Kristin Jones

Mohammed Alkhabbaz

Gilberto O. Nieto

Maryam Kalkatechi

Tuan Pham

Visual Training Architecture, Architectural Education/Pedagogy, Visual Training, Philosophy of Art

History and Theory of Architecture Architecture History and Theory, Phenomenology, Perception, Human Body, Empathy, Modernism, Aesthetics

Energy Conscious TechnologiesEnergy Efficiency, Radiant Cooling Systems, Energy Simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dynamic Thermal Modeling, Dynamic Airflow Networks, Build-ing Science, Building Physics, Building Analytic, High Performance Mechanical Equipment, Active Chilled Beams, Thermal Analysis, Bio-climatic Design.

Technology in Architecture Ergonomic and Human Factors in Design ,New Fabrication Technology, Application of Parametric Tools in Architectural Design and Building, Material, Detail and Construction, Green Technology in Architecture, Urban and Landscape

Hospital DesignHealthcare Architecture, Healthcare and Hospital Design, Hospital Planning, Design for Hot and Dry Climates, Building Technology, Building

PhD in Architecture, 2015, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USABachelor of Architecture, 1995, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL, USA

PhD in Architecture, 2016, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster of Architecture, 2010, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USABachelor of Architecture, 2004, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

PhD in Architecture, 2015, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster in Architecture, 2004, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterry, Queretaro, Qro. Mexico Bachelor of Architecture, 2001, Universidad del Valle de Mexico, Queretaro, Qro. Mexico

PhD in Architecture, 2017, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Architecture, 2009, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA Bachelor in Architecture, 2005, Azad University, Tehran, Iran

PhD in Architecture, 2015, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster of Science in Urban Management, 2001, Hanoi Architectural University, Hanoi, VietnamBachelor of Architecture, 1996, Hanoi Architectural University, Hanoi, Vietnam

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kjones24@iit.edu

malkhabb@iit.edu gosornio@iit.edu

mkalkat1@iit.eduapham6@iit.edu

Research Title:The Pedagogical Underpinnings of Visual Training at IIT

Research Title:A Technical Body: The Modernists Architectural Instrument

Research Title:Understanding the Relationship between Facade Strategies and Radi-ant Cooling Systems in Commercial Buildings in Mexican Climates

Research Title:Self-Shading Concrete Block System: Developing a method for surface interaction with solar angle

Research Title:Hospital Facility Design: Guidelines for Planing new hospitals in Vietnam

Mahjoub ElnimeiriSan UtsunomiyaArthur TakeuchiJohn Snapper

Sean KellerHarry F. Mallgrave Michelangelo Sabatino

Mahjoub Elnimeiri Matthew HermanRobert Krawczyk

John RonanPaul EndersEva Kultermann

Robert KrawczykChris LiakakosMichelangelo SabatinoPeter Land Jamshid Mohammadi

Degree expected Spring 2015

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Mina Kalkatechi

History and Theory of ArchitecturePsycho-Physiological Aesthetics, Architecture and Urbanism in Early 20th Century, Iconography in Modernism, Theories of Body and Space, Ornaments, Arts and Crafts, Empathy and Abstraction, Bauhaus Pedagogy

PhD in Architecture, 2015, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Architecture, 2009, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA Bachelor in Architecture, 2005, Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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mkalkate@iit.edu

Research Title:On the trail of Empathy: Bauhaus education and resurgence of German aesthetic discourse at the turn of 20th Century

Harry F. Mallgrave Sean KellerMichelangelo Sabatino

Degree expected Fall 2015

Nghia Phan

Peng Du

Wind Energy in Urban Environment Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, Tall buildings, Urban Environment, Computation Fluid Dynamics, Wind Tunnel, Urban Wind Characteristics, Energy Efficiency

UrbanismBuilding Technologies, History-Theory, Vertical Urbanism, Tall Building, Sustainability, Sustainable Vertical Urbanism, Life Cycle Assessment

PhD in Architecture, 2016, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster of Architecture, 2011, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USABachelor in Architecture, 2007, Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

PhD in Architecture, 2015, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters in Architecture, 2011, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaBachelor of Architecture, 2008, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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nphan1@iit.edu pdu@iit.edu

Research Title:Calculating Wind Energy in Tall Buildings and the Advantages of Wind Enhancing Systems

