博士、二级教授、博士生导师; 主要从事燃料电池技术、微尺度多相流动与传热传质、节能减排及可再生能源转化等领域研究工作。作为负责人主持国家科学基金委杰出青年科学基金项目、国家重点研发计划项目、国家自然科学基金重点国际合作研究项目等国家级及省部级项目10余项。兼任中国工程热物理学会第八届理事会理事，中国工程热物理学会热管专业组委员，《carbon Neutrality》副主编、《科学通报》编辑委员会编委，国际电化学能源科学学会理事会成员。国家“万人计划”科技创新领军人才，科技部创新人才推进计划重点领域创新团队负责人、国务院政府特殊津贴专家、教育部新世纪优秀人才、重庆市学术技术带头人、重庆市巴渝学者特聘教授、重庆市“最美教师”；发表SCI国际学术期刊论文近300篇，发表论文被正面他引5000余次。获教育部自然科学一等奖、重庆市自然科学二等奖、国家能源科技进步二等奖等5项。
1. 燃料电池技术
2. 微尺度多相流动与传热传质
3. 高温熔渣/烟气余热回收及资源化利用
4. 微生物能源转化
主持科研项目：
国家重点研发计划项目：液态熔渣高效热回收与资源化利用技术，2217万元
国家自然科学基金重点国际合作研究项目：无膜微流体燃料电池内多相反应流传输和转化特性及强化方法，244万元
国家杰出青年科学基金项目：微流器件内多相反应流传热传质，320万元
国家自然科学基金项目：具有催化反应边界的微小非圆截面通道内气-液-固三相反应流的流动及传递特性，88万元
国家重点基础研究发展计划（973计划）课题：基于物料品质调控的高温熔渣余热回收能质传输机理，480万元
国家自然科学基金项目：具有可渗透边界和气体逸出的微小槽道内气液两相流动行为及特性研究，38万元
国家自然科学基金项目：微型直接甲醇燃料电池的双重弥散毛细多孔介质热质传输模型及特性，30万元
教育部科学技术研究项目：燃煤电厂海藻固碳光生物反应器及能源综合利用集成系统研究，100万
重庆市自然科学基金重点项目：微藻光生物反应器内多相流界面行为及光生化转化过程强化，20万元
高等学校博士点专项科研基金项目：具有气相组分催化反应边界的微小非圆形截面通道内气液两相流动及传递特性研究，12万元
*近五年发表论文：
Xun Zhu*, Bin Ding, Hong Wang*, Xian-Yan He, Yu Tan, Qiang Liao, Phase evolution of blast furnace slags with variation in the binary basicity in a variable cooling process, Fuel, Vol. 219, pp.132-140, 2018.5.
Bin Ding, Xun Zhu*, Hong Wang*, Xian-Yan He, Yu Tan, Numerical investigation on phase change cooling and crystallization of a molten blast furnace slag droplet, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 118, pp. 471-479, 2018.3.
Xun Zhu*, Hao Feng, Rong Chen, Qiang Liao, Dingding Ye, Biao Zhang, Jian Liu, Ming Liu, Gang Chen, Experimental study on the durability of the polydopamine functionalized gas-liquid-solid microreactor for nitrobenzene hydrogenation, RSC Advances, Vol. 8, pp.5661-5669, 2018.2.
Xun Zhu*, Bin Ding, Hong Wang*, Xian-Yan He, Yu Tan, Qiang Liao, Numerical Study on Solidification Behaviors of a Molten Slag Droplet in the Centrifugal Granulation and Heat Recovery System, Applied Thermal Engineering，Vol. 130, pp. 1033-1043, 2018.2.
Gang Chen,Xun Zhu*, Rong Chen,Qiang Liao,Dingding Ye, Hao Feng, Ming Liu, Jian Liu, Gas-liquid-solid monolithic microreactor with Pd nanocatalyst coated on polydopamine modified nickel foam for nitrobenzene hydrogenation, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 334, pp. 1897-1904, 2018.2.
