• 1995–1998: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Power Machinery and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• 1986–1989: Master of Science (M.S.), Power Machinery and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• 1982–1986: Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Power Machinery and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

• 2019 – Present: Professor & Ph.D. Supervisor, Institute of Aero-Engine, Tsinghua University

• 2006 – 2019: Professor & Ph.D. Supervisor, School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University

• 2000 – 2006: Associate Professor, School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University

• 1998 – 2000: Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University

• 1989 – 1995: Engineer, Nanchang Mining Machinery Research Institute

• 2007 – 2008: Visiting Scholar, Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin, USA

• 2001 – 2002: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Automotive Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

• Undergraduate Core Course: Principles of Automotive Powertrain Systems

• Graduate Specialized Course: Digital Engines and Optical Diagnostics

• Traffic Energy and Intelligent Power

• Hybrid Power and Electric Propulsion Systems

• Fuel Cell Engines

• Engine Green Fuels, Spray Combustion and Emission Control

1) Zhang Y. X., Ma X., Mao J. S., Fang Y. W., Jiang C. Z., Wang Z., Shuai S. J., (2024), “Optical and numerical study on the effect of wall impingement on passive jet ignition characteristics of methane/air mixture”, Fuel, 367, 131467.

2) Zhang K. Q., Ma X., Li Y. F., Shuai S. J., (2024), “Exploring NH3 combustion in environments with CO2 and H2O via reactive molecular dynamics”, Journal of the Energy Institute, 114, 101606.

3) Xu N., Hu M., Li X., Zeng L. H., Wang Y. J., Qiu Y. T., Song K., Li S. D., Shuai S. J., Chen Y. F., Hu J. L., Guo S., (2024), “Unraveling the Light-Absorbing Properties of Brown Carbon at a Molecular Level”, Geophysical Research Letters, 51(10), e2024GL108834.

4) Xu N., Hu M., Li X., Song K., Qiu Y. T., Sun H. X., Wang Y. J., Zeng L. H., Li M. R., Wang H., Hu S. Y., Zong T. M., Bai Y., Zhang Z., Li S. D., Shuai S. J., Chen Y. F., Guo S., (2024), “Resolving Ultraviolet-Visible Spectra for Complex Dissolved Mixtures of Multitudinous Organic Matters in Aerosols”, Analytical Chemistry, 96(5), 1834-1842.

5) Zhang K. Q., Ma X., Gong Y. F., Li Y. F., Wang Z., Jiang C. Z., Shuai S. J., (2024) “A molecular dynamics study on supercritical evaporation of ammonia droplets in multi-component environments”, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 394, 123808.

6) Zhang J. Y., Li Y. F., Xu H. M., Liu Y., Ma X., Shuai S. J., (2024), "General understanding on spray collapse process of an asymmetrical multi-hole direct injection gasoline injector under wide flash-boiling conditions", International Journal of Engine Research, 25(3), 375-387.

7) Shi X. Y., Qian W. W.. Li S., Shuai S. J., (2024), "Effect of ammonia on the soot properties in a laminar ethylene flame", Fuel, 359, 130402.

8) Tang R. Z., Guo S., Song K., Yu Y., Tan R., Wang H., Liu K. F., Shen R. Z., Chen S. Y., Zeng L. M., Zhang Z., Zhang W. B., Shuai S. J., Hu M., (2024), "Emission characteristics of intermediate volatility organic compounds from a Chinese gasoline engine under varied operating conditions: Influence of fuel, velocity, torque, rotational speed, and after-treatment device", Science of the Total Environment, 906, 167761.

9) Liu Z. M., Zhou Q., Li Y. F., Shuai, S. J., Xu H. M., (2023), "Safe Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Constrained Optimal Control Scheme for HEV Energy Management", IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 9(3), 4278-4293.

10) Ma X., Mao J. S., Zhang Y. X., Ma Y., Wang Z., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Laminar burning characteristics of ammonia and n-butanol blend fuels", Fuel, 351, 128920.

11) Liu S. Y., Zhang Z. H., Guo Z. X., Wang B. Y., Wang B. Y., Ma X., Shuai S. J., (2024), "Ammonia storage and slip under steady and transient state in close-coupled SCR", Journal of Environmental Sciences, 138, 470-481.

