热舒适与健康系列讲座
Thermal comfort and health lecture series
2025年7月25日-8月10日
中国,西安
1. 课程简介
热舒适与健康系列讲座是面向建筑学、城市规划、风景园林等专业领域的本科生、研究生以及社会人士的课程,具有以下三个方面的特点:
(1)授课教师包括院士、教授、副教授等众多知名学者,授课教师团队具有国际一流学术水平,能够为大家讲授学术前沿知识。
(2)授课教师来自伦敦大学学院、新加坡国立大学、重庆大学、西安建筑科技大学、哈尔滨工业大学(深圳)、西安交通大学等国内外著名高校,国际学术思维的碰撞能够为学生们带来学术的灵感和启发。
(3)热舒适与健康是目前建筑学界国际学术领域的研究热点,也是本科生及研究生的学习方向,此次学术授课能够为学生们明确研究问题和研究方法提供国际教学平台,也为同学们与国内外学者开展学术交流提供平台支撑。
2. 课程申请
招生目标:面向全球招收本科生、研究生和社会人士线上或者线下参与学习。
报名方式:线上报名,人数不限。拟报名此课程的同学请点击报名链接 (https://global.xjtudlc.com/)。下拉菜单选择Thermal comfort and health lecture series课程。
报名截止日期:2024年7月25日
学生待遇:
参加此系列课程的校内校外所有同学和社会人士,听讲座并考核合格可获得西安交通大学相关学习认证证书,该证书可作为国际能力认定的依据。
会议费明细:
(1) 会议模式1:校内校外同学和社会人士可以报名听所有讲座,学习知识,不用参加学习考核,不用交学习心得,不用颁发学习认证证书,会议费为0元。
(2) 会议模式2:校内校外同学和社会人士可以报名听所有讲座,学习知识,参加学习考核,交学习心得,颁发学习认证证书,会议费为200元。
(3) 对于西安交通大学本校学生,该课程作为小学期课程,无论是否参与学习考核,无需缴纳会议费。
(4) 校内校外同学和社会人士可以自由选择会议模式1和会议模式2。
考核方式:每次讲座之后写一个150字~200字的心得体会,命名方式:姓名+学校,发送至邮箱zhenmeng@xjtu.edu.cn
加入课程学习群:
报名的同学请一定加入QQ群,课程的实时信息会在群里提前一天发布。
QQ群号:1048306709

3. 课程体系
授课形式:线上线下同步进行。(腾讯会议:351 5416 5668)
讲座时长:每场讲座1.5 小时,包括1小时的讲座和半小时的提问互动。
课程安排:
课程或讲座名称 |
负责人 |
职称 |
负责人单位 |
课时 |
如何挖掘论文创新点 |
Kang Jian |
院士 |
伦敦大学学院 |
2 |
屋顶花园、垂直绿化的城市微气候调控作用 |
Wong Nyuk Hien |
教授 |
新加坡国立大学 |
2 |
热带气候区热舒适与健康 |
Richar de Dear |
教授 |
悉尼大学 |
2 |
城市室外热舒适建模与分析 |
Yuan Chao |
副教授 |
新加坡国立大学 |
2 |
局地气候区在可持续城市发展中的应用——基于东亚和东南亚高密度城市的经验 |
Chao Ren |
教授 |
香港大学 |
2 |
人体代谢产热的年龄变化规律研究 |
翟永超 |
教授 |
西安建筑科技大学 |
2 |
老年人热舒适需求 |
喻伟 |
教授 |
重庆大学 |
2 |
人类居住的热环境条件——温度的设定 |
杜晨秋 |
副教授 |
重庆大学 |
2 |
城市热-声交互环境与健康 |
佟欢 |
副教授 |
哈尔滨工业大学 |
2 |
情绪因素对间歇运动人体热舒适的影响研究 |
甄蒙 |
副教授 |
西安交通大学 |
2 |
说明:课程的时间安排可能会有微调,讲座的前一天,会在QQ群发布第二天讲座的最新信息。
4. 教师简介
(1) 康健
英国皇家工程院院士,欧洲科学院院士,中国工程院外籍院士,伦敦大学学院教授。研究方向为建筑声景。他发表SCI论文800余篇,出版学术专著10余部。在学术奖励方面,2022年英国声学学会最高荣誉瑞利奖章,2022约翰•康奈尔声景奖,2021年英国建造学会贝克奖,2016欧洲杰出资深科学家基金奖,2014欧盟及英国噪声控制协会终身成就奖,2014英国皇家建筑师学会最佳研究主席提名奖,2014英国声学学会彼得·朗德奖章,2013英国建造学会纳彼尔·肖奖章等。
(2) Wong Nyuk Hien
