UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
01Materials × building science
Cooling glass
A collaborative study connects a radiative-cooling coating with the question of building carbon savings.
Findings, people & sourcesBuilding science for human healthResearch for
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healthier places.
Jelena SrebricKohloss Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
Connecting air, energy, and people to make the places we live, work, and learn healthier and more sustainable.
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RESEARCH · EDUCATION · IMPACTIdeas that connect.
Research that matters.From indoor environments to sustainable cities.
Research that matters.From indoor environments to sustainable cities.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIPAssociate Dean for Research
A. James Clark School of Engineering
RESEARCH & EDUCATIONKohloss Chair Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
HER LAB AT MARYLANDDirector, City@UMD
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02Passive cooling × energy modeling
Cooling wood
Materials researchers and building scientists examine both a cooling material and its potential performance across climates.
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03People × sensing × models
Personal comfort
Two studies explore how physiological information can help models understand comfort around personal conditioning devices.
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2026PUBLICATION
PLoS Pathogens 22 (1), e1013153, 2026
Evaluating modes of influenza transmission (EMIT-2): Insights from lack of transmission in a controlled transmission trial with naturally infected donors
J Lai, H Sobhani, KK Coleman, et al.
2026PUBLICATION
Building and Environment, 114696, 2026
Beyond proximity: A computer vision (CV) framework for quantifying occupant interactions and airborne exposure in indoor environments
G Vanama, S Zhu, DK Milton, et al.
2026PUBLICATION
medRxiv, 2026.08. 21.26360922, 2026
Human Behavior and Built Environments Shape Influenza Seasonality in the US
G Pullano, A Tiu, J Srebric, et al.
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