Hongtao Zhong
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering (ME), College of Engineering
Engineering Building, 428 S Shaw Ln, Room 3559
Biography
Dr Zhong joined MSU as an Assistant Professor in August 2024. Before that he was a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford Plasma Physics Lab. Dr. Zhong's research focuses on understanding, modeling, and controlling novel chemical transformations, which are: powered by renewable electricity; suitable with decentralized energy infrastructure; fit into circular energy economy; offering a more efficient ... energy solution. His research goal is to enable transformative non-equilibrium technologies for chemical manufacturing and sustainable fuels. Technical contribution areas include low-temperature plasma sources, plasma chemistry for energy and sustainability, laser diagnostics, and new concepts in combustion.
Read MoreEducation
Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 2022
B.S., Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2017
Awards
Distinguished Paper Award, 38th International Symposium on Combustion, New Concepts Colloquium
Award for Excellence, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Princeton University
Graduate School Teaching Award, Princeton University
Publications
H. Zhong, Q. Meng, B. Mei, A. Thawko, C. Yan, N. Liu, X. Mao, Z. Wang, G. Wysocki, D. G. Truhlar, et al. Kinetics and mechanism of the singlet oxygen atom reaction with dimethyl ether. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15:6158–6165, 2024
T. Yong, H. Zhong, E. Pannier, C. Laux, and M. A. Cappelli. High-pressure CO2 dissociation with nanosecond pulsed discharges. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 32(11):115012, 2023
H. Zhong, X. Mao, N. Liu, Z. Wang, T. Ombrello, and Y. Ju. Understanding non-equilibrium N2O/NOx chemistry in plasma-assisted low-temperature NH3 oxidation. Combustion and Flame, 256:112948, 2023
H. Zhong, X. Yang, X. Mao, M. N. Shneider, I. V. Adamovich, and Y. Ju. Plasma thermal chemical instability of low-temperature dimethyl ether oxidation in a nanosecond-pulsed dielectric barrier discharge. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 31(11):114003, 2022