Wentao Wu

Dr. Wu is a Senior Lecturer in Architectural Engineering at University of Canterbury. He was a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Tennessee State University (TSU). Prior to joining TSU, Dr. Wu worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University (8th Photo). He received his Ph.D. in engineering at Aarhus University (2012, Denmark). Dr. Wu worked in Danish industry for a couple of years. Then he returned to academics and did his first postdoctoral research at ETH Zürich (Alumni).

EXPERTISE

Renewable energy for community-scale cooling and heating
Structure-integrated HVAC systems
Digital-twin building technology
Sustainable building technology (smart & zero-energy building, passive house design, integrated design)
HVAC design for residential, commercial, sport, marine and offshore architecture
Low-emission technologies (ventilation and cooling) for agricultural buildings
Postharvest and cold chain technology
Healthy urban and built environment

EXPERIENCE

Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, 2020-2022
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 2017-2019
Postdoctoral Fellow, ETH Zürich, 2015-2017
Development Engineer, Johnson Controls A/S (Denmark), 2014-2015
Senior HVAC & CFD Engineer, Novenco Marine & Offshore A/S (Denmark),2012-2014

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Engineering, Aarhus University

GRANTS

Principal Investigator, Fossil Fuel Free and Resilient Network for District Heating and Cooling, $150,000, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Award Number 2100781, 2021-2023
Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Li, L.), Development of Rechargeable Cement-based Battery to Store Energy in Building Structure, $300,000, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Award Number H21735CA, 2021-2024
Principal Investigator (lead PI: Napolitano, R., $1,500,000), Collaborative Research: HDR DSC: Infusion of Data Science and Computation into Engineering Curricula, $15,000, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Award Number 2123285, 2021-2024
Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Li, L.), Implementing Undergraduate Research Projects in STEM education to Enhance Student Engagement and Close Retention Gaps, $50,000, Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), Award Number 01054, 2020-2021
Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Napolitano, R.), Educational Consortium for Energy-related Data Science & Computation in Building Engineering Programs, $300,000 ($61,500 to TSU), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 2021-2023

TEACHING

ENAE 605 Sustainable Building Design Practice
ENGR 2110 Statics (TSU)
AREN 4220 Adv Mech Syst in Buildings (TSU)
CVEN 3100 Fluid Mechanics (TSU)
AREN 4430 Lighting Power Syst Design (TSU)
AREN 4450 Energy Conservation in Build (TSU)

PUBLICATION
Google Scholar
ResearchGate
GitHub

NEWS
1. Building smarter to help cut NZ’s carbon emissions
2. ADVANCED 3D PRINTED FRUIT SIMULATOR COULD HOLD KEY TO FOOD SECURITY (related BBC news)

Contact

I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.

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