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Personal Profile
Zhiying Xiao’s interests focus on passive adaptive building envelopes to minimize heating and cooling loads, specifically using advanced materials, like phase change-materials or thermochromic materials, and machine learning skills.
Research Interests
Advanced building thermal equipment
Phase-change materials
Thermochromic materials
Machine learning applications
Education/Academic Qualification
Master, Structural Engineering, Hunan University
Bachelor, Civil Engineering, Hunan University
PhD, Civil Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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A Bioinspired Approach for Adaptive Solid-Solid Phase Change Material Coatings with Optimized Surface Features for Passive Thermal Regulation: Article No. 114000
Bousselhama, R., Xiao, Z., Tao, M., Granados-Focil, S., Herac, A. & Van Dessel, S., 2026, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 295, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Characterization and Potential Energy Savings of Insulated Cladding for U.S. Residential Buildings: Article No. 116590
Xiao, Z., Wijesuriya, S., Kishore, R., Bianchi, M., Booten, C., Xiong, S., Jayalath, I., Lu, L. & Yang, A., 2026, In: Energy and Buildings. 350, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Demonstration and Characterization of Insertable Passive Thermal Switches for Dynamic Building Envelopes: Article No. 102668
Xiao, Z., Kishore, R. & Booten, C., 2025, In: Cell Reports Physical Science. 6, 7, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thermal Diode and Thermal Switch Bi-directional Heat Transfer in Building Envelopes
Kishore, R. (Inventor), Kommandur, S. (Inventor), Booten, C. (Inventor), Wheeler, L. (Inventor), Cui, S. (Inventor) & Xiao, Z. (Inventor), 2025, National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Patent No. 12,346,136 B2, 1 Jul 2025Research output: Patent