Chao Ding

Email: chaoding@lbl.gov

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA

PhD in Building Performance and Diagnostics Expected 05/2017

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering 12/2015

Tongji University M.Sc. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering

Shanghai, China

03/2012

Shandong Jianzhu University B.Eng. in Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Jinan, China

06/2009

EXPERIENCE

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA

Scientific Engineering Associate 2/2017-present

Perform technical analysis and air conditioner design simulation to identify the costs of efficiency improvement using various

technologies and the costs of transition to low-GWP refrigerants

Conduct experiment to identify the highest efficiency air conditioner models, technologies and manufacturers on the global and

Chinese markets

Conduct building performance simulation and develop simulation tools

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

Research Assistant, Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics 01/2013-02/2017

Auto Generation of ASHRAE Building Energy Baseline Cases for DesignBuilder (12/2015-10/2016)

Generating building energy simulation models using DesignBuilder to test auto baseline generation tool for LEED submission

Event Staging Center Building using CFD Simulation (12/2014-06/2015)

Simulated natural ventilation of a single building through windows under eight wind directions using scSTREAM to analyze

the impact of outdoor conditions on indoor environment

Fuxing Plot No.611 Building E using CFD simulation (09/2014-12/2014)

Simulated natural ventilation of a single room through windows under dominant wind conditions and examined net air change

rates of the room caused by natural ventilation to ensure indoor environment meet design requirements

Jiahui Hospital Project with CFD simulation and LEED daylighting simulation (05/2013-05/2014)

Simulated flow, heat and pollutant transfer issues in a neighborhood scale using ANSYS Fluent to analyze the prevailing wind

conditions around the hospital buildings to check for any negative critical impact areas

Autodesk Inc. Lake Oswego, OR

Intern User Experience (UX) Simulation on Fusion Sim 06/2016-08/2016

Conducted research on simulation software and understood existing simulation process and opportunities

Proposed new features to improve simulation process and defined new simulation workflow

Designed new UI, wireframes & mockups

Developed a new tool called Simulation Assistant (SA) to guide new/non-expert users through the process of setting up a simulation

and how to interpret simulation results to help improve users’ design

Tongji University Shanghai, China

Research Assistant, Institute of HVAC & Gas Engineering 09/2009-03/2012

Guangzhou Zhoutouzui Tunnel Project (11/2010-09/2011)

Created and optimized 5 ventilation system models for a 10 km-long underground highway by comparing pollutant

concentration inside tunnel, temperature variation and pollutant diffusion from portal

Established 3D fire simulation of 20MW and 50MW intensities using ANSYS Fluent to analyze longitudinal temperature

distribution and smoke flow at cross-sections

Project cooperation with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (09/2009-05/2010)

Conducted market survey and literature review to selected appropriate Finnish green building technologies and products

according to Chinese local climate zones and market conditions

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Carnegie Mellon University

Adjunct instructor, Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics in Building Design, Graduate level course

Designed syllabus, lecture sides, assignments and projects to learn airflow modeling in building domain

Offered lectures and introduced real world problems to teach fundamental CFD concepts and theories

Conducted demo sections and provided step-by-step instructions to teach airflow modeling

Graded assignments and reports to ensure students can apply CFD simulations to support building design

Pittsburgh, PA

Spring 2015

Lead Teaching Assistant, Buildings Physics, Undergraduate level course

Conducted lectures and demo sections for students to learn Ecotect

Graded project report for undergraduate courses

Fall 2013- 2015

Tongji University University

Lead Teaching Assistant, Sustainable Engineering of Buildings, Graduate level course

Prepared lecture notes and supported students in understanding course topics

Shanghai, China

Fall 2011

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC PROJECTS

3D Mesh Viewer and Editor Fall 2014

Created a C++ program to read, edit and visualize any 3D mesh file in VTK format

Control System Design for Intelligent Workspace Hydronic Heating/Cooling System Spring 2013

Implemented numerical weather prediction and a PMV calculator using Labview to improve current PID control logic

Designed a website using Dreamweaver to demonstrate hydronic heating/cooling system at the Intelligent Workspace

Term Project: 4D Modeling, Clash Detection, and BIM in the Real World Spring 2013

Generated an as-is BIM model in Revit based on point cloud data from laser scanning in Cyclone

Developed 3D architectural BIM model using Revit, integrated with MEP and structural models using Solibri and performed

4D modeling and clash detection to solve interoperability issues during design process

Energy Analysis Tool (EAT) for Energyplus Fall 2013

Built a GUI in Java to run EnergyPlus and provide graphical energy simulation analysis

Predict Indoor Particle Matter (PM) Concentration Based on Outdoor and Indoor Conditions Fall 2013

Applied different machine learning algorithms in Weka to predict indoor PM concentration based on outdoor conditions

Building Energy Performance Modelling of a High-rise Residential Building Fall 2012

Conducted building energy simulation and parametric study using GBS, eQUEST, DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus to improve

building energy performance and support design decision making

PUBLICATIONS

Chao Ding, Khee Poh Lam and Nyuk Hien Wong (2016), Coupled Natural Ventilation Modeling for Contextual Parametric

Design Decision Support, 4th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Island

Chao Ding and Khee Poh Lam (2016), Pollution Transport through Openings Based on Coupled Indoor and Outdoor

Interactions, ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016: Building Performance Modeling Conference

Chao Ding, Xu Zhang, Weiting Jiang (2011), Analysis of Tunnel Ventilation Airflow Requirement Based on China Standard

and PIARC Standard, Environmental Engineering, Vol.29, 381-386 (in Chinese).

Chao Ding, Xu Zhang (2011), Analysis of Environmental Effect of Pollutant Diffusion from the Portal of River-Crossing

Tunnel in City, 2011 International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering, Vol 1, 53-56.

Chao Ding, Xu Zhang, Jun Wang (2011), Pressure Distribution at Lower Position of Merged Section and Optimization of

Ventilation System in Highway Tunnel, Building Energy Efficiency, Vols. 39(247), 9-11 (in Chinese)

Chao Ding, Xu Zhang, Jun Wang (2011), Numerical Simulation of Air Distribution and Influence on Pollutant Diffusion in the

Longitudinal Ventilation of an Urban Tunnel with Steep Slopes, ISHVAC 2011 Proceedings, Vols II,1134-1139.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Future Faculty Program, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation, CMU

Best Proposal Award in 2013 Better Building Case Competition, Department of Energy (DOE)

Most Innovative Award in 2013 Better Building Case Competition, DOE

Excellent Graduate of Shanghai, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission

Excellent Student, Tongji University

ENN New Energy Fellowship, Tongji University

Excellent Graduate Students of Shandong province, Shandong Provincial Education Department

04/2016

03/2013

03/2013

03/2012

11/2011

10/2011

06/2009

SKILLS

Meshing and 3D modeling: Autodesk Fusion, AutoCAD, ANSYS, Gambit, SketchUp

CFD: ANSYS Fluent, scSTREAM, AirPak, Vasari, Autodesk Simulation CFD

Energy Simulation: EnergyPlus, DesignBuilder, eQUEST, Green Building Studio

BIM modeling: Autodesk Revit, Synchro, Navisworks, Solibri, MS Project, Vico

Programming: Matlab, C++, Java, Python, Ruby, VB Script

Languages: English (Fluent), Chinese (Native Speaker)