About me

Hello, I’m Jialei👋. I’m working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Building Energy and Environment Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). My research focuses on developing innovative technologies and strategies for sustainable and healthy buildings. Currently, my work at NIST is dedicated to evaluating and improving indoor air quality (IAQ), ventilation, and human health in buildings, and I’m collaborating with colleagues including Stuart Dols, Brian Polidoro, Andy Persily, and Lisa Ng.

Prior to my current role at NIST, I pursued my PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University under the guidance of Prof. Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang in the Building Energy and Environmental Systems Lab (BEESL). During my doctoral studies, I engaged in various research initiatives focusing on building energy and environmental systems, backed by government agencies and industry leaders such as the Department of Energy (DOE) and Carrier. My work involved close collaboration with experts in the field, including Prof. Bing Dong, Prof. Bess Krietemeyer, Michael Birnkrant, and Peter McKinney, contributing to projects that intersected architectural design, energy efficiency, and environmental quality.

Throughout my research journey, I’ve delved into a range of topics spanning

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Public Health, where I explored building IAQ and how it affects human health through modeling and exrimental efforts;
Air Cleaning Technology, focusing on the innovation and efficacy of technologies that purify indoor air and benefit human health;
Urban Environments, assessing the influence of building and urban designs and systems on urban environments; and
Building Energy Efficiency, with a dedicated effort toward optimizing energy consumption in building infrastructures.

My academic contributions to these areas are documented in one book chapter, 17 journal articles, and a collection of conference papers, which have collectively received over 680 citations. You can review my research impact on my Google Scholar profile.

I am actively seeking academic positions that align with my expertise in building energy and environmental systems, hoping to further contribute to the field through both research and teaching.

My Research

Multizone indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation analysis tool development

ANT: CONTAM plugin on Rhino Grasshopper Link» ANT structure

COVID-19 and Indoor Air Quality

COVID-19 indoor airborne transmission and control strategies covid-19-and-iaq

Effectiveness of multi-scale IAQ control strategies for reducing air borne infection risk of SARS-CoV-2 Link» journal-11-abstract

Web-based COVID-19 airborne risk estimator covid-estimator

Aerosol and droplet distribution in an office with displacement ventilation cfd-dv

Exhaled aerosol transmission in a large banquet room with mixing ventilation cfd-mv

Air cleaning technology

Chamber testing for in-duct ionizers chamber-test-1

Field testing for in-duct ionizers covid-field

Indoor ozone and fine particle exposure and chemistry

Ozone surface deposition mechanism and database for typical building materials Link» ozone-deposition

Indoor and outdoor ozone and fine particle exposure level measurement Link» ozone-measurement

Chamber testing for ozone chemistry in indoor environment chamber-ozone

CFD simulation for ozone distribution in a room with single-sided ventilation cfd-ozone

Artificial neural network (ANN) modeling for estimating outdoor ozone concentration Link» ml-ozone

Indoor ozone level estimator Link» in-air-app

Building performance simulation and optimization

Module-based building whole performance simulation tool development (energy, IAQ, thermal comfort, lighting etc.) gds-1

Green building strategy performance assessment Link» gds-1

User-interactive building perofrmance visualization in Virtual Reality (VR) Link» gds-1

Urban microenvironment

Commuting exposure to fine particles in different transportation modes (In-Situ measurements) Link»

Effects of street morphology to local air quality in real cities (CFD simulations) Link» cfd-urban

Effects of urban greening on urban ventilation and pollutant dispersion (CFD simulations) Link» cfd-tree

Jialei Shen