Research Title:The Sustainability Implications of Downtown High-rise vs. Suburban Low-rise Living

Peter LandCandace WarkRobert KrawczykMatthew Herman

Harry F. MallgraveAntony WoodBrent StephenNicole Ditchman

Degree expected Fall 2016 Degree expected Spring 2015

Maged Zagow

Jamil Binabid

Cynthia Vranas

Heysun Jeong

Ahmed Hassan

Urbanism Urban Planning, Network Theory, Urban Sociology, Urban Economics

Optimization of Building Energy ConsumptionBuilding Energy Modeling, Sustainable Design Technologies, Vertical Vegetation, Living Wall, Biowall, Green Facade, Hydroponic Plant System, Desert Climate, Building Envelope, Energy Efficiency, Energy Simulation

History and Theory of Architecture Arts and their Inter-Relations, Rhythm and Culture, Rhythm & Perception, Rhythm & Performance, Neuroscience & Architecture, Performing Arts Spaces

Urbanism Public Transit, Public Place in Transit Zone (shed), TOD (Transit Oriented Development), Vibrancy of Transit Zone, Urban Sociology, Urban History and Infrastructure in Transit Zone, Socio-Economic Impact, Social & Cultural Engagement, Bohemian and Flaneurs

Building Facades (Science, Technology & Engineering)High Performance Facades, Building Enclosures, Building Envelopes, Energy Efficient Building Skins, Thermal Comfort, Facade Engineering, Bioplastic Facades, Biocomposite Panels, Agricultural Byproducts, Nano-Materials, Climate Change, moisture Control, Heat Transfer, Energy Conservation, Finite Element methods, Energy Simulation Tools, Structural Performance Analysis

PhD in Architecture, 2017, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Science, 2010, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptBachelor of Architecture Engineering, 2004, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

PhD in Architecture, 2017, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Building Science, 2010, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USACertificate in Landscape, 2010, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USABachelor of Architecture, 2005, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

PhD in Architecture, 2018, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster of Architecture, 1993, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USABachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design with a Minor in Liberal Arts, 1986, Harrington Institute of Interior Design, Chicago, IL, USA

PhD in Architecture, 2016, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster of Architecture, 2012, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA Bachelor of Architecture, 2011, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

PhD in Architecture, 2016, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Architecture, 2009, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL, USA Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, 2004, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

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mzagow@hawk.iit.edujbinabid@iit.edu cvranas@hawk.iit.edu

hjeong2@hawk.iit.edu

ahassan5@hawk.iit.edu

Research Title:Urban Networks

Research Title:Greening The Desert: Vertical Vegetation in Arid Climates

Research Title:Rhythm in Dance, Music, and Architecture

Research Title:Comparative study of public transit sheds - impact of its architectural and socio-urban context on public engagement and vibrancy of activities around transit

Research Title:Agritectuneering Facades: The design, development and assessment of high performance Exterior reinforced Bioplastic Facade Panels (ERBP)

Michelangelo SabatinoHarry F. Mallgrave M. Gordon BrownDavid ShapreMarshall BrownTerry Clark

Robert KrawczykMichelangelo SabatinoPeter LandBrent StephensKatia Perrini

Harry F. MallgraveSean KellerMichelangelo Sabatino Kevin HarringtonNeuroscience Representative

Michelangelo SabatinoMartin FelsenM. Gordon BrownTerry Clark

Mahjoub ElnimeiriMatthew Herman Peter Land

Degree expected Fall 2016Degree expected Spring 2017 Degree expected Spring 2018

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Alia Fadel

Andres Pinzon Latorre

Saad Alghamdi

Urbanism, History and Theory Cultured Nature, Nature, Biophilia, Predictability, Structured Systems, Control, Unpredictability, City Inhabitants, Behavioral Observation, Perception, Local Systems, and Global System.

Energy EfficiencyCities and climate change, Energy efficiency in Housing, Low-Rise High Density Housing (LRHD) in Latin America, Building Enclosure Design,Prefabrication in Architecture

Architecture & UrbanismArchitecture, Urbanism, Planning, Interior Architecture, Sustainability, History, Information and Communications Technology, Spatial Forms, Materiality, Body Movement, Environmental Performance, Social Cultural Psychology, Human Behavior

PhD in Architecture, 2017, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster of Landscape Architecture, 2009, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USABachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, 2004, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

PhD in Architecture, 2017, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster of Architecture/Interior Architecture, 2013, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USACertificate in Historic Preservation, 2013, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USABachelor of Architecture, 2006, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals KFUPM

PhD in Architecture, 2016, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMSc in Building Sciences, 2008, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the NetherlandsExchange Student, 2006, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USABachelor of Architecture, 2002, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

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afadel@hawk.iit.edu apinzonl@hawk.iit.edusalgham2@hawk.iit.edu

Research Title:Cultured nature and biophilia: Chicago as a case study.

