Experts on Sustainable Design
John Andrew Bergendahl
- Associate Professor Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
Professor John Bergendahl studies physical and chemical processes for enabling sustainable design of engineered systems. His work on developing solutions to emerging contaminants in water, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS), has included
Shichao Liu
- Assistant Professor Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
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
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Nan Ma
- Assistant Professor Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
Professor Ma is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering at WPI and the founding director of the Laboratory for Healthy, Environmental, and Resilient Buildings (HERB-Lab). Her work is centered around the belief that we have to force a collision
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Mingjiang Tao
- Associate Professor Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
Mingjiang Tao teaches geotechnical and pavement engineering to prepare students for careers in civil engineering. He studies highway infrastructure engineering with a goal of advancing sustainable engineering practices. He is an expert on pavement and can
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Steven Van Dessel
- Professor Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
Professor Van Dessel's research activities are in the area of sustainable building design and building technology, with a special focus on the study of adaptive building envelop systems. One of the goals of his research is to develop smart materials that