Hao Xu, PhD

Professional Experience

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (10/2022 – Present)
• Postdoctoral Associate, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (09/2019 – 09/2022)
• Visiting Scholar, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA (03/2017 – 09/2017)
• Project Intern, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (06/2013 – 08/2013)

Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tsinghua University (08/2014 – 07/2019)
• B.Sc., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tsinghua University (08/2010 – 07/2014)

Research Interests

• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Green Chemistry
• Reactor Design
• Reaction Kinetics
• Industrialization
• Density Functional Theory
• Petroleum and Natural Gas Valorization
• Oil Analysis

Selected Awards

• Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship, 09/2020
• Gao Yingshi Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 09/2018
• Excellent individual in social practice, Tsinghua University‚ 12/2016
• Mei Yiqi Scholarship, Tsinghua University‚ 09/2016
• Sino Petro Scholarship for excellent students, Tsinghua University, 09/2015
• Excellent individual in summer vacation social practice, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University‚ 09/2015
• Excellent undergraduate student, Tsinghua University‚ 07/2014
• Excellent graduation thesis of undergraduate students, Tsinghua University‚ 06/2014
• Baogang Scholarship for excellent students, Tsinghua University, 06/2013
• Scholarship for technological innovation, Tsinghua University‚ 06/2013
• First prize, 1st Innovation Competition of Engineering Ability, Tsinghua University, 12/2012
• Scholarship for good academic records, Tsinghua University, 06/2012
• 1st prize, 30th Extracurricular Academic and Technology Work Competition of Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University‚ 04/2012
• 1st prize, 2011 Beijing Physical Experiment Competition, Beijing‚ 03/2012