新加坡国立大学教授,研究方向为城市热岛效应及其缓解措施。他发表SCI论文300余篇,论文引用次数17432,i10指数160。在学术奖励方面,2005年香港建筑师学会特别建筑研究奖(团队);2006年专业绿色建筑委员会(PGBC)大奖(团队);iNTA(国际热带建筑网络)- sega 2009会议最佳论文奖,建筑创新,技术与传统,2009年12月2 - 4日,泰国曼谷Kasetrat大学;杰出奖,组屋My Waterway@ Punggol获2013年国防部研发奖(团队);零能源建筑-国家发展部部长2011年研发奖(杰出奖)(团队);国家研发奖(零能源建筑)(团队)。
(3) Richar de Dear
Richar de Dear老师是悉尼大学的教授,研究方向为热舒适与健康,他是世界范围内热舒适研究领域的权威。
在过去的35年中,Richard de Dear教授的研究生涯始终聚焦于探索使用者对建筑环境的真实需求,并评估建筑在满足这些需求方面的表现。他是目前热舒适研究领域引用量最高的学者,发表了超过250篇同行评审论文及多部专著。在其丰硕的研究成果中,最具影响力的当属热舒适适应性模型——这一理论不仅深刻影响了学术界,更直接指导了实际建筑的设计与运营。De Dear提出的适应性模型构成了美国采暖、制冷与空调工程师学会(ASHRAE)热舒适标准(55-2004、2010、2013版)的核心基础,该标准进而为全球多个国家的热舒适规范提供了理论依据。
(4) Chao Yuan
袁超老师是新加坡国立大学建筑系副教授。他是一名建筑师、城市气候研究员和教师,他的教学和研究重点是气候敏感型城市规划和设计,以实现可持续、有弹性的城市。主题包括城市风环境和空气污染、人为热、被动冷却技术和城市绿化。他的目标是在现实生活中支持和发展实用的规划和设计。袁超老师目前带领他的研究团队与麻省理工学院和苏黎世联邦理工学院合作,对高密度城市的城市气候进行了几项研究。袁超老师现任《Urban Climate》(Elsevier)副主编和《Landscape and Urban Planning》(Elsevier)编委会成员。
(5) Chao Ren
任超老师是香港大学的教授,担任可持续环境设计硕士课程主任及港大可持续发展全球研究院副院长。她专注于应用气候学与气候适应性设计领域,她的研究方向为气候响应式设计、城市气候(热岛效应、气候地图、通风评估与风道规划、热舒适性)、城市尺度气候变化(热浪风险与健康影响、适应策略与政策)。自2006年起,她的多维跨学科研究将科学数据转化为创新知识,服务于中国、新加坡、荷兰和法国等地的社会需求、政策制定及实证设计。她荣获2023年港大校级知识交流卓越奖、2022年港大Rosie Young 90 Medal杰出青年女学者奖,以及2020年国际城市气候学会颁发的Timothy Oke奖。
任超的研究涵盖城市气候与形态特征关系分析、城市气候地图系统与风道规划开发,以及亚热带高密度城市的人体热舒适与公共健康风险评估。其2024年出版的新书《局部气候区在可持续城市发展中的应用》是该领域的代表作。自2023年起,她连续入选斯坦福大学发布的“全球前2%顶尖科学家”榜单。
她现任《Urban Climate》期刊联合主编,并担任世界气象组织城市气候专家组成员及温室气体监测研究小组成员。同时,她作为全球热健康信息网络指导委员会成员及东南亚热健康中心顾问,曾于2017至2021年当选国际城市气候学会理事。她参与多项国际合作研究报告,包括: IPCC第六次评估报告(第6章"城市、住区与关键基础设施"贡献作者)、《气候变化与城市ARC3.3》(第2章领衔作者)、《柳叶刀健康与气候变化倒计时中国报告》(第二工作组领衔作者)、联合国环境规划署《第七期全球环境展望》(第2章领衔作者)。在香港本地,她担任香港红十字会强化应急准备及响应战略委员会成员。
(6) 翟永超
翟永超老师是西安建筑科技大学的教授,加州大学伯克利分校博士后,研究方向为热舒适与健康。翟老师主持了国家自然科学基金、陕西省13115科技创新重大专项项目、陕西省“百人计划”青年项目等一系列科研项目,发表学术论文100余篇,SCI论文引用次数3251,i10指数42。
(7) 喻伟
喻伟老师是重庆大学的博士生导师,教授,中国工程建设标准化协会绿色建筑与生态城区专业委员会委员,中国绿色建筑与节能专业委员会委员,中国环境学会室内环境与健康分会委员,重庆市土木建筑学会暖通空调专业委员会委员兼秘书长,长期从事绿色建筑、室内环境领域的研究。作为课题负责人主持国家自然科学青年基金、国家“十二五”科技支撑计划项目子课题、国家十三五重点研发计划课题、企业横向科研项目20余项。作为编委参与国家标准2部、行业及协会标准4部,作为标准主要起草人参与编写并发布执行的标准有国家标准《民用建筑室内热湿环境评价标准(GB/T50785-2012)》、国家标准《绿色商店建筑评价标准(GB/T 51100-2015)》;行业标准《绿色建筑运行维护技术规范》(JGJ/T 391-2016);协会标准《健康建筑评价标准》(T/ASC02-2016)等。到目前发表高水平论文50余篇;申请发明专利10余项。作为主要完成人2016年获重庆大学科技进步奖一等奖1项,科技进步二等奖1项;2015年获得重庆市优秀博士学位论文;2017年获重庆市高等教育教学成果一等奖1项;2018年获国家高等教育教学成果二等奖。
