Calculated based on number of publications stored in Pure and citations from Scopus
1996 …2024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Personal profile

Professor Yunhong Zhang has long been engaged in the research on the formation and evolution mechanism of fine particles in the atmosphere, including AC.chem. Res., Environ. Sci.Technol., Atmos.Chem. Phys. More than 100 papers have been published in SCI journals, and 4 patents have been authorized. Presided over 1 national major scientific research instrument development project, 1 National Natural Science Foundation project, and completed 2 national Natural Science Foundation key projects and 7 projects; In 1998, he won the Huo Yingdong Excellent Young Teachers Fund, and in 2002, he was selected into the cross-century talent training program of the Ministry of Education. He is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis and was previously on the editorial board of the Journal of Light Scattering

Research Interests

Surface Interface and Colloid Chemistry, Structural Chemistry, supramolecular Chemistry
Spectral Analysis, Raman spectroscopy, Optical tweezers
Aerosol physical Chemistry, Atmospheric Physical Chemistry, Heterogeneous reaction Kinetics

Education

1988.09-1991.10, Physical Chemistry, Jilin University, Ph. D.
1985.09-1988.09 Master of Physical Chemistry, Jilin University
1981.09-1985.07 Jilin University, Inorganic Chemistry, B.S.

Professional Experience

2016.12-present Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Professor
2007.11-2008.05 Visiting Scholar, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK
2002.07-2016.12 Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Science, School of Chemistry, Professor
2000.07-2002.07 Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1998.07-2002.07 School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Beijing Institute of Technology, Professor
1995.02-1998.07 Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Beijing Institute of Technology
1992.09-1995.02 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University
1996.12-1997.12 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Research Achievement

1.X. Cao, Z. Chen, Y. Liu, X. Jing, L. Li, P. Liu, Y.-H. Zhang. Directly measuring Fe(III)-catalyzed SO2 oxidation rate in single optically levitated droplets. Environ. Sci. Atmos. 2022. Accepted.
2.X. Jing, Z. Chen, Q. Huang, P. Liu, Y.-H. Zhang. Spatiotemporally resolved pH measurement in aerosol microdroplets undergoing chloride depletion: An application of in situ Raman microspectrometry. Anal. Chem. 2022, 94, 15132-15138.
3.Z. Chen, P. Liu, H. Su, Y.-H. Zhang. Displacement of strong acids or bases by weak acids or bases in aerosols: Thermodynamics and kinetics. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 12937-12944.
4.Z. Chen, P. Liu, W. Wang, X. Cao, Y. Liu, Y.-H. Zhang, M. Ge. Rapid sulfate formation via uncatalyzed autoxidation of sulfur dioxide in aerosol microdroplets. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 7637-7646.
5.L. Li, Z. Chen, P. Liu, Y.-H. Zhang. Direct measurement of pH evolution in aerosol microdroplets undergoing ammonium depletion: A surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy approach. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 6274-6281.
6.Y. Xu, P. Liu, S. Ma, W. Pei, S. Pang, Y.-H. Zhang. Efflorescence kinetics of aerosols comprising internally-mixed ammonium sulfate and water-soluble organic compounds. Atmos. Environ. 2022, 274, 119007.
7.Z. Chen, P. Liu, Y. Liu, Y.-H. Zhang. Strong acids or bases displaced by weak acids or bases in aerosols: Reactions driven by the continuous partitioning of volatile products into the gas phase. Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 3667-3678.
8.X. Lv, Y.-H. Zhang. Volatility of ammonium nitrate in ultra viscous aerosol droplets by optical tweezers, Acta Chimica Sinica 2020, 78, 326-329.
9.M. Yang, S. Ma, H. Ashraf, S. Pang, Y.-H. Zhang, The influence of SO2 as the Criegee intermediate scavenger on the heterogeneous oxidation of oleic acid. Atmos. Environ. 2020, 231, 117560.
10.N. Wang, B. Jing, P. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Li, S. Pang, Y.-H. Zhang. Hygroscopicity and Compositional Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols Containing Water-Soluble Carboxylic Acid Salts and Ammonium Sulfate: Influence of Ammonium Depletion. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2019, 53, 6225-6234.
11.Y. Gao, Y.-H. Zhang. Optical properties investigation of the reactions between methylglyoxal and glycine/ammonium sulfate. Spectrochimica Acta A 2019, 215: 112-121.
12.X. Gao, C. Leng, G. Zeng, D. Fu, Y.-H. Zhang, Y. Liu. Ozone initiated heterogeneous oxidation of unsaturated carboxylic acids by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta A 2019, 214: 177-183.
13.X. Lv, X. Gao, J. Ma, Y.-H. Zhang, Investigation on the volatility of Ammonium nitrate using optical tweezers. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis 2019, 39, 1648-1652.
14.X. Gao, Y.-H. Zhang, Y. Liu. A kinetics study of the heterogeneous reaction of n-butylamine with succinic acid using an ATR-FTIR flow reactor. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2018, 20, 15464-15472.
15.F. Wu, X. Wang, B. Jing, Y.-H. Zhang, M. Ge. Liquid-liquid phase separation in internally mixed magnesium sulfate/glutaric acid particles. Atmos. Environ. 2018 178, 286-292.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics where Yunhong Zhang is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
  • 1 Similar Profiles

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or