Dr Hassan Saeed Khan | UNSW Research

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified, Building Science and Techniques, Climate Change Processes, Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Technologies

Biography

Dr. Hassan Saeed Khan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Built Environment, UNSW-Australia. He is an Architectural Engineer by profession and possesses a Bachelor of Science in Building and Architectural Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan (2003-2008). His Master of Science in Architectural Engineering (specialization in construction engineering) is from Politecnico di Milano, Italy (2010-2012). He obtained Ph.D. in urban climatology and energy engineering from UNSW, Australia (2018-2022). He has more than ten years of professional experience in Australia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Pakistan, in a variety of roles, including Postdoctoral Research Fellow (UNSW, Sydney), Lecturer (KFUPM-Saudi Arabia), Site & Design Architectural Engineer (Jabel Omer development Project, Saudi Arabia), Planning & Coordination Engineer (Earthquake rehabilitation program, Bagh Azad Kashmir, Pakistan), and Architectural Engineer (Lahore, Pakistan). His research interests are in zero-energy buildings, energy-efficient measures (EEMs), renewable energy technologies (RETs), buildings energy management, building thermal performance evaluation, micro/mesoscale climatic impact assessment, urban overheating, and extreme heat events assessment, heat mitigation and adaptation technologies, and climate-responsive design.

My Qualifications

Ph.D. Built Environment - (Aug 2018-March 2022), the University of New South Wales-Australia.

MSc in Architectural Engineering with specialization in Construction Engineering- (Sep' 2010- July 2012)- Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

BSc in Building and Architectural Engineering- (Sep 2003- July 2008)- University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Pakistan.

My Awards

Ph.D. Scholarship awards/ offers:

Data 61-CSIRO Ph.D. Top-up scholarship awarded by CSIRO for 3.5 years.
Wightman Bequest Top-up scholarship awarded by Built environment department, UNSW, during Ph.D. for 3 years.
University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) by UNSW, Australia, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 3.5 years (2018).
UQ Postgraduate research scholarship by University of Queensland, Australia, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 3.5 years (2018), Not-availed.
Curtin Strategic stipend scholarship, Curtin University Australia, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 3.5 years (2018), Not-availed.
Teaching Assistant (TA) position for Ph.D., offered by the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA (2018), Not-availed.
Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship (HKPFS) by Hong Kong government, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 4 years (2017), Not-availed.

Other Awards:

A+ annual evaluation for five consecutive years at KFUPM, Saudi Arabia (2013-2018).
Best Students Career counselor, Architectural Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2016-2017).
Award of Distinction, Architectural Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2016-2017).
UniverLecco Gold Merit Scholarship awarded by Politecnico di Milano, Italy at MS level for two years 2010-2012.
Government of Punjab Merit Scholarship in Grade 8, 1999.

My Research Activities

Worked as a Research Associate (RA) on the following Research Projects UNSW, Australia.

Parramatta Urban Overheating

Worked as Co-Investigator on the following Research Projects at KFUPM, Saudi Arabia.

A funded research project by the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) on “Improvement of sustainability standards in the residential and commercial buildings through the application of energy-saving and renewable energy systems”. (Feb 2016- July 2017).
A funded research Project by Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM on “Assessment of Green Roof effects on the overall energy consumption of a residential building in hot and humid climate” (June 2015 – July 2017).
A funded research project by Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM on “Assessment of the Air Infiltration in Single-Family, Detached Saudi Houses for Energy Efficiency” (Sep 2017- July 2018).

Selected Publications:

Khan, H.S.; Santamouris, M.; Kassomenos, P.; Paolini, R.; Caccetta, P.; Petrou, I. Spatiotemporal variation in urban overheating magnitude and its association with synoptic air-masses in a coastal city. Sci. Rep. 2021, 11, 6762.
Khan, H.S.; Santamouris, M.; Paolini, R.; Caccetta, P.; Kassomenos, P. Analyzing the local and climatic conditions affecting the urban overheating magnitude during the Heatwaves (HWs) in a coastal city: A case study of the greater Sydney region. Sci. Total Environ. 2021, 755, 142515.
Khan, H.S.; Paolini, R.; Santamouris, M.; Caccetta, P. Exploring the Synergies between Urban Overheating and Heatwaves (HWs) in Western Sydney. Energies 2020, Vol. 13, Page 470 2020, 13, 470.
Khan, H.; Asif, M. Impact of Green Roof and Orientation on the Energy Performance of Buildings: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia. Sustainability 2017, 9, 640.
Khan, H.; Asif, M.; Mohammed, M. Case Study of a Nearly Zero Energy Building in Italian Climatic Conditions. Infrastructures 2017, 2, 19.