I was honoured to receive the Ralph G. Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award from ASHRAE at their 2026 annual conference.

Why Should You Use pythermalcomfort?​

The thermal environment significantly affects thermal comfort, occupant well-being, health, and productivity. However, calculating thermal comfort, heat, or cold stress indices can be complex and time-consuming. That’s where pythermalcomfort comes in. This Python package simplifies the process by providing accurate, standards-compliant calculations for thermal comfort and heat/cold stress indices.

This video explores a simple yet powerful system for tracking your work time directly within Notion. It leverages Notion's built-in database functionality to create a user-friendly system for:

• Streamlined Setup: Learn how to set up an in-line database specifically designed for time tracking.
• Seamless Organization: Connect your time entries to existing project and deliverable databases in Notion for ultimate organization.
• Effortless Tracking: Track your time with intuitive start and stop buttons.
• Flexibility: Make adjustments to time entries retroactively if needed.

We published an article about Cozie - An iOS application for watch surveys and physiological data collection.

Cozie is a platform that allows people to complete a watch-based micro-survey and provide real-time feedback about environmental conditions via their Apple Watch in a non-intrusive way. It leverages the built-in sensors of the smartwatch to collect physiological (e.g., heart rate, activity) and environmental (sound level) data. Cozie also enables researchers and practitioners to send push notifications and reminders to participants, and access data in real-time.

We published an article about the CBE Clima Tool, a web-based tool that allows users to access, process, and display climate data from over 30,000 weather stations around the world. The tool provides interactive charts and graphs that show various aspects of the climate, such as temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind, natural ventilation potential, outdoor comfort, and more. The tool also allows users to download the data and the graphics in various formats, such as CSV and SVG.

I feel very honoured to be the recipient of two prestigious awards from AIRAH:

• the Future Leader Award and
• the Excellence in HVAC&R Research.

A heartfelt thank you to AIRAH for recognizing my contribution to this field.

I am extremely proud to announce that I was awarded the "outstanding video" (first prize) in the 2023 Video Challenge from the journal Buildings & Cities.

The video describes the "HeatWatch" application that I am co-developing at Heat and Health Research Incubator with Ollie Jay. My video addresses one of the grand challenges the world is currently facing: "Building Resilience to heatwaves and extreme heat".

You can watch my 2-min video on the Buildings & Cities website.

Excited to unveil jsthermalcomfort! 🚀 Built upon pythermalcomfort, jsthermalcomfort is crafted to facilitate seamless and precise thermophysiological modelling in JavaScript. With jsthermalcomfort, complex calculations in JavaScript become possible without the need for redundant programming efforts.

My work at the Heat and Health Research Incubator in the Medicine and Health - University of Sydney on “fan-first” cooling was featured on Nine News.

Turning on our air conditioners can break the bank during summer – but scientists at the University of Sydney have developed a simple way to save on electricity bills. @lizziepearl 9News pic.twitter.com/FQJv1v1QsW

— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) November 6, 2023

At the Heat and Health Research Incubator with Ollie Jay and our community partners, we are currently developing the HeatWatch, a web application that people in the community can use to calculate their personalised heat health risk. The application is free to use, you can access it via this link.