Zhiqiang (John) Zhai 教授の略歴
Biography

Prof. Zhiqiang (John) Zhai
Dr.Eng. in Fluid Mechanics, Ph.D. in Building Technology
Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder

Dr. John Zhai is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering(CEAE) at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB). He has a unique and integrated background in both
Mechanical and Architectural Engineering with a Doctor degree in Fluid Mechanics (Tsinghua University) and aPh.D. in Building Technology (MIT). Dr. Zhai has been actively engaged in research activities in the field of
fluid/thermal science and building/energy/environment technology since 1994. His particular researchinterests and expertise include: experimental and numerical study of building thermal and environmentalsystems; indoor environmental quality; immune and sustainable building design and technology development.
As a principal investigator, Dr. Zhai has completed over 50 projects in the areas (including 9 ASHRAE research
projects and 3 ASHRAE senior design projects) and published over 150 technical papers in reputed journals andconferences. Dr. Zhai is an active member of ASHRAE, International Building Performance Simulation
Association (IBPSA), a Fellow of International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He was aninvited member for The Committee of Immune Buildings by The US National Academies and The Defense
Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an invited building expert for National Laboratory Assessment by The US
National Academies and National Research Council (NRC), and an invited non-member roundtable speaker by
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Dr. Zhai has been serving as Conference Chairs,
Advisory/Scientific Committee Members, Track and Session Chairs for many building, energy and environment
related conferences and symposiums, and has delivered over 100 talks throughout the world.
Dr. Zhai is an Associate Editor for Energy and Buildings Journal and an Editorial Board Member ofBuilding Simulation International Journal, Journal of Building Physics, Indoor and Built Environment Journal,
Journal of Energy, Journal AIMS Energy, as well as invited guest editors for several international journals. Dr.
Zhai received the Young Researcher Award (2007) and the Research Development Award (2010) from UCBCEAE, as well as the University Sustainability Award of Green Faculty (2008). Dr. Zhai was granted the Best
Paper Award of International Journal of Building Simulation (2008) and the William Mong Visiting Research
Fellowship in Engineering from The University of Hong Kong (2009). He also received the Charles A. and Anne
Morrow Lindbergh Foundation Project Award (2007) and the Distinguished Service Award of ASHRAE (2010)
and was named Distinguished Lecturer by ASHRAE (2014). Due to his achievements, Dr. Zhai was awarded The“Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar” Chair Professor Title by the Ministry of Education, China in 2016 (onlyfour scholars received this title so far in the building HVAC field). His new development in urban pollution
source tracking system received The Gold Award of New Product & Technology in The 2016 World Internet ofThings (IoT) Conference and Exposition, as well as the Best Paper Award of International Journal of Building
Simulation (2018) and the Fellowship for Research by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2018).