Researchers
CZEBS members have expertise in the following areas: HVAC Systems, Energy Efficiency, Low Energy Buildings, Building Envelope Performance, Solar Energy, Thermal Storage, Advanced Daylighting, Building File Safety, Wind Engineering, Wind-Building Interaction and Thermal Comfort.
Many of the members listed below have collaborated in the Centre for Building Studies, in the NSERC Solar Buildings Strategic Research Network (SBRN) and its successful successor network – the NSERC Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Research Network (SNEBRN).
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Athienitis, Andreas K
Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 8791
- S-EV 15107
- andreask.athienitis@concordia.ca
(Director, Concordia Centre for Zero Energy Building Studies (EV 15.101))
Solar Energy Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Renewable energy, energy efficiency. Integrated photovoltaics/solar energy utilization systems, Modeling, optimization and control of building thermal systems, Heating ventilation air-conditioning (HVAC), Numerical simulation of heat transfer, Thermal performance of the building envelope, -
Stathopoulos, Theodore
Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 3186
- S-EV 6125
- theodore.stathopoulos@concordia.ca
Wind Engineering, Wind effects on buildings & building aerodynamics, Wind environment, Dispersion of pollutants in the urban environment, Computational wind engineering, Codification of wind effects -
Zmeureanu, Radu Grigore
Professor, ing., PhD., Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 3203
- S-EV 6145
- radu.zmeureanu@concordia.ca
Energy Efficiency, Design and analysis of energy-efficient buildings, Sustainable development concept applied to buildings, Second law analysis of HVAC systems, Optimization of life cycle performance of buildings and HVAC systems, Computer modelling of energy performance of buildings and HVAC systems, Computer modelling of refrigeration systems for ice rinks, Net zero energy houses, -
Wang, Liangzhu (Leon)
Associate Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 5766
- S-EV 15105
- leon.wang@concordia.ca
Building Environment, Forecasting/Hybrid building simulations using weather forecasting models, Building airflow and thermal management, Real-time building simulations -
Ge, Hua
Associate Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 8771
- S-EV 6122
- hua.ge@concordia.ca
wind-driven rain, hygrothermal performance of building envelopes, advanced building facades, innovative & durable wood-frame construction, low-energy buildings -
Lee, Bruno
Assistant Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 5399
- S-EV 15103
- bruno.lee@concordia.ca
Building Energy Performance Assessment, Computational Simulation, Integrated Building Design, Energy Efficiency, Robust Performance Systems, Sustainable Design Criteria -
Candanedo, José Agustín
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
(Research Scientist, CanmetENERGY-Varennes)
Predictive control for buildings, development of control-oriented models, modeling complexity in building simulation, control of thermal energy storage, load management in buildings, building-integrated renewables, building-grid interaction
Associate members are researchers with expertise in a related specialized area such as Stochastic Risk Analysis, Energy Modeling & Optimization, Energy Storage, Turbulence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Vortex Dynamics.
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Ursula Eicker
Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 8779
- S-FB 630-17
- ursula.eicker@concordia.ca
Urban energy systems, 3D City modeling, Urban data and simulation platform development, Renewable energies, Zero Carbon Cities, Demand response and flexibility, District and solar heating and cooling networks, sustainable transport -
Mohamed Ouf
Assistant Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 7046
- S-EV 6251
- mohamed.ouf@concordia.ca
• Occupant Behaviour Modelling In Building Simulations • Building Performance Optimization • Occupant-Centric Building Controls • Data-Mining and Machine Learning for Building Operations • Net-Zero Energy Buildings -
Ashutosh Bagchi
Professor & Chair, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 3213
- S-EV 006.107
- ashutosh.bagchi@concordia.ca
Structural Engineering, Structural dynamics and earthquake Engineering, Rehabilitation and structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil infrastructure, Reinforced concrete structures, Finite and boundary element methods, Computer aided design and engineering / Information technology -
Georgios Vatistas
Professor, Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering
- 514-848-2424, ext. 3158
- S-EV 4.243
- georgios.vatistas@concordia.ca
Fluid mechanics; vortex dynamics and flow instabilities; experimental aerodynamics; finite difference in fluid dynamics; lubrication; microgravity fluid mechanics; thermodynamics; haemodynamics; numerical methods. -
Marius Paraschivoiu
Professor, Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering
Vice-Provost, Planning and Student Experience
- 514-848-2424, ext. 3147
- S-EV 12101
- marius.paraschivoiu@concordia.ca
Computational fluid dynamics; finite element methods for fluid simulations; aerodynamic simulations; wind energy; acoustic simulations; parallel computing; turbulence modeling. -
Carmela Cucuzzella
Associate Professor, Design and Computation Arts
Concordia University Research Chair in Integrated Design, Ecology, And Sustainability (IDEAS) for the Built Environment
- 514-848-2424, ext. 4690
- S-EV 6755
- Carmela.Cucuzzella@concordia.ca
design studies, sustainability studies, architecture studies, built environment, cities, eco-design, eco-architecture, public space design, architecture competitions, teaching buildings, sustainability assessment tools, complex dynamic systems -
Annamaria Buonomano
Affiliate Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
(Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Unviersity of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Modeling, simulation and optimization of innovative building-plant systems, advanced building integrated envelope techniques, net zero energy buildings, renewable energies and innovative HVAC systems, including solar heating and cooling systems, photovoltaic solar thermal systems, polygeneration.