Research Title:Energy and Renewable Resources for Low-rise and High Density Housing for Growing Intermediate Cities in Latin America.

Research Title:A Relational and Experiential Study on Movement and Space

Harry F. MallgraveM. Gordon BrownChristena Nippert

Peter LandMichelangelo SabatinoM. Gordon BrownBrent Stephens

Harry F. Mallgrave M. Gordon BrownMichelangelo SabatinoChristena Nippert

Degree expected Spring 2017 Degree expected Spring 2016Degree expected Spring 2017

Yen-Hang Yang Sara

Rad

Narjes Abbasabadi

Mehdi Ashayeri

Yaguang Sun

Karl Hakken

Building Technology Self-Built Construction, Light Weight Steel System, Amateur Construction

Building Science Energy Conscious Design, Sustainable Design, Public Spaces, Downtown District, High-Rise Building, Vitalizing Spaces

Theory, History, and Criticism Theory and Criticism of Architecture, History of Architecture, History of Urban Development, Architectural Design, Building Technology and Environmental Science, Built and Human Environment, Sustainability in Architecture, High- Performance Buildings, Human-Building Interaction

Computational Design & Energy, Sustainability, Building Enclosure Architectural Design, Building Technology, Evironmental Science, Sustainability in Architecture, Com-putetional Design, Parametric Design, Computer Aided Applications, Bio Structures, Energy Efficiency, Diital Fabrication, High Performance Buldings, Building Envelopes, Aesthetics in Architecture

High-rise Building Design and energy-savingHigh-Rise Building, Energy-efficient, Double-Skin Facades

History and TheoryIntellectual History and Theory, Anthropology of Knowledge, Cultural Ecology, Economic Sociology, Biopolitics, Bureaucracy, Chicago, Enlightenment, Ethnography, Ethnol-ogy, Globalization, Material Culture, Post Modernity, Professions, Romantic Ethics, Urbanism

PhD Student in Architecture, 2018, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Science in Architecture, 2010, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanBachelor of Architecture, 2006, Tamkang University New Taipei City, Taiwan

PhD in Architecture, 2019, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Science in Sustainable Architecture, 2009, Iran University of Science & Technology, IranBachelor of Architecture, 2006, Qazvin Islamic Azad University, Iran

PhD in Architecture, 2019, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters in Architecture, 2012, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranBachelor of Architecture, 2008, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

PhD in Architecture, 2019, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster Certificate in Information Technology & Management, 2014, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMaster in Architectur, 2012- IAUCTB, Tehran, IranBachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 2007, IAUCTB, Tehran, Iran

PhD in Architecture, 2018, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USAMasters of Architecture, 2009, Dalian University of Technology Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaBachelor of Architecture, 2006, Dalian University of Technology Dalian, Liaoning, China

PhD in Architecture, 2017, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USARegional Fellow, 2011, International Federation of Interior ArchitectsMaster of Architecture, 2009 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Urban Design, 2006, ArcheworksMaster of Arts in the Humanities, 2004, University of ChicagoArts Baccalaureate, 1997, Oberlin CollegeCertificate in Renaissance Studies, 1995, Hesperia Institute

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yyang123@hawk.iit.edu

srad@hawk.iit.edu

nabbasab@hawk.iit.edu mashaye1@hawk.iit.edu

ysun65@hawk.iit.edu khakken@hawk.iit.edu

Research Title:The Construction Method for Amateurs Self-help Housing

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Research Title:Adaptive Design Strategy of High-rise Building Renovation and Expansion

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Michelangelo SabatinoFrank Flury

Michelangelo Sabatino

Michelangelo SabatinoMichelangelo SabatinoBrent Stephens

Harry F. MallgraveMahjoub Elnimeiri

Michelangelo SabatinoHarry Mallgrave

Degree expected Spring 2018 Degree expected Spring 2019

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