Guiyuan Han PhD Candidate (ABD), LEED GA
*******@***.*** 814-***-**** 626 Easton Dr., San Jose, CA 95133
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a full-time position in building design and consulting industry with emphases on energy efficient
building, life cycle analysis and sustainable solutions
EDUCATION
Dec ꞌ13
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, Architectural Engineering (Mechanical Option)
Advisor: Dr. Jelena Srebric
Thesis: Life Cycle Cost Assessment of Building Enclosure Systems with Respect to Wind Pressure Loads
Jun ꞌ10
M.S. Tianjin University, Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning, China
Thesis: Bio-Protection of Air Filter Media
Jun ꞌ08
B.S. Tianjin University, Mechanical Engineering (Built Environment), China
EXPERIENCE
Aug ꞌ10 - Dec ꞌ13
Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University, PA
Graduate Research Assistant, Building Science Group
Life Cycle Analysis of Building Systems
o Collaborated with Dow Building Solution Commercial Applications Development Team
o Conducted life cycle analysis integrating energy modeling, CFD and multi-zone modeling
o Conducted on-line survey to collect community inputs from building system designers
o Increased energy simulation accuracy (10%) by integrating energy modeling with time-dependent
infiltration calculation
o Reduced building life cycle cost (20%) by optimizing enclosure system and resizing HVAC system
Simulation and Modeling at the Energy Efficient Building Hub (DOE)
o Developed detailed building energy models
Field Measurement and Human Subject Survey (ASHRAE)
o Analyzed ventilation and indoor air quality in retail stores
Aug ꞌ06 - Jun ꞌ10
School of Environmental Science and Technology, Tianjin University, China
Environmental Research Assistant
Identification of bio-particle contamination source in experiment chamber
o Built up CFD models to simulation different indoor ventilation scenarios
Indoor Air Quality Investigations (China NSF)
o Built up three experiment systems
o Demonstrated the study of “Filtration and re-entrainment of bio-aerosols using fibrous filter media”
ASHRAE 2009 Student Design Project Competition (3rd place worldwide)
o Modified original architectural design
o Designed HVAC systems using passive energy and environmentally friendly resources
o Evaluated building according to LEED V2.2
Summer ꞌ07
Tianjin Architecture Design Institute, Tianjin, China
Intern, HVAC System Design Group
HVAC Systems Design
o Residential building, Office building, Healthcare facility, Community activity center
CERTIFICATION
LEED Green Associate: USGBC, 2012
SKILLS
Building Energy Simulation: EnergyPlus, Trane TRACE, TRNSYS, eQuest
CFD and Multi-zone Modeling: PHOENICS, Fluent, Gambit, CONTAM
Coding & Data Analysis: Matlab, VBA, Engineering Equation Solver (EES), Minitab, R
Others: AutoCAD, Revit, SimaPro, GenOpt, BCVTB
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Reviewer of Building Simulation: An International Journal
ISIAQ Member (International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate), Since 2009
ASHRAE Member (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), Since 2010
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
ASHRAE 2009 Student Design Project Competition, 3rd place worldwide in the ISBD category
The First-Class Scholarship for Graduate Student, Tianjin University, 2008, 2009
Honeywell Scholarship, Tianjin University, 2006, 2007, 2009
Award of Excellent Volunteers, Tianjin University, 2005
PREFERRED PUBLICATIONS
1. Han, G., Srebric, J., and Enache-Pommer, E. Variability of optimal solutions for building components based
on comprehensive life cycle cost analysis, Energy and Buildings (accepted with revision)
2. Han, G., Enache-Pommer, E., and Srebric, J. The role of building enclosure air tightness on the life cycle
cost assessments: a case study of a medical facility in Michigan, Central Europe towards Sustainable
Building 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, Jun. 2013
3. Han, G., and Srebric, J. Building system optimization with respect to mechanical and enclosure systems.
Second International Conference on Building Energy and Environment, Boulder, CO, Aug. 2012
4. Liu, J., Qi, R., Li, Q., Han, G., and Qi, J. Filtration of bioaerosols using fibrous air filter media. HVAC&R
Research, Volume 15, Number 6, Nov. 2009,pp:1165-1174
5. Liu, J., Han, G., and Li, Q. Experimental research on the reentrainment of airborne microbe from fibrous
ventilation filter media. Healthy Buildings 2009 Conference and Exhibition, Syracuse, NY, Sep. 2009
6. Han, G., Liu, J., Qi, R., and Wang, J. Experimental research on metro indoor air quality. First International
Conference on Building Energy and Environment, Proceeding Vols. 1-3, 2313-2318
7. Liu, S., Liu, J., and Han, G. Identification of bio-particle contamination source in the stainless experiment
chamber by experiment and inverse calculation method. First International Conference on Building Energy
and Environment, Proceeding Vols. 1-3, 2289-2296, 2008