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Dr. Sen Huang Participates in the Architectural Engineering Department Distinguished Speaker Seminar

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We were very excited to welcome lab alumni Dr. Sen Huang (Prof. Zuo’s first Ph.D. student) to speak at the first seminar as part of the Architectural Engineering Department’s 2024-2025 Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series. Dr, Sen Huang is from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and recipient of the Outstanding Young Contributor Award from IBPSA World and the Emerging Contributor Award from IBPSA-USA chapter.

Dr. Sen presented his research advancements in modeling, sensors, and controls to facilitate connected communities. This was an extremely inspiring presentation to all the students who attended. He also held a student round table to give advice and information regarding career opportunities at national laboratories. We really appreciate him taking the time to come out and present to our students and give valuable insight and guidance. We look forward to future collaborations with Dr. Sen and ORNL.

Prof. Zuo Gives a Keynote at IBPSA-Ireland Research Symposium

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Prof. Zuo was honored with the opportunity to give a keynote at the IBPSA-Ireland Research Symposium. This is a great honor and exciting to see so many students attending. We are thankful to our Irish collaborators and colleagues for organizing the event and sending their students to the symposium. There were a lot of students using Modelica in their research which is exciting to see. Prof. Zuo was also able to serve as a juror for the “Best Thesis in 3 Presentation”. We are excited to see so many great theses and congratulate everyone on their amazing work. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again and future potential collaborations

Current and Former SBS Lab Members Win Awards at SimBuild 2024

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The Lab received a total of 6 prestigious awards at the SimBuild 2024 conference in Denver:

  • Prof. Zuo received IBPSA-USA Outstanding Researcher Award
  • Former Ph.D. student Yunyang Ye received IBPSA-USA Emerging Contributor Award
  • Current Postdoctoral Scholar Katy Hinkelman received SimBuild 2024 Best Reviewer Award
  • Current Ph.D. student Rosina Adhikari and former M.S. student David Milner received SimBuild Travel Scholarship
  • Best Poster Award was given to a paper led by former Ph.D. student Xu Han and his Ph.D. student Zhuorui Li together with former Ph.D. student Jing Wang and Prof. Zuo

We greatly appreciate all of the support from mentors and advisors as well as the support of colleagues and collaborators throughout the industry. This conference was a great experience for our current and former lab members to network and learn with others in the industry.

SBS Lab Member Rosina Adhikari Receives Scholarship from IBPSA-USA to Attend SimBuild 2024 Conference

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Congratulations to Rosina Adhikari for receiving the generous scholarship from IBPSA-USA which supports her in traveling to the SimBuild 2024 conference. Rosina is performing her Ph.D. research in building energy modeling and applications. This year we are sedining 6 students to the SimBuild conference this year and are excited to see how much they learn from experts at this conference.

IBSPA Modelica Working Group Starting

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International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) approved the IBPSA Modelica Working Group on January 25th.  This group will provide more international collaboration for developing Modelica libraries for energy systems. Led by Dr. Michael Wetter at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Zuo, Katy Hinkleman, and Mingzhe at SBS Lab are among the initial members who proposed this group together on August 1, 2022. Participation is open to anyone who intends to contribute and will meet monthly to coordinate developments.

Click Here for more information on the IBPSA Modelica Working Group.