Curriculum Vitae

Yuan Chang, Ph.D.
2145 Sheridan Road, E127
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, 60208
Tel: 1.847.467.2929
Email: yuan.chang@northwestern.edu

Ph.D. in Design, Construction and Planning
University of Florida
Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
          Specialization: System engineering, techno-economic-social system simulation and optimization
 
M.S. in Construction Engineering and Management
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China
        
B.S. in Construction Engineering and Management
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, China

Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Energy and Resource Systems Analysis Laboratory (ERSAL), August 2012 - Present
  

University of Florida, College of Design, Construction and Planning

• Research Assistant, M.E. Rinker, Sr., School of Building Construction, August 2008 - August 2012
  

Chang, Y., Ries, R., Lei, S.H. (2012). "The embodied energy and emissions of a high-rise education building: a quantification using process-based hybrid life cycle inventory model." Energy and Buildings. In press.

Chang, Y., Ries, R., Wang, Y.W. (2011). "The quantification of the embodied impacts of construction projects on energy, environment, and society based on I-O LCA." Energy Policy, 39 (10) 6321-6330.

Chang, Y., Ries, R., Wang, Y.W. (2010). "The embodied energy and environmental emissions of construction projects in China: an economic input-output LCA model." Energy Policy, 38 (11) 6597-6603.

Chang, Y., Ries, R. (2011). "The energy and environmental implications of construction in China." Proceedings of the 2011 Life Cycle Management Conference, Berlin, Germany.

Ries, R., Velayutham, S., Chang, Y. (2010). "Life cycle assessment modeling of heavy construction activities." Proceedings of the ASCE 2010 Construction Research Congress, Alberta, Canada.

Lei, S.H., Chang, Y., Zhang, X. (2010). "Analysis on ecological efficiency of construction industry in China." Proceedings of the IEEE 2010 International Conference on Management and Service Science, Wuhan, China.

Gu, Y.R., Chang, Y., Liu, Y.Q. (2009). "Integrated life-cycle costs analysis and life-cycle assessment model for decision making of construction project." Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Beijing, China.

Chang, Y. “Double-Tier Computation of Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment based on Sectoral Disaggregation and Process Data Integration.” Ph.D. Thesis, University of Florida.

Chang, Y. “Accounting the Energy, Environmental and Social Impacts for the Embodying Process of Construction Products.” Ph.D. Thesis, Harbin Institute of Technology.

Chang, Y. “The Study of Economic Incentive Policy for Building Energy Efficiency of Beijing.” Master Thesis, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture.