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Dr. Shifa Zhong (钟士发)

Associate Professor | Machine learning applications in environmental science and engineering

Shanghai, China
sfzhong@tongji.edu.cn
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Associate Professor, Tongji University

Professional Experience

Associate Professor

Tongji University

Mar 2025 - Present
Research Scientist (Zijiang Young Scholar)

East China Normal University

Oct 2022 - Mar 2025
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

Research Expertise

Machine Learning Applications
  • Universal Pollutant Property Prediction
  • Molecular Image Deep Learning
  • QSAR Model Development
  • Uncertainty-based Active Learning
  • Ensemble Transfer Learning
Environmental Engineering
  • Intelligent Material Design
  • Water Treatment Oxidation Technologies
  • Desulfurization & Denitrification
  • Carbon Capture & Conversion
  • Pollutant Transformation Pathways

Education Background

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

2017.09 - 2021.05
M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry

Harbin Institute of Technology (985/211)

2012.09 - 2014.07
B.S. in Materials Chemistry

Ocean University of China (985/211)

2007.09 - 2011.07

Recent Honors & Research Funding

Honors & Awards
  • Shanghai Talent Reservoir Engineering Talent (2024)
  • Shanghai Leading Talent (Overseas) (2023)
  • ECNU "Zijiang" Young Scholar (2022)
Research Funding
  • NSFC General Program (22476052), 2025-2028
  • NSFC Youth Program (22306065), 2024-2026