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Professor Chen Qingyan

Professor Chen Qingyan

Director of PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), Chair Professor of Building Thermal Science

Biography

Prof. Qingyan “Yan” Chen earned his B.Eng. from Tsinghua University and M.Eng. and Ph.D. from the Delft University of Technology. He worked as a Research Scientist at ETH-Zurich, a Project Manager for TNO, and Assistant and Associate Professor at MIT. Before he joined PolyU, he was James G. Dwyer Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Building and Environment.

Prof. Chen's current research topics include indoor environment, aircraft cabin environment, and energy-efficient, healthy, and sustainable building design and analysis. He has published three books, six papers in book chapters, and over 470 journal and conference papers, and has been invited to deliver more than 180 lectures internationally.

Prof. Chen received several technical paper and poster awards and Distinguished and Exceptional Service Awards from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and CAREER award from the National Science Foundation in the United States. He has also received the Willis J. Whitfield Award from the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, John Rydberg Gold Medal from the Scandinavian Federation of Heating, Ventilating and Sanitary Engineering Associations (SCANVAC), and Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). He was awarded as an honorable member of the Society of Heating, Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan (SHASE). Prof. Chen is a fellow of the ASHRAE, the International Society of Indoor Air Quality (ISIAQ), and the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM).

Research Overview

Computer simulations and experimental measurements of built environment, Energy-efficient, healthy, and sustainable buildings

Education and Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Bachelor of Science, Tsinghua University, China

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