Chen Yuzhu
Personal Particulars
Visiting PhD Student
NUS Environmental Research Institute, 1 CREATE Way, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602.
Office: CREATE Tower, #15-02
Email: e1454375@u.nus.edu

Education

Ph.D. Student, Mechanics, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, 2020-present

M.Sc., Material processing engineering, South China University of Technology, China, 2017-2020

B.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, China, 2016-2020.

Research Interests

High-temperature water splitting, CO₂ reduction, multi-physical modelling in (photo)electrochemical conversion devices

Publications

1. Chen Y, Xiang C, Lin M. Performance assessment of photoelectrochemical CO₂ reduction photocathode with patterned electrocatalysts: a multi-physical model-based approach. Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17(9): 3032-3041.
2. Chen Y, Lin M. A photo-thermo-electrochemical cell for efficient solar fuel and power production. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 3(12): 101156.
3. Chen Y, Pang H, Wang H, et al. Exploration of Ti substitution in AB₂-type Y-Zr-Fe based hydrogen storage alloys. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44(55): 29116-29122.
4. Wu B#, Guo B#, Chen Y#, et al. High zinc utilization aqueous zinc ion batteries enabled by 3D printed graphene arrays. Energy Storage Materials, 2023, 54: 75-84. (#Co-first author)
5. Yongbiao Mu#, Shixiang Yu#, Yuzhu Chen#, et al. Highly Efficient Aligned Ion-Conducting Network and Interface Chemistries for Depolarized All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries, Nano-Micro Letters, 2023. (#Co-first author)
6. Mu Y, Chen Y, Wu B, et al. Dual vertically aligned electrode‐inspired high‐capacity lithium batteries. Advanced Science, 2022, 9(30): 2203321.
7. Chen X, Li M, Chen Y, et al. Realizing highly reversible zinc anode via controlled‐current pre‐deposition. Energy & Environmental Materials, e12480.
8. Jiang Y, Chen Y, Wang H, et al. Theoretical investigation of V_2xFe_2(1-x) Zr and Sc_xY_1-xFe₂ (0< x < 1) quasibinary alloy: Stable structures, mechanical and electronical properties. Physics Letters A, 2020, 384(26): 126658.
9. Yuan J, Chen Y, Sun J, et al. 3D printing of robust 8YSZ electrolyte with hyperfine structure for solid oxide fuel cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2023
10. Yuan J, Chen Y, Yang H, et al. Vat photopolymerization 3D printing of NiO-YSZ anode for solid oxide fuel cells. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2024

Education

PhD, Hong Kong Baptist University (2015-2019)

BSc, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2009-2013)

Research Interests

Drug Delivery Systems

Education

Bachelor:  Chemical Engineering (PETOE), Zhejiang University of Technology, China, 2019-2023

Research Interests:

3D Printing

Geng Boxi
Personal Particulars
Visiting PhD Student
NUS Environmental Research Institute, 1 CREATE Way, CREATE Tower, Singapore, 138602.
Office: CREATE Tower, #15-02
Email: e1319001@u.nus.edu

Education

B.S., School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 2016-2020

Research Interests

Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production

Journal Publication

1. Boxi Geng, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Yong Shuai*, Hao Zhang, Qinghui Pan, Dongmei Han, Boshu Jiang, Lianxuan Wu, Ziyue Wang. Design of gas-liquid two-phase separation device with application in solar hydrogen production system. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023, 175:113169.
2. Bachirou Guene Lougou, Boxi Geng, Boshu Jiang, Hao Zhang, Qiming Sun, Yong Shuai*, Zhibin Qu, Jiupeng Zhao, Chi-Hwa Wang*. Copper ferrite and cobalt oxide two-layer coated macroporous SiC substrate for efficient CO₂-splitting and thermochemical energy conversion. Journal of colloid and interface science, 2022, 627:516-53.
3. Boshu Jiang, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Hao Zhang, Boxi Geng, Lianxuan Wu, Yong Shuai*. Preparation and solar thermochemical properties analysis of NiFe₂O₄@SiC/ @Si₃N₄ for high-performance CO₂-splitting. Applied Energy, 2022, 328:120057.
4. Dongmei Han, Yicheng Hou, Boshu Jiang, Boxi Geng, Xibo He, Enkhbayar Shagdar, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Yong Shuai*. Enhanced corrosion resistance of alloy in molten chloride salts by adding nanoparticles for thermal energy storage applications. Journal of Energy Storage, 2023, 64:107170.
5. Bachirou Guene Lougou, Lianxuan Wu, Danni Ma, Boxi Geng, Boshu Jiang, Dongmei Han, Hao Zhang, Piotr Łapka*, Yong Shuai*. Efficient conversion of solar energy through a macroporous ceramic receiver coupling heat transfer and thermochemical reactions. Energy, 2023, 271:126989.
6. Lianxuan Wu, Bachirou Guene Lougou*, Boshu Jiang, Hao Zhang, Yanming Guo, Boxi Geng, Tiantian Yan, Piotr Łapka, Yong Shuai*. Experimentally validated numerical model of multi-spectral bands radiative transport in solar receiver/reactor with photo-active porous absorber reacting media. Energy Conversion and Management, 2023, 278:116740.