(8) 杜晨秋
杜晨秋老师是重庆大学的副教授,研究生导师,主要研究方向为室内环境与人体舒适健康。主持国家自然科学基金项目2项,国家外专局项目1项,国家重点研发计划项目子课题1项,作为主研人员参与国家自然科学基金项目/国际合作项目、十四五、十三五国家研发计划项目/课题等10余项。累计发表相关学术期刊论文40余篇,其中以第一作者和通讯作者发表SCI(JCR一区)论文20余篇,中文核心和专业重要期刊论文10余篇,国际/国内专业领域知名会议上应邀作学术/专题报告10余次,申请/授权发明专利13项,合作出版专著2部,参编专著2部。目前任国际期刊Journal of Building Engineering (JCR一区,IF 6.4) 期刊副主编,Building and Energy、Indoor Air、Energy等多个高水平期刊审稿人。
(9) 佟欢
佟欢老师博士毕业于英国伦敦大学学院(UCL)巴特莱特建筑学部,目前就职于哈尔滨工业大学深圳校区建筑学院,博士生导师,“鹏城孔雀计划”特聘学者,入选哈尔滨工业大学青年拔尖人才计划。研究领域为智慧城市、计算性城市设计、健康城市、时空大数据与GIS、 资源与环境规划、绿色低碳、声环境/声景。
在成果奖励方面,2023 Top Cited Papers;2023 Most Read Papers;TEAM20两岸建筑与规划新人奖;全国高等学校城乡规划学科专指委交通出行创新实践竞赛三等奖;中国建筑与艺术“青年设计师”景观园林设计优秀奖;中国建筑与艺术“青年设计师”建筑空间设计优秀奖;亚洲设计学年奖城市设计优秀奖;国家建设高水平大学公派研究生项目-全额资助攻读博士学位;耶鲁大学项目资助。
在科研项目方面,主持国家自然科学基金项目;主持广东省哲学社会科学项目;主持中央高校科研业务专项资金科研启动项目;主持粤港澳智慧城市开放研究基金;主持哈工大哲学社会科学高质量发展行动计划科研项目;主持深圳市新引进高精尖缺人才科研启动项目;主持巴特莱特创新研究基金。
(10) 甄蒙
甄蒙老师是西安交通大学的副教授,研究方向为近零碳建筑、城市热岛效应及其缓解措施、热舒适与健康。在教学方面,主讲《建筑物理》、《海绵城市设计》和《城市环境与城市生态学》。在论文方面,发表学术论文58篇,其中SCI期刊检索25篇,获得专利10项,获得软件著作权10项。在项目方面,主持2021年中国国际太阳能十项全能竞赛1项,主持国家自然科学基金青年基金1项,主持中国博士后科学基金2项,主持陕西省自然科学基金2项,主持“一带一路”创新人才交流外国专家项目1项。在荣誉方面,2021年,获得西安交通大学人居学院优秀共产党员,2019年至2021年,3次获得西安交通大学人居学院优秀员工。2022年,获得第三届中国国际太阳能十项全能竞赛优秀指导老师。
西安交通大学国际月
西交•通全球暑期学校 (XJTISS)
Thermal environment and health lecture series
July 25, 2025-August 10th, 2025
Xi’an, China
1. Course introduction
The Thermal Comfort and Health Lecture Series is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals in architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, and related fields. It features the following three aspects:
(1) The teaching faculty includes renowned scholars such as academicians, professors, and associate professors. The team possesses world-class academic expertise and can deliver cutting-edge knowledge.
