Andreas K Athienitis
Professor
Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
Concordia University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Andreas K. Athienitis is a Professor of Building Engineering at Concordia University. He is the Scientific Director of the NSERC Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Research Network (SNEBRN: 2011-2016) and the founding Director of the NSERC Solar Buildings Research Network (SBRN: 2005-2010). He holds a Senior NSERC/Hydro Quebec Industrial Research Chair and a Concordia University Research Chair, Tier I. He obtained a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (1981) from the University of New Brunswick and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo (1985). He was profiled as one of 25 top innovators in Quebec by Actualité Magazine (Sep. 15, 2009) and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He was named Concordia University Research Fellow (Senior) in 2010.
Research Interest
Dr. Andreas's research expertise is in solar energy engineering, energy efficiency, optimization and control of building thermal systems, building‑integrated photovoltaics and daylighting.
