Educational Qualifications

2008
Doctor of Philosophy (Building Science), National University of Singapore

2003
MBldgSc (Building Science), National University of Singapore

1996
BSc (Chemistry, Materials Science), National University of Singapore

Academic and Professional Experience

2024 - Present
Senior Lecturer, School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

2022 - 2023
Senior Researcher and Advisor, Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore, University of California Berkeley, USA

2022 - 2022
Principal Scientist, Environmental Health Institute, National Environmental Agency, Singapore

2017 - 2022
Program Director, Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore, University of California Berkeley, USA

2016 - 2017
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Building, National University of Singapore, Singapore

2012 - 2015
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

2008 - 2016
Associate Research Officer, Construction Portfolio, National Research Council Canada, Canada

Selected Publications

Sultan Z, Luhung I, Aung NW, Uchida A, Natarajan A, Puramadathil S, Li J, Schuster S, Schiavon S. Disinfecting airborne MS2 bacteriophage using triethylene glycol and environmental effects. Indoor Environments 2024, 1, 100042.

Sultan Z, Li J, Pantelic J., Schiavon S. Particle characterization in commercial buildings: A cross-sectional study in 40 offices in Singapore. Science of the Total Environment 2024, 927:172126.

Sultan Z, Jia H, Schiavon S. Energy performance assessment of COVID-19 building recommendations in Singapore. Environ Sci Eng, Liangzhu Leon Wang et al. (Eds) (Chapter 184), 2023

Paul Raftery, Toby Cheung, David Douglass-Jaimes, Maíra André, Jiayu Li, Michael Kent, Ken Huynh Khoa, Sultan Z, Stefano Schiavon. Fans for cooling people guidebook. 2023. https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/

Kent MG, Huynh NK, Mishra A, Tartarini F, Lipczynska A, Li JY, Sultan Z, Goh E, Karunagaran G, Natarajan A, Indrajith A, Foo S, Koh TS, Hendri I, Narendra KI, Tan CH, Nguyen HT, Rahin R, Sharma RA, Soyza C, Wu V, Gao CP, Sapar M, Schiavon S, Spanos C. Energy savings and thermal comfort in a zero-energy office building with fans in Singapore. Building and Environment 2023, 243, 110674. 

Srinivasan S, Arjunan P, Jin B, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli AL, Sultan Z, Poolla K. Explainable AI for chiller fault-detection systems: Gaining trust and human connect. Computer 2021, 54, 10, 60-68.

Sultan Z, Pantazaras A, Chaturvedi KA, Yang JJ, Tham KW, Lee SE. Predicting occupancy counts using physical and statistical CO2-based methodologies. Building and Environment 2017, 123, 517-528.

Sultan Z, Vuotari M, Nilsson G, Magee R, Kemery B, Alliston C. Impact of particle loading on performance of portable air cleaners. Building and Environment 2017, 112-261-269.

Sultan Z. Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC). In ASHRAE Handbook: Chapter 10 Indoor Environmental Health.

Sultan Z, Zhongchao Tan. Cost-benefit analysis of residential building regulations to reduce outdoor PM2.5 exposures indoors in Ontario, Canada. Building and Environment 2015, 89, 336-344.

Sultan Z, Nilsson G, Magee RJ. Removal of ultrafine particles in indoor air: Performance of various portable air cleaner technologies. International Journal of HVAC & Research 2011, 17, 4: 513-525.

Sultan Z, Tham KW, Chew FT, Ooi PL, Koh D. Home air conditioning, traffic exposure and asthma and allergies among preschool children in tropical Singapore. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2011, 22, 1pt 2, e112-e118.

Tham KW, Sekhar SC, Sultan Z.  Volatile organic compounds in tropical office buildings. In: Organic indoor air pollutants. 2nd Edition. Field Studies. Eds: Tunga Salthammer, Eric Uhde. Weinheim; Singapore: Wiley-VCH. 2009.

Sultan Z. Estimates of associated outdoor particulate matter health risk and costs reductions from alternative building, ventilation and filtration scenarios. Science of the Total Environment 2007, 377, 1-11.

Sultan Z, Tham KW, Chew FT, Ooi PL. The effect of ventilation strategies of child care centers on indoor air quality and respiratory health of children in Singapore. Indoor Air 2007, 17, 317-327.

Sultan Z, Roulet C-A, KW Tham, Sekhar SC, Cheong KW, Wong NH, Lee HK. A comparative study of VOCs in Singapore and European office buildings. Building and Environment 2006, 41, 316-329.

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