Sri Lankan Chapter of ASHRAE Presents:

Oversized

air-conditioning

systems

and overcooled buildings in hot and humid climates.

By Professor CHANDRA SEKHAR
Friday, 01st March 2013, 4.30pm registration - up to 7.00pm / evening refreshment included ICTAD Auditorium - Sausiripaya 123, Wijerama Mw, Colombo 07

CHANDRA SEKHAR, Ph.D.

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Associate Professor, Department of Building, National University of Singapore
Dr Chandra Sekharreceived his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide, Australia and continued as a postdoctoral fellow at the same university until 1991. In 1992, he joinedthe National University of Singapore (NUS) and has since been teaching and conducting research in the areas of ventilation and indoor air quality, air-conditioning and ventilation systems, building energy analysis and has published in several international journals and conferences. He holds patents in the area of energy efficient air-conditioning system with zonal ventilation control for enhanced indoor air quality. He is currently an Associate Professor and Programme Director (M.Sc Building Performance and Sustainability) and Co-Programme Director (Integrated Sustainable Design) in the Department of Buildings at the NUS. Dr Sekhar has been serving in editorial boards of many journals related to HVAC&R, Energy and Buildings, and has been involved in many steering committees to promote IAQ and Healthy buildings in Singapore. Dr Sekhar is a Fellow of ASHRAE and a Fellow of ISIAQ. He is a recipient of the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award in 2010 and was the recipient of The Enterprise Challenge award of the Prime Ministers Office, Singapore in 2004. He is also a member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (CPEng, IEAust). Within ASHRAE, he is currently the Vice Chair of Environmental Health Committee (EHC) and a member of SSPC 62.1, TC 2.1 and TC 4.3. He has also served the ASHRAE Singapore Chapter in various capacities (CTTC Chair, Honorary Secretary and President).

Tickets

Members: Rs.500/-

Non Members Rs. 750/-

Student Members - 200/-

For reservations: Prashantha - 0777583099 Sandamlie - 0777237002 Ruwan - 0715308900

ASHRAE Sri Lankan Chapter 171 brings this program to you through Chapter Technology Transfer Committee
More information and registration details can be found at http://www.ashraesl.org