Rate My Professor Baiqian Dai

Dai's academic interests centre on clean solid fuel technologies, low-emission combustion, ash slagging and fouling mechanisms, fly ash vitrification and utilisation, pyrolysis, gasification, solid waste management, and energy evaluation for sustainable process design. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers in high-quality journals, achieving more than 2000 citations and an h-index of 15. Key publications include 'Functional carbon from nature: biomass‐derived carbon materials and the recent progress of their applications' (Advanced Science, 2023), 'Ash deposition and slagging behavior of Chinese Xinjiang high-alkali coal in 3 MWth pilot-scale combustion test' (Fuel, 2016), 'Inhibition of lignite ash slagging and fouling upon the use of a silica-based additive in an industrial pulverised coal-fired boiler. Part 1' (Fuel, 2015), and 'Characteristics of ash deposits in a pulverized lignite coal-fired boiler' (Energy & Fuels, 2013). His contributions have earned awards including Chinese Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2015), Suzhou Industrial Park Young International Discipline Leaders (2021), and Suzhou Industry Park Excellent Teaching Award (2022). He serves on the editorial board of Coal and Biomass Conversion Technologies and holds roles in Monash Suzhou Research Institute committees.