12) Tan R., Guo S., Lu S. H., Wang H., Zhu W. F., Yu Y., Tang R. Z., Shen R. Z., Song K., Lv D. Q., Zhang W. B., Zhang Z., Shuai S. J., Li S. D., Chen Y. F., Ding Y., (2023), "Characteristics and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation of Volatile Organic Compounds from Vehicle and Cooking Emissions", Atmosphere, 14(5), 806.

13) Fang Y. W., Ma X., Zhang Y. X., Li Y. F., Zhang K. Q., Jiang C. Z., Wang Z., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Experimental Investigation of High-Pressure Liquid Ammonia Injection under Non-Flash Boiling and Flash Boiling Conditions", Energies, 16(6), 2843.

14) Wang Z. J., Li Y. F., Li Z. J., Wang J. S., Ma X., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Experimental investigation on effect of gas/spray interactions on transient diesel spray behaviors", International Journal of Engine Research, 24(8), 3417-3427.

15) Li Y., Zhao Z., Xing E., Wang Z., Hong H., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Comparative Study on the Collapse Modes Under Flash-boiling and Non-flash-boiling Conditions Using a Two-hole GDI Injector", Atomization and Sprays, 33(8), 27-44.

16) Tan G. K., Xu L. B., Li J., Xu H., Li Y., Liu Z.E., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Fine-tuning Transfer Learning for Knock Intensity Modeling of an Engine Fuelled with High Octane Number Gasoline", 2023 7Th CAA International Conference on Vehicular Control and Intelligence (CVCI), 1-6.

17) Zhang Y. X., Ma X., Mao J. S., Fang Y. W., Li Y. F., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Understanding Interaction between Reactive Jets in Pre-Chamber Ignition of Gaseous Fuel", SAE Technical Papers, 2023-01-0225.

18) Li Y. F., Zhao Z. J., Xing E. H., Wang Z. T., Hong H. J., Shuai S. J., (2023), "COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE COLLAPSE MODES UNDER FLASH-BOILING AND NON-FLASH-BOILING CONDITIONS USING A TWO-HOLE GDI INJECTOR", Atomization and Sprays, 33(8), 27-44.

19) Zhang J. Y., Li Y. F., Xu H. M., Ma X., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Investigation into shock-to-shock interactions induced by flash boiling and the impact on spray behaviors", Fuel, 337, 127120.

20) Xu G. Y., Shan W. P., Yu Y. B., Shan Y. L., Wu X. D., Wu Y., Zhang S.J., He L. Q., Shuai S. J., Pang H. L., Jiang X. F., Zhang H., Guo L., Wang S. F., Xiao F. S., Meng X. J., Wu F., Yao D. W., Ding Y., Yin H., He H., (2023), "Advances in emission control of diesel vehicles in China", Journal of Environmental Sciences, 123, 15-29.

21) Guo Z. X., Wang B. Y., Liu S. Y., Zhang Z. H., Wang B. Y., Chang C. T., Wang P., He X., Sun X. Y., Shuai S. J., (2023), "Experimental investigation on emission characteristics of high reactivity gasoline compression ignition with different EGR and injection pressure strategies", Fuel, 332, 126176.

22) Gong Y. F., Ma X., Luo K. H. Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., (2022), "A molecular dynamics study of evaporation mode transition of hydrocarbon fuels under supercritical conditions", Combustion and Flame, 246, 112397.

23) Gong Y. F., Ma X., Luo K. H. Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., (2022), "A molecular dynamics study of evaporation of multicomponent stationary and moving fuel droplets in multicomponent ambient gases under supercritical conditions", Energy, 258, 124838.

24) Zhang J. Y., Li Y. F., Xu H. F., Liu Y., Ma X., Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., (2022), "Characterizing under-expansion behaviors induced by rapid phase change of flash-boiling jets", Fuel, 329, 125404.

25) Mao J. S., Ma X., Xu H. M., Li Y. F., Wang Z., Shuai S. J., (2022), "Experimental and numerical study on the laminar flame characteristics for PODE3 and PODE3/iso-octane blends under elevated and sub-ambient initial pressures", Fuel, 328, 125006.

26) Shuai B., Li Y. F., Zhou Q., Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., (2022), "Supervisory control of the hybrid off-highway vehicle for fuel economy improvement using predictive double Q-learning with backup models", Journal of Central South University, 29(7), 2266-2278.

27) Zhang X. Q., Yang J. P., Ma X., Zhuge W. L, Shuai S. J., (2022), "Modelling and analysis on effects of penetration of microporous layer into gas diffusion layer in PEM fuel cells: Focusing on mass transport", Energy, 254, 124103.

