Seama Koohi, PhD, PEng

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept

Contact

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
Email
seama@ualberta.ca

Overview

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