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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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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Riwayat Katia
MS Student in Building Science, Technology, and Sustainability
Riwayat’s research interests lie in improving thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality by optimizing ventilation strategies and using energy-efficient HVAC systems.
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Marya Kemp
MS Student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Marya’s research interests include improving thermal comfort, reducing energy consumption, and increasing the resiliency of the built environment to extreme temperatures associated with climate change.
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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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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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Haripriya Sathyanarayanan
PhD student in Architecture and Building Science
Priya’s research is centered around evidence-based design, human-centric design, patient experience, immersive technology and collaborative design in pediatric built environment settings.
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Ruiji Sun
PhD student in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability
Ruiji is working on how to improve personalized thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality through energy-efficient HVAC systems and model predictive control.
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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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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.