Christopher Auffrey. Professor. School of Planning (SOP), College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Christopher Auffrey, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Planning in the School of Planning, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, at the University of Cincinnati. His research interests include sustainable development, healthly urban planning, and environmental justice. He has professional experience with commercial development projects in Los Angeles and with an environmental consulting firm in Washington D.C.
Mingming Lu. Professor. School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering (SEEBME), College of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr Lu’s research area include ubmicron particle and PAH formation mechanisms from combustion processes including diesel, biodiesel, coal, and waste derived fuel, etc.; the compositional characterization of aerosols and gaseous pollutants from industrial, transportation and agricultural sources; development of novel carbon nanomaterials to remove highly toxic bioaccumulative air pollutants; and development of particulate control technologies.
Ming Tang. Registered Architect, NCARB, LEED AP. Associate Professor. Schools of Architecture and Interior Design (SAID), College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. His multi-disciplinary research includes VR &AR, parametric architecture & urban design, digital fabrication, building information modeling, performance-driven design, eye-tracking. He is the author of the book, urban paleontology, the evolution of urban forms. His recent book, Parametric Building Design with Autodesk Maya was published by Routledge in 2014. Homepage Ming3d.com
Xinhao Wang Xinaho Wang is a professor of Planning in School of Planning, College of DAAP, University of Cincinnati. He holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Community Planning from the University of Rhode Island, a Master of Science in Geo-Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Geography from Peking University, Beijing, China. He teaches courses in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), environmental planning, statistics, and planning research methods. His research interests are in the areas of environmental planning and GIS application in planning.
Na Chen. Dr. Na Chen is an assistant professor in School of Planning, College of DAAP, at University of Cincinnati. She received her B.A degree in Public Policy from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, in 2008, the M.A. degrees in Community Planning and Public Administration from Auburn University, AL, in 2011, and Ph.D. degree in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University, OH, in 2016. After she received her Ph.D. degree, she worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar in Department of Technology Management at University of California, Santa Cruz, CA.
Rainer vom Hofe. Associate Professor, Ph.D. Program Director. SOP, DAAP.UC. Born and raised in rural Bavaria, Rainer vom Hofe is a regional scientist whose work focuses on urban and regional economic development. He has studied and written about regional economic modeling, economic and fiscal impact analysis, as well as various quantitative planning methods. Dr. vom Hofe’s most recent research activities focuses on evaluating the economic benefits of non-market amenities (such as parks and bike trails) have on single-family residential properties, through advanced spatial modeling techniques.