IBPSA-USA

Volunteer Spotlights

IBPSA-USA Volunteer Spotlights

IBPSA-USA turns the spotlight on volunteers to highlight how they are making a difference by being engaged with IBPSA-USA.  Our volunteers are an essential part of our organization and its mission.

Carrie Brown

Volunteer Spotlight: Carrie Brown

Carrie Brown, PhD Carrie specializes in decarbonization and resiliency, from the lens of policy research, program design and evaluation, codes and standards, and other technical ...
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Jayati Chhabra

Volunteer Spotlight: Jayati Chhabra

Jayati Chhabra Title or occupation/affiliation: Building Energy Research EngineerJayati Chhabra serves as a Building Energy Research Engineer at PNNL, where she spearheads the technical development ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Matthew Dahlhausen

Matthew Dahlhausen Matthew Dahlhausen is a research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Lab. He develops ComStock, a model of the U.S. commercial building stock ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Joel Neymark

Joel Neymark Joel’s career has focused since 1991 on testing and validation of BEM simulation programs, primarily as a contractor for the U.S. Department of ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Alejandra Menchaca

Alejandra Menchaca Alejandra is a co-founder at AIRLIT studio, a boutique consultancy that specializes in quantifying how design decisions impact indoor air quality, thermal and ...
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Staff Spotlight: Meet Hanif, Jackie, and Katie!

Meet the Staff: Hanif, Jackie, Katie Hanif SmithExecutive DirectorHanif earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology. He has spent ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Andy Berres

Andy Berres Andy is a researcher in the Hybrid Energy Systems group at NREL. They hold a BS, MS, and PhD in Computer Science, and ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Lisa Ng

Lisa C. Ng Dr. Lisa Ng is the Supervisory Mechanical Engineer/Group Leader of the Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Group in the Engineering Laboratory (EL) ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Aysha Demir

Aysha Demir Dr. Aysegul Demir Dilsiz is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming. With a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Jason Zhou

Jason Zhou Jason Zhou is a current junior at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL studying Architectural Engineering and minoring in Sustainability. He is ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Holly Brink

Holly Brink Holly Brink is a Senior Sustainability Consultant at Arup in Los Angeles. She has a PE license in mechanical engineering and is an ASHRAE ...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Benjamin Brannon, P.E.

Benjamin Brannon, P.E. Benjamin Brannon is a professional engineer and building performance specialist concentrating in operational decarbonization of buildings design for Arup.  After finishing an ...
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