- Adjunct Professor
- Architecture
Biography
Dr. Shadi Abdel Haleem’s teaching and research interests revolve around the integration of architectural and mechanical design to deliver high-performance environmentally responsible buildings and communities. He is equally interested in delivering beautiful architecture in terms of, for example, occupants’ experience in the architectural space, aesthetics, and materiality. Following his practice for six years in Architecture and Construction and his Master of Environmental Building Design (UPenn 2013), he joined the Architectural Engineering Mechanical Option for his Ph.D. degree (Penn State 2020) to develop a comprehensive approach in meeting the energy and environmental challenges of the built environment. His teaching approach aims to integrate analytical tools into the design workflow; investigate data analysis and how it influences critical thinking in architectural design; and integrate tools required to tackle computationally intensive problems in the building thermal comfort application.
His research interests include advanced heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC); building environmental control systems; sensors and actuators in building automation; and building performance simulation. Dr. Abdel Haleem is a member in the division of Architecture in the Jordanian Engineers Association
Education
B.S., Architecture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2006
Master in environmental building design (MEBD), University of Pennsylvania, 2013
Ph.D., Architectural Engineering (Mechanical option), Pennsylvania State University, 2020