These MS and PhD students are in the Building Science, Technology and Sustainability (BSTS) program in UC Berkeley’s Department of Architecture. Many are involved in CBE research working with our faculty, some work with other faculty, and some at the Berkeley Lab.
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Arfa Aijazi
PhD student in Building Science
Arfa’s doctoral research interests include building performance simulations, data visualization, machine learning, and climate change adaptability.
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Megan Dawe
MS student in Building Science
Megan’s research focuses on occupant comfort and health in buildings, including identifying and understanding impacts of radiant systems on energy performance, occupant comfort, and building operation.
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Marta Delgado
MS student in Building Science
Marta is interested in the influence that built environments have on human mind, behavior, and personal identity.
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Carlos Duarte
PhD student in Building Science
Carlos’ research interests include radiant heating and cooling, occupant behavior impact on building energy consumption, ‘big data’ energy analysis, and energy modeling.
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Valerie Green
MS student in Building Science
Valerie’s research at CBE focuses on biophilic design and quantifying it’s impact on occupant health and well-being. -
Mohammad Keshavarzi
PhD student in Building Science and Computational Design
Mohammad’s research focuses on improving design processes through the development of user-centered tools.
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Antony Kim
PhD student in Building Science and Social Factors
Antony’s current research interest on lighting and circadian health comes from his prior experience working with the Karolinska Institute in designing a lighting lounge to address seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
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Won Hee Ko
PhD student in Building Science
Won Hee is focusing on visual and thermal comfort and its relationship to occupants’ productivity, with an emphasis on the performance of the building envelope.
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Dana Miller
MS student in Building Science
Dana is focused on controls and data analysis for energy-efficient HVAC systems. She is a key contributor to CBE’s study of integration of smart fans and communicating thermostats.
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Luis Santos
PhD student in Building Science
Luis is working on the synthesis between parametric and generative design with energy-performance driven design.
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Haripriya Sathyanarayanan
PhD student in Architecture and Building Science
Priya’s research is centered around sustainable healthcare design with particular focus on passive design strategies, energy efficiency, resilient design, and patient comfort.
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Elnaz Tafrihi
PhD student in Building Science
Elnaz’s research focuses on using immersive environments to inform design of high-performance buildings.
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Ben Taube
MS student in Building Science
Ben’s research focuses on using occupant sensing to improve energy performance and thermal comfort in residential buildings.
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Jonathan Woolley
PhD student in Building Science
Jonathan studies hybrid mechanical systems that integrate various strategies to facilitate comfortable and healthy indoor environments with minimal energy consumption.
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Yuming Xu
MS student in Building Science
Yuming’s research focuses on developing advanced integrated HVAC systems and evaluating VAV box minimum flow rates to improve energy performance in buildings.