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Kwok Wai Tham is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and medicine, with significant contributions to the fields of health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, environmental engineering, speech and hearing, as well as building and construction.

Their scientific work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Facilities and Workplace Management
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Kwok Wai Tham has published extensively, with a notable presence in several publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • Building and Environment (13 publications)
  • Indoor Air (5 publications)
  • Science (2 publications)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (2 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)

Their recent papers reflect an emphasis on airborne transmission of infections, indoor air quality, and occupant satisfaction in built environments. Notable publications include:

  • "How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?", 2020, Environment International
  • "A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection", 2021, Science
  • "Viral Load of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Respiratory Aerosols Emitted by Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) While Breathing, Talking, and Singing", 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Mandating indoor air quality for public buildings", 2024, Science
  • "Occupant satisfaction with the indoor environment in seven commercial buildings in Singapore", 2020, Building and Environment

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers. Key co-authors include:

  • Chandra Sekhar (11 publications)
  • Pawel Wargocki (10 publications)
  • Stefano Schiavon (10 publications)
  • Donald K. Milton (8 publications)
  • Shin-ichi Tanabe (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

    Lidia Morawska;Julian W. Tang;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Development of the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II

    Veronika Földváry Ličina;Toby Cheung;Hui Zhang;Richard de Dear

  • Indoor air quality and its effects on humans—A review of challenges and developments in the last 30 years

    Kwok Wai Tham

  • Airflow Dynamics of Human Jets: Sneezing and Breathing - Potential Sources of Infectious Aerosols

    Julian W. Tang;Julian W. Tang;Andre D. Nicolle;Christian A. Klettner;Jovan Pantelic

  • Thermal comfort evaluation of naturally ventilated public housing in Singapore

    N.H Wong;H Feriadi;P.Y Lim;K.W Tham

  • A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

    Lidia Morawska;Joseph Allen;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • A review of advanced air distribution methods - theory, practice, limitations and solutions

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;A.K. Melikov;Alan Kabanshi;C. Zhang

  • k-Shape clustering algorithm for building energy usage patterns analysis and forecasting model accuracy improvement

    Junjing Yang;Chao Ning;Chirag Deb;Fan Zhang

  • Thermal comfort study of an air-conditioned lecture theatre in the tropics

    K.W.D. Cheong;E. Djunaedy;Y.L. Chua;K.W. Tham

  • Room air temperature affects occupants' physiology, perceptions and mental alertness

    Kwok Wai Tham;Henry Cahyadi Willem

  • Experimental investigation of the human convective boundary layer in a quiescent indoor environment

    Dusan Licina;Dusan Licina;Jovan Pantelic;Arsen Krikor Melikov;Chandra Sekhar

  • Effects of temperature and outdoor air supply rate on the performance of call center operators in the tropics.

    K. W. Tham

  • Predicting occupancy counts using physical and statistical Co 2 -based modeling methodologies

    M.S. Zuraimi;A. Pantazaras;K.A. Chaturvedi;J.J. Yang

  • A comparative study of VOCs in Singapore and European office buildings

    M.S. Zuraimi;C.-A. Roulet;K.W. Tham;S.C. Sekhar

  • Personalized ventilation as a control measure for airborne transmissible disease spread

    Jovan Pantelic;Gin Nam Sze-To;Kwok Wai Tham;Christopher Y. H. Chao

  • The acceptable air velocity range for local air movement in the Tropics

    Nan Gong;K.W. Tham;Arsen Krikor Melikov;David Peter Wyon

  • Findings of Personalized Ventilation Studies in a Hot and Humid Climate

    S.C. Sekhar;Nan Gong;Kwok Wai Tham;K.W. Cheong

  • Indoor air quality and its determinants in tropical child care centers

    M.S. Zuraimi;K.W. Tham

  • Clients’ assessment of architects’ performance in building delivery process: Evidence from Nigeria

    Lukumon O. Oyedele;Kwok W. Tham

  • Human convective boundary layer and its interaction with room ventilation flow

    Dusan Licina;Dusan Licina;Arsen Krikor Melikov;Chandra Sekhar;Kwok W. Tham

  • Impact of human presence on secondary organic aerosols derived from ozone-initiated chemistry in a simulated office environment.

    Moshood O. Fadeyi;Charles J. Weschler;Charles J. Weschler;Kwok W. Tham;Wei Y. Wu

  • Sistema de volume de ar variável (vav) de alto rendimento com controle de ventilação zonal

    Bontu Chandra Sekhar;Tham Kwok Wai;Cheong Kok Wai David;Wong Nyuk Hien

  • Local thermal sensation and comfort study in a field environment chamber served by displacement ventilation system in the tropics

    K.W.D. Cheong;W.J. Yu;S.C. Sekhar;K.W. Tham

  • Measurements and computations of contaminant's distribution in an office environment

    K.W.D Cheong;Ery Djunaedy;T.K Poh;K.W Tham

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of California, Berkeley
Arsen Krikor Melikov
Arsen Krikor Melikov Technical University of Denmark
Pawel Wargocki
Pawel Wargocki Technical University of Denmark
Rajasekhar Balasubramanian
Rajasekhar Balasubramanian National University of Singapore
Julian W. Tang
Julian W. Tang University of Leicester
Fook Tim Chew
Fook Tim Chew National University of Singapore
Charles J. Weschler
Charles J. Weschler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
William W. Nazaroff
William W. Nazaroff University of California, Berkeley
Yuguo Li
Yuguo Li University of Hong Kong
Peter V. Nielsen
Peter V. Nielsen Aalborg University

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