Jian Kang#
| Membership Number: | 5622 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Affiliated section(s): | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/environmental-design/people/professor-jian-kang |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-8995-5636 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2018 - now Professor, The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London, UK
- 2003 - 2018 Professor, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK
- 2001 - 2003 Reader, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK
- 1999 - 2001 Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Sheffield. UK
- 1998 - 1999 Senior Research Associate, The Martin Centre, University of Cambridge, UK
- 1997 - 1998 Humboldt Fellow, Fraunhofer-Institute of Building Physics, Germany
- 1996 - 1999 Research Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK
- 1992 - 1993 Research Fellow, Fraunhofer-Institute of Building Physics, Germany
- 1987 - 1992 Lecturer, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, China
Fields of Scholarship
- Building acoustics
- Architectural acoustics
- Soundscape
- Environmental acoustics
Honours and Awards
- 2023 International Member (Academician), Chinese Academy of Engineering
- 2022 Rayleigh Medal, UK Institute of Acoustics
- 2022 President, International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration
- 2019 Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
- 2016 ERC - Advanced
- 2016 Fellow, International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (2023-Distinguished Fellow)
- 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, UK Noise Abatement Society with European Commission
- 2014 Peter Lord Award, UK Institute of Acoustics
- 2013 Napier Shaw Bronze Medal, UK Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
- 2011 John Connell Award, UK Noise Abatement Society with European Commission
- 2008 Tyndall Medal, UK Institute of Acoustics
- 2003 Fellow, UK Institute of Acoustics
- 2003 Fellow, Acoustical Society of America
