Zhuo Chen 陈着

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Empolyument and Education

2025.09 – present Postdoctoral fellow

in the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong

Research Topic: Advanced air purification technology

2023.09 – 2025.09 Postdoctoral fellow

at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research Topic: Indoor transport modeling of ARBs & ARGs

2018.09 – 2023.06      Ph.D.

in Civil Engineering, Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University

Research Topic: SVOC related, deposition and sorption on indoor surfaces

2014.09 – 2018.07       B.S.

in Thermal Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Awards and Honors

2015 Excellent Student Award (Top 5% of grade), Huazhong University of Science and Technology

2019      Best Poster Award, the 9th Indoor Environment and Health Branch Conference, Nanjing, China

2023 Outstanding Graduation Thesis Award, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

2023 Postdoc Matching Fund Scheme, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

2025 Best Paper Award, the 16th Academic Conference on Building Physics, Chongqing, China

Peer-reviewed SCI papers

  1. Li ZW, Xing SS, Zhang JL, Chen Z*, Wang SW (2025), Quantification of energy flexibility and uncertainty in airport terminals unlocked by occupancy-based multi-zone indoor temperature set-point optimization. (accepted by Building Simulation) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-025-1389-3
  2. Zou WW, Wu W, Mo JH*, Chen Z* (2025), Advances in hydrogel-based materials for improving building energy efficiency. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 226: 116303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116303
  3. Chen Z, Xia FX, Wang Y, Zou WW, Mi JY, Li ZW, Yu T, Leng WJ, Mo JH* (2025), Effects of stringent industrial control during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on bacterial variations in the atmosphere and built environments. Building and Environment 285: 113623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113623
  4. Wang Y, Pang DQ, Mo JH, Chen Z* (2025), Nickel foam-based preconcentrator for sensitive detection of low-concentration volatile organic compounds. Building and Environment 280: 113070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113070
  5. Mi JY, Zou WW, Wang Y, Gao YL, Mo JH*, Chen Z* (2025), Evaluation of the cooling mechanisms and performance of passive radiative cooling coatings in track-slab applications. Construction and Building Materials 473: 141057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.141057
  6. Chen Z, Chen QW, Wang Y, Zou WW, Mo JH* (2025) Tuning multi-scale pore structures in carbonaceous films via direct ink writing and sacrificial templates for efficient indoor formaldehyde removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials 487: 137203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137203
  7. Chen Z, Tian EZ, Jiang Y, Mo JH* (2025) Global perspectives on indoor phthalates and alternative plasticizers: Occurrence and key transport parameters. Journal of Hazardous Materials 482: 136506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136506
  8. Chen Z, Gao YL, Xia FX, Bi CY, Mo JH* (2024) Formation kinetics of SVOC organic films and their impact on child exposure in indoor environments. Science of The Total Environment 912: 168970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168970
  9. Chen Z, Xia FX, Fan YJ, Jiang Y, Xu Y, Mo JH* (2024) Partitioning mechanisms and film formations of DEHP on realistic indoor airborne particles and road dust. Building and Environment 252: 111273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111273
  10. Chen Z, Chen QW, Xu Y, Mo JH*(2022) Partitioning characteristics of indoor VOCs on impermeable surfaces covered by film-phase DnBP and DEHP. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 8: 100191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100191
  11. Chen Z, Wu QY, Xu Y, Mo JH*(2022) Partitioning of airborne PAEs on indoor impermeable surfaces: A microscopic view of the sorption process. Journal of Hazardous Materials 424:127326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127326（中文简介）（JHM Family报道） 
  12. Chen Z, Tian EZ, Mo JH*(2020) Removal of gaseous DiBP and DnBP by ionizer-assisted filtration with an external electrostatic field. Environmental Pollution 267: 115591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115591
  13. Chen Z, Afshari A, Mo JH*(2020) A method using porous media to deliver gas-phase phthalates rapidly and at a constant concentration: Effects of temperature and media. Environmental Pollution 262: 113823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113823
  14. Yang S, Gan LH, Chen Z, Wu YT, Huang QT, Wang P, Jiang Y* (2025), Achieving large-scale polyelectrolyte membrane production by optimized multi-nozzle electrospray-assisted layer-by-layer printing. Desalination 616: 119351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.119351
  15. Tian EZ, Chen QW, Gao YL, Chen Z, Wang Y, Mo JH* (2025), Advancing indoor air purification by mass transfer enhancement: Bridging the gap between high-performance materials and technologies. Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2025.07.003
  16. Li ZW, Chen Z, Zhang JL*, Mu S (2025) Causality-constrained neural network model predictive control for indoor temperature with occupancy-based set-points to facilitate energy-efficient airport terminals. Building and Environment 283: 113344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113344
  17. Gao, YL, Wang, J, Tian, EZ, Chen, Z, Mo, JH* (2025). Electric-field activating on-surface tailored (OST) coarse polyester fibers for efficient airborne particle removal: Interfacial morphologies and electrical response. Separation and Purification Technology 353: 128291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128291
  18. Gan LH, Zhang J, Wu YT, Chen Z, Zhao ZY, Lin SH, Jiang Y* (2024) Tailoring polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membranes by aerosol-assisted printing: Insights into membrane formation mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology 59(1), 913-923. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c08638
  19. Xia, FX, Chen Z, Mo JH, Tian EZ* (2024) Abundant new bacterial species brought by a super sandstorm 2021 in Beijing. Journal of Environmental Sciences 144: 35-44. (IF: 6.3) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2023.07.029
  20. Wang Y, Chen Z, Chen QW, Tian EZ, Han N*, Mo JH* (2024) Preconcentrating sensor systems toward indoor low-concentration VOC detection by goal-oriented, sequential, inverse design strategy. Building and Environment 254: 111372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111372
  21. Xia, FX, Chen Z, Gao YL, Tian EZ*, Mo JH (2024) Simultaneous capture and inactivation of airborne bacteria by a dual-zone electrostatically actuated filter. ACS ES&T Engineering 4: 987-994. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.3c00525
  22. Chen QW, Chen Z, Luo ZY, Mo JH* (2023) Direct ink writing net-like adsorption films with hierarchical porous structures for indoor VOCs removal: enhancing diffusion kinetics. Chemical Engineering Journal 471: 144560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144560

