Meetings

Omaha & Lincoln Section Meeting

ASHRAE Research: Benefiting Nebraska and Society with David Yuill, Ph.D., P.E.

Zoom Meeting, Link provided upon registration and payment

Tuesday, March 9th; presentation starts at 12:00 p.m.

What are ASHRAE Research funds used for? This presentation will describe ASHRAE’s research program, and discuss how it connects to your work. It will show some interesting results from research projects being done here in Nebraska, including HVAC education research. Plans will be revealed for a new Smart Buildings teaching facility being developed at the Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha. This facility will include a chiller, boiler, air-handling unit, hydronic system, VAV distribution system, and multiple building automation systems connected in parallel – all built for student usage and integrated into the curriculum of the Architectural Engineering program.

David Yuill, Ph.D., P.E. is an associate professor of Architectural Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. An ASHRAE member for 23 years, he is currently chair of TC 7.5 – Smart Building Systems, Vice Chair of SPC 207p, Research chair of TC 1.2 – Instruments and Measurements, and advisor of the Omaha Student branch. He previously served in numerous other ASHRAE leadership roles, and received the Distinguished Service, Exceptional Service, New Investigator, and Best Paper awards. Since 1987 he has worked on 24 research projects in industry and academia, and authored 47 papers.