UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND2024–present
Associate Dean for Research
A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland
About JelenaJelena SrebricEngineering healthier
Jelena SrebricEngineering healthier
places to live.
Connecting air, energy, and people through research that makes the built environment healthier, more comfortable, and more sustainable.
Explore her backgroundOfficial UMD faculty profile
- Academic home
- University of MarylandCollege Park
- Research leadership
- Director, City@UMDCenter for Sustainability in the Built Environment
- Doctoral education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D. in Building Technology · 2000
Jelena’s lab at the University of Maryland
City@UMD
Center for Sustainability in the Built Environment
Directed by Jelena Srebric, City@UMD connects engineering, public health and environmental research to create healthier, more sustainable places.
Jelena Srebric is a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Maryland, Associate Dean for Research in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, and Director of the Center for Sustainability in the Built Environment, City@UMD.
Her work connects computational models with experiments and real buildings. Research spans ventilation and indoor air quality, building energy systems, thermal comfort, urban microclimates, and technologies that respond to the needs of occupants.
She brings together engineering and public health collaborators to translate building science into practical approaches for healthier communities. Her academic path includes a doctorate in Building Technology at MIT and mechanical engineering degrees from the University of Belgrade.
Academic background
Appointments & education.
Doctoral research2000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. · Department of ArchitectureFrom the university archive
Simplified Methodology for Indoor Environment Design
Develops simplified computational tools for indoor-environment design, connecting airflow analysis with building energy analysis and checking models against measurements from an MIT experimental facility.
- Author
- Jelena Srebric
- Thesis advisor
- Qingyan Chen
Honors & professional community
Selected recognition.
Honors from engineering, building performance, indoor environmental science and the wider academic community.
American Academy of Teachers of Singing Award for COVID-19 Response
AATS
Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation
University System of Maryland
Fellow
International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
Research funding & service
Grants and service.
Recent research grants and roles in the research community. The complete record is in the CV.
Research funding
- 2026The Air We Share, A Public Health Revolution for the 21st Century
University of Maryland Grand Challenges Grants 2.0 (Team Award) · Co-PI
- 2021–2027Evaluating Modes of Influenza Transmission (EMIT-2) using Innovative Technologies and Designs in Controlled Environments
National Institutes of Health (NIAID) · Project lead
- 2020–2022RAPID: Energy-Efficient Disinfection of Viral Bioaerosols in Public Spaces: Vital for Lifting of the “Stay-at-Home” Orders during the Covid-19 Outbreak
National Science Foundation · PI
- 2010–2015EFRI-SEED: Creating Opportunities for Adaptation Based on Population in Urban Landscape for Sustainable Built Environment (PULSE)
National Science Foundation · PI
Service & leadership
- CurrentEditorial Board Member
Building Simulation (Tsinghua University Press / Springer Nature)
- Member, ISIAQ STC 21 – Ventilation
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
- 2024Member, International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC)
Indoor Air 2024 (ISIAQ flagship conference)
- 2022Member, International Scientific Committee
ROOMVENT 2022 Conference, Xi'an
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