About
Stephanie Gauthier is an Associate Professor in Energy and Buildings and the Admission Tutor for Civil Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Having graduated in Architecture from the University of Paris Val de Seine, she completed her MSc in Environmental Design and Engineering and her PhD in Energy and the Built Environment at University College London. Having completed her PGCert in Academic Practice at the University of Southampton, she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Prior to her MSc, she worked for over eight years in consultancy (Arup, HOK, Atkins, ADPi and AREP), mostly focused in buildings and infrastructure. As an architect and project manager in multi-disciplinary design teams, she collaborated on schemes in Abu Dhabi, UK, France and China; including the Oriental Art Center in Shanghai, the King Alfred Development in association with Gehry Partners, BSkyB broadcast centre in London and Abu Dhabi National Stadium.
After her PhD, she was a research associate at the UCL Energy Institute. Part of Cisco Future Cities project, her research focused on demand-side response from commercial buildings.
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- Energy demand;
- Built environment;
- Behaviour change;
- Thermal comfort
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Biography
Stephanie’s research interest revolves around thermal performance of buildings, and thermal comfort with a focus on energy demand. Her research themes include:
- Energy demand
- Sustainable cities
- Built environment
- Behaviour change
- Human wellbeing
- Thermal comfort
Before joining the University of Southampton, Stephanie was a research associate at the UCL Energy Institute. Part of Cisco Future Cities project, her research focused on the study of demand-side response from commercial buildings.
Stephanie has over eight years of consultancy experience mostly focused in building and infrastructure, working at Arup, HOK, Atkins and ADPi. As an architect and project manager in multi-disciplinary design teams, she has collaborated on schemes in Abu Dhabi, UK, France and China; including the Oriental Art Center in Shanghai, the King Alfred Development in association with Gehry Partners, BSkyB broadcast center in London and Abu Dhabi National Stadium.