28) Zhang X. Q., Ma X., Yang J. P., Zhu X. C., Tai S. P., Shuai S. J., (2022), "Effect of liquid water in flow channel on proton exchange membrane fuel cell: Focusing on flow pattern", Energy Conversion and Management, 258, 115528.

29) Zhang X. Q., Ma X., Xi F. Q., Zhu X. C., Shuai S. J., (2022), "Quantitative investigation of oxygen transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cell: Considering cross-flow", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 191, 122766.

30) Cai K. Y., Wang B. Y., Zhao Z. Q., Shuai S. J., He X., Zhang Y., Sun X. Y., Wang Z., (2022), "Effects of low-carbon high-reactivity fuels on combustion and emission characteristics in a part-load condition of a DICI engine", Fuel, 310, 122425.

31) Liu S. Y., Wang B. Y., Guo Z. X., Wang B. Y., Zhang Z. H., Ma X., Chang C. T., Wang P., He X., Sun X. Y., Shuai S. J., (2022), "Experimental investigation of urea injection strategy for close-coupled SCR aftertreatment system to meet ultra-low NOx emission regulation", Applied Thermal Engineering, 205, 117994.

32) Zhao Z., Li Y. F., Xing E. H., Liu G., Zhan C., Shuai S. J., (2022), "Insight into jet-to-jet interactions under flash-boiling conditions using a multi-hole injector with wide envelop spray angle", Atomization and Sprays, 32(8), 1-14.

33) Du H., Liang S., Ma X., Mao J. S., Liu H., Wang Z., Shuai S. J., (2022), "A three-dimensional flame reconstruction method for SI combustion based on two-dimensional images and geometry model", SAE Technical Papers, 2022-01-0431.

34) Zhao Z. J., Li Y. F., Xing E. H., Liu G. D., Zhan C., Shuai S. J., (2022), "INSIGHT INTO JET-TO-JET INTERACTIONS UNDER FLASH-BOILING CONDITIONS USING A MULTI-HOLE INJECTOR WITH WIDE ENVELOP SPRAY ANGLE", Atomization and Sprays, 32(8), 1-14.

35) Liu Z. E., Zhou Q., Li Y. F., Shuai S. J., (2021), "An Intelligent Energy Management Strategy for Hybrid Vehicle with irrational actions using Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient", IFAC Papersonline, 54(10), 546-551.

36) Zhang Z. R., Zhu W. F., Hu M., Liu K. F., Wang H., Tang R. Z., Shen R. Z., Yu Y., Tan R., Song K., Li Y. J., Zhang W. B., Zhang Z., Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., Li S. D., Chen, Y. F., Li J. Y., Wang Y. S., Guo S., (2021), "Formation and evolution of secondary organic aerosols derived from urban-lifestyle sources: vehicle exhaust and cooking emissions", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21(19), 15221-15237.

37) Zhu W. F., Guo S., Zhang Z. R., Wang H., Yu Y., Chen Z., Shen R. Z., Tan R., Song K., Liu K. F., Tang R. Z., Liu Y., Lou S. R., Li Y. J., Zhang W. B., Zhang Z., Shuai S. J., Xu H. M., Li S. D., Chen Y. F., Hu M. Canonaco F., Prevot A. S. H., (2021), "Mass spectral characterization of secondary organic aerosol from urban cooking and vehicular sources", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21(19), 15065-15079.

38) Wang Z. J., Shuai S. J., (2021), "A Review of Energy Loss Reduction Technologies for Internal Combustion Engines to Improve Brake Thermal Efficiency", Energies, 14(20), 6656.

39) Yang J. P., Fei, L. L., Zhang, X. Q., Ma, X., Luo K. H., Shuai S. J., (2021), "Dynamic behavior of droplet transport on realistic gas diffusion layer with inertial effect via a unified lattice Boltzmann method", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(66), 33260-33271.

40) Gong Y. F., Luo, K. H., Ma X., Shuai S. J., Xu H. M., (2021), "Atomic-level insights into transition mechanism of dominant mixing modes of multi-component fuel droplets: From evaporation to diffusion", Fuel, 304, 121464.

