Prof. Dr YUAN Chao
Dr Yuan’s research interests focus on climate-sensitive urban planning and design for sustainable, resilient cities. His research topics cover urban wind environment, traffic-related and transboundary air pollution, anthropogenic heat, passive cooling technologies, and urban greenery.
His goal is to support and develop practical planning and design in real life. Dr Yuan currently leads his team – in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and ETH Zurich – to conduct studies on urban climate and future resilience for high density cities.
He had previously participated in several key policy-level research projects commissioned by the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Dr Yuan’s work has been published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals, book chapters, a self-authored book, titled Urban Wind Environment – Integrated Climate-Sensitive Planning and Design, by Springer Nature.
Dr Yuan has been awarded NUS Presidential Young Professorship since August 2019, making him the first Presidential Young Professor at the Department of Architecture