(2) The faculty comes from prestigious institutions worldwide, including University College London, National University of Singapore, Chongqing University, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), and Xi’an Jiaotong University. The collision of international academic perspectives sparks inspiration and insight for students.
(3) Thermal comfort and health are current research hotspots in the international academic field of architecture and key study areas for undergraduate and graduate students. This lecture series provides an international teaching platform to clarify research questions and methods, while also facilitating academic exchanges between students and scholars from China and abroad.
2. Course Application
Target Audience: Open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals worldwide, for online or in-person participation.
Application Method: Online registration with no limit on participant numbers. Interested applicants should click the registration link (https://global.xjtudlc.com/) and select the "Thermal comfort and health lecture series" from the dropdown menu.
Application Deadline: July 25, 2024
Student Benefits:
All participants, including students from Xi’an Jiaotong University and external participants, who attend the lectures and pass the assessment will receive a learning certification from Xi’an Jiaotong University. This certificate can serve as proof of international competency.
Conference Fee Details:
(1) Conference Mode 1: Students from inside and outside the university, as well as members of the public, can register to attend all lectures and gain knowledge without participating in learning assessments, submitting study reflections, or receiving learning certification. The conference fee is RMB 0 yuan.
(2) Conference Mode 2: Students from inside and outside the university, as well as members of the public, can register to attend all lectures, gain knowledge, participate in learning assessments, submit study reflections, and receive a learning certification. The conference fee is RMB 200 yuan.
(3) For students of Xi’an Jiaotong University, this course is part of the short semester program, and no conference fee is required, regardless of whether they participate in assessments.
(4) Students from inside and outside the university, as well as members of the public, are free to choose between Conference Mode 1 and Conference Mode 2.
Assessment Method: After each lecture, participants are required to write a 150~200 words reflection essay, named in the format "Name + School," and send it to the email address zhenmeng@xjtu.edu.cn.
Join the Course Study Group:
All registered participants must join the QQ group, where real-time course information will be posted one day in advance.
QQ Group Number: 1048306709

3. Course Structure
Teaching Format: Simultaneous online and offline delivery. (Tencent Meeting ID: 351 5416 5668)
Lecture Duration: Each lecture lasts 1.5 hours, including 1 hour of lecture and 30 minutes of Q&A interaction.
Course Schedule:
Course or Lecture Name |
Coordinator |
Title |
Coordinator’s Institution |
Duration |
How to Identify Innovative Points in Academic Papers |
Kang Jian |
Academician |
University College London |
2 |
Urban Microclimate Regulation by Rooftop Gardens and Vertical Greening |
Wong Nyuk Hien |
Professor |
National University of Singapore |
2 |
Thermal Comfort and Health in Tropical Climate Zones |
Richar de Dear |
Professor |
University of Sydney |
2 |
Modeling and Analysis of Urban Outdoor Thermal Comfort |
Yuan Chao |
Associate Professor |
National University of Singapore |
2 |
Application of Local Climate Zones in Sustainable Urban Development: Experiences from High-Density Cities in East Asia and Southeast Asia |
Chao Ren |
Professor |
University of Hong Kong |
2 |
Study on Age-Related Changes in Human Metabolic Heat Production |
Yongchao Zhai |
Professor |
Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology |
2 |
Thermal Comfort Needs of the Elderly |
Wei Yu |
Professor |
Chongqing University |
2 |
Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Habitation—Temperature Settings |
Chenqiu Du |
Associate Professor |
Chongqing University |
2 |
Urban Heat-Sound Interaction Environment and Health |
Huan Tong |
Associate Professor |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
2 |
Study on the Impact of Emotional Factors on Thermal Comfort in Intermittent Exercise |
Meng Zhen |
Associate Professor |
Xi’an Jiaotong University |
2 |
Note: The course schedule may be subject to minor adjustments. The latest information about the next day's lecture will be posted in the QQ group one day in advance.
