Ziyu Wang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: ENGR 419RPhone: 435-797-2294
Email: ziyu.wang@usu.edu
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Biography
Dr. Ziyu Wang joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University in August 2024. Before coming to USU, he served as an Associate Research Scholar (2022-2024) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2020-2022) in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2020 and his B.S. in Thermal Engineering from North China Electric Power University in 2014.
Teaching Interests
Combustion, Propulsion Systems, Thermodynamics
Research Interests
Combustion and Propulsion, Clean Fuels, Renewable Energy
Awards
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2025
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
International Symposium on Combustion Distinguished Paper, 2023
The Combustion Institute (CI)
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 2020
College of Engineering, Northeastern University
Akira Yamamura Award for Excellence in Research, 2019
College of Engineering, Northeastern University
Akira Yamamura Award for Excellence in Research, 2018
College of Engineering, Northeastern University
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Xu, W., Mei, B., Thawko, A., Wang, Z., Ri, K., Chang, Z., Ji, L., Ju, Y., (2026). Flame dynamics and kinetic coupling of ammonia and dimethyl-ether in non-premixed cool and warm flames at elevated pressure. Combustion and Flame, 286, 114865.
- Arumawadu, K., Wiggins, B., Wang, Z., (2026). Simulation Study on NH3 Combustion and NOx Emissions Under Gas Turbine-Relevant Conditions. Fire, 9, 38.
- Xu, W., Mei, B., Wang, Z., Erinin, M.A, Thawko, A., Deike, L., Ju, Y., (2025). Preferential vaporization effects on multicomponent n-dodecane/iso-octane non-premixed spray cool flames. Combustion and Flame, 281, 114453.
- Mei, B., Wang, Z., Xu, W., Thawko, A., Cao, Y., Klippenstein, S.J, Ju, Y., (2025). Study on ammonia and dimethyl ether oxidation and kinetic interaction up to 100 atm. Combustion and Flame, 281, 114428.
- Yang, J., Dong, Q., Zhang, C., Zhang, W., Miscall, J., Brozena, A., Chen, J., Liu, N., Li, T., Liu, F., Nascimento, C., Dantas, B., Zhang, B., Mumtaz, F., Liu, Z., Liu, S., Du, Y., Wang, Z., Pang, Z., Liu, D., Huang, J., Lima, F., Pan, X., Ju, Y., Fu, K., Hu, S., Beckham, G., Hu, L., (2025). Selective electrified polyethylene upcycling by pore-modulated pyrolysis. Nature Chemical Engineering, 2, 424-435.
- Shi, Z., Mao, X., Wang, Z., Ju, Y., (2025). Plasma assisted NH3/H2/air ignition in nanosecond discharges with non-equilibrium energy transfer. Combustion and Flame, 275, 114053.
- Thawko, A., Akiba, T., Wang, Z., Mei, B., Xu, W., Maruta, K., Ju, Y., (2024). Low-temperature reactivity, extinction, and heat release rate of non-premixed cool flame at elevated pressures. Combustion and Flame, 270, 113727.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.