University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning Dean Chimay Anumba announced Ravi Shankar Srinivasan, Ph.D., as the new associate dean for research and strategic initiatives in the college.
He is a professor at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management and holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida; and master’s and doctorate degrees in Architecture (Building Technology) from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED Accredited Professional, Green Globes Professional (GGP), Certified U.S. Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) Level of Accuracy v3.0. The FAA Certified Remote (Drone) Pilot is an external faculty collaborator with the Center for Environmental Building & Design at the University of Pennsylvania’s design school.
Srinivasan has served as PI and Co-PI on projects funded by external sponsored agencies including National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA), National Research Council (NRC) of Canada, Diakin Open Innovation Lab in the Silicon Valley, Nesta Enterprises UK, and other private companies. He has published one book as a lead author titled, “The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture: Emergy Analysis,” and co-edited a book titled, “Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications.” His research has been disseminated as high-quality technical articles that have gained several citations globally. He has eight patents with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office.
The director of Rinker’s UrbSys (Urban Building Energy, Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis, and Visualization) Lab has advised undergraduate honors theses, chaired 10 masters’ theses and seven Ph.D. dissertations. All of them have been successfully employed in the industry including NVIDIA and academia. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Building Energy Modeling. Currently, Srinivasan serves on the board of directors at the National Fenestration Rating Council and chairs the handbook subcommittee (TC 4.5) for the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals.
