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Professor Zuo’s lab has contributed to the development of several major open-source tools for building community energy systems. He has been involved with the Fast Fluid Dynamics model and has contributed to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Modelica Buildings Library and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s URBANopt platform. Zuo currently holds joint appointments at both the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he maintains extensive collaborations with multiple Department of Energy national laboratories. He has received numerous recognitions including Penn State’s World Class Engineering Faculty Award, the ASHRAE’s Distinguished Service Award, and the IBPSA Innovative Application Award. Professor Zuo has been the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on over 30 research projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and other agencies, with a total funding exceeding $19 million. He has graduated 12 Ph.D. students and published over 170 peer-reviewed papers, reflecting his scholarly impact and dedication to workforce development.
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