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Expert Bio

Professor Liu’s research focuses on built and urban environment, occupant-building-environment interaction, and integrated design for sustainable and healthy buildings. Recent studies include the impact of wildfire smoke on air quality both outdoors and indoors, the optimal conditions for learning in indoor environments, including temperature and lighting, and the effects of temperature inside vehicles on driving performance and cognitive ability.

Research areas/Expertise
built environment
energy efficiency
environmental hazards
environmental risks
wildfires
wildland fires
Sustainable Design
Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment
Air quality
Extreme weather
climate change

Media Coverage

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Boston Globe
The wildfire smoke isn’t done with New England just yet

Albert Simeoni, professor and head of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE), and Shichao Liu, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and affiliated with FPE, shared their expertise on what is in wildfire smoke, how it can get inside homes and impact health for a Boston Globe article on the wildfire smoke impacting the region.

Quantum Zeitgeist
Generative AI Advances Architectural Design for Novice Designers, Showing Performance Gains with 36 Participants

Quantum Zeitgeist reported on new research from a team led by Shichao Liu, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering. The team, including PhD students, explored how students’ use of generative AI in the architectural design process affected performance, individual confidence in creative ability, self-efficacy, and cognitive load.

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