Fariborz Haghighat is an Iranian-Canadian academic, engineer and Distinguished Professor of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering at Concordia University. Haghighat has a Concordia University Research Chair (Tier I) in Energy and Environment and he was Inducted into the Provost's Circle of Distinction in 2009.[1]
In 1986, Haghighat started his work as a full-time member of the Centre for Building Studies (CBS) at the Concordia University. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993, and became a Full Professor in 1999.[7][8] In 2019, he was made a Distinguished University Research Professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering.[9][10]
In 1992, Haghighat founded the International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC).[10][11]
Haghighat serves as a subject matter expert on various national and international committees, and Editor Board member of several international scientific journals. He has authored over 400 papers in the peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference papers, proceedings, books, contributions to books and technical reports.[12]
Haghighat's many accomplishments throughout his career includes:
Editor-in-chief, International Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS)[13]
Editor-in-chief, International Journal of Energy and Built Environment (EBE)[14]
Operating Agent, International Energy Agency, ECES Annex 31: "Energy storage with Net Zero Energy Buildings and Districts: Optimisation and Automation"[15][16]
Since 2002 he has been a member of ISIAQ Academy of Fellows – International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (previously known as IAIAS, the International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences).[21]
Haghighat received the Thomas C. Keefer Medal (2015) for his paper entitled "Efficient non-hydrostatic modelling of flow and bed shear stress in a pier scour hole", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2014, 41(5): 450–460.[26][27][28]
In 2008, Haghighat and his wife Roya Haghighat established the "Fariborz and Roya Haghighat Entrance Scholarship in Engineering". This entrance scholarship is intended to promote and recognize academic excellence among newly admitted undergraduate students in the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.[29][30]
^"Research Chairs". Concordia University. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
^Commonwealth Universities Yearbook. Vol. 1 (56 ed.). Association of Commonwealth Universities. 1994. p. 344. ISBN0-85143-063-5. OCLC9108906.
^Haghighat, Fariborz; Kim, Jong-Jin, eds. (2009). "Editor Bio". The Sustainable Built Environment. Vol. 2. EOLSS. ISBN978-1-84826-060-3. OCLC761283544. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ abECES, IEA. "Operating Agents". IEA ECES. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
^Yoshino, Hiroshi (2013). Total energy use in buildings: Analysis and evaluation methods(PDF). International Energy Agency, Programme on Energy in Buildings and Communities (published November 14, 2013). p. 123. Archived(PDF) from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
^"Awards". Engineering Dimensions. Professional Engineers, PEO. July 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
^Pournazeri, S.; Li, S.S.; Haghighat, F. (2014). "Efficient non-hydrostatic modelling of flow and bed shear stress in a pier scour hole, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2014, 41(5): 450–460". Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. NRC Research Press (published 20 March 2014). doi:10.1139/cjce-2013-0160. ISSN1208-6029.