Ellie (Elnaz) Ghasemi

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Hey! I'm Ellie.
Driven by a passion for sustainable architecture and urban resilience, I am Elnaz Ghasemi, a forward-thinking Ph.D. student at Penn State University. My expertise spans innovative carbon-neutral solutions, high-performance buildings, and energy efficiency in the urban sector. I bring a robust academic foundation, with a background in Architecture and Architectural Engineering, complemented by impactful research on both urban carbon emissions and passive strategies for facade design. My skills are fortified by advanced proficiencies in AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, Energy Plus, and Python, alongside recognized achievements like the James E. Marley Graduate Fellowship, and the DAAD trip award. As a published author on carbon emissions, I am committed to leveraging data-driven design to foster sustainable urban environments. Let's connect to explore synergies in creating resilient, low-carbon buildings, and urban spaces.

CV Resume

My Honors and Awards

  • 2023 Recipient of James E. Marley graduate fellowship in engineering, Pennsylvania State University
  • 2019 Recipient of German Government’s DAAD Study Trip scholarship on Integrated Approaches to Modern Industrial Heritage Buildings
  • 2017 Ranked among top 0.1% students in National Architecture Graduate School Entrance Exam, Iran
  • 2016 Best research Award at the research week at Art and Architecture department, University of Kurdistan
  • 2012 Ranked among top 1% students in National Universities Entrance Exam, Iran
  • 2017 Certification For Online Autodesk BPAC Course

My Education

Bachelor of Architecture

University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

Master of Architectural Engineering

Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Ph.D. in Architecture & M.Sc in Architectural Engineering (CM-Concurrent Master)

Penn State University, US

My recent Works

Sanandaj Train Station

Residential Complex

Community Center

Light Pavilion

Hybrid Bio-Envelope: Filband Eco-House

Adaptive City-Farm

Fabrication and Sketches

My Research Experience

Energy and Carbon Efficiency in the building sector on the urban scale.

Pennsylvania State University

2022

Hybrid Bio-Envelope of Integrated Building for Water Transportation;
Case: Design of Filband Eco-House.

Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2017-19 (MA Thesis)

Ghasemi, E., Azari, R., Zahed, M., 2024. Carbon Neutrality in the Building Sector of the Global South- A Review of Barriers and Transformations. Buildings 2024, 14(2), 321.

Qasemi, E., Mahdavinejad, M., Aliabadi, M. and Zarkesh, A., 2020. Leaf Venation Patterns as a Model for Bioinspired fog harvesting. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, p.125170.

Qasemi, E., 2019, Chapter:"Institute of Plant Protection", Contemporary buildings in Iran Designed by German Architects (in progress)

Ghasemi and E., Zarkesh, A., 2018. A case study on structural behavior of structures in outer shell of tall buildings, International conference on civil engineering , architecture & urban management