Academic experience

2017.10-2022.03  University of Cambridge, Process systems engineering, Ph.D.

2018.04-2018.09 RWTH Aachen University, Process systems engineering, visiting researcher

2014.09-2016.09 Delft University of Technology, Process engineering, Master

2016.05-2016.09 Imperial College London, Chemical engineering, visiting researcher

2010.09-2014.07 Tianjin University, Chemical engineering, Bachelor

2010.09-2014.07 Nankai University, Chemistry, Bachelor

Work Experience

2026.03-Now  College of Smart Energy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Assistant Professor

2025.05-2026.01  Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Postdoctoral Researcher

2022.03-2025.03  Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Research Associate

Energy Transition and Circular Carbon Systems

Process Modelling of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA)

AI-Driven Sector Coupling and Decision Optimization

1. Hao Z., Hamad W., Yaseneva P., Understanding the environmental impacts of large-scale cellulose nanocrystals production: Case studies in regions dependent on renewable and fossil fuel energy, Chem. Eng. J. 2023 

2. Hao, Z., Barecka, M., Lapkin, A. A.. Accelerating net zero from the perspective of optimizing a carbon capture and utilization system. Energy Environ. Sci., 2022

3. Hao, Z., Zhang C., Lapkin, A. A.. Efficient Surrogates Construction of Chemical Processes: Case studies on Pressure Swing Adsorption and Gas-to-Liquids. AIChE J., 2022

4. Hao Z., Caspari A., Schweidtmann M.A., Vaupel Y., Lapkin A.A., Mhamdi A. Efficient hybrid multiobjective optimization of pressure swing adsorption, Chem. Eng. J. 2021