Hongtao Zhong

I am a postdoc in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. In October 2022, I received my Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. Back in July 2017, I received my Bachelor degrees from Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) in Energy & Power Engineering and Economics .

My current work focuses on plasma-assisted carbon capture and laser-induced plasma photonic crystals. My general research interests span from gas-phase chemical kinetics, reactive flows, weakly ionized plasmas to laser diagnostics. I envision immense opportunities for future research in sustainable energy conversion, non-equilibirum chemical manufacturing, and advanced propulsion.

I will be joining the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the College of Engineering at Michigan State University as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, effective from August, 2024. Stay tuned!

News

1. 06/05/2024: Our work about Kinetics and Mechanism of the Singlet Oxygen Atom Reaction was published by the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letter. Take a look!
2. 01/29/2024: Hongtao presented a poster entitled "Non-Equilibrium Regeneration of Sorbent Materials for Carbon Capture" at the Stanford Government Energy Summit 2024.
3. 01/12/2024: Hongtao gave a talk entitled "Pulsed laser photolysis for understanding excited oxygen atom kinetics with oxygenated fuels" at the Short-Pulsed Lasers Discussion Group in AIAA SciTech 2024.
4. 12/21/2023: Hongtao gave a talk entitled "Understanding non-equilibrium chemistry for carbon capture and utilization" at the International Online Plasma Seminar.
5. 11/30/2023: Our work about atmospheric-pressure plasma for extreme-temperature synthesis was published by Nature. Take a look!

Last Updated 07/11/2024 by Hongtao