Education and Working Experience 

2016/04-Present, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, USTB, Associate Professor and Professor

2017/10-2018/06, University of St. Andrews, Visiting Scholar

2008/04-2016/03, School of Mechanical Engineering, USTB, Assistant and Associate Professor

2011/02-2012/05, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Alexander von Humboldt (AVH) Experienced Research Fellow

2006/04-2008/03, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Fellow

2001.09-2006.01, Tsinghua University, Ph.D. Degree

1996/07-1998/07, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), Marine Engineer

Teaching：                                                                                   

Undergraduate courses：Engineering Thermodynamics, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals of Thermal Engineering, Fundamentals of Energy system optimization

Postgraduate courses：Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics

Research Fields：                                                                                   

Multi-scale and multi-physics modeling, hydrogen and fuel cells, battery management system, chemical heat pump, thermochemical/electrochemical energy storage, system optimization and process control, technologies of energy conversion and utilization

Selected Research Projects：                                                                                   

[1] Research on Key Technologies of vehicle solid oxide fuel cell (No. SQ2021YFB2500036), National Key R&D Program, PI, 2021.12－2025.12

[2] Multi-scale study on electrochemistry and transport of H2/CO hybrid fuel in Ni-YSZ anode, National Natural Science Foundation project (No. 51976009), PI, 2020.01－2023.12

[3] Development of high voltage and high power density fuel cell system, Beijing Science and Technology Commission key research and development plan project, sub-PI, 2018.05－2020.04

[4] Process Matching and System Energy Saving in Iron and Steel Production Process, National Key R&D Program (No. 2016YFB0601301), 2016.07－2020.06

Social/ Academic Work：                                                                                   

Member of Youth Editorial Board of Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2021—

Member of Editorial Board of The Scientific World Journal, 2012—2016

Honors and Awards：                                                                                   

[1] “Excellent public course teachers” award in 16th activity of “I love my teachers – the best teachers in my heart” in USTB, 2015

[2] 2011-2012, Alexander von Humboldt (AVH) Experienced Research Fellowship

[3] A runner-up for the 2010 PSE Model-Based Innovation Prize, details refer to https://www.psenterprise.com/sectors/academic/mbi-prize/mbi-results-previous

[4] “Teaching group of heat and mass transfer” honored excellent teaching group in Beijing, 2010, ranking No. 9

[5] 6th young teachers teaching basic skills “Excellent” award in School of Mech. Eng. in USTB, 2009

[6] Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in Tsinghua University, 2006

Academic Achievements：                                                                                   

Representative Journal Publications：

[1] Zhou F J, Bao C*. Analysis of the lithium-ion battery capacity degradation behavior with a comprehensive mathematical model. J. Power Sources, 2021, 515, 230630.

[2] Huang J A, Li Z Y, Li N, Bao C*, Feng D L, Jiang Z Y, Zhang X X. An approach combining the lattice Boltzmann method and Maxwell–Stefan equation for modeling multi-component diffusion. Phys. Fluids, 2021, 33, 082010.

[3] Sun Y, Bao C*, Jiang Z Y, Zhang X X, Gao T. A two-dimensional numerical study of liquid water breakthrough in gas diffusion layer based on phase field method. J. Power Sources, 2020, 448, 227352

[4] Huang J A, Bao C*, Jiang Z Y, Zhang X X. A general approach of unit conversion system in lattice Boltzmann method and applications for convective heat transfer in tube banks. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2019, 135, 873-884.

[5] Bao C*, Jiang Z Y, Zhang X X, Irvine T S J. Analytical solution to heat transfer in compressible laminar flow in a flat minichannel. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 2018, 127(Part C), 975-988.

[6] Bao C*, Wang Y, Feng D L, Jiang Z Y, Zhang X X. Macroscopic modeling of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and model-based control of SOFC and gas turbine hybrid system. Prog. Energ. Combust., 2018, 66: 83-140. (2017 IF：25.242)

[7] Bao C*, Zhang X X. One-Dimensional macroscopic model of solid oxide fuel cell anode with analytical modeling of H2/CO electrochemical co-oxidation. Electrochimica Acta., 2014, 134: 426-434.

[8] Bao C*, Bessler W G. A computationally efficient steady-state electrode-level and 1D+1D cell-level fuel cell model. J. Power Sources, 2012, 210: 67-80

[9] Bao C*, Shi Y X, Croiset E, Li C, Cai N S. A multi-level simulation platform of natural gas internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell – gas turbine hybrid generation system. Part I. Solid oxide fuel cell model library. J. Power Sources, 2010, 195(15): 4871-4892.

[10] Bao C*, Ouyang M G, Yi B L. Analysis of the water and thermal system in proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2006, 31(8): 1040-1057.

[11] Bao C*, Ouyang M G, Yi B L. Modeling and control of air stream and hydrogen flow with recirculation in a PEM fuel cell system-I. Control-oriented modeling. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2006, 31(13): 1879-1896.