Prof. Jan Kosny obtained an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Warsaw, Poland. He is a Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is also the Director of the Building Energy Efficiency and Temperature Control Materials Laboratory and the Co-Director of the Photovoltaic Prototyping and Testing Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His research interests include heat and mass transport in porous media; phase change processes; nano-porous thermal insulation and radiation control technologies; thermal storage; thermal management of energy storage systems; building physics; building envelope materials and systems; building energy efficiency; and building-integrated solar technologies.