Ran Liu

Ran Liu

Master of Mechanical Engineering

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Scientist at Beyondsoft IOT

  • Education

    • Purdue University Calumet

      2005 - 2007
      Master Mechanical Engineering
    • Drexel University

      2007 - 2011
      PhD Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: ASHRAE Philadelphia Chapter

    • Beijing University of Technology

      2000 - 2004
      Bachelor Environmental Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Chemistry, Air Pollution Control, Environmental Impact Assessment, Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Noise Control

  • Experience

    • Purdue University Calumet

      May 2005 - Aug 2007
      Master of Mechanical Engineering

      Worked on the research on modeling alternative energy generating; Assisted in teaching engineering graphic design (AutoCAD, ProEngineer); Air quality data analysis

    • Weil-McLain

      Jan 2007 - Aug 2007
      Environmental Engineer Intern

      Updated and organized Material Safety Data Sheets; Translation work

    • Drexel University

      Sept 2007 - Jun 2012
      Research Assistant

      o Systematically designed and performed tests on a variety of VAV box, VAV controller, and its control system through laboratory tests and field tests.o Identified major factors affecting the stability and accuracy of VAV terminal units operation at low flows.o Proposed VAV Box Flow Conditioner as a solution, designed and tested a prototype through CFD simulation and laboratory test.o Using EnergyPlus, developed and calibrated building energy models for row house and high rise residential buildings.o Developed EnergyPlus models for 60 cases of energy conservation methods (ECM) in mid-sized commercial buildings. Show less

    • Iowa Energy Center Energy Resource Station

      Jun 2008 - Mar 2009
      Researcher

      Worked on laboratory tests of ASHRAE-1353 project, Stability and Accuracy of VAV Box Control at Low Flows

    • Iowa Energy Center

      Aug 2012 - Jan 2016

      o Conduct research on the topics of building energy efficiency, heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. o Building automation control systems design, maintenance and troubleshooting.o Direct digital control (DDC) programing.o In-house sensor calibration and portable instruments calibration management.o Measurement and verification.

      • Research Scientist

        Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
      • Postdoc Research Associate

        Aug 2012 - Jun 2015
    • China Building Design Consultants

      Mar 2016 - Aug 2018
      • Technical Director of R&D

        Oct 2017 - Aug 2018
      • Senior R&D Engineer

        Mar 2016 - Sept 2017
    • Shuimu Technology

      Sept 2018 - Aug 2019
      Chief Scientist
    • 博彦科技

      Sept 2019 - now
      Chief Scientist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Distech Controls Applications & Controllers Factory Certification

      Distech Controls
      Mar 2015
    • Niagara AX Framework Certification

      Tridium
      Mar 2015