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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Zhou completed her PhD research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She then undertook postdoctoral research on the built environment at two institutes: the Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS, a joint program between the Singapore government and UC Berkeley) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP) at the University of Melbourne. She pursues research through a combination of laboratory experiments, field monitoring, data analysis, and numerical modeling.
Her detailed profile is available here.
Research interests
It is all about the interaction with the buildings......
Since joining Monash in 2019, I have been at the forefront of promoting the paradigm transformation toward occupant-centric and resource-responsive built environments. I root my research at two groups of interactions with the built environment — the interactions that take place between building and human (HBInt) and between the built and natural environment (NBInt). They are in line with the “health” and “environmental change” priorities set by ARC as well as the “good health and wellbeing” and “climate action” goals set by the UN.
Different from other scholarly works in this field, my research developed an array of novel methods in data capture, analysis, and modeling to address real-life problems emerging from building, mining, waste management, renewable, and the education sector. I strive to work with industry and government collaborators to translate my research findings into practice.
A visual representation of my research terrain is available here (https://www.monash.edu/engineering/jennyzhou#about).
Supervision interests
Each year I admit students for interdisciplinary research investigating the built environment and sustainability. This research calls on methods from lab and field experiments, numerical modeling, and data analysis. I am particularly recruiting candidates interested in the following topics. Some of the project ideas are presented in Monash’s research project directory (https://www.monash.edu/engineering/future-students/graduate-research/phd/projects). Of course, I am open to new research ideas as long as it aligns well with my research terrain (https://www.monash.edu/engineering/jennyzhou#about). Just send me your thoughts and we can start from there.
- Energy-efficient building and rating system (e.g. Passivhaus, Green star, net-zero, etc.)
- Climate change and Indoor environmental quality (e.g. impacts from bushfires, extreme weather, etc.)
- Human factor of indoor environment (e.g. thermal and visual comfort, occupant behavior, perceived quality, biometric response, etc.)
- Wireless sensing network for environmental monitoring and data analysis (e.g. IoT, data fusing, etc.)
- Sustainable urban infrastructure (e.g. LCA, embodied emissions, etc.)
- Bioaerosol fate and transport (e.g. impacts from COVID-19, bioaerosol transmission in aged-care facilities, etc)
- Building applied and integrated renewables (e.g. BAPV, BIPV, etc.)
Interested candidates should email a CV, transcripts, English language test scores (if required), and contact details for referees. I also encourage candidates to send through a brief research proposal. It will be a great first step toward graduate school admission. Please follow the application steps (https://www.monash.edu/engineering/future-students/graduate-research/how-to-apply) and ensure that you meet Monash University’s entry requirements. Experience in one of the following fields will be at an advantage: building performance or energy modeling, indoor environmental quality monitoring and analysis, post-occupancy evaluation, programming skills in Python or similar, physiological monitoring and analysis, LCA modeling skills in Simapro or similar, parametric design with the visual programming language.
Monash teaching commitment
ENE2021 - ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ENE3031 - BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Science and Engineering, B.Eng, Harbin Institute of Technology
Environmental Science and Engineering, M.Eng, Harbin Institute of Technology
Human Factor Engineering, M.Sc, Nanyang Technological University
Environmental Science and Engineering, PhD, Nanyang Technological University
Research area keywords
- Building performance simulation
- Exposure Assessment
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Human-Centred Design
- Health Risk Assessment
- Indoor Environmental Quality
- Air Pollutant Dynamics
Network
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LHP#6—Malvern East Apartment Development Lighthouse Project
Rashidi, A., Bunster, V., Maxwell, D., Cruz Gambardella, C., Islam, M., Rollo, J., Dodd, M., Zhou, J., Chang, V., Cai, J., Godbole, S., Chiniforush, A., Gibson, B., Nero, R., Liu, X., Aye, L., Nguyen, T. & Ngo, T.
31/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Improvement of school indoor air quality and children's health
Guo, Y., Li, S., Abramson, M., Dharmage, S. C., Carroll, M., Berger, E., Gao, C., Song, J., Chang, V. & Zhou, J.
1/08/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Developing Suitable Gas Separation Membrane for Breathing Apparatus
Chang, V., Chalmers, D., Zhou, J. & Tang, C. Y.
1/06/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Building 4.0 CRC: Better buildings, new efficiencies through technology and collaboration
Aitchison, M., Ngo, T. D., Maxwell, D., Couper, R., Breen Lovett, S., Cumarasamy, S., Blue, K., Laverty, C., Gerber, P., Merkoulova, Y., Sohal, A., Dare, R., Moehler, R., Nicholson, A., Grundy, J., Garcia De La Banda, M., McCormack, J., Vu, L. H., Dwyer, T., Murray, S., Kulic, D., Bai, Y., Davies, C., Zhou, J., Duffield, C., Singh, P. J., Bridge, A., Erol, I., Drogemuller, R. & Mahendran, M.
10/09/20 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Direct decomposition of NO over 8MR in high silica Cu-LTA zeolite: a DFT study on reaction mechanisms, thermodynamics and kinetics
Liu, Y., Yang, D., Shang, J., Zhou, J. & Chang, V., Sep 2022, In: Molecular Catalysis. 530, 11 p., 112602.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Machine learning-based analysis of occupant-centric aspects: critical elements in the energy consumption of residential buildings
Alsharif, R., Arashpour, M., Golafshani, E. M., Hosseini, M. R., Chang, V. & Zhou, J., 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 46, 16 p., 103846.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Optimizing the Passive House Planning Package simulation tool: a bottom-up dynamic approach to reduce building performance gap
Kang, Y., Ma, N., Bunster, V., W-C Chang, V. & Zhou, J., 1 Dec 2022, In: Energy and Buildings. 276, 12 p., 112512.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Performance evaluation of low-cost air quality sensors: a review
Kang, Y., Aye, L., Ngo, T. D. & Zhou, J., 20 Apr 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 818, 13 p., 151769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
A review of building parameters’ roles in conserving energy versus maintaining comfort
Alsharif, R., Arashpour, M., Chang, V. & Zhou, J., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 35, 11 p., 102087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus)