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Architecture, Architectural science and technologyBiography
M. Santamouris is a Scientia, Distinguished, Professor of High Performance Architecture at UNSW, and past Professor in the University of Athens, Greece. Visiting Professor : Cyprus Institute, Metropolitan University London, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Bolzano University, Brunnel University, Seoul University National University of Singapore, and UITM Univ Malaysia. Past President of the National Center of Renewable and Energy Savings of...view more
M. Santamouris is a Scientia, Distinguished, Professor of High Performance Architecture at UNSW, and past Professor in the University of Athens, Greece. Visiting Professor : Cyprus Institute, Metropolitan University London, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Bolzano University, Brunnel University, Seoul University National University of Singapore, and UITM Univ Malaysia. Past President of the National Center of Renewable and Energy Savings of Greece. Editor in Chief of the Energy and Buildings Journal, Past Editor in Chief of the Advances Building Energy Research, Associate Editor of the Solar Energy Journal, E- Prime, Journal of Low Carbon and Sustainable Energy, and Member of the Editorial Board of 24 Journals. Editor of the Series of Book on Buildings, published by Earthscan Science Publishers. Editor and author of 20 international books published by Elsevier, Earthscan, Springer, etc. Author of 462 scientific articles published in journals. Reviewer of research projects in 29 countries including USA, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden, etc. Ranked as the top world cited researcher in the field of Building and Construction by the Stanford University ranking system, for 2019-2022. Highly Cited Researcher in the Clarivate ranking for 4 continuous years. Ranked as no 451 researchers n the world in all scientific disciplines in the list prepared by Stanford University in 2021 for the 200000 more influential researchers. He has received many international awards.
- Born Athens Greece, 1956
- Citizenship: Greek / Australian
- Scientia – Distinguished Professor since 2019
- Anita Lawrence Chair Professor of High-Performance Architecture, UNSW,
- Visiting Professor at 9 other International Universities in UK, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Italy. Malaysia, etc
- Editor in Chief in two Scientific Journals. Energy and Buildings, (2016-) and Advances Building Energy Research, up to 2015
- Associate Editor in 5 other Peer Review Journals, Scientific Reports Nature, Solar Energy, Sustainable Energy, Low Carbon, e-Prime
- Member of the Editorial Board in 55 other Journals
- Editor of Book Series with Francis and Taylor and Advisor of Elsevier
- Scientific Coordinator of 27 International and Major National Research Projects
- Participation in more than 300 International and National Research Projects
- Scientific Coordinator of more than 100 Industrial Development Projects
- Attracted Research Budget exceeding 120 M Euros
- Developer of Innovative Energy Materials, Systems and Technologies for the Built Environment
- Author of 462 articles published in peer review Journals.
- Author and Editor of 23 Scientific Books published by International Publishers
- Co - Author of 102 book Chapters, (in addition to the above)
- Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering. (1 % most cited researchers), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 Clarivate Web of Science
- Listed as the First World Scientist in Building and Construction and 451 in all scientific disciplines by the Stanford University Ranking 2019-2024
- Listed by Scholar GPS, 2024, as No 1 Highly Ranked Scholar in the world in the fields of Architecture and Urban Heat Island, No 2 in Urban Area, No 5 in Energy Consumption and No 7 in Built Environment.
- Listed as No1 researcher in Building and Construction in Australia, 2019, The Australian
- Author of 21 Highly Cited articles, (1 % of the most cited articles)
- Author of 6 Hot papers, (0.1 % of the most Cited Articles)
- Awards and Distinctions: 27 International Scientific Awards
- Honorary PhD Award from the University of Cyprus.
- Citations: SCOPUS : 30723., SCI :27670. (without self-citations), Google Scholar: 59207
- H Factor: Scopus : 89/99, SCI : 91, Google Scholar : 1223
- Supervisor of 28 completed PhD’s in 6 International Universities
- Teaching of more than 25 different postgraduate and undergraduate courses in 5 Universities
- External Examiner of 57 PhD’s in 35 International Universities
- Invited Lectures in Conferences: 114 keynote lectures in major International Conferences
- Guest Editor of Special Issues of Journals: 26 in Various High Quality Peer Review Journals
- Invited Lectures: 72 Invited lectures in 56 Universities around the world
- Reviewer Journals: Reviews in 170 different peer review Journals including Nature and Science
- Reviewer of International Research Programs in 32 countries, (USA, Switzerland, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Korea, Sweden, Singapore, Australia, Belgium, Italy, European Union, Austria, Ireland, , UAE, Israel, Latvia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, etc)
- Evaluator of Academic Staff : Evaluator of Academic Staff in 56 International Universities including Berkeley, MIT, US DAVIS, Stanford, Purdue, Concordia, NUS, etc
- Reviewer of Scientific Books with 14 of the most important international Publishers
- Member of the Scientific Committee of more than 200 Conferences
- Fellow of 10 Scientific International Institutions
- Invited Expert and Consultant in 12 International Scientific Institutions
- Member of 19 International Research Committees
- President and Director General of the Greek National Energy Center of Research, 2010-2012
My Grants
PASCOOL Program. Passive Cooling of Buildings. European Commission, Directorate General for Science Research and Development. (1992-1996).
OFFICE Program. Passive Retrofitting of Office Buildings to Improve Their Energy Performance and Indoor Environment. European Commission, Directorate General for Science Research and Development. (1997-1999).
AIOLOS Program. Preparation of Scientific Material on Natural Ventilation of Buildings. European Commission, Directorate General for Energy, (ALTENER), (1995-1997)
POLISTUDIES Program. Preparation of Scientific Material on the Efficient Use of Energy in the Urban Environment. European Commission, Directorate General for Energy, (SAVE), (1996-1998).
BUILT Program. Educational Network on the Energy Efficiency of Buildings. ALFA Program, European Commission, Directorate General for External Relations, (1995-1998)
FOS Program. Preparation of Scientific Material on the Use of Efficient Lighting and Daylighting in Buildings. European Commission, Directorate General for Energy, (SAVE), (1997-1999)
URBANCOOL Program. Study of Efficient Cooling Techniques for the Urban Environment,, SAVE Program, European Commission ,1999.
FENESTRATION Program. Study of Advanced Window Systems. SAVE Program, European Commission, 1999
EUROCLASS Program. Preparation of the European Experimental and Theoretical Methodology for the Energy Rating of Buildings, SAVE Program, European Commission, 2000
SAVE 13 Program. Preparation of Scientific Material for Distance Learning. SAVE Program, European Commission, 2001-2004
RESET Program. Use of Renewable Energies for Urban Renewal. ALTENER Program, European Commission, 2002-2004
INTERSET Program. Use of Energy Efficient Technologies for Urban Renewal. SAVE Program, European Commission, 2002-2004
Combined Use of Satellite and Ground Data for the study of the thermal environment of urban areas : methodologies and mitigation strategies. Scientific and Technological Cooperation between NKUA and Lawrence Berkeley Lab, US. Financed by GSRT of Greece, 2006.
COOLROOFS : European Project on the Use of Reflective Materials in Buildings. IEE Program, EU, 2008
Urban Environmental Recreation, European Project on Urban Mitigation Techniques, EEC Project.
ZERO PLUS , European Horizon Research Project on Zero Emission Settlements. European Commission, 2015-2019.
DARWIN Heat Mitigation Project, Government of Northern Territory, Australia, 2016-2020
Cooling Parramatta, Regional Council of Parramatta, Sydney, 2017-2018
Optimisation of the Climatic Conditions and Building Structure in Western Sydney 2050, CRC Low Carbon Living-2018-2019
Alice Springs Heat Mitigation Project, Government of Northern Territory, Australia, 2017
Development of the Building Energy Legislation In Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Comoros, European Commission, 2019
Development of the Future Building Energy Scenarios for the Northern Territory. Government of Northern Territory, Australia, 2019
Development of Mitigation Strategies for the City of Blacktown, Sydney, Local Council of Blacktown, 2019
Urban Mitigation Development Plan of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Royal Commission of Riyadh, 2021
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Commercial Buildings, DISER, Australian Government, 2020
Fluorescent daytime radiative cooling for urban heat mitigation, Discovery ARC Project, 2021
Cool Roofs Cost Benefit Mitigation Study. DISER, Australian Government, 2020
Cool Roofs for Residential Buildings in ACT, Australia, 2024.
Participation in about 300 International Research Projects in Europe, Australia and Singapore. Total Budget exceeding 100 MEuros
More than 100 contracts with Industry. (Some of the International Companies are: Daikin Japan, Henkel, 3M, Huntsman, Craft Paints, Fibran, IKEA, Leroy Merlin, SONAE, ABB, Isomat, Nanophos)
More than 300 Contracts as Energy Expert for Building design: (Major Projects : Fatima Sanctuary Portugal, Museum of Acropolis, Sport Facilities in London, Athens Olympic Village, Zero Energy Buildings in Cyprus, Zero Emission Settlements in Europe, etc)
My Qualifications
My Awards
Honorary PhD Award from the University of Cyprus, 2024.
Life Time Award, PLEA Organisation, 2024
Life time Australian Sustainability Award, 2024
UNSW – ADA Award for Outstanding Achievements in Research as part of the High Performance Architecture Group, 2024
Highly Cited Researcher 2017,2018, 2019,2020,2021,2022 Science Citation Index, Clarivate
Listed as Number One cited and Influential Scientist in the World in Building and Construction, 2018 and 2019, Stanford University Ranking, USA
Listed as No 451 Influential Researcher in the World in all scientific Disciplines, Stanford University Ranking, USA, 2024
Listed by Scholar GPS, 2024, as No 1 Highly Ranked Scholar in the world in the fields of Architecture and Urban Heat Island, No 2 in Urban Area, No 5 in Energy Consumption and No 7 in Built Environment.
Award of Best Published Article in Buildings and Environment Journal, 2020
Award of Best Published Review Article in Energy and Buildings Journal, 2023
International Award on Research Excellence, World Society Sustainable Energy Development, 2019
Award of Best Paper, Int Conference Countermeasures, India, 2019
Research Excellence Award, UNSW, Sydney, 2018
Award Best Paper, ASA Conference, Melbourne, 2018
Award Best Published Article in Energy and Buildings Journal , 2007-2018
Award Best Published Article in Indoor and Built Environment Journal, 2017
Award for the National Climate Change Study of Greece, Pantion University, 2017
Award for Best Scientific Study on Environment, ECOCITY, 2015
European Award on Energy Efficient Buildings, European Competition, 2014
PROSE Award 2012, Reference Work: Best Multivolume Reference/Science, by the American Association of Publishers, 2013
National Award for Environmental Research, ECOCITY 2008
Sustainable Energy European Award 2007,
Nominated for The Sir Robert McAlpine International Book Award’, London, 2007
Grand Award, Professional Green Building Council, PGBC, 2006, Hong Kong
IA Research Award, 2006,
National Energy Globe Award 2006,
Best and Outstanding Paper Award published in Solar Energy Journal during 2005-2006
EXPERT TO INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC BODIES
Former Vice President of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Center, International Energy Agency, United Nations, 2007.Vice President of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies, 2008, Invited Research Expert to the Chinese University and to the Government of Hong Kong on Urban and Built Environment, Invited Theme Editor of the UNESCO – EOLLS Encyclopaedia on Natural Sciences , Invited Expert by the International Solar Energy Society Group to prepare the State of the Art on ‘Solar Energy in Buildings’Invited Associate to the PLEA, (Passive and Low Energy Architecture), Organisation, Invited Member of the National Committee to prepare the Building Energy Program, Greece, Invited Expert of the World Health Organisation on Heat Protection, 2006, Invited Member of the Scientific Committee του Canadian Solar Buildings Research Network, Canada, 2006, Invitation to the Konwakai meeting of experts of Daikin Co, JAPAN, 2008-2015
REVIEWER OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS
External Reviewer of Scientific Books on behalf of the following publishers :
Springer Verlag Publishers, Elsevier The Netherlands, Germany, James and James Science Publishers, UK, EarthScan Publishers, UK, Spon Publishers, UK, PRAXIS Publishers, New York, ASHRAE, USA, Taylor and Francis, UK, Oxford University Press, UK, Routledge, UK, Bentham Publishers NY, USA, REHVA Belgium, University of Bologna, Italy, IPCC Reports The United Nations.
REPRESENTATIVE TO INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS
National Representative of Greece in the European Commission on Energy and Environmental Research and Development. Member of the College of Members of the EUREC Agency, (European Renewable Energy Centres Agency). Member of the Director's Board and National Representative to the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Center, (AIVC), International Energy Agency.Member of the Directors Board and Scientific Responsible on Education of the International Network Infiltration Ventilation and Energy, Brussels,National Representative to the Malmoe Environmental and Ecological Committee, Sweden
MEMBER OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES.
1989 : "Second European Conference on Energy in Buildings". Paris. 1990 : Second European Competition on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, DG12, CEC, Dublin. 1993 International Solar Energy Conference, (International Solar Energy Society), Budapest, Third European Conference on Energy in Buildings, Florence, 1994 Technical Chairman of the Third European Competition on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Dublin, International Conference "Healthy Buildings", Budapest, Scientific Chairman of the International Conference " Energy Performance and Indoor Environment of Buildings", Lyon, France..1995 International Conference "International Conference for Teachers of Architecture", Florence. 1996 International Conference on Building Simulation Performance, Prague., AIVC Conference , Gothemborg. 1997 International Conference for Teachers of Architecture", Oxford, AIVC Conference , Athens, Scientific Chairman of the Third European Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment, Berlin., International Solar Energy Conference, (International Solar Energy Society), Jerusalem.1998 International Conference on Buildings Energy Performance, (PLEA 1998), Lisbon, World Renewable Congress, Florence, Scientific Chairman of the Second European Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment, Lyon, AIVC Conference , Oslo, Norway, 1999 Indoor Air 99, Conference, Edinburg.. UK, International Conference on Building Simulation Performance, Osaka , Japan, 2000. Eurosun 2000, Denmark, Indoor Air 2000, Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 7TH Arab Conference on Solar Energy and Regional World Renewable Energy Congress, United Arab Emirates, AIVC Conference , The Hague, The Netherlands, International Conference on Buildings Energy Performance, (PLEA 2000), Oxford, UK, World Renewable Congress, Brighton, UK, Conference REBUILT, Barcelona, Spain.2001 International Conference Technology Watch and Innovation in the Construction Industry, Brussels, Belgium, 4rth International Conference on Indoor Air quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings, Changsa, China, Conference on Thermal Comfort, Windsor, UK, International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Florianapolis, Brazil, 2002 Scientific Chairman of the International Conference on Energy Performance and Indoor Quality. Lyon, France, Eurosun 2002, Rome, Italy, CIB/CIBSE Conference on Climate Change, Manchester, UK, World Renewable Energy Congress, Cologne, Germany, Room Vent 2002 Conference, Denmark, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa.2003 International Conference on Energy and The Environment, Oxford, UK, 2003, 2004 International Conference IEEECB’04, Germany, CIB Conference, Toronto, Canada, AIVC Conference , Prague.2005 Scientific Chairman of the International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Cooling, Santorini, Greece, International Conference ICARUS, Patras, Greece, International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, PLEA, Lebanon, International Conference on Building Physics, Canada, AIVC Conference , Brussels, Belgium, WSEAS Conference, SD-MED Conference, Athens, Greece, 2006 EUROISES Conference, UK, International Conference Healthy Buildings, Lisbon, Portugal, International Conference on Highway and Urban Pollution, Cyprus, European Chairman of the Energy Performance and Indoor Quality Conference, Lyon, France. World Renewable Energy Congress, Florence, Italy, SESCI 2006 & CSBRN 31st Annual Conference of the Solar Energy Society of Canada and 1st Canadian Solar Buildings Research Network Conference, the II International Congress of Architecture, Cities and Energy – CIBARQ06, Spain, Scientific Chairman of the EPEQB-06 International Conference, (Energy Performance Environmental Quality of Buildings), Milos, Greece. 2007 REHVA International Conference, Clima 2000, Helsinki, Finland.Scientific Chairman of the Joint International Conference AIVC -Passive and Low Energy Cooling, Crete, Greece, Conference ‘Central Europe Towards Sustainable Buildings" - CESB 2007, Tsech Republic. International Blower Door Conference, Germany, International Conference ‘Sustainable Construction, Materials and Practices: Challenge of the Industry for the New Millennium’, Portugal, Scientific Chairman of the EPEQB-07 International Conference, (Energy Performance Environmental Quality of Buildings), Milos, Greece. 2nd Canadian Solar Buildings Research Network Conference, Indoor Air Quality Conference, IAQVEC 2007, Japan, International Conference, PLEA 07, Singapore, November, 2007, International Conference on HVAC Research, Belgrade, 2007, 2008 International Conference Indoor Air 2008, Kopenhagen, Denmark. International Conference World Renewable Energy Congress, Glasgow, UK, International Conference EUROSUN Conference, Lisbon.International Conference ‘Wndsor conference 2008: Air Conditioning and the low-carbon cooling challenge?’, UK. International Conference Advanced Building Ventilation and Environmental Technology for Addressing climate change issues. Kyoto, Japan, International Conference 3rd European BlowerDoor Symosium, Kassel, Germany. International Conference ‘Canadian Solar Buildings Research Network Conference’, Canada, International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE), August 4 to 6, 2008 in Dalian, China. International Coference ‘Air Conditioning: can it be sustainable?", Windsor, UK, International Conference PLEA 2008, Ireland, 2008, 2009 S4th International Building Physics Conference in Istanbul, May 2009, Turkey, 2nd International Workshop on Heat Island, Berkeley, USA, ROOMVENT Conference, Busan Korea, 4th Canadian Solar Building Conference, Toronto, 2009 ,International Conference on HVAC Research’, Belgrade, 2009, Healthy Buildings 2009 Buildings • Health • Sustainability SYRACUSE, NY, USA, SEPTEMBER 13-17, 2009, Conference 3rd EcoSan on high quality building renovation, Austria, 2009, Μember of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference Solar Summit 2009, Freimburg, Germany, International Conference Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, Cyprus, International Conference Trends in High Performance Buildings and the role of Ventilation, Berlin, Germany, 2010 : Chairman of the Joint Conferences : 3rd PALENC, 5TH EPIC and First Cool Roof Conference, Rhodes, Greece, 10th international Meteorological Conference Patras, Greece. 