Sophie Masson

Research Associate
Center For Building Performance and Diagnostics
Carnegie Mellon University

CBPD MCH415
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-268-3939
Email: smasson@andrew.cmu.edu

(2004) MS in Energy Process Engineering, Ecole des Mines, France
(2005) MS in Integration of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies in Building Design, University of La Rochelle, France

Research Interests

• Building performance and impact of advanced technologies on the physical and environmental settings in office buildings
• Design, performance modeling and optimization of passive and active conditioning systems to decrease the energy consumption and increase thermal comfort in office building (TRNSYS, COMIS)

Publications

• Sophie V. Masson, Ming Qu, David H. Archer,  Performance modeling of a solar driven absorption cooling system for Carnegie Mellon University’s Intelligent Workplace, Proceedings of International Conference of Enhanced Building Operation, 2006, Shenzhen, China
• Sophie V. Masson, Ming Qu, David H. Archer,  Performance modeling of a solar thermal system for cooling and heating in Carnegie Mellon University’s Intelligent Workplace, Proceedings of Energy Sustainability, June 27-30 2007, Long Beach, California