Alum Dr. Ravi Shankar Srinivasan (UPenn PhD Architecture, 2011) Appointed as New Associate Dean at University of Florida College of Design, Construction, and Planning
University of Florida (UF) College of Design, Construction, and Planning announced Ravi Shankar Srinivasan, Ph.D., (PhD Architecture, 2011) as the new Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives in the college. In this new role, he oversees research, graduate, and faculty affairs of the college. He is a full professor at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management and holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from UF; and master’s and doctorate degrees in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He has published one book as a lead author titled, “The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture: Emergy Analysis,” and co-edited a book titled, “Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications.” His research has been disseminated as high-quality technical articles that have gained several citations globally. He has eight patents with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office. The director of Rinker School’s UrbSys (Urban Building Energy, Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis, and Visualization) Lab has advised undergraduate honors theses, chaired 10 masters’ theses and seven Ph.D. dissertations. All of them have been successfully employed in the industry including NVIDIA and academia. Currently, Srinivasan serves on the board of directors at the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) and chairs the handbook subcommittee (TC 4.5) for the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals.