Tao Xie

Ph.D Professor 

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University

(1) Photothermal catalytic materials and reaction mechanism: Applying newly-reported photothermal catalytic technique to realize transformation of CH4/CO2 reforming, CO2 reduction and N2 activation.

(2) Design and optimization of photothermal catalytic device /Chemical process simulation optimization: Combining basic principles of optics, fluid dynamics, engineering thermalphysics, and chemical reaction engineering to fulfill the simulation and optimization of chemical process design and intensification, including new solar-thermal reactor design, gas adsorption separation and other chemical equipments.

(3) Thermochemical energy storage technique: With thermochemical reactions to realize energy storage of intermittent solar energy and industrial waste heat.

● 2025.01–NOW, Xian Jiaotong University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology,  Professor

● 2019.07–2025.01, Xian Jiaotong University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Associate professor

● 2016.10–2017.10, Washington University in St. Louis (USA), Department of Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering, Visiting Scholar

● 2015.07–2019.07, Xian Jiaotong University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Lecturer

● 2009.09–2015.06, Xian Jiaotong University, Schoolof Energy and Power Engineering, Ph. D student

● 2005.09–2009.07, Xian Jiaotong University, Schoolof Energy and Power Engineering, Undergraduate student