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Affiliate Assistant Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering |
Assistant Professor, Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
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National Research Council Canada, Construction Research Centre, Director (Acting) Building Envelope and Materials |
Dr. Michael A. Lacasse is a senior research officer in the Construction Research Center of the National Research Council Canada (NRC-CRC) having over 25 years’ experience as a building engineer. His current role within the NRC-CRC is Director |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Name | Supervisor(s) |
| James Bambara | Drs. Athienitis, Eicker |
| Xuechen Bai | Drs. Athienitis, Wang |
| Ali Saberi Derakhtenjani | Drs. Athienitis, Eicker |
PhD
| Name | Supervisors |
| Chang Shu | Dr. Wang |
| Chetan Aggarwal | Dr. Ge |
| Christine-Anahita Bigtashi | Dr. Lee |
| Connor Brackley | Dr. Ouf |
| Danlin Hou | Dr. Wang |
| Dongxue Zhan | Drs. Wang, Hassan |
| Eduardo Stehling | Dr. Ge |
| Efstratios-Dimitrios (Stratos) Rounis | Drs. Athienitis, Stathopoulos |
| Emil Jalilov | Dr. Athienitis |
| Francois Tardy | Dr. Lee |
| Haiyi Yu | Dr. Wang |
| Hamidreza Karimian | Dr. Ouf |
| Harry Charalampos Vallianos | Drs. Athienitis, Candanedo |
| Hatem Alrawashdeh | Dr. Stathopoulos |
| Hongwen Dou | Dr. Zmeureanu |
| Jason Runge | Dr. Zmeureanu |
| Jean-Christophe Pelletier-de-Koninck | Dr. Athienitis |
| Jennifer Date | Drs. Athienitis, Candanedo |
| Ji Hun Park | Drs. Ge, Wang |
| Jianhan Yu | Dr. Stathopoulos |
| Jiwei Zou | Dr. Wang |
| Justin Tamasauskas | Dr. Zmeureanu |
| Kathryn Kaspar | Drs. Ouf, Eicker |
| Lili Ji | Dr. Wang |
| Lin Wang | Dr. Ge |
| Maher Albettar | Drs. Wang, Zeng |
| Mathieu Pellissier | Drs. Athienitis, Candanedo |
| Max Junginger | Dr. Ge |
| Mirata (Ata) Hosseini | Dr. Lee |
| Mohamed Osman | Dr. Ouf |
| Mohamed Osman | Dr. Ouf |
| Mohammad Mortezazadeh Dorostkar | Dr. Wang |
| Murad Aldoum | Dr. Stathopoulos |
| Nima Bonyadi | Dr. Lee |
| Payam Gholamalipour | Drs. Ge, Stathopoulos |
| Sahar Sahyoun | Dr. Ge |
| Samson Yip | Drs. Athienitis, Lee |
| Senwen Yang | Drs. Wang, Stathopoulos |
| Seyednavid Pourmousavian | Dr. Lee |
| Sherif Goubran | Drs. Cucuzzella, Lee, Walker |
| Sormin | Drs. Zmeureanu, Athienitis |
| Tahmineh Sokhansefat | Dr. Lee |
| Yin Li | Dr. Lee |
| Zisis Ioannidis | Drs. Athienitis, Stathopoulos |
Master
| Name | Supervisor |
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| Andrea Petrucci | Dr. Athienitis |
| Anna-Maria Sigounis | Dr. Athienitis |
| Anthony Maturo | Dr. Athienitis |
| Ashleigh Marie | Dr. Lee |
| Aya Doma | Dr. Ouf |
| Bahareh Jahangiri | Dr. Lee |
| Behrad Bezyan | Dr. Zmeureanu |
| Ben Zegen Reich | Dr. Ge |
| Benyamin Salehpour | Dr. Ge |
| Bingyan Jia | Drs. Wang, Hassan |
| Camille John | Drs. Athienitis, Candanedo |
| Chen Ling | Dr. Wang |
| Choi Ho | Dr. Ouf |
| Daniel Baril | Drs. Ge, Athienitis |
| Diana Guerrero | Drs. Ge, Lee |
| Erin Gaucher-Loksts | Drs. Athienitis, Ouf |
| Henry Lu | Dr. Ge |
| Jian Li | Dr. Lee |
| Jing Li | Drs. Ge, Zmeureanu |
| John Hill | Dr. Athienitis |
| Kai Ye | Drs. Ge, Athienitis |
| Kathryn Chung Tze Cheong | Drs. Wang, Ge |
| Majd Moujahed | Dr. Wang |
| Masoud Valinejad | Drs. Athienitis, Bagchi |
| Matin Abtahi | Dr. Athienitis |
| Mu'ath Al-Makhadmeh | Dr. Stathopoulos |
| Nastaran Alishahi | Dr. Ouf |
| Navid Morovat | Drs. Athienitis, Candanedo |
| Pedro Rafael Guaraldi da Silva | Dr. Zmeureanu |
| Sakib Faruk | Drs. Stathopoulos, Bhowmick |
| Shiyuan Wang | Dr. Wang |
| Stéphanie Higgins | Dr. Stathopoulos |
| Zeinab Khorasani Zadeh | Dr. Ouf |
| Zihan Xie | Drs. Ge, Zmeureanu |
