Yiguang Ju
Princeton University
School of Engineering and Applied Science
| Education | |
| July 1986 | Bachelor Degree; Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China |
| Aug. 1988 | Master Degree; Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China |
| Mar. 1994 | Ph. D. (Engr.); Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University Japan |
| Employment | |
| 1994-1995 | Research Associate; Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan |
| 1995-1998 | Assistant Professor; Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan |
| 1998-2000 | Associate Professor; School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan |
| 1999-2000 | Research Staff; Department of Mech. and Aerospace Eng., Princeton University |
| 2000-2001 | Yangzi-River Professor, Director of the Institute of Engineering Thermo-physics, Tsinghua University, China |
| 2001-2007 | Assistant Professor, Department of Mech. and Aerospace Eng., Princeton University |
| 2007-2011 | Associate Professor, Department of Mech. and Aerospace Eng., Princeton University |
| 2011-2013 | Professor, Director of Sustainable Energy, Department of Mech. and Aerospace Eng., Princeton University |
| 2013-2022 | Robert Porter Patterson Professor, Director of Sustainable Energy Program, Princeton University |
| 2023-2024 | Robert Porter Patterson Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University Managing Principal Research Physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) |
| 2024-Present | Robert Porter Patterson Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University Associated faculty, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) Director of DOE Energy Earthshot Research Center (EERC) for Plasma Assisted Hydrogen Production |
| Awards & Honors | |
| Nov. 1995 | Fluid Science Research Award by the Fluid Science Foundation, Japan |
| May 1999 | ASPACC Young Investigators Award (Best Paper Award) by the First Asia Pacific Conference on Combustion |
| Apr. 1999 | Best Paper Award by Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences |
| Aug. 2000 | Yangzi River Scholar Award by Chinese Education Ministry |
| Oct. 2001 | Outstanding Young Scholars Award by National Science Foundation of China |
| Sep. 2005 | Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| July 2006 | Overseas Young Scholars Award by National Science Foundation of China |
| May 2007 | Best Paper Award by the Fifth Asia Pacific Conference on Combustion |
| Mar 2011 | Distinguished Paper Award by the 33rd International Symposium on Combustion |
| July 2011 | NASA Administrator’s Certificate of Appreciation Award by National Aeronautics and Space Administration for outstanding contribution to NASA’s space missions |
| Oct 2011 | Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Nov 2011 | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| May 2013 | Hsue-Shen Tsien (钱学森) Professorship of Engineering Sciences, The Institute of Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| May 2013 | The First Place Award for the Art Merit of the Combustion Art Competition at the 8th US National Combustion Meeting |
| July 2013 | The Robert Porter Patterson Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University |
| Feb 2014 | Plenary Lecture, The 8th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas, Fukuoka, Japan |
| July 2014 | Plenary Lecture, 1st International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| March 2015 | Distinguished Paper Award, the 35rd International Symposium on Combustion |
| July 2015 | Keynote Lecture, 22nd International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Belgium, 2015.7 |
| Nov. 2015 | Best Paper Award, Japanese Society of Combustion, 2015.11 |
| March 2016 | Chair of Eastern State Section of the Combustion Institute (ESSCI) |
| May 2016 | Plenary Lecture, The 52nd Korean Society of Combustion Symposium, Buyeo, Korea |
| Dec. 2016 | Plenary Lecture, The Fifth International Education Forum on Environment and Energy Science, San Diego, USA |
| Jan. 2017 | Deputy Editors-in-Chief, Frontiers in Energy |
| Mar 2017 | Invited Lecture, KAUST Research Conference: New Combustion Concepts |
| April 2017 | Chair of US Sections of the Combustion Institute (USSCI) |
| July 2017 | Distinguished Visiting Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom |
| Aug. 2017 | Honorary Professorship, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China |
| Oct. 2017 | Air Products Distinguished Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Feb. 2018 | Fellow of the Combustion Institute,The Combustion Institute (International) |
| Nov. 2018 | International Prize,The Japanese Combustion Society |
| Jan. 2019 | Fellow of School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| May 2019 | Karl H. Walther Award, by THE AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWERS SOCIETY. |