41) Wang H., Guo S., Yu Y., Shen R. Z., Zhu W. F., Tang R. Z., Tan R., Liu K. F., Song K., Zhang W. B., Zhang Z., Shuai S. J., Xu H. M., Zheng J., Chen S. Y., Li S. M., Zeng L. M., Wu Z. J., (2021), "Secondary aerosol formation from a Chinese gasoline vehicle: Impacts of fuel (E10, gasoline) and driving conditions (idling, cruising)", Science of the Total Environment, 795, 148809.

42) Zhang X. Q., Ma, X., Shuai S. J., et al, (2021), "Effect of micro-porous layer on PEM fuel cells performance: Considering the spatially variable properties", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 178, 121592.

43) Yang J. P., Fei L. L., Zhang X. Q., Ma X., Luo K. H., Shuai S. J., (2021), "Improved pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann model for liquid water transport inside gas diffusion layers", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(29), 15938-15950.

44) Gong Y. F., Xiao G. W., Ma X., Luo K. H., Shuai S. J., Xu H. M., (2021), "Phase transitions of multi-component fuel droplets under sub- and supercritical conditions", Fuel, 287, 119516.

45) Tang R. Z., Lu Q. Y., Guo S., Wang H., Song K., Yu Y., Tan R., Liu K. F., Shen R. Z., Chen S. Y., Zeng L. M., Jorga S. D., Zhang Z., Zhang W. B., Shuai S. J., Robinson A. L., (2021), "Measurement report: Distinct emissions and volatility distribution of intermediate-volatility organic compounds from on-road Chinese gasoline vehicles: implication of high secondary organic aerosol formation potential", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21(4), 2569-2583.

46) Meng X. X. Y., Wu Z. J., Guo S., Wang H., Liu K. F., Zong T. M., Liu Y. C., Zhang W. B., Zhang Z., Chen S. Y., Zeng L. M., Hallquist M., Shuai S. J., Hu M., (2021), "Humidity-Dependent Phase State of Gasoline Vehicle Emission-Related Aerosols", Environmental Science & Technology, 55(2), 832-841.

47) Liu H. Y., Li Z. Y., Zhang M. Z., Xu H. M., Ma X., Shuai S. J., (2021), "Exhaust non-volatile particle filtration characteristics of three-way catalyst and influencing factors in a gasoline direct injection engine compared to gasoline particulate filter", Fuel, 290, 120065.

48) Awad O., Ma X., Kamil M., Zhou B., Ali O. M., Shuai S. J., (2021), "A Review of the Effects of Gasoline Detergent Additives on the Formation of Combustion Chamber Deposits of Gasoline Direct Injection Engines", SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 14(1), 13-25.

49) Ma X., Zhang X. Q., Yang J. P., Zhuge W. L., Shuai S. J., (2021), "Impact of gas diffusion layer spatial variation properties on water management and performance of PEM fuel cells", Energy Conversion and Management, 227, 113579.

50) Zhang X. Q., Yang J. P., Ma X.; Chen W. M., Shuai S. J., Zhuge W. L., (2020), "Numerical investigation of water dynamics in a novel wettability gradient anode flow channel for proton exchange membrane fuel cells", International Journal of Energy Research, 44(13), 10282-10294.

51) Zhang W. B., Ma X., Shuai S. J., et al, (2020), "Effect of gasoline aromatic compositions coupled with single and double injection strategy on GDI engine combustion and emissions", Fuel, 278, 118308.

52) Zhang Z., Zhang W. B., Ma X., Awad O. I., Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., (2020), "Effects of GDI injector deposits on spray and combustion characteristics under different injection conditions", Fuel, 278, 118094.

53) Shuai B., Zhou Q., Li J., He Y. L., Li Z. Y., Williams H., Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., (2020), "Heuristic action execution for energy efficient charge-sustaining control of connected hybrid vehicles with model-free double Q-learning", Applied Energy, 267, 114900.

54) Awad O. I., Ma, X., Kamil M., Ali O. M., Zhang Z., Shuai S. J., (2020), "Particulate emissions from gasoline direct injection engines: A review of how current emission regulations are being met by automobile manufacturers", Science of the Total Environment, 718, 137302.

55) Wang G. Y., Awad O. I., Liu S. Y., Shuai S. J., Wang Z. M., (2020), "NOx emissions prediction based on mutual information and back propagation neural network using correlation quantitative analysis", Energy, 198, 117286.

