Principle Investigator
Shichao Liu
Professor
Shichao Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering and Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His research focuses on Building and Urban Environment, Human and Environmental Factors, Building- Occupants–Environment Interaction, Modeling of Building Environment and Energy, and Advanced Sensing and Operation of Sustainable and Healthy Buildings. Dr. Liu envisions his research promoting the wellbeing of both buildings (i.e., sustainability, resilience, and circularity) and occupants (i.e., comfort, health, and happiness) through multidisciplinary research.
Research Assistants
Chao Wang
Ph.D. Student
building occupant interaction with the eventual goal of the mutual development between building intelligence and occupant well-being
Xingtong Guo
Ph.D Student
indoor air quality | indoor air flow and pollutants control | occupants’ satisfaction and behavior model
Mohamed Amine Belyamani
Ph.D. Student
Development of smart buildings and smart environment to promote building energy performance and environmental sustainability | Augmented Reality Interfaces Design and Development
Hurley Rachel
Ph.D. Student
Building-Occupant Interactions in Learning Environments | Student Stress, Learning, and Environmental Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic| Augmented Reality and Mental Health | Indoor Environment, Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Lab Alumni
phase change materials for passive heating and heat storage | natural language processing for indoor environmental satisfaction
phase change materials for passive heating and heat storage | student stress, learning, and environmental satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic
building-occupant interaction | indoor environmental quality | occupant satisfaction of indoor environment
Future Students
We currently have two Ph.D. positions. The first one focuses on the human-environment interaction for students’ learning, while the second one looks for a student interested in the environment and energy simulation for future connected communities. Please drop me an email with your CV, and TOEFL & GRE scores, if applicable.
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