Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Menghao Qin

Prof. Menghao Qin is an expert in Building Physics and Materials with over 25 years of experience. His research covers heat and moisture transfer, smart materials for environmental control (e.g., PCMs, MOFs, hydrogels), indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and energy-efficient building systems. He has published over 180 peer-reviewed papers and three books, and led many international/national projects (e.g., EU Horizon 2020, IEA, NSFC). Prof. Qin also holds the Saint-Gobain Chair at ESPCI Paris, France, and serves on the Editorial Board of Building and Environment.

Before joining DTU, Dr. Qin was Full Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research at Nanjing University, China. He has held visiting positions at the University of La Rochelle (France), ETH Zurich (Switzerland), and NIST (USA), and served on China’s National Steering Committee for Building Technology Education. Dr. Qin is a member of many international academic societies (e.g., ASHRAE, ISIAQ, SFT, ICE, CAR, AUGC, CAST, etc.).

Dr. Qin completed his PhD in Built Environment at the National Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for the Environment (LaSIE, CNRS) France in cooperation with Lund University, Sweden in 2007. He obtained an honorary degree of Doctor Communitatis Europeae (DCE) in 2008. He worked as a post-doc researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA from 2007 to 2009.

In addition to the research and teaching, he also has extensive experience in environmental system design and green building consultancy. He has practiced internationally including work in the UK, China, and Korea. Dr. Qin also provides consulting for many big construction projects including the new headquarter of China Central Television (CCTV) etc. and for firms including Panasonic, Carrier, Danfoss, Saint-Gobain, and East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Ltd. (ECADI). Dr Qin has designed or provided consultancy to more than 20 green building projects worldwide.

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