During the first half of today’s seminar, PhD student Poorya Shaghaghi presented his recent work on the ventilation of a theatre in the summer.
Poorya is a second-year PhD student working with professor Andy Woods. His research focuses on how to save energy in buildings, using optimal ventilation strategies, heat recovery, and heat storage. Buildings require a large amount of energy, and most of it is needed in order to control the indoor temperature and achieve thermal comfort in warm and cold seasons or climates. Poorya’s work shows that significant energy saving can be achieved by optimising the ventilation of a building.
Last September, Poorya attended the Roomvent 2026 conference in Prague, where he presented his ongoing research. In Cambridge, Poorya is an active member of Clare Hall. We look forward to reporting more about his work and publications soon.