Seama Koohi, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

energy sustainability renewables ground heat exchangers modelling

About

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (now Ontario Tech University), Canada, 2013
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (energy conversion), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, 2008
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (thermofluids), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, 2006

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada, 2022 - Present
• Associate Teaching Professor, Ontario Tech University, Canada, 2021-2022
• Assistant Teaching Professor, Ontario Tech University, Canada, 2018-2021
• Post-doctoral Fellow and instructor, Ontario Tech University, Canada, 2014-2017

Industry Experience

• Energy Analyst, Energy and Sustainability, Buildings, WSP, Toronto, Canada, 2017-2018

Research

Research Interests

• Sustainable and renewable energy technologies
• Ground source heat pumps
• Net-zero energy buildings
• Building modelling and simulation
• Energy storage
• District energy

Teaching

Present Courses

• Renewable Engineering and Sustainability
• Energy Auditing and Management

Past Courses

• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies
• Heat Transfer
• Life Cycle Engineering
• Fluid Power Systems
• Concurrent Engineering and Design
• Engineering Economics
• Statistical Quality Control

Available positions: PhD student and postdoctoral fellow. 

Please email me your resume, all transcripts, up to three publication samples and include "PhD" or "Postdoc" in the subject of your email.

If you do not have an MSc degree, you will not be considered for a PhD position.

ENG M 508 - Energy Auditing and Management

Concepts and value of energy management and conservation. Methodologies for energy management in energy intensive systems in various industries. Energy auditing methods and implementation. Energy accounting and economic analysis. Energy audits and maintenance. Exposure to software for energy auditing.

MEC E 643 - Renewable Energy Engineering and Sustainability

Principles of renewable energy systems such as solar, wind, tidal, biomass, geothermal, and fuel cells. Environmental aspects of implementation of renewable energy e.g. hydro and nuclear energy sources. Energy conservation and conventional fossil fuel sources. New technologies and trends in renewable energy. Concept of sustainability and sustainable design for energy systems. Elementary economics of implementation of renewable energy sources and related policy and social issues. Prerequisites: consent of instructor.

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