We are a team of creative and multidisciplinary researchers interested in tackling challenges in environmental impacts of the built environment.
Faculty
Prof. Demi Fang
Principal Investigator
Prof. Demi Fang (pronounced DEE-mee FAHNG) is Assistant Professor at Northeastern University’s School of Architecture at the College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD). She is affiliated with Civil & Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering (COE) and joined Northeastern in 2024.
Undergraduate students
Roman Shipley
B.S. Arch. ’28, Minor in Civil Engineering
Roman is an architecture student passionate about creating sustainable and historically conscious designs. He applies his minor in civil engineering to make informed design decisions that reduce a building’s embodied carbon and environmental impact from concept to reality. He is driven by a desire to bridge the gap between architectural theory and practical, sustainable building solutions. At SFL, Roman is researching the evolution of sustainable design, exploring how modern strategies of building reuse and the circular economy connect to historic traditions of conservation and preservation. His work synthesizes foundational literature on preservation theory with the material and structural analysis of historic precedents, which he is compiling into a database to help inform a more resource-conscious future for the built environment.
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Undergraduate student
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PhD students
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PhD student
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Former team members
Jonathan Melchiorre Postdoctoral Research Associate -> Postdoctoral Researcher at Princeton University
Kwan To Ryan Chan B.S. Arch. ’26, DINE Minor -> Harvard University Graduate School of Design M.Arch.
Tanvi Agarwal B.S. Computer Science ’28, Concentration in Artificial Intelligence
Anna Sophia Bakshi B.S.C.E. Arch. Studies ’28
Raphael Semeria B.S.C.E. Arch. Studies ’28
Lang (Samuel) Shao B.S. Data Science and Mathematics ’26
About the degree programs of student researchers
PhD IDM: PhD in Interdisciplinary Design and Media (College of Arts, Media and Design)
Co-op: a full-time student researcher under Northeastern University’s signature experiential learning model
B.S. Arch.: Bachelor’s of Science in Architecture (School of Architecture; College of Arts, Media and Design)
B.S.C.E. Arch. Studies: Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering and Architectural Studies (Civil & Environmental Engineering; College of Engineering), a combined undergraduate major for architecture and civil engineering
B.S. Computer Science: Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science (Khoury College of Computer Science)
B.S. Data Science and Mathematics: Bachelor’s of Science in Data Science and Mathematics (Khoury College of Computer Science; College of Science), a combined undergraduate major for mathematical foundations in data science
Minor in Civil Engineering (Civil & Environmental Engineering; College of Engineering)
DINE Minor: Minor in Design and Innovation Engineering (College of Engineering), a minor for non-engineering majors
I am also open to mentoring master’s students.
Structural Futures Lab 