Jenny Chu

Jenny joined the CABER group in Fall 2025 to pursue a Ph.D. in Building Engineering. Her current research focuses on the impacts of residential electrification on electricity demand and the electrical infrastructure required at the unit and community levels. Through building performance simulations, the role of energy efficiency measures in mitigating these impacts will be investigated. The effects of electrification with larger grid-level changes, such as the integration of EV charging, solar PV, and smart electrical panels, will also be examined.

Jenny has worked as a Senior Program Engineer in the Electricity and Combustion Division at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) since 2019, and she will continue working at ECCC on a part-time basis during her Ph.D. studies. She is part of a team that performs system modelling and analytics that inform climate policy development in the electricity sector. She has worked in the Transportation Division at ECCC for over three years, administering emission regulations, and has also worked as an energy efficiency consultant for almost one year.

Jenny holds an M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. Her prior graduate research investigated the performance of a dual tank indirect solar-assisted heat pump system designed to offset space-heating, cooling, and domestic hot water loads in a high-performance house.

Publications:

Chu, J., Choi, W., Cruickshank, C. A., and Harrison, S. J. (2014) Modeling of an Indirect Solar Assisted Heat Pump System for a High Performance Residential House. ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 136 (4), Article 041003. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027486

Chu, J. and Cruickshank, C. A. (2014) Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Systems: A Review of Existing Studies and Their Applicability to the Canadian Residential Sector. ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 136(4): 041013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4027735

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