Max Sherman is a retired Staff Senior Scientist from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from UC Berkeley, and his research career spans over 40 years and 200 publications, most of which focus on buildings, energy efficiency, IAQ and HVAC. His most recognized research areas also include ventilation, thermal distribution systems, infiltration, IAQ, envelope-dominated buildings and most recently infectious aerosol control. Dr. Sherman gives technical lectures frequently and has appeared in the popular media on issues of energy, ventilation and duct tape. He is an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham.
Dr. Sherman was one of the youngest to be made an ASHRAE Fellow and has had a distinguished career since being elevated and is a recipient of the Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award—Society’s highest technical level. He has received the Exceptional Achievement Award and most recently the Standards Achievement Award. Dr. Sherman has chaired SPC 62.2, the committee which developed ASHRAE’s residential ventilation standard. He served as a Director-At-Large for the Society in 2001-2004 as well as numerous councils and committees. He continues to be an active member of ASHRAE with his work on SSPC 62.2 and international activities. He currently serves on the Environmental Health Committee and as vice-chair of ASHRAE Standard 241.