Research Interests

HVAC System Design and Simulation

Mechanical and Electrical Construction

Geothermal Heat Pump/Ground Source Heat Pump System

Solar Thermal Collection

Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

Building Energy Conservation Technology in Green/LEED Buildings

Computational Airflow Modeling

Zonal Modeling Approach

Building/Underground Thermal Energy Storage (www.seasonalstoragetech.com)

Research Grants

Cost Benefit Analysis for Sustainable Energy Building Upgrades at Safety Rest Areas and Travel Information Centers. 2024~2026. Minnesota Department of Transportation. P.I. 

RCA Internal Funding - Research Development Travel and Conference Support Award. NDSU. 2024. 

Multi-source/Thermal-storage Heat-pump Design and Universal Controller - EnergyPlus Model Development. 2024. Academics For The Future of Science. P.I. 

Building energy audit and analysis of Academic Buildings at North Dakota State University. 2023~2024. State Energy Program. North Dakota Department of Commerce. P.I. 

Needs assessment study of low-income North Dakota individuals and families. 2023. Community Action Partnership of North Dakota. P.I.

Harnessing of Solar Energy through Solar Snow Fence: Implementation. 2022~2024. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Co-P.I.

RCA Internal Funding - Research Development Travel and Conference Support Awards. NDSU. 2022~2023. 

Green Building Registration for the STEM Building. 2021~2022. NDSU EPSCoR STEM Research and Education – Instructional Equipment Award. P.I. 

Impact of Indoor Environment Quality on School Children: Monitoring and Assessment. 2021~2022. ND EPSCoR Community-Based STEM Research Award. P.I. 

Building energy efficiency improvement of A. Glenn Hill Center at North Dakota State University. 2021~2022. State Energy Program. North Dakota Department of Commerce. P.I. 

Development of a thermochemical, nanocellulose-based material for thermal energy storage. 2022~2024. US DOE - Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT). Co-P.I.  

RCA Internal Funding - Research Development Travel and Conference Support Awards. NDSU. 2021~2022. 

RCA Internal Funding - Research Development Travel and Conference Support Awards. NDSU. 2021. 

Building energy analysis and audit of A. Glenn Hill Center at North Dakota State University. 2020~2021. State Energy Program. North Dakota Department of Commerce. P.I. 

RCA Internal Funding - Research Development Travel Award. NDSU. 2020. 

A high-efficiency and low-cost heat pump system design for maximizing the use of renewable energy. 2020~2021. RTA Seed Innovation Grant, Yale University - Center for Business and the Environment. P.I.

Needs assessment study of low-income North Dakota individuals and families. 2019~2020. Subcontractor of Community Action Partnership of North Dakota. Community Innovation Grants Program. The Consensus Council, Inc. P.I.

Development of a novel panelized ground-source radiant heating and cooling system for buildings. 2019~2020. NDSU EPSCoR Internal Funding – Seed Award. P.I. 

Energy Simulation for Dean Residence. 2019. Meadowlark. P.I. 

Harnessing Solar Energy through Noise Barriers and Structural Snow Fencing. 2019~2021. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Co-P.I.

Development of an algorithm for EnergyPlus to optimize thermostat parameters in building load calculation and energy simulation. 2018~2019. NDSU EPSCoR Internal Funding – Seed Award. P.I. 

Energy Simulation for SJA Home. 2018. Meadowlark. P.I. 

A Novel Dual Purpose Solar Collector Design. 2017~2018. 14th Annual P3 Awards - Phase I. U.S. EPA. P.I. 

NDSU EXPLORE Undergraduate Research Award, 2018. NDSU RCA Small Grant Program. P.I. 

Study and Evaluation of Operating Experiences with Existing Geothermal Heat Pump Systems in North Dakota. 2016~2017. State Energy Program. North Dakota Department of Commerce. P.I. 

An Innovative Flat Plate Collector Design for Heat and Cold Collection. 2016~2017. NDSU RCA Seed Funding. P.I. (Thanks to HotSpot Energy - www.hotspotenergy.com as a partner in this project)