56) Zhang Z., Zhang, W. B., Awad, O. I., Ma X., Pan S. Z., Xu H. M., Shuai S. J., (2020), "Improved HRTEM image processing methods and the application on soot nanostructure analysis for GDI engine", Fuel, 267, 116974.

57) Awad O. I., Ma, X., Kamil M., Ali O. M., Ma Y., Shuai S. J., (2020), "Overview of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether additive as an eco-friendly fuel for an internal combustion engine: Current application and environmental impacts", Science of the Total Environment, 715, 136849.

58) Yang J. P., Ma X., Fei L. L., Zhang X. Q., Luo K. H., Shuai S. J., (2020), "Effects of hysteresis window on contact angle hysteresis behaviour at large Bond number", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 566, 327-337.

59) Zhang W. B., Zhang, Z., Ma, X., Awad, O. I., Li Y. F., Shuai S. J., Xu H. M., (2020), "Impact of injector tip deposits on gasoline direct injection engine combustion, fuel economy and emissions", Applied Energy, 262, 114538.

60) Xing J. P., Shao L. Y., Zhang W. B., Peng J. F., Wang W. H., Shuai S. J., Hu M., Zhang D. Z., (2020), "Morphology and size of the particles emitted from a gasoline-direct-injection-engine vehicle and their ageing in an environmental chamber", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20(5), 2781-2794.

61) Guo S., Hu M., Peng J. F., Wu Z. J., Zamora M. L., Shang D. J., Du Z. F., Zheng J., Fang X., Tang R. Z., Wu Y. S., Zeng L. M., Shuai S. J., Zhang W. B., Wang Y., Ji Y. M., Li Y. X., Zhang A. L., Wang W. G., Zhang F., Zhao J. Y., Gong X. L., Wang C. Y., Molina M. J., Zhang R. Y., (2020), "Remarkable nucleation and growth of ultrafine particles from vehicular exhaust", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(7), 3427-3432.

62) Liu H. Y., Li Z. Y., Xu H. M., Ma X., Shuai S. J., (2020), "Nucleation mode particle evolution in a gasoline direct injection engine with/without a three-way catalyst converter", Applied Energy, 259, 114211.

• 2018: The project "Combustion Knock Mechanism of High-Efficiency and Clean Internal Combustion Engines" won the First-Class Award of Natural Science issued by the Chinese Society for Internal Combustion Engines.

• 2017: The project "Combustion Theory of High-Efficiency Gasoline Engines and Its Applications" won the First-Class Award for Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation Achievements.

• 2015: The project "Theories and Methods for High-Efficiency and Clean Combustion of Internal Combustion Engines Integrating Fuel Conditioning and Advanced Combustion Modes" won the Third-Class Award for Science and Technology Progress of Beijing Municipality.

• 2014: Won the 14th "Mentor and Friend" Award of Tsinghua University.

• 2014: The textbook Principles of Automotive Engines (2011 Edition) won the Third-Class Award for Science and Technology of China Machinery Industry.

• 2013: The project "International Talent Training and Curriculum System Construction for Graduate Students in Vehicle Engineering" won the Second-Class Award for Higher Education Teaching Achievements of Beijing Municipality (7th Session) and the First-Class Award for Teaching Achievements of Tsinghua University.

• 2012: Won the Outstanding Contribution Award of the Chinese Society for Internal Combustion Engines.

• 2008: The project "Research on Technical Indicators of Vehicle Fuels Meeting National IV Emission Standards" won the Second-Class Award for Environmental Protection Science and Technology issued by the State Environmental Protection Administration.

• 2008: The project "Evaluation Test and Matching Optimization Technology for Automotive Exhaust Catalysts" won the Second-Class Award for Science and Technology Progress of Beijing Municipality.

• 2005: Won the Excellent Teaching Award for Young Teachers of Tsinghua University.

• Standing Director of the Chinese Society for Internal Combustion Engines (CSICE).

• Chairman of the Fuel and Lubricant Branch, and Vice Chairman of the Low-Altitude Propulsion Technology Branch of CSICE.

• Vice Chairman of the Aviation Piston Engine Technology Branch of the China Aerospace Power Federation.

• Deputy Secretary-General and Head of the Expert Group of the China Standard Development and Innovation Alliance for Engine Lubricants.

• Member of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Petroleum Products and Lubricants.

• Editorial Board Member of academic journals including International Journal of Engine Research, Journal of Automotive Innovation, Journal of Combustion Science and Technology, and Vehicle Engine.