Han Zong, Ph. D. Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

• Support process engineering activities in analysis, planning, and control of activated carbon production.• Operate and maintain pilot plant equipment, ensuring optimal activated carbon production processes.• Conduct research to refine the design of pilot plant equipment and processes, contributing to the scale-up and optimization of activated carbon production.• Assist in process improvement initiatives by ensuring quality control on potential process modifications.• Ensure adherence to safety protocols and best practices in a pilot production environment.• Develop standard operating procedures to streamline operations and facilitate cross-functional training.• Provide support to other departments, promoting collaboration and efficient process execution.

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Successfully delivered five high-value projects with multi-million-dollar budgets, backed by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under the Department of Energy (DoE).• Engineered a waste-to-energy process, while achieving a significant scale-up from a bench-top batch reactor to an industrial-grade, highly automated, and semi-continuous reactor.• Advanced the efficiency and economic potential of waste-to-energy technologies through strategic collaborations with engineering consultants, and significantly reduced the manufacturing cost of high-performance single-atom catalysts by 50% through rigorous synthesis optimization.• Invented a highly efficient passive NOx absorber (PNA) surpassing existing models, achieving over 98% NOx storage efficiency under low-temperature combustion conditions for lean-burn engines used in diesel trucks.• Developed novel catalysts for key chemical conversions, including electro-reduction of CO2, selective methane-tomethanol conversion, methane combustion, and ammonia synthesis, demonstrating versatile functionality and efficiency in each process.• Formulated energy-efficient and cost-effective approaches for effective direct air capture through systematic investigations and performance evaluation of the developed air contactor.• Enhanced lab safety protocols for handling hazardous chemicals and waste chemical management.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

• Developed and analyzed innovative materials for advanced applications, including interlocked conjugated polymers for solid-state electrolytes in wearable electronics. • Applied expertise in polymer science to improve energy storage solutions and successfully implemented solid polymer electrolytes in coin cell and pouch cell batteries for enhanced performance.• Collaborated with senior scientists for a cross-team project refining electrochemical properties of electrolytes.

Atlanta, Georgia , Us

• Developed thermally switchable liquid crystals based cellulose nanocrystals with polymer grafts.• Applied and improved mathematical theories and computational methods to interpret and perform analyses of experimental results related to thermal transitions and polymerization.

Atlanta, Georgia , Us

• Certified as Level 2, Advance Certified Tutor by International Tutor Training Program Certification.• Held weekly TA sessions and helped 20+ students improve their performance on MATH 1502, CS1371, CHBE 2130 and MSE 2001.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Summer Exchange Program

Summer Academic Program During Junior Year Of High School

Study Abroad Program