Ph.D University of Missouri, Rolla (2001)

Current Research

• Modeling and simulation of process systems
• Electrochemical Cells
• Advanced Energy Materials
• Power Electronics
• Fuels & Combustion
• Water & Environment
• TEA/LCA Analysis

Current Research Group

Postdoctoral Research Associates
Zizhou He
Atif Khan Niaz

Graduate Students
Azeem Sarwar
Christabel Adjah-Tetteh
Scott Blazer
Gang Yang
Lulu Yi (Visiting Student)

Undergraduate Students
Kayla Smith
Samantha Wilkins
Nathan Chen
Joel Danvers
Alexandra Calabro
Christopher Fan
Alexia Rozman
Megan Cunningham

Awards & Honors

Past Publications

Yu Wang, Yudong Wang, Sushant Sahu, August A. Gallo and Xiao-Dong Zhou, “Efficient Synthesis of High-Performance Anion Exchange Membranes by Applying Clickable Tetrakis(dialkylamino)phosphonium Cations”, Polymers, 15, 352 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15020352

Emir Dogdibegovic,* Yudong Wang,* and Xiao-Dong Zhou, “Accelerated Test Protocols for Solid Oxide Cell”, Next Energy (accepted) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxener.2022.100001

Rong He, Quanwen Sun, Pitchai Thangasamy, Xinqi Chen, Hongmei Luo, Xiao-Dong Zhou, and Meng Zhou, “Accelerate Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Adding Chemical Mediator and Utilizing Solar Energy”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (in press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.11.294

Eleanor J. Stelz-Sullivan,+ Jared M. Racca,+ Julia C. McCoy,+ Dana L. Charif, Lajmi Islam, Xiao-Dong Zhou, Barbara Marchetti and Tolga N. V. Karsili, “Enhancing STEM Education by Integrating Research and Teaching in Photochemistry: An Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory in Spectroscopy and Photochemistry”, Education Sciences, 12, 729 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12100729

Emir Dogdibegovic,* Yudong Wang,* and Xiao-Dong Zhou, “Origin for Electrochemically-Driven Phase Transformation in the Oxygen Electrode for a Solid Oxide Cell”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, E2203256119 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203256119

Rong He,* Steven Liaw, Meng Zhou, Xiao-Dong Zhou, Hongmei Luo, “Environmental Evaluation of Radioactivity Levels and Associated Radiation Hazards in Groundwater Around the WIPP Site,” Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 242, 113849 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113849

Emir Dogdibegovic,* YudongWang,* Christopher J. Wright,* and Xiao-Dong Zhou, “Origin for retained activity in Pr2NiO4 while undergoing substantial phase transformation in a long-term solid oxide cell operation,” Nano Energy, 103, 107684 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107684

Emir Dogdibegovic,* Christopher J. Wright,* Yudong Wang,* Qingsheng Cai, Yanxing Zhang, Tian Guang, Shuai Yang, Jinbo Yang, Barbara Marchetti, and Xiao-Dong Zhou, “Towards understanding structural stability in Cu-substituted (Pr1-xNdx)2NiO4+δ by in-situ and operando studies,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126, 34, 14704-14713 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04006

Thu Nguyen,* Philip Wortman, Zizhou He, Joshua Goulas, Hui Yan, Mehdi Mokhtari, Xiao-Dong Zhou, Ling Fei, “Achieving Superhydrophobic Surfaces via Air-Assisted Electrospray”, Langmuir, 38, 2852-2861 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03134

Y. Wang,*, Anil V. Virkar, M. M. Khonsari, and Xiao-Dong Zhou, “Theoretical Analysis of Critical Conditions for Crack Formation and Propagation, and Optimal Operation of SOECs” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 169, 044529 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac5fee