4. Faculty Profiles
(1) Jian Kang
Academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), European Academy of Sciences, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Professor at University College London. Research focus: Architectural soundscapes.
Published over 800 SCI papers and authored more than 10 academic monographs.
Awards: 2022 Rayleigh Medal (highest honor from the Institute of Acoustics, UK; 2022); John Connell Soundscape Award (2022); Baker Prize, UK Construction Society (2021); ERC Advanced Grant (2016); Lifetime Achievement Award, European and UK Noise Control Associations (2014); Best Research Chair Nomination, Royal Institute of British Architects (2014); Peter Lord Award, Institute of Acoustics (2014); Napier Shaw Medal, UK Construction Society (2013).
(2) Wong Nyuk Hien
Professor at the National University of Singapore. Research focus: Urban heat island effect and mitigation strategies. Published over 300 SCI papers with 17,432 citations and an i10-index of 160.
Awards:
Special Architectural Research Award, Hong Kong Institute of Architects (2005, team); Professional Green Building Council (PGBC) Grand Award (2006, team); Best Paper Award, iNTA-SEGA 2009 Conference, “Architectural Innovation, Technology, and Tradition,” Kasetrat University, Bangkok, Thailand (Dec 2–4, 2009); Outstanding Award, My Waterway@Punggol, Ministry of Defence R&D Award (2013, team); Zero Energy Building, Minister for National Development R&D Award, Outstanding Award (2011, team); National R&D Award (Zero Energy Building, team).
(3) Richard de Dear
Professor at the University of Sydney. Research focus: Thermal comfort and health. A global authority in thermal comfort research. Over 35 years, his work has explored users’ actual needs in built environments and evaluated building performance. The most cited scholar in thermal comfort, with over 250 peer-reviewed papers and multiple monographs. His adaptive thermal comfort model has profoundly influenced academia and building design, forming the core of ASHRAE thermal comfort standards (55-2004, 2010, 2013), which underpin thermal comfort regulations in multiple countries.
(4) Chao Yuan
Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Architecture. An architect, urban climate researcher, and educator focusing on climate-sensitive urban planning and design for sustainable, resilient cities. Research themes include urban wind environments, air pollution, anthropogenic heat, passive cooling technologies, and urban greening. Aims to support practical planning and design in real-world applications. Leads research collaborations with MIT and ETH Zurich on urban climate in high-density cities. Associate Editor of Urban Climate (Elsevier) and Editorial Board Member of Landscape and Urban Planning (Elsevier).
(5) Chao Ren
Professor at the University of Hong Kong, Director of the MSc in Sustainable Environmental Design, and Deputy Director of HKU’s Institute for Sustainability. Research focus: Applied climatology and climate-adaptive design, including climate-responsive design, urban climate (heat island effect, climate mapping, ventilation assessment, wind corridor planning, thermal comfort), and urban-scale climate change (heatwave risks, health impacts, adaptation strategies, policies). Since 2006, her interdisciplinary research has translated scientific data into innovative knowledge for societal needs, policymaking, and design in China, Singapore, the Netherlands, and France.
Awards:
HKU Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award (2023); Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar (2022); Timothy Oke Award, International Association for Urban Climate (2020).
