Jiwei Zou earned his Ph.D. in Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering from Concordia University, Canada, in 2024, with a Master of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor's in Building Environment and Energy Engineering from China University of Mining & Technology. He is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research focuses on urban overheating and climate resilience using WRF and CFD simulations. Jiwei specializes in urban climate modeling, thermal comfort, and socio-economic impacts of heat-related mortality. Proficient in CFD (Fluent, CityFFD), WRF, Python, and machine learning, he has published extensively in top journals, providing insights for urban planning and climate adaptation.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, China
Department of Building and Real Estate
Postdoc Matching Fund Scheme
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Concordia University International Tuition Award of Excellence
Concordia University
Post Doctoral Researcher
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
01 Jul 2025 - present
Technician or Assistant
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
01 Mar 2025 - 01 Sep 2025
Technician or Assistant
National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada
01 Sep 2023 - 01 Mar 2025
Graduate Student or Post Graduate
Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
01 Sep 2020 - 01 Sep 2024
Graduate Student or Post Graduate
The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
01 Sep 2018 - 01 Sep 2020
Undergraduate Student
China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
01 Sep 2014 - 01 Sep 2018