Prof. O'Brien's mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
The Delta Controls Lab provides a portal to the wealth of information carried by the Canal Building's building automation system (BAS), including energy use, thermal comfort, lighting/daylighting, indoor air quality, heating, cooling ventilation, and green roof performance.
Graduate students (MASc or PhD) with a background in heat transfer, thermodynamics, programming, energy systems, and/or building science/physics are needed to pursue research in the following topics. Please contact Prof. O’Brien if you have the above background and are interested in researching these topics. Co-supervision by another professor in CEE or another department (e.g., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) is also a possibility. The right candidates will be given the opportunity to work on important problems with significant impact on industry, the opportunity to work with industry partners, and competitive compensation.