Her research includes urban climate-morphology relationships, urban climate mapping, wind corridor planning, and thermal comfort/public health risk assessments in subtropical high-density cities. Her 2024 book, Application of Local Climate Zones in Sustainable Urban Development, is a landmark in the field. Named in Stanford’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list since 2023. Co-Editor-in-Chief of Urban Climate, member of WMO’s Urban Climate Expert Team and Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Group, Global Heat Health Information Network Steering Committee, and Southeast Asia Heat Health Hub Advisor. Elected Board Member of the International Association for Urban Climate (2017–2021). Contributed to IPCC AR6 (Chapter 6), ARC3.3 (Chapter 2 lead author), Lancet Countdown China Report (Working Group 2 lead author), and UNEP GEO-7 (Chapter 2 lead author). Serves on the Hong Kong Red Cross Strategic Committee for Emergency Preparedness.
(6) Yongchao Zhai
Professor at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Berkeley. Research focus: Thermal comfort and health. Led projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shaanxi Province’s 13115 Major Science and Technology Innovation Project, and Shaanxi “Hundred Talents” Youth Program. Published over 100 papers, with 3,251 SCI citations and an i10-index of 42.
(7) Wei Yu
Professor and PhD Supervisor at Chongqing University. Member of China’s Green Building and Eco-City Committee, Green Building and Energy-Saving Committee, Indoor Environment and Health Branch, and Secretary-General of Chongqing Civil Engineering Society’s HVAC Committee. Research focus: Green buildings and indoor environments. Led over 20 projects, including National Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund, National 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan sub-projects, and industry projects. Contributed to national standards such as Evaluation Standard for Indoor Thermal and Humid Environment in Civil Buildings (GB/T50785-2012) and Green Store Building Evaluation Standard (GB/T51100-2015), and industry standards like Technical Specification for Green Building Operation and Maintenance (JGJ/T391-2016) and Healthy Building Evaluation Standard (T/ASC02-2016). Published over 50 high-quality papers, holds over 10 patents.
Awards:
Chongqing University Science and Technology Progress First Prize (2016); Second Prize (2016); Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Chongqing (2015); Chongqing Higher Education Teaching Achievement First Prize (2017); National Higher Education Teaching Achievement Second Prize (2018).
(8) Chenqiu Du
Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor at Chongqing University. Research focus: Indoor environments and human comfort/health. Led two National Natural Science Foundation projects, one National Foreign Experts Project, and a sub-project under a National Key R&D Plan. Participated in over 10 projects, including National Natural Science Foundation and 13th/14th Five-Year Plan projects. Published over 40 papers, including over 20 SCI (JCR Q1) papers as first/corresponding author, 10 core Chinese journal papers, delivered over 10 invited talks at conferences, holds 13 patents, co-authored two monographs, and contributed to two others. Associate Editor of Journal of Building Engineering (JCR Q1, IF 6.4) and reviewer for journals like Building and Energy, Indoor Air, and Energy.
(9) Huan Tong
PhD from UCL’s Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), PhD Supervisor, “Peacock Plan” Distinguished Scholar, and HIT Young Talent. Research focus: Smart cities, computational urban design, healthy cities, spatiotemporal big data and GIS, resource/environmental planning, green low-carbon, sound environments/soundscapes.
Awards:
Top Cited Papers (2023); Most Read Papers (2023); TEAM20 Cross-Strait Architecture and Planning New Talent Award; Third Prize, National Urban Planning Traffic Innovation Competition; China Architecture and Art “Young Designer” Awards (Landscape and Architecture); Asian Design Award (Urban Design); CSC Full Scholarship for PhD; Yale University Project Funding.
Led projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, Guangdong Philosophy and Social Sciences, Central Universities Research Fund, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Smart City Open Research Fund, HIT Social Sciences Development Plan, Shenzhen Talent Introduction Program, and Bartlett Innovation Research Fund.
(10) Meng Zhen
Associate Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Research focus: Near-zero carbon buildings, urban heat island effect and mitigation, thermal comfort and health. Teaches Building Physics, Sponge City Design, and Urban Environment and Urban Ecology. Published 58 papers (25 SCI-indexed), holds 10 patents and 10 software copyrights. Led projects including the 2021 China International Solar Decathlon, National Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund, two China Postdoctoral Science Foundation projects, two Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation projects, and one Belt and Road Foreign Expert Exchange Project.
Awards:
Outstanding Communist Party Member, XJTU School of Human Settlements (2021); Outstanding Employee, XJTU School of Human Settlements (2019–2021, 3 times); Outstanding Advisor, 3rd China International Solar Decathlon (2022).