| June 2019 | First Prize for the Best Oral Presentation (by Aric Rousso), 24th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry and Sponsored by Journal of Applied Physics D |
| July 2020 | JSME Best Paper |
| Jan. 2021 | Plenary Lecturer, the 38th International Symposium on Combustion, 2020, in Adelaide, Australia; The Combustion Institute (International). |
| Apr. 2021 | Distinguished paper award, the 38th International Symposium on Combustion, 2021, in Adelaide, Australia; The Combustion Institute (International). |
| Aug. 2021 | AIAA Propellants and Combustion Award, The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) |
| May 2022 | Distinguished Teacher Award, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University |
| July 2022 | Alfred C. Egerton Gold Medal, The Combustion Institute |
| Jan. 2023 | Distinguished Lecturer, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University |
| Mar. 2023 | Distinguished Paper Award, The 39th International Symposium on Combustion,The Combustion Institute |
| Mar. 2023 | Distinguished Lecturer, Dept. of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University |
| July 2023 | Invited Visiting Professor, Tokyo College, University of Tokyo |
| Feb. 2024 | AIAA Fellow, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) |
| Apr. 2024 | 2024 Invention of the Year Award, University of Maryland |
| May 2024 | Energy Innovation Award, Princeton University |
Service of Professional Societies
1. Combustion Institute (International)
o Colloquium co-chair of 32nd International Symposium on Combustion (2007-2008)
o Colloquium co-chair of 33rd International Symposium on Combustion (2009-2010)
o Colloquium co-chair of 34rd International Symposium on Combustion (2011-2012)
o Member of Nomination Committee of Combustion Institute (International) (2015-2020)
o Associate Editor of Proceeding of the Combustion Institute (International) (2013-2019)
o Editorial Board Member of Combustion and Flame
o Executive Board Member of Eastern State Section of the Combustion Institute (2009-2015)
o Chair of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute (2017-2019)
o Chair Elect and Chair of Eastern State Section of the Combustion Institute (2016-2020)
o Co-Chair of 2016 Spring Technical Meeting of Eastern State Section of the Combustion Institute
2. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
o Technical Committee Member of Combustion and Propellants (2005-)
o Co-Chair of Publication Sub-Committee for Aerospace America (2004-)
o Organization Chair of 2014 AIAA SciTech Meeting (Propellant & Combustion)
o Associate Editor, AIAA Journal
3. The Institute for the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems
o Board member of ICDERS (2017-2021)
4. American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
o Section Chair, the ASME 2nd Energy Nanotechnology International Conference (2007).
o Committee member, ASME K13 Combustion and Fire subcommittee
5. National Program Committee Services
o Committee Member of NASA Rocket Study (2010-2011)
o Committee Member of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory Combustion Research Programs (2016-2017)
o Committee Member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to review NASA’s Program of Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration, Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era (2017)
o Technical Advisory Council member of DOE NETL University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (UCFER) (2016-2022)
6. International Advisory Board and Technical/Steering Committee Member
o The Global Core of Education (GCOE) Center for Trans-disciplinary Flow Dynamics, Tohoku University, Japan, 2008-2012
o The Global Core of Education (GCOE) of Energy Science Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (2008-2012)
o Academy for Co-creative Education of Environment and Energy Science (ACEEES), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2012-2017
o 1st International Workshop on High Temperature Gas Dynamics (Beijing, 2012);
o 1st -3rd International Flame Chemistry Workshop (Warsaw, 2012; Sandia, 2014; Seoul, 2016)
o Aerospace Thematic Workshop on “Fundamentals of Aerodynamic-Flow and Combustion Control by Plasmas,” France (2012-2013)
o 1st International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics, Scotland, United Kingdom (2014)
o 1st-11th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, Sendai, Japan, (2003-2018)
o Technical Advisory Board Member of Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016-2019).
7. Journal Editorial Service
o Proceedings of Combustion Institute (2013-2019) Associate Editor
o AIAA Journal Associate Editor
o Combustion and Flame (2010-) Editorial Board
o Frontiers in Energy (2017-2020) Deputy Editors-in-Chief
o Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (2013-) International Editorial Board
o The Scientific World Journal (2014-) Editor
o Journal of Combustion (2009-) Editor
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