Category: Projects
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Project Title: Identifying Effective Utility Regulatory Policies Principal Investigator: Patrick Gurian Jin Wen Co-Investigators: Liam Hendricken Michael Hamilton Collaborators: United Technologies, Inc. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Funding Agency: Department of Energy sponsored EEB HUB administered by Penn State University Funding Period: February 2013 – January 2014 Abstract: State-mandated ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs…
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Project Title: REU Site: SENSORS – Design to Implementation Principal Investigator: Caroline Schauer and Jin Wen Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Abstract: The objective of this REU proposal is to provide the selected REU participants with a rare research opportunity, exposing them to the entire exploration process of creating a viable sensor and sensor network…
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Project Title: CPS:Synergy: Collaborative Research: SMARTER – Smart Manager for Adaptive and Real-Time decisions in building clustERs Principal Investigators (Drexel Team): Jin Wen Co-Investigators: Xiwang Li Collaborators: Arizona State University (PI: Teresa Wu); University of Buffalo (Kemper Lewis) Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Funding Period: 2012 – 2015 Abstract: In this project, we propose a…
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Project Title: Surface reaction between Ozone and Squalene in Batch continuous flow reactor Principal Investigator: Chunyi Wang Abstract: Squalene is one of the most common lipids produced by human skin cells. It constitutes ~5-15% of skin oil. The characteristic of its six carbon-carbon double bonds leads to rapid reaction activity with ozone to form secondary…
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Project Title: Improving IAQ and reducing energy consumption with off-the-shelf HVAC technologies Principal Investigator: Michael Waring Co-Investigator: Adams Rackes Sponsors: Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub of the US Department of Energy Funding agency: Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub, as part of the multi-institution project Integrated Energy Efficient Space Conditioning and Air Quality Management Systems Funding period:…
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Project Title: Modeling dynamic ventilation impacts in offices in six US cities Principal Investigator: Michael Waring Co-Investigator: Adams Rackes Funding agency: Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub Funding period: February 2011 – February 2012 Project Abstract: A potential source of energy savings in buildings is demand controlled ventilation (DCV), or dynamic modulation of the ventilation rate…
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Project Title: Human Behavior and Low Energy Architecture: Linking Environmental Adaptation, Personal Comfort, and Energy Consumption in the Built Environment. Principal Investigator: Jared Langevin Funding Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation Funding Period: October 2011- October 2014 Abstract: Truly sustainable buildings serve to enrich the daily sensory experience of their human inhabitants while consuming the least amount of…
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Project Title: Framework for Assessing the Energy Efficiency Strategies of the Philadelphia Housing Authority Principal Investigator: Jin Wen and Patrick Gurian Research Assistant: Liam Hendricken, Jared Langevin, Ran Liu and Adam Regnier Funding Agency: Philadelphia Housing Authority Funding Period: 2010-2012 Abstract: The overall objective of this project is to develop a framework to evaluate, assess…
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Project Title: Tools for Evaluating Fault Detection and Diagnostic Methods for HVAC Secondary Systems of a Net Zero Building Principal Investigator: Jin Wen Co-Investigators: Shokouh Poorarian and Xiwang Li Collaborators: Iowa Energy Center Energy Resource Station Funding Agency: National Institute of Standards Technology Funding Period: 2010 – 2013 Abstract: Secondary systems, such as fan coil…