Research Interest
Air quality and environmental control: measurement, modeling and control of airborne contaminant
Emission control from diesel engines: modeling and control strategy development
Renewable Energy Systems and Applications, Solar Decathlon
Heating ventilation and air conditioning system simulation and control
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2000
M.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 1996
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 1987
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 1984
Honors
Sustainability Fellow, UIUC, 2013
Teacher Fellow Award, North American Colleges and Teachers in Agriculture, 2013
Academy of Teaching Excellence, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 2012 - 2015
Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 2012
Distinguished Service Award, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers, 2011
Honorable Mention Paper Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2010
Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Engineering, University of Illinois, 2010
University of Illinois President’s Citation in Recognition of Clean Diesel Bus project, 2010
Ben and Georgeann Jones Excellence in Teaching Awards, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UIUC, 2009
Global Scholar, College of ACES, 2006
Honorable Mention Paper Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2006
J. Kent Mitchell Teaching Excellence Award, University of Illinois, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2006
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, UIUC, Fall 2005, Spring, 2006, Fall 2006
ASHRAE Annual Paper Award, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers, 2001
Gamma Sigma Delta, inducted 1998
Alpha Epsilon, inducted 1997