9the International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET2010), China, International Conference IAQVEC2010, Syracuse, US, Fifth International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB), Frankfurt, Germany, International Conference ΕUROSUN, Austria, International Conference “Portugal SB10 - Sustainable Building Affordable to All”, Portugal, 3rd International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change” (Athens, 7-8 October 2010, International Scientific Conference W2010 6th Windsor Conference, UK, European Conference on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Architecture and Planning. San Sebastian, Spain, ’41th International Conference on HVAC Research’, Belgrade, 2009, 2011 : Μember of the Scientific Committee of the International Scientific Conference City and Buildings, Lyon, France, International Scientific Conference Εnergy for Smart Cities, Cascais, Portugal. International Scientific Conference 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, Nicosia, Cyprus, International Scientific Conference SB 11 International Conference, Helsinki, Finland., Reviewer in the 23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, Prague, International Scientific Conference EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING organized by the Department of Architecture at the University of the Basque Country, Spain, International Scientific Conference ICEUBI 2011 – The International Conference on Engineering UBI 2011 – Innovation and Development, Portugal, 2012 International Scientific Conference W2010 7th Windsor Conference, UK, International Scientific Conference COBEE2012 in Boulder on August 2012, Sixth International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB), International Scientific Conference INTA 2012, Singapore, Sustainable Energy and Healthy Buildings, Belgrade, 2012, 2013 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, Cyprus, International Conference Clima 2013, Praha, International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC’13), Μorocco, Solar World Congress 2013 (March 17-22, 2013 in Cancún, México, International Conference SB13 Graz, Αustria, International Conference Future Buildings, Bath, UK 2013, Scientific Chairman of the AIVC Conference, Athens, International Conference Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Munchen, Germany, SB13 Portugal, International Conference on Green Energy and Technology' (ICGET), August 24~26, 2013, University of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, JAPAN, 2014 : International Conference on Non-Conventional Energy – ICONCE 2014, India, Counting the Cost of Comfort in a Changing World, Windsor, UK, World Sustainable Building 2014, Barcelona, Energy, Water and Climate Change 2014 - Building Bridges between Europe and the MENA region, Cyprus, Indoor Air 2014, Hong Kong, International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC'13), Maroko, Adaptation Strategies to Global Environmental Change in the Mediterranean City and the Role of Global Earth Observations, Athens, IEECB'14 Conference, 2 - 3 April 2014, Frankfurt, Germany, National Energy Conference, Thessaloniki, 2014 , 2015 ENERGY 2015, The Fifth International Conference on Smart Grids, Green Communications and IT Energy-aware Technologies, Rome, Italy, Latin-american and European Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Communities, Portugal, 3rd International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE), China, 5th International Drylands, Deserts and Desertification Conference, Israel, Conference PLEA, Bologna, Italy, Conference AIVC, Madrid, Spain, Conference Greenbuild Euromed 2015 (Verona, October 14-16), Conference MAKING COMFORT RELEVANT, Windsor Conference 2016, EMN Meeting on Photovoltaics 2015(Orlando, USA, 2016 Co Chairman of the International Conference on Counremeasures for Heat Island, Singapore, Fifth International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency - New Challenges, Cyprus, World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium– WMCAUS 2016” Prague (Czech Republic), ENERGY 2016, The Sixth International Conference on Smart Grids, Green Communications and IT Energy-aware Technologies, Portugal, GREEN 2016, The First International Conference on Green Communications, Computing and Technologies, Nice, France, IAQVEC 2016 Korea, 2016 International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy System(NEFES 2016),Beijing, China, SBE16 Sydney Conference, 3rd. International Conference and exhibition on Solar Energy (ICESE 2016), 3rd. International Conference and exhibition on Solar Energy (ICESE 2016), Teheran, SBE16 Brazil & Portugal, Sustainable Built Environment Hamburg Germany, Clima 2000 Denmark, AIVC Poland, PLEA Conference Los Angeles, USA, ECEEE Conference Frankfurt, International HVAC Conference Belgrade. 2017 World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 Hong Kong (WSBE17 Hong Kong),
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