- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- J. Mike Walker ’66 Professor II
- Phone: 979-845-4931
- Email: zoneill@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 326
- Website: Research Webpage
- Linkedin: Profile
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University – 2004
- M.S., Thermal Engineering, Tongji University – 2000
Research Interests
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- Building/HVAC&R energy efficiency
- Intelligent building controls and optimization
- Grid-interactive efficient buildings
- Heat pump technologies
- Uncertainty quantification in building energy systems
- Well-being in the built environment
Awards & Honors
- IBPSA Fellow - 2021
- ASHRAE Fellow - 2021
- Texas A&M J. Mike Walker ’66 Faculty Fellow II - 2020-2022
- Texas A&M Engineering Genesis Award - 2020
- ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award - 2019
- The University of Alabama President’s Faculty Research Award - 2019
- IBPSA-USA Emerging Contributor Award - 2018
- ASHRAE Innovative Research Grant (IRG) Award - 2017
- Educator of the Year, from ASHRAE Birmingham Chapter - 2016
- DOE IAC Junior Faculty Research Award - 2015
- United Technologies Research Center Outstanding Achievement Award - 2010
Selected Publications
- Fu, Y., Z.D. O’Neill, Z. Yang, V. Adetola, J. Wen, L. Ren, T. Wagner, Q. Zhu and T. Wu. 2021. Modeling and Evaluation of Cyber-Attacks on Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings. Applied Energy. 303 (2021): 117639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117639
- Lu, X. , V. Adetola and Z. D. O’Neill. 2021. What Are The Impacts on the HVAC system When It Provides Frequency Regulation? – A Comprehensive Case Study with a Multi-Zone Variable Air Volume (VAV) System. Energy and Buildings. 243(2021): 110995 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110995
- Pang, Z. , Y. Chen, J. Zhang, Z.D. O’Neill, H. Cheng, and B. Dong. 2020. How Much HVAC Energy Could Be Saved from the Occupant-Centric Smart Home Thermostat: A Nationwide Simulation Study. Applied Energy. (2020): 116251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116251
- O’Neill, Z.D. , Y. Li , H. Cheng, X. Zhou and S. Taylor. 2019. Energy Savings and Ventilation Performance from CO2-based Demand Controlled Ventilation: Simulation Results from ASHRAE RP-1747. (ASHRAE RP-1747). Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 26 (2): 257-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/23744731.2019.1620575
- Eisenhower, B., Z.D. O’Neill, S. Narayanan, V. A. Fonoberov and I. Mezic´. 2012. A Methodology for Meta-model Based Optimization in Building Energy Models. Energy and Buildings. 47:292-302 DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.001.