Siyu Zou (邹思宇)

Hello, my name is Siyu Zou, in Chinese “邹思宇”. I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Soochow University.

Address: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Email: syzou [at] suda [dot] edu [dot] cn or zousiyu1995 [at] outlook [dot] com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

I received my Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Soochow University (Suzhou, China), under the guidance of Prof. Xiao Dong Chen and Prof. Jie Xiao. During My doctoral research, I focused on modeling and simulation of reactors with porous structures.

My main research interests are in mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of transport phenomena (fluid dynamics, mass and heat transfer, and reaction kinetics) in nature and industry, including porous media reactors, bio-inspired systems, and enzymatic reaction systems. My research methodology typically involved modeling transport phenomena using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and validating the models through well-defined experiments. With over 8 years of experience in CFD applied to both academia and industry, I am proficient in using ANSYS Fluent, COMSOL Multiphysics, and MATLAB.

I am also an enthusiastic self-learner with a strong interest in various fields of computer science. I taught myself some programming languages (e.g., Python, Rust, C) and have solved some basic data structures and algorithms challenges using them (see my leetcode record). I have also mastered the LaTeX toolchain to write mathematics and programming notes (see my Github). I possess basic knowledge of the Linux operating system and Shell programming. During my time at Soochow University, I was responsible for the daily maintenance of a Linux cluster.

Also find me on Google Scholar, Research Gate, ORCiD, and Github.

In my spare time, I pursue diverse interests for a healthy work-life balance. I enjoy various music genres like Jazz, Blues, and Chinese folk music. I’m also a fan of strategy board games, particularly the German-style classics like Agricola, Carcassonne, and Castles of Burgundy. My art appreciation aligns with the spirit of jazz improvisation – I value creativity and spontaneity.

EXPERTISE

Chemical Engineering · Transport Phenomena · Mathematical Modeling · Numerical Simulation · Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) · Multiphysics Simulation · Programming

AWARDS

• 2022.07, Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent: This funding is provided by the Jiangsu provincial government.
• 2020.07, Best Student Presentation Award: In the 2nd National Conference on Process Modeling and Simulation, My talk on eyelashes (“Inhibition of Ocular Water Evaporation by Eyelashes: Computer Simulation and Mechanism Analysis”) was awarded the Best Student Presentation Award (1 of 12 awardees out of 62 student talks). This work has been published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface. This conference was organized by the Simulation & Virtual Process Engineering Committee, one of the professional committees of the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China (CIESC).

WORK EXPERIENCES

• 2021.07 - now, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, China. My postdoctoral research focuses on developing a mathematical model for a three-phase enzyme electrode. This project aims to unravel the relationship between electrode performance and the structure of the three-phase interface and reveal the underlying mechanisms. (co-advisors: Prof. Xinjian Feng and Prof. Jie Xiao)

PUBLICATIONS

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MAIN PUBLICATIONS

1. Siyu Zou, Jie Xiao*, Xiao Dong Chen*. A Comprehensive Comparison of Different RANS Turbulence Models in Modeling Turbulent Plane Jets. (In preparation)
2. Siyu Zou, Jie Xiao*, Xinjian Feng*. Modeling Enzymatic and Electrochemical Cascade Reactions at the Three-Phase Interface Enzyme Electrode. AIChE Journal, 2024, e18420. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.18420.
3. Siyu Zou, Dandan Wang, Jie Xiao*, Xinjian Feng*. Mathematical Model for a Three-Phase Enzymatic Reaction System. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023, 62 (10), 4337–4343. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04492.
4. Siyu Zou, Jie Xiao*, Viola Wu, Xiao Dong Chen*. Analyzing Industrial CVD Reactors Using a Porous Media Approach. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 415, 129038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.129038.
5. Siyu Zou, Jinping Zha, Jie Xiao*, Xiao Dong Chen. How Eyelashes Can Protect the Eye Through Inhibiting Ocular Water Evaporation: A Chemical Engineering Perspective. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2019, 16 (159), 20190425. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0425.
6. 邹思宇 (Siyu Zou), 凌二锁, 乐淑荣, 孙盛鹏, 吴张雄, 陈晓东, 吴铎, 肖杰*. 臭氧催化氧化反应器模拟与分析. 化工进展, 2019, 38 (9), 3969–3978. https://doi.org/10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2018-2476. (In Chinese)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

1. Kaixin Li, Siyu Zou, Jun Zhang*, Yang Huang, Lin He*, and Xinjian Feng*. Superhydrophobicity-Enabled Efficient Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction at a High Temperature. ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13 (14), 9346–9351. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c01444.
2. Xiao Dong Chen*, Siyu Zou. Reaction Engineering Approach to Turbulence Modelling—Universal Law of the Wall, Pipe Flow, and Planar Jet Flow. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 2021, 54 (1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1252/jcej.20we056.
3. Jinping Zha, Siyu Zou, Jianyu Hao, Xinjuan Liu, Guillaume Delaplace, Romain Jeantet, Didier Dupont, Peng Wu, Xiao Dong Chen, Jie Xiao*. The Role of Circular Folds in Mixing Intensification in the Small Intestine: A Numerical Study. Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 229, 116079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.116079.
4. 夏红桃, 邹思宇 (Siyu Zou), 肖杰*. 随机粗糙表面上剪切变稀流体液滴的沉积过程模拟. 化工学报, 2019, 70 (2), 634–645. https://doi.org/10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20181213. (In Chinese)
5. Jie Xiao*, Fei Pan, Hongtao Xia, Siyu Zou, Hui Zhang, Oluwafemi Ayodele George, Fei Zhou, Yinlun Huang. Computational Study of Single Droplet Deposition on Randomly Rough Surfaces: Surface Morphological Effect on Droplet Impact Dynamics. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2018, 57 (22), 7664–7675. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00418.