) Member for The APEC Conference on Low Carbon Town and Physical Energy Storage, May 25-26, 2013, Changsha, Hunan, China
  • Session Chair for International Symposium on Green Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Honolulu, HI, US
  • General Chair for the 2nd International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2012), August 1-4, 2012, Boulder, Colorado
  • International Scientific Committee (ISC) Member for Building Simulation 2011 Conference, Nov 14-16, 2011, Sydney, Australia
  • International Scientific Committee (ISC) Member for IAQVEC2010 Conference, August, 2010, Syracuse, New York
  • Track Chair for the 4th ASME International Conference on Energy Sustainability (ES2010), May, 2010, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • Scientific Committee Member for the 11th IBPSA Building Simulation Conference (BS2009), July, 2009, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Session Chair for the 3rd ASME International Conference on Energy Sustainability (ES2009), July, 2009, San Francisco, California, USA
  • International Scientific Committee (ISC) Member for ROOMVENT 2009 International Conference, May, 2009, Pusan, Korea
  • Session Chair for the 5th International Workshop on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings and the 3rd International Conference on Built Environment and Public Health (EERB-BEPH 2009), May, 2009, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China
  • Chair for Seminars and Transactions at ASHRAE Winter and Summer Conferences, 2008-2009
  • Conference Co-Chair of the First International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE08), July, 2008, Dalian, China
  • Session Chair for the 10th International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference and Exhibition (BS2007), September, 2007, Beijing, China
  • Session Chair for the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2005), September, 2005, Beijing, China
  • Session Chair for the First IBPSA-USA Conference (SimBuild2004), August, 2004, Boulder, CO

Invited Reviewer for over 30 journals