Dr. Hassan Saeed Khan is a Building Engineer by profession. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Built Environment, specializing in Urban climatology, Energy, and Sustainability from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia (2018-2022). Italy's Politecnico di Milano granted him a Master of Science in Architectural Engineering with a concentration in sustainable construction (2010-2012). His bachelor's degree in Building and Architectural Engineering (a five-year multidisciplinary engineering program relating to buildings) was awarded by the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) in Lahore, Pakistan (2003–2008).
Dr. Hassan Saeed Khan has over twelve years of professional (industrial and teaching) 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), and Planning & Coordination Engineer (Earthquake Rehabilitation Program, Bagh Azad Kashmir, Pakistan). He specializes in zero-energy buildings/ communities, 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. During his postdoctoral research, he worked on two Australian Research Council (ARC) discovery projects and developed fluorescent-based colored radiative coolers. The objective was to develop colored materials that can be applied to various urban surfaces, including building facades and pavements, with a temperature lower than or equal to that of the air. He is also working on modulating radiative cooling materials to avoid heating penalties during the winter months. He has published in high-impact factor journals and collaborated nationally and internationally. He also has a track record of successfully applying for research grants.
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
Building - Building science, technologies and systems
Zero-energy buildings
Energy-efficient measures (EEMs)
Renewable energy technologies (RETs)
Building energy management
Building thermal performance evaluation
Urban and Regional Planning - Land Use and Environmental Planning
Micro/mesoscale climatic impact assessment
Urban overheating, and extreme heat events assessment,
Heat mitigation and adaptation technologies,
Climate-responsive design.
Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
Scalable daytime radiative cooling for buildings and the built environment.
Fluorescent daytime radiative cooling for urban heat mitigation