David J. Sailor

BIOGRAPHY:

Dr. Sailor received his Ph.D. in 1993 in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley where he conducted research as part of the Urban Heat Island Project at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He then spent 9 years on the Engineering faculty at Tulane University as Assistant, then tenured Associate Professor. While there he also served as Director (1999-2002) of the South Central Regional Center of the National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) - a Department of Energy-funded institute that conducts research into the regional impacts of climate change. In 2003 he joined the Mechanical and Materials Engineering faculty at Portland State University. In 2008 he was promoted to Full Professor, and in 2009 he founded the Green Building Research Laboratory (GBRL).

Dr. Sailor's research is in the general field of "energy and the environment", with applications in air quality, human health, energy, and climate change. This research encompasses scales ranging from energy analysis of individual buildings to measurements and modeling of the urban climate system. Dr. Sailor teaches fundamental courses in the thermal sciences and applied courses in the building sciences. He is a LEED AP and applies his knowledge of green building design and performance in both his research and teaching. His research has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and invited lectures within the US as well as abroad. He has been a reviewer for and contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), culminating in his contributions to the IPCC 4th Assessment report which shared the honor of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He is actively involved in several professional societies and is currently the chair of the American Meteorological Society's Board on the Urban Environment.

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