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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Sun Woo Chang
PhD student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Sun Woo Chang’s research is on window view quality, measuring occupant responses to view content, access, and clarity. Other interests include occupant-centered design and building performance evaluation.
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Quinn Graessle
MS Student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Quinn’s research interests include decarbonization of existing and historic buildings through multidisciplinary approaches informed by his background in engineering, energy auditing and sustainable design.
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Harry Jiang
MS Student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Harry’s research interests include designing for resiliency in vulnerable communities, developing tools to enhance comfort, and advancing energy efficiency via smart controls and systems.
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Angela Kou
MS Student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Angela is interested in embodied impacts within the built environment including the intersection between embodied water and carbon for landscape architecture.
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Chitra Nambiar
PhD student in Building Science
Chitra is interested in innovative solutions for adapting built environments to a changing climate, including grid interactive buildings, codes and standards, and the role of occupants in building decarbonization.
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Jiwon Park
PhD student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Jiwon Park is a Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley researching HVAC control strategies with a focus on radiant systems.
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Moritz Rietschel
MS Student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Moritz’s research explores how generative AI can support humans to design and create, using large language models for digital design tools and robotic fabrication.
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Lino Sanchez
PhD student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Lino is interested in researching the influences of indoor thermal comfort on occupant behavior and wellbeing across different building types and spatial scales.
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Ruiji Sun
PhD student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Ruiji specializes in personalized thermal comfort, HVAC controls and statistical analysis. His dissertation is centered on advanced causal inference frameworks for data analysis for the built environment.
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Chai Yoon Um
PhD student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Chai’s research focuses on improving indoor air quality by optimizing ventilation strategies.
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Xinwei Zhuang
PhD student in Building Science
Xinwei’s research interests lie in data-driven and machine learning-aided design and optimization, taking environments and energy consumption into consideration.
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Aoyu Zou
PhD student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Aoyu’s research is working on mechanical system control in office buildings and how advanced control could better contribute to comfort and well-being.