Dr. Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya receives Meritorious Achievement Award

A professor in the Civil Engineering Department at UVic, Phalguni's highly regarded research has sparked building envelope advancements in moisture management and thermal insulation around the world.

His professional goals are focused on the development of construction technologies for low-carbon building envelopes and structures. He believes it is of utmost importance for all global citizens to innovate, design, and construct low-carbon buildings and structures, which can retard and reverse the drivers of climate change.

Phalguni started his professional research career at the National Research Council Canada in 1999 and moved to the University of Victoria in 2015. He has attained national and international stature as a leading expert in advanced thermal insulation materials, bio-based building materials, hygrothermal properties of building envelope materials, moisture management in exterior building envelopes, and energy audit of buildings. He is a sought-after speaker and received the 2022 professor of the year award from ASTM, the international standards organization.

Read the full article on the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia website and watch the award video on YouTube.