Rong Chen, Hao Feng, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Dingding Ye, Jian Liu, Ming Liu, Gang Chen, Kun Wang, Interaction of the Taylor flow behaviors and catalytic reaction inside a gas-liquid-solid microreactor under long-term operation, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 175, pp. 175-184, 2018.1.
Jian Liu, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Rong Chen, Dingding Ye, Hao Feng, Ming Liu, Gang Chen, Layer-by-layer self-assembly of palladium nanocatalysts with polyelectrolytes grafted on the polydopamine functionalized gas-liquid-solid microreactor, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 332, pp. 174-182, 2018.1.
Yu Tan, Xun Zhu*, Xian-Yan He, Bin Ding, Hong Wang, Qiang Liao, Hua Li，Granulation characteristics of molten blast furnace slag by hybrid centrifugal-air blast technique, Powder Technology, Vol. 323, pp. 176-185, 2018.1.
Hong Wang, Bin Ding, Xiao-Ying Liu, Xun Zhu*, Xian-Yan He, Qiang Liao, Solidification Behaviors of a Molten Blast Furnace Slag Droplet Cooled by Air, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 127, pp. 915-924, 2017.12.
Liang Zhang, Xun Zhu*, Jun Li, Qian Fu, Qiang Liao, Yan Li, Yuanxin Li, A self-recirculation electrolyte system for unbuffered microbial fuel cells with an aerated cathode, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 241, pp. 1173-1177, 2017.10.
Hong Wang, Bin Ding, Xun Zhu*, Yu Tan, Xian-yan He, Qiang Liao.Influence of Al2O3 Content on Crystallization Behaviors of Blast Furnace Slags in Directional Solidification Process. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.113, pp. 286-294, 2017.10.
Bin Ding, Hong Wang*, Xun Zhu*, Xian-Yan He, Yu Tan, Qiang Liao, Phase Change Cooling and Crystallization Characteristics of Blast Furnace Slags under various MgO/Al2O3 Ratios, Energy & Fuels, Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 10212-10221, 2017.9.
Bin Ding, Xun Zhu*, Hong Wang, Xian-yan He, Yu Tan.Experimental Study on Phase Change Heat Transfer Characteristics of Alloys. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 105, pp. 261-269, 2017.2.
Jun-Jun Wu, Hong Wang*, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Kai Li, Cold experiment of slag centrifugal granulation by rotary atomizer: effect of atomizer configuration, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 111, pp.1557-1564, 2017.1.
Hao Feng, Xun Zhu*, Rong Chen, Qiang Liao, Jian Liu, Lin Li, High-performance liquid-gas-solid microreactor with polydopamine functionalized surface coated by Pd nanocatalyst for nitrobenzene hydrogenation, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 306, pp. 1017-1025, 2016.12.
Ming Liu, Xun Zhu*, Rong Chen, Qiang Liao, Hao Feng, Lin Li, Catalytic membrane microreactor with Pd/γ-Al2O3 coated PDMS film modified by polydopamine for hydrogenation of nitrobenzene, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 301, pp.35-41, 2016.10.
Yu-Dong Ding, Gan Song, Qiang Liao, Xun Zhu*, Rong Chen. Bench scale study of CO2 adsorption performance of MgO in the presence of water vapor. Energy, Volume 112, pp. 101-110, 2016.10.
Yang Yang, Dingding Ye, Jun Li, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Biao Zhang, Microfluidic microbial fuel cells：from membrane to membrane free, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 324, pp.113-125, 2016.8.
Yang Yang, Tianyu Liu, Xun Zhu*, Feng Zhang, Dingding Ye, Qiang Liao, Yat Li*, Boosting Power Density of Microbial Fuel Cells with 3D Nitrogen-doped Graphene Aerogel Electrode, Advance Science,vol.3, issue 8, 1600097, 2016.8.
Hong Wang, Jun-Jun Wu, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Liang Zhao, Energy-environment-economy evaluations of commercial scale systems for blast furnace slag treatment: dry slag granulation vs. water quenching, Applied Energy, Volume 171, pp. 314-324, 2016.6.
