Xiao-Dong Zhou
Xiao-Dong Zhou
Professor, Director, Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2)
Special Advisor to UConn President in Sustainability
The Nicholas E. Madonna Chair in Sustainability
CT Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainability
Ph.D., University of Missouri, Rolla (2001)
Center for Clean Energy Engineering
44 Weaver Rd., Unit 5233
Storrs, CT 06269-5233
Phone: (860) 486-9204
Email: xiao-dong.zhou@uconn.edu
Research Interests
- Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics
- Electrochemistry
- Surface and Interface of Functional Oxides
- Electronic Ceramics
- Defect Chemistry
Awards & Honors
| 2021 | Fellow of the Electrochemical Society |
| 2020, 2021 | Researcher of The Year Office of Vice President for Research, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayett |
| since 2021 | Technical Editor – ECS Advances The Electrochemical Society (ECS) |
| since 2019 | Technical Editor, Journal of The Electrochemical Society |
| since 2018 | Associate Editor, International Journal of Ceramic Engineering and Science |
| 2012 | Breakthrough Rising Star, University of South Carolina |
| 2011 | Young Faculty Award (YFA), U.S. Department of Defense – DARPA |
Recent 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