Peer-reviewed conference papers

  1. Chen Z, Jiang Y, Mo JH*. “Research on Electric-Field-Assisted Rapid Disinfection with Iron-Based Mesh Electrodes and the Catalytic Purification of ARGs.”, The 16th Academic Conference on Building Physics, Chongqing, China, Oct 24-26, 2025. (Best Paper Award)
  2. Chen Z, Mo JH*. “Removal of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds and particulate matter combined pollution by electrostatic enhanced filtration”, The 9th Indoor Environment and Health Branch Conference, Nanjing, China, May 10-12, 2019. (Best Poster Award)
  3. Chen Z, Mo JH*. “A porous media-based method to generate stable and constant gaseous concentrations of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds”, the 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Harbin, China, July 12-15, 2019.
  4. Chen Z, Mo JH*. “Removal of DiBP and DnBP by electrostatically assisted air (EAA) filtration: Effect of filter materials and charging”, the Healthy Buildings 2019 Asia, Changsha, China, October 22-25, 2019.
  5. Chen Z, Enze Tian, Mo JH*. “Interfacial adsorption of gaseous PAEs on micro polyurethane fiber with activated carbon coating: Enhancement by electrostatic discharging”, The 16th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate (Indoor Air 2020), Seoul, Korea, July 20-24, 2020. (Virtual Conference)
  6. Chen Z, Mo JH*. “Research of the combined adsorption of PAE and VOC on indoor impermeable surfaces”, The 10th Indoor Environment and Health Branch Conference, Wuhan, China, December 3-5, 2021.
  7. Chen Z, Mo JH, Jiang Y*. “The compositions and mass transfer fate of bioaerosols in indoor environments”, Global Chinese Environmental Protection Conference 2024 (GCEPC 2024), Hong Kong, May 24-27, 2024.

Patents

  1. Chen Z, Mo JH (2021) A kind of gas-phase Semi-Volatile Organic Compound generator, Chinese Patent No.: 202122695714.7
  2. Chen Z, Mo JH (2021) Generation and generator-assembly method of gas-phase Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds, Chinese Patent No.: 202111306158.8
  3. Mo JH, Chen Z (2025) System and pre-treatment method for establishing and sustaining a stable concentration of gaseous organic compounds, Chinese Patent No.: 202510397701.1
  4. Mo JH, Chen Z, Zou WW, Wang Y, Xie RJ, Xia FX (2025) Microfluidic technology-based trace formaldehyde detection chip, device and method, Chinese Patent No.: 202511612898.2
  5. Mo JH, Zou WW, Chen Z, Wang Y (2025) Composite thermosensitive hydrogels and their preparation and regeneration methods, Chinese Patent No.: 202511855199.0
  6. Xie RJ, Wang XX, Mo JH, Pang DQ, Chen Z, Duan JH (2025) A gas-liquid interface catalyst, its preparation method and application, Chinese Patent No.: 202511403092.2