GCIC expert consultants help forward-thinking decision makers and organizations (cities, public agencies, corporations, educational entities and NGOs) to better understand the dynamic climate challenge and provide them with the tools and insights to facilitate solutions. Through research, dialogue, consulting and entrepreneurship.
We focus on: climate, decarbonization, energy, resources, circular economy, sustainable business, green finance, and transformation of cities and regions.
Associate Professor and Master Supervisor; School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University
Member of China Environmental Society, China Energy Research Society, American Society of Agricultural Bioengineers, and International Solid Waste Association
Guest deputy editor of Frontiers in Energy Research, a special column of Practical and Engineering Applications of BECCUS
Deputy editor of MOJ Ecology& Environmental Science
Member of Editorial board in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences
2019.03 -- Present Associate Researcher/Master Supervisor; School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University
2019.12 -- 2021.01 (Government-sponsored Joint Training) University of Missouri, United States, Department of Bioengineering
2019.06-2019.07 (Visiting Scholar) Wageningen University, Netherlands
2018.09-2018.10 (Visiting Scholar) Tohoku University/University of Tsukuba
2016.09 -- 2021.06 (Successive Postgraduate and Doctoral Programs of Study) College of Engineering, China Agricultural University
2012.09-2016.06 (Bachelor Degree) College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University
Academic and other achievements
Dr. Zhao has won the winning prize of “China Innovation Challenge Competition”, “the Golden Bridge Award of China Technology Market Association”, and the “Best Researcher Award” of NESIN International Academic. He has presided over/participated in more than 20 projects supported by National Natural Science Foundation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Administration of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Fund, the World Bank and so forth. He has delivered 3 conference reports both domestically and internationally; and has engaged in 10 enterprise scientific and technological services.
He has published 15 SCI/EI papers as the first or corresponding author, with a cumulative impact factor of 80+ and 133 times citations in total. And the highest citation of a single paper is 43 times. He has also participated in the publication of 14 SCI papers, authorized 4 national invention patents, engaged in the publication of 2 monographs as well as the compilation of 4 group standards.
High efficiency directional thermochemical conversion and pollution control technology of lignocellulosic biomass
Preparation and application of laser induced/flash thermojoule graphene
CCUS technology development and promotion
