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Professor Dennis Loveday
BSc PhD CPhys MInstP CEng MInstE

Professor of Building Physics and E.ON/RAEng Research Chair in Low Carbon Energy Technology

Background

Graduate of the Department of Physics, Aston University (BSc 1977; PhD 1983).
Lecturer in Building Physics, Sheffield Hallam University, 1983-1987.
Appointed as Lecturer in Building Services Engineering, Loughborough University, 1988.
Promoted to Senior Lecturer, 1991.
Promoted to Reader, 1995.
Awarded Personal Chair, 2001.
Head of the Building Services Engineering Research Group, 1999-2007.
Director, Sustainability Research School, 2006 –

Professional Affiliations

Chartered Physicist
Member of the Institute of Physics
Chartered Engineer
Member of the Institute of Energy
Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Member, International Solar Energy Society

External Activities

• Member, International Scientific Advisory Board to E.ON Energy Research Centre, Aachen, Germany, 2008 –
• Member, UKERC Research Committee, 2009 –
• Member, Steering Committee, Midlands Energy Consortium (MEC), 2007 –
• Chair, Midlands Energy Consortium Science Sub-Committee, 2011 –
• Leader, Loughborough University academic team input to E.ON Challenge 100 Initiative, 2009 – 2010
• Invited Member of the Guide C Steering Committee, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and invited Principal Author of Section 3: Heat Transfer

Broad Interests and Expertise

Human thermal environments
Indoor climates
Human/environment interaction and building services engineering

Research Interests

Applied heat transfer
Human thermal comfort
Low and renewable energy systems

Research Group

Building Energy Research