A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Sheng Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University; Visiting Scholar, Harvard-China Project

Speaker Bio: Dr. Sheng Liu is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University who works on climate-responding architecture design and low-carbon city design. His research interests include sustainable architecture design, building performance simulation and optimization, climate change and building adaptation, urban microclimate and indoor thermal comfort. He received his Ph.D. in Architecture from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2021. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong. He had worked as an architect in mainland China before starting academic research. Dr. Liu has published more than 20 leading peer-reviewed scientific journal publications for the past five years such as in Building and Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, Energy and Buildings, including two ESI highly citied papers. He is also the recipient of Postgraduate Research Output Award of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2021 and 2023 Green Building Award of HKGBC. For more information, visit his website.

Sponsored by Harvard-China Project, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Visit the event page for more information and to register.

Join the Salata Institute and the Harvard Alumni Association for an informative and dynamic discussion as part of the Harvard Voices on Climate Change virtual series. An interdisciplinary panel of Harvard experts will tackle your most pressing questions on climate change, exploring the science, health impacts, design solutions, and policy strategies that shape our global response.

Register today to submit your questions and hear actionable insights from our panelists as they break down these complex topics and offer real-world solutions.