CARY FAULKNER is a building energy modeling engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), focusing on using advanced modeling methods for large-scale analyses of building indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. He has published a variety of peer-reviewed research papers assessing the effectiveness and energy use of building measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. He received his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from University of Colorado Boulder in 2022. His Ph.D. dissertation was entitled “Advanced Modeling for Sustainable HVAC Operation to Mitigate Indoor Virus Transmission in Office Buildings.”