AtilaNovoselac

Bio
Atila Novoselac is a professor and holder of the Josey Centennial Professorship in Energy Resources in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Belgrade University and, in 2005, received his Ph.D. in architectural engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

The goal of Novoselac’s research is to improve buildings with respect to their impact on occupants’ health and overall energy performance. He conducts both fundamental and applied research that leads to healthy and efficient buildings. Specifically, his work focuses on: (1) investigating transport phenomena in buildings that influence human exposure to airborne pollutants and pathogens, and (2) developing methods to improve the thermal characteristics and energy performance of building systems. His research is multidisciplinary and internationally recognized.

For four years, he has been a member of a multidisciplinary team of microbiologists, medical scientists and engineers who collected data in the Amazon Basin to help determine how human urbanization shapes the microbes of built environments. Recently, he hosted the HOMEChem (House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry) event, which was the world’s largest indoor air quality experiment incorporating measurements from 60 researchers from 13 universities to identify the most important aspects of the chemistry that controls the indoor environment.

Novoselac is a member of the Academy of Fellows of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) and an active member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE). As a chair or voting member on several of ASHRAE’s technical committees, he contributes to the development and advancement of building codes and standards. Besides fellowships and awards, his research and advising work have been well recognized in academia, as almost all his Ph.D. students have received prestigious positions at universities with top programs in building energy and environment-related fields.

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2004
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2000
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 1994

Select Awards & Honors

• PLUS Conversion Award – The University of Texas at Austin (2014) 
• International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate member
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning member

Related Websites
Novoselac Research Group
Center for Energy and Environmental Resources

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