Gan Song, Xun Zhu*, Rong Chen, Qiang Liao, Yu-Dong Ding, Lin Chen, Influence of the precursor on the porous structure and CO2 adsorption characteristics of MgO, RSC Advances, Vol. 6, Issue 23, pp. 19069-19077, 2016.2.
Gan Song, Xun Zhu*, Rong Chen, Qiang Liao, Yu-Dong Ding, Lin Chen, An investigation of CO2 adsorption kinetics on porous magnesium oxide, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 283, pp.175-183, 2016.1.
Xun Zhu*, Hui Zhang, Yu Tan, Hong Wang, Qiang Liao, Analogue experimental study on centrifugal-air blast granulation for molten slag, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 88, pp. 157-164, 2015.9.
Xun Zhu, Fang-Fang Zhang, Yu-Dong Ding*, Zhong-Hai Liu, Qiang Liao，Falling film flow of Ionic liquid-MEA solution on vertical cooling flat plate and channel，Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 88, pp. 334-340, 2015.9.
Ding-Ding Ye, Biao Zhang, Xun Zhu*, Pang-Chieh Sui, Ned Djilali, Qiang Liao, Computational modeling of alkaline air-breathing microfluidic fuel cells with an array of cylinderanodes, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 288, pp. 150-159, 2015.8.
Yu-DongDing, Gan Song, Xun, Zhu*, Rong Chen, Qiang Liao, Synthesizing MgO with high specific surface for carbon dioxide adsorption,RSC Advances, Vol.5, pp. 30929 – 30935, 2015.5.
Liang Zhang, Xun Zhu*, Hiroyuki Kashima, Jun Li, Ding-ding Ye, Qiang Liao, John M. Regan. Anolyte recirculation effects in buffered and unbuffered single-chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, Volume 179, pp. 26-34, 2015.3
Biao Zhang; Ding-Ding Ye; Pang-Chieh Sui; Ned Djilali; Xun Zhu*, Computational modeling of air-breathing microfluidic fuel cells with flow-over and flow-through anodes, Journal of Power Sources, Vol.259, pp.15-24, 2014.8.
Xun Zhu*, Biao Zhang, Ding-Ding Ye, Jun Li, Qiang Liao，Air-breathing direct formic acid microfluidic fuel cell with an array of cylinderanodes, Journal of Power Sources,Vol.247, pp. 346-353, 2014.2.
Xun Zhu*, Jian Xie, Qiang Liao, Rong Chen, Hong Wang，Dynamic bubbling behaviors on a micro-orifice submerged in stagnant liquid, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.68, pp.324-331, 2014.1.
Hui Zhang, Hong Wang, Xun Zhu*, Yong-Jun Qiu, Kai Li, Rong Chen, Qiang Liao. A review of waste heat recovery technologies towards molten slag in steel industry.Applied Energy,Vol. 112, pp. 956-966, 2013.12
Xun Zhu*, Liang Zhang, Jun Li, Qiang Liao, Dingding Ye; Performance of Liter-scale Microbial Fuel Cells with Electrode Arrays: Effect of array pattern; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 38, Issue. 35, pp. 15716-15722, 2013.11.
Dingding Ye,Yang Yang, Jun Li, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Bowen Deng，Rong Chen, Performance of a microfluidic microbial fuel cell based on graphite electrodes, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 38, Issue. 35, pp. 15710-15715, 2013.11.
Nianbing Zhong, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Yongzhong Wang, Rong Chen, GeO2-SiO2-chitosan-medium-coated hollow optical fiber for cell immobilization, Optics Letters , Vol. 38, Iss. 16, pp. 3115-3118, 2013.8.
Rui Wu, Xun Zhu*, Qiang Liao, Rong Chen, Guo-Ming Cui, Liquid and oxygen transport in defective bilayer gas diffusion material of proton exchange membrane fuel cell, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,Vol. 38, No. 10, pp. 4067-4078, 2013.4.
