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Stefanie Gillmeier is an Assistant Professor in the Building Physics research group within the Department of the Built Environment at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her research focuses on heat, air, and mass transport in urban environments, with an emphasis on improving resilience, safety, and sustainability in cities. She has addressed a wide range of wind-related challenges, including flow in complex terrain, physical simulations of tornadoes, pollutant dispersion in urban maritime environments, and the aerodynamics of crops, trees, and vehicles. Her work contributes to reducing risks from extreme weather, mitigating air pollution, and enhancing urban comfort. Stefanie holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Meteorology from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and completed her PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2018. During her doctoral studies, she conducted research at Western University in Canada as a JURC Fellow, collaborating with leading groups in Wind Engineering at the Wind Engineering Research Center, Tokyo Polytechnic University in Japan. She joined TU/e in 2018 as a Senior Researcher and Operational Manager for the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2024.
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