Associate Professor
Associate Chair for Research
Mechanical Engineering

Education

PhD   Mechanical Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan

BS & MS Aerospace Engineering (for Human-Machine-Environment Engineering), Beihang University, China

Appointments at ISU

• 2023-Present   Associate Chair for Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
• 2022-Present   Courtesy Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Iowa State University
• 2019-Present   Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
• 2013-2019       Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
• 2011-2013       Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University

Awards and Honors

• Editor’s Choice Article, Energy & Fuels
• Editor’s Choice Article: Polymers
• Best Poster Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting
• Best Poster Award, International Conference on Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
• Best Paper Award, Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
• Best Paper Award, Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Energy and environmental sustainability, biomass valorization, waste plastic upcycling, CO2 conversion, thermochemical conversion, non-thermal plasma physical chemistry and applications, sustainable chemicals, biofuels, green carbon fiber, biobased materials, green manufacturing, integrated conversion system design