Name: Jian Qu
Title: Full Professor
E-mail: rjqu@ujs.edu.cn

Working Experience
May 2019 - Present   Jiangsu University, Professor
May 2013 - April 2019   Jiangsu University, Associate Professor
July 2010 – April 2013   RMIT University, Visiting academic
January 2018 – January 2019 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Visiting Scholar
August 2014 – November 2014 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Visiting Scholar

Education Background
● Doctor of Engineering (Apr.2006 – Jun. 2010)
-Major: Engineering Thermophysics
● Master of Engineering (Sep.2003 - Mar.2006)
-Major: Engineering Thermophysics
● Bachelor of Engineering (Sep.1999 - Jun.2003)
-Major: Energy and Power Engineering

Research Interests
● Microscale and Nanoscale Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
● Heat Pipe Technology
● Electronics/Optoelectronics Cooling and Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Management
● Solar Thermal Energy Harvest

Research Techniques and Skills
● Experimental techniques: (b) High Speed Camera; (a) PIV
● Matlab
● CFD simulation: Application of FLUENT, COMSOL, MD and LBM methods in Multiphase Flow

Projects
● National Natural Science Foundation of China
● National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China
● China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
● Six talent peaks project in Jiangsu Province

Publications
● B. Ye, J. Qu, H. Wang, S. Gao, H. Qiu, Rapid bubble growth within 200 μs in flat microchannels under “hot spot” heating conditions at ultra-high heat fluxes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 213 (2023) 124312.
● S. Gao, J. Qu, Z. Liu, W. Ma, Sequential self-propelled morphology transitions of nanoscale condensates enable a cascade jumping-droplet condensation. Nano Energy 113 (2023) 108558.
● G. Zhou, F. Guan, W. Yang, Q. Sun, J. Qu, Start-up and heat transfer characteristics of oscillating heat pipe charged with binary partially miscible organic fluid mixtures. Applied Thermal Engineering 231 (2023) 120952.
● T. Zhang, J. Qu, Y. Hua, Heat transfer characteristics and operational visualization of two-phase loop thermosyphon. Applied Thermal Engineering 228 (2023) 120520.
● D. Zhang, J. Mao, J. Qu, Q. Lei, C. Li. Characterizing effect of particle size on flow boiling in sintered porous-microchannels. Applied Thermal Engineering 229 (2023) 120571.
● J. Qu, G. Zhou, M. Zhang, L. Shang, W. Yu. Effect of reverse irradiation angle on the photo-thermal conversion performance of MXene nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 251 (2023) 112164.
● Z. Zhou, J. Qu, T. Zhang, Q. Sun. Effect of heat leakage on the operational characteristics of two-phase loop thermosyphon with a thermal insulation pipe. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 196 (2022) 123224.
● J. Qu, L. Shang, Q. Sun, X. Han, G. Zhou. Photo-thermal characteristics of water-based graphene oxide (GO) nanofluids at reverse-irradiation conditions with different irradiation angles for high-efficiency solar thermal energy harvesting. Renewable Energy 195 (2022) 516-527.
● S. Gao, J. Qu, Z. Liu, W. Liu. Nanoscale Thin-Film Boiling Processes on Heterogeneous Surfaces. Langmuir 38 (2022) 6352-6362.
● X. Han, X. Zhao, J. Huang, J. Qu. Optical properties optimization of plasmonic nanofluid to enhance the performance of spectral splitting photovoltaic/thermal systems. Renewable Energy 188 (2022) 573-587.
● Z. Zhou, Y. Lv, J. Qu, Q. Sun, D. Grachev. Performance evaluation of hybrid oscillating heat pipe with carbon nanotube nanofluids for electric vehicle battery cooling. Applied Thermal Engineering 196 (2021) 117300.
● J. Qu, F. Guan, Y. Lv, Y. Wang. Experimental study on the heat transport capability of micro-grooved oscillating heat pipe. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 26 (2021) 101210.
● M. Zhou, J. Qu, Y. Ji. Dynamic characteristics of droplet impingement on carbon nanotube array surfaces with varying wettabilities. Applied Surface Science 554 (2021) 149359.
● L. Shang, J. Qu, Z. Wang, M. Zhang, C. Li. Optical absorption property and photo-thermal conversion performance of Ag@Al2O3 plasmonic nanofluids with Al2O3 nano-shell fabricated by atomic layer deposition. Journal of Molecular Liquids 326 (2021) 115388.
● A. R. Shaikh, J. Qu, M. Zhou, C. K. Y. Mulbah. Recent progress on the surface finishing of metals and alloys to achieve superhydrophobic surfaces: a critical review. TRANSACTIONS OF THE IMF 99 (2021) 61-72.
● J. Qu, R. Zhang, L. Shang, Z. Wang. Graphene oxide/multi‐walled carbon nanotube—Therminol®66 hybrid nanofluids for low-to-medium temperature volumetric solar collectors. International Journal of Energy Research, 44 (2020) 7216-7228.
● J. Qu, X. Yang, Z. Wang. Numerical simulations on the self-motion of droplets in hydrophobic microchannels driven by wettability gradient surfaces. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 119 (2020) 104961.
● H. Wang, J. Qu, Q. Sun, Z. Kang, X. Han. Thermal characteristic comparison of three-dimensional oscillating heat pipes with/without sintered copper particles inside flat-plate evaporator for concentrating photovoltaic cooling. Applied Thermal Engineering 167 (2020) 114815.
● Y. Yang, D. Liao, H. Wang, J. Qu, J. Li, H. Qiu. Development of ultrathin thermal ground plane with multiscale micro/nanostructured wicks. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 22 (2020) 100738.
● X. Han, X. Chen, Y. Sun, J. Qu. Performance improvement of a PV/T system utilizing Ag/CoSO4-propylene glycol nanofluid optical filter. Energy 192 (2020) 116611.
D. Zhang, H. Xu, Y. Chen, L. Wang, J. Qu, M. Wu, Z. Zhou. Boiling Heat Transfer Performance of Parallel Porous Microchannels. Energies 13 (2020) 2970.