IntroductionLei Zhigang, a professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. In 2019, he was selected as a Changjiang Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Education of China. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Silicon Energy and Chemical Engineering Committee of the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, Deputy Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy and Environmental Catalysis, and is recognized as a National Teaching Excellence Award recipient in Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Education. His primary research focuses on process intensification in chemical engineering and predictive molecular thermodynamics. He has contributed to about 220 papers in international journals and one book entitled “Special Distillation Processes” published by Elsevier B.V. (2005 and 2022). ● Professional Experience 2020-present: Adjunct professor and Doctoral Supervisor, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University 2006-2020: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology 2005-2006: Postdoctor (Humboldt Fellowship), Universität Erlange-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany 2003-2005: Postdoctor, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 2002-2003: Associate Professor, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology 2000-2002: Postdoctor, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Advisors: Prof. Chengyue Li ● Educational Background 1995-2000: M.S. & Ph.D. in Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University Advisors: Prof. Zhanting Duan, Prof. Naiju Yuan 1991-1995: B.S. in School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology EducationWork ExperienceSocial PositionSocial ActivitiesResearchResearch Interests: ● Process intensification in chemical engineering ● Predictive molecular thermodynamics ● Molecular Intelligent Design and Property Prediction ● Computational Fluid Dynamics TeachingTeaching Experience: ● Undergraduate course Chemical Engineering Principles Principles and Technologies of Energy Conservation in Chemical Engineering ● Graduate course Special Distillation and Liquid-Liquid Extraction PostgraduatesFundingVertical ProjectHorizontal ProjectPublicationsSelected Publications 1. Guoxuan Li, Kai Chen, Zhigang Lei*, Zhong Wei*. Condensable Gases Capture with Ionic Liquids. Chemical Reviews, 2023, 123(16), 10258-10301. doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00175. 2. Qinghua Liu, Ruisong Zhu, Fei Zhao, Minghao Song, Chengmin Gui, Shengchao Yang(*), Zhigang Lei*, Guoxuan Li*. Solute structure effect on polycyclic aromatics separation from fuel oil: Molecular mechanism and experimental insights. AIChE Journal, 2024, 70(11), e18574. doi.org/10.1002/aic.18574. 3. Fei Zhao, Yongqiang Cheng, Ruisong Zhu, Qinghua Liu, Shuqing Liu, Minghao Song, Qingzhi Lv, Bin Jiang, Zhigang Lei*. Computer‐aided ionic liquids design and molecular insight for chloromethane dehydration. AIChE Journal, 2025, 71(5): e18737. doi.org/10.1002/aic.18737. 4. Hongwei Kang, Guoxuan Li*, Zhigang Lei*. Phase behavior of sodium and potassium salts in their aqueous solutions: Experiment and computational thermodynamics. AIChE Journal, 2024, 70(7): e18447. doi.org/10.1002/aic.18447. 5. Yongqiang Cheng, Yangfan Zhou, Hongwei Kang, Qinghua Liu, Minghao Song, Yusheng Lu*, Fei Zhao*, Zhigang Lei*.Vapor-liquid phase equilibrium study and computational thermodynamics of mixed inorganic salt aqueous solution. Chemical Engineering Science, 2025, 311: 121608. doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.121608. AwardsPatentHonor RewardAdmissions Information |