Education

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences                  09/2014-07/2019

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Yunnan University                                                                                                  09/2010-07/2014

B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering and Technology

Work Experience

National University of Singapore                                                                           12/2023-Present

Senior Research Fellow

Columbia University                                                                                               11/2019-11/2023

Postdoc Research Scientist

Research Interests

Multiphase granular flow; Reactor scale-up and optimization; Tomographic imaging; Continuum and discrete modeling; Life cycle assessment

Selected Publications

• Guo, C. Spitler, J.M. Sanghishetty, C.M. Boyce, Advances in vibrated gas-fluidized beds, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 42 (2023) 100977. Link
• Guo, S. Chiu, W. Da, C.M. Boyce, Heat transfer within dynamically structured bubbling fluidized beds subject to vibration: A two-fluid modeling study, AIChE Journal. 69 (2023) e17970. Link
• Guo, W. Da, W. Da, C.M. Boyce, Faraday wave instability analog in vibrated gas-fluidized granular particles, Physical Review E. 107 (2023) 034603. Link
• Guo, C.M. Boyce, Structured bubbling in layered gas-fluidized beds subject to vibration: A CFD-DEM study, AIChE Journal. 68 (2022) e17709. Link
• Guo, Y. Zhang, C. Vazquez, K. Xi, C.M. Boyce, Multi-Fluid Model Simulations of Gravitational Instabilities in Fluidized Binary Granular Materials, AIChE Journal. 68 (2022) e17714. Link
• Guo, A. Bordbar, L. Ma, Y. Yu, S. Xu, C.M. Boyce, M. Ye, A CFD-DEM study of the solid-like and fluid-like states in the homogeneous fluidization regime of Geldart A particles, AIChE Journal. 68 (2022) e17420. Link
• Guo, Y. Zhang, T.M. Kovar, K. Xi, C.M. Boyce, A Rayleigh-Bénard Convection Instability Analog in Vibrated Gas-Fluidized Granular Particles, Soft Matter. 18 (2022) 3323–3327. Link
• Guo, Y. Zhang, A. Padash, K. Xi, T.M. Kovar, C.M. Boyce, Dynamically structured bubbling in vibrated gas-fluidized granular materials, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118 (2021) e2108647118. Link (Featured in Scientific American)
• Guo, A. Padash, C.M. Boyce, A Two Fluid Modeling Study of Bubble Collapse due to Bubble Interaction in a Fluidized Bed, Chemical Engineering Science. (2020) 116377. Link (Featured on Journal front cover)
• Guo, X. Li, B. Hou, G. Mariethoz, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, A Novel Image Reconstruction Strategy for ECT: Combining Two Algorithms With a Graph Cut Method, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 69 (2020) 804–814. Link
• Guo, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, A machine learning approach for electrical capacitance tomography measurement of gas–solid fluidized beds, AIChE Journal. 65 (2019) e16583. Link
• Guo, S. Meng, D. Wang, Y. Zhao, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, Investigation of gas-solid bubbling fluidized beds using ECT with a modified Tikhonov regularization technique, AIChE Journal. 64 (2018) 29–41. Link
• Guo, S. Meng, Y. Zhao, L. Ma, D. Wang, M. Ye, W. Yang, Z. Liu, Experimental Verification of Solid-like and Fluid-like States in the Homogeneous Fluidization Regime of Geldart A Particles, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57 (2018) 2670–2686. Link
• Xi^┴, Q. Guo^┴, C.M. Boyce, Comparison of CFD-DEM and TFM simulations of single bubble injection in 3D gas-fluidized beds with MRI results, Chemical Engineering Science. 243 (2021) 116738. Link (^┴Co-first author)
• Xi^┴, Q. Guo^┴, C.M. Boyce, Comparison of Two-Fluid Model Simulations of Freely Bubbling Three-Dimensional Gas-Fluidized Beds with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Results, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 60 (2021) 7429–7442. Link (^┴Co-first author, Featured on Journal front cover)