Zihao Wang

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Since 2020   Doctor of Engineering in Process Systems Engineering

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Germany

Advisors: Prof. Kai Sundmacher, Prof. Teng Zhou

2017-2020   Master of Science in Chemical Engineering and Technology

Chongqing University, China

Advisor: Prof. Weifeng Shen

2013-2017   Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering and Technology

Chongqing University, China

Advisor: Prof. Shun’an Wei


Teaching Activity

Teaching Assistant   Process Systems Engineering

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

Teaching Assistant   Analysis and Design of Experiments

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany


Journal Article

  1. Z. Wang, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. Data-driven integrated design of solvents and extractive distillation processes. AIChE Journal, 2023, 69(12), e18236. (Full text and GitHub repository)
  2. T. Zhou, C. Gui, L. Sun, Y. Hu, H. Lyu, Z. Wang, Z. Song, G. Yu. Energy applications of ionic liquids: Recent developments and future prospects. Chemical Reviews, 2023, 123(21), 12170–12253. (Full text)
  3. Z. Wang, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. Interpretable machine learning for accelerating the discovery of metal-organic frameworks for ethane/ethylene separation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 444, 136651. (Full text and GitHub repository)
  4. Z. Wang, Y. Zhou, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. Identification of optimal metal-organic frameworks by machine learning: Structure decomposition, feature integration, and predictive modeling. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2022, 160, 107739. (Full text and GitHub repository)
  5. Z. Wang, H. Wen, Y. Su, W. Shen, J. Ren, Y. Ma, J. Li. Insights into ensemble learning-based data-driven model for safety-related property of chemical substances. Chemical Engineering Science, 2022, 248, 117219. (Full text)
  6. H. Qin, Z. Wang, Z. Song, X. Zhang, T. Zhou. High-throughput computational screening of ionic liquids for butadiene and butene separation. Processes, 2022, 10(1), 165. (Full text)
  7. H. Wen, Y. Su, Z. Wang, S. Jin, J. Ren, W. Shen, M. Eden. A systematic modeling methodology of deep neural network-based structure-property relationship for rapid and reliable prediction on flashpoints. AIChE Journal, 2022, 68(1), e17402. (Full text)
  8. X. Zhang, S. Sethi, Z. Wang, T. Zhou, Z. Qi, K. Sundmacher. A neural recommender system for efficient adsorbent screening. Chemical Engineering Science, 2022, 259, 117801. (Full text)
  9. Z. Wang, Song, Z., Zhou, T. Machine learning for ionic liquid toxicity prediction. Processes, 2021, 9(1), 65. (Full text and GitHub repository)
  10. H. Qin, Z. Wang, T. Zhou, Z. Song. Comprehensive evaluation of COSMO-RS for predicting ternary and binary ionic liquid-containing vapor–liquid equilibria. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021, 60(48), 17761–17777. (Full text)
  11. A. Yang, Y. Su, Z. Wang, S. Jin, J. Ren, X. Zhang, W. Shen, J.H. Clark. A multi-task deep learning neural network for predicting flammability-related properties from molecular structures. Green Chemistry, 2021, 23(12), 4451–4465. (Full text)
  12. Z. Wang, Y. Su, S. Jin, W. Shen, J. Ren, X. Zhang, J.H. Clark. A novel unambiguous strategy of molecular feature extraction in machine learning assisted predictive models for environmental properties. Green Chemistry, 2020, 22(12), 3867–3876. (Full text)
  13. Z. Wang, Y. Su, W. Shen, S. Jin, J.H. Clark, J. Ren, X. Zhang. Predictive deep learning models for environmental properties: the direct calculation of octanol-water partition coefficients from molecular graphs. Green Chemistry, 2019, 21(16), 4555–4565. (Full text)
  14. Y. Su, Z. Wang, S. Jin, W. Shen, J. Ren, M.R. Eden. An architecture of deep learning in QSPR modeling for the prediction of critical properties using molecular signatures. AIChE Journal, 2019, 65(9), e16678. (Full text)
  15. S. Zhao, M. Zhang, Z. Wang, X. Xian. Enhanced high-rate performance of Li4Ti5O12 microspheres/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composites prepared by electrostatic self-assembly. Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 276, 73–80. (Full text)
  16. S. Zhao, M. Zhang, X. Xian, O. Ka, Z. Wang, J. Wang. Insight into the formation mechanism of Li4Ti5O12 microspheres obtained by a CTAB-assisted synthetic method and their electrochemical performances. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5(26), 13740–13747. (Full text)


Conference Paper

  1. Z. Wang, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. Molecular property targeting for optimal solvent design in extractive distillation processes. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2023, 1247–1252. (Full text and GitHub repository)
  2. Z. Wang, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. A novel machine learning-based optimization approach for the molecular design of solvents. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2022, 1477–1482. (Full text and GitHub repository)
  3. T. Zhou, Z. Wang, K. Sundmacher. A new machine learning framework for efficient MOF discovery: Application to hydrogen storage. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2022, 1807–1812. (Full text)


Conference Talk

  1. Z. Wang, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. Data-driven integrated design of solvents and extractive distillation processes. Presented at: 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting. Orlando, USA, November 08, 2023.
  2. Z. Wang, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. A novel machine learning-based optimization approach for the molecular design of solvents. Keynote presented at: 32nd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-32). Toulouse, France, June 13, 2022.


Conference Poster

  1. Z. Wang, T. Zhou, K. Sundmacher. Molecular property targeting for optimal solvent design in extractive distillation processes. Presented at: 33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-33). Athens, Greece, June 19, 2023.
  2. T. Zhou, Z. Wang, K. Sundmacher. A new machine learning framework for efficient MOF discovery: application to hydrogen storage. Presented at: 14th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE 2021+). Kyoto, Japan, June 21, 2022.
  3. Z. Ayaz, Z. Wang, A. Lieb, K. Sundmacher, F. Scheffler. Synthesis and characterisation of CALF-20/GO nanocomposites for microwave assisted adsorbate regeneration. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Open Framework Compounds. Dresden, Germany, September 5, 2022


Master’s Thesis Supervision

  1. S.D. Sreedhar. Surrogate-based optimization of extractive distillation processes using active learning. Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, 2023.