Omar Magdy Youssef

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Journals/Publications

• Youssef, O. M. (2020). The application of Virtual Reality (VR) as an Effective Instrument for Luminous Environments in Architecture Education. WMSCI 2020.
• Youssef, O. M. (2018). Integrating Social Media Platforms in STEM Increases Student Engagement and Retention. American Society for Engineering Education.
• Youssef, O. M. (2017). Introducing Community Resiliency through CSR. Construction Research Congress. Journal of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
• Youssef, O. M. (2017). Objective and non-obtrusive assessment of the impact of environmental attributes within transitional spaces in arid-regions on active people. International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts & Responses.
• Youssef, O. M. (2017). evelopment of innovative urban water efficiency systems and a four-legged education curriculum addressing water reduction, harvesting, reuse, and energy generation technologies. WIT Transactions on The Built Environment.
• Youssef, O. M. (2015). Living and learning in practice: University of Arizona Engineering Innovation Building (EIB). Research for a Better Built Environment: 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association.
• Youssef, O. M. (2015). University of Arizona Engineering Innovation Building (EIB), R.H. Crawford and A. Stephan (eds.), Living and Learning: Research for a Better Built Environment. The Architectural Science Association..

Proceedings Publications

• Youssef, O. M. (2020, July). Communicating the Values of Energy Simulation towards Net-Zero Plus Status. In 2020 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.
• Youssef, O. M. (2019, May). Coupling Haptic Learning with Technology To Advance Informal STEM Pedagogies. In 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
• Youssef, O. M. (2019, Oct). A Method for Testing and Analyzing Light Intensities and Distributions in Birthing Room Environments to Identify Their Effects on Pregnant Mothers and Their Fetuses. Integrative Journal of Nursing and Health. In 7 th World Congress on Nursing and Healthcare Nursing and Healthcare.
• Youssef, O. M. (2018, Fall). Pragmatic Passive Sustainable Construction Practices. In 84th ASC Annual International Conference Proceedings.
• Youssef, O. M. (2017, Dec). Pragmatic Passive Sustainable Construction Practices. In 54th ASC Annual Conference. The Associated Schools of Construction.
• Youssef, O. M. (2015, 2015). Research, development, and optimization of schematic design and environmental energy efficiency systems for the Blackman Residence in Tucson, Arizona, USA. In 9th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI.
• Youssef, O. M. (2014, November). UA Innovation Building, Sustainability Studies and Science. In Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Presentations

• Youssef, O. M. (2020, March). Design Applications and Optimization of Environmental Energy Efficiency Systems for the Off the Grid, Net-Zero Penniman Residence in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.. WMSCI 2020.
• Youssef, O. M. (2020, Oct). Virtual Reality and Human Performance. Conscious Cities Festival Shaping Collaboration.
• Youssef, O. M. (2019, Dec). Comparison of virtual reality vs. Real-life labyrinth stress responses and human performance,. Restruct Symposium.
• Youssef, O. M. (2019, Jan). Advancing Haptic Learning through Technology, American Society for Engineering Education. 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
• Youssef, O. M. (2019, Nov). Educating future LEED professional through real projects. USGBC Emerging Professionals Event.
• Youssef, O. M. (2019, Oct). A Method for Optimizing Health Care Spaces through Nursing Staff. 7 th World Congress on Nursing and Healthcare Nursing and Healthcare.
• Youssef, O. M. (2018, April). Resilient Spaces that Mitigate Adverse Effects of Climate Change and Enhance Human Health and Wellbeing. Tenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses. Climate-Resilient Pathways, University of Berkley, California..
• Youssef, O. M. (2018, Deb). A Human-Centered Climatic Design Methodology for Transitional Spaces in Hot-Arid Regions. WMSCI 2018.
• Youssef, O. M. (2018, July). Impact of Transitional Spaces on Pupil Dilation. 2018 Health in Buildings for Today and Tomorrow. NIH Campus Natcher Center.
• Youssef, O. M. (2017, Dec). Objective and non-obtrusive assessment of the impact of environmental attributes within transitional spaces in arid-regions on active people. Journal of Architecture Media Politics Society (Amps).
• Youssef, O. M. (2016, June). Building Plans and Focusing on Action, Jacksonville, Florida. USGBC ADVANCE EMBASSADORS.
• Youssef, O. M. (2016, June). Water Integrated Sustainable Design Strategies. University Council on Water Resources. June 21-23, Pensacola, Florida.
• Youssef, O. M. (2016, May). UA Rooms for Wellbeing. the American institute of Architects AIA National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania..
• Youssef, O. M. (2014, 2014). Therapeutic Architecture Design Index, Design and Health Summit, Washington DC. American Institute of Architects. American Institute of Architecture (Design for Health).

Poster Presentations

• Sternberg, E. M., Engineer, A. A., Youssef, O. M., Youssef, O. M., Engineer, A. A., & Sternberg, E. M. (2020, January). Wearable devices to measure the impact of built environments on health. Department of Medicine Annual Poster Session, University of Arizona. University of Arizona, Tucson AZ..

Others

• Youssef, O. M. (2018, May). Development of a Human-centered Climatic Design Methodology for Transitional Spaces in Hot-arid Regions.