Jialei Shen
Assistant Professor at Building Simulation: An International Journal
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJialei Shen is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with nine years of experience at the intersection of building science, air quality, and public health. His work blends computational fluid dynamics, building simulation, and HVAC engineering to develop practical solutions for healthier, more sustainable indoor and urban environments, including strategies to mitigate airborne pathogen transmission. He transitioned from postdoctoral research at NIST and University of Maryland to academia after contributing to multi-funded projects on green building design, IAQ sensor evaluation, and whole-building retrofits. Jialei teaches and mentors graduate students, currently recruiting two PhD researchers to join his lab, and serves as a youth editor for Building Simulation, signaling engagement with the next generation of the field. An uncommon strength is his dual appointment in engineering and public health, enabling him to translate technical modeling into direct health-focused interventions and policy-relevant insights.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Architectural Engineering, Master's degree, Architectural Engineering at Nanjing UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse UniversityBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (2)
python1
energyplus1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jialeishen/UDF-Formaldehyde-Adsorption
Dec 2017 - May 2022
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
jialeishen/Indoor-Air-Assistant
Mar 2017 - Apr 2022
Contributions:1 release, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
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