Name: Charles Culp

Courses Taught (Two academic years prior to current visit):

ARCH 643 –601 “Software Development for Building Design,”

ARCH 421 –500 “Energy and Sustainable Architecture,”

ARCH 435 –500 “Integrated Studio - Systems,”

MEEN 665 – “Application of Energy Management,”

Educational Credentials:

Ph.D., Solid State Physics (EE minor), 1975, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

B.S., Physics, 1970, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM

Teaching Experience:

Texas A&M University, Professor, Department of Architecture, 2011 – Present

Texas A&M University, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, 2004 – 2011

Texas A&M University, Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical Eng,, 1999 – 2004

William Harper College, Adjunct Lecturer, Physics Department, 1990 – 1993

Iowa State University, Graduate Student Lecturer, 1973 – 1975

Iowa State University, Teaching Assistant, 1970 – 1973

Professional Experience:

Director of Research, Emerson Electric (Fisher Controls), 1997 – 1999

Director of HVACR Adv. Dev. Ctr., Emerson Electric (Copeland Corp), 1995 – 1997

Director of Engineering, Emerson Electric (Alco Controls), 1995 – 1997

Deputy Director, Emerson Advanced Materials Center, 1994 – 1995

Honeywell Fellow, Senior Principle Engineer, Principle Engineer, Senior Engineer, Honeywell, 1977 – 1994

Project Director, Interand Corporation, 1975 – 1977

Licenses/Registration:

Professional Engineer, State of Texas, License Number 87201

Selected Publications and Recent Research:

Andolsun, S., C. H. Culp, 2012. “Occupancy Based Heating/Cooling for Low Energy Affordable Housing in Hot-Humid Climates”, ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 118, Part 1.

Dixit, M.K., J. L. Fernández – Solís, S. Lavy, and C. H. Culp. 2012. “Need for an embodied energy measurement protocol for buildings: A review paper,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16 (6), 3730 – 3743.

Ugursal, A., C. H. Culp. 2012. “An Empirical Thermal Comfort Model for Transient Metabolic Conditions,” ASHRAE Transactions, Volume 118, Part 1.Andolsun, S., C. H. Culp, J. S. Haberl, and M. J. Witte. 2011. “EnergyPlus vs. DOE-2.1e: The effect of ground-coupling on energy use of a code house with basement in a hot-humid climate,” Energy and Buildings, 43, 1663–1675.

Andolsun, S., C. H. Culp, J. S. Haberl, M. J. Witte, 2011. “EnergyPlus vs. DOE-2.1e: The effect of ground-coupling on energy use of a code house with basement in a hot-humid climate”, Energy and Buildings 43, pages 1663–1675.

Yan, W., C. H. Culp, Robert Graf. 2010. “Integrating BIM and Gaming for Real-time Interactive Architectural Visualization,” Autom. Constr., doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2010.11.013

Professional Memberships:

ASHRAE, Sigma Xi, USGBC,