HU Longhua

Brief Biography

Bachelor, University of Science & Technology of China (2001)
PhD, University of Science & Technology of China (2006)
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Science & Technology of China (2006-2008)
Associate Prof., University of Science & Technology of China (2008-2014)
Visiting Scholar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2005, 2009)
JSPS Fellow, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Hokkaido University (with Prof. Osamu Fujita), 2012-2014.
Professor, University of Science & Technology of China (2014-)
Director Assistant, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science (2014-)

Research Areas

Fire science

Fire and pollutant transportation under wind and its impact to environment

Urban/building (tunnel, metro, high-rise building) fire safety, risk assessment and sustainability

Fire safety and risk assessment of energy system

Buoyant flow dynamics, turbulent mixing/entrainment of fire plume

Combustion and fire behavior under extreme condition (microgravity, sub-atmospheric pressure…)

Professional Activities

Vice-Chairman, International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) (2017.6-)
Fire Research Colloquium Co-Chair, 38th International Symposium on Combustion (2019)
Scientific committee member, 3rd European Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2018.9)
Scientific committee member, 12th Asian Microgravity Symposium (2018.11)
Committee member, China Association for Higher Education, Engineering thermal physics committee (2017.5-)
Committee member, Chinese Society of Space Research, Microgravity science and applied research committee (2016.12-)
Guest Editor, Fire Technology-Special issue on fire safety of high-rise buildings (2015-2016)
Editorial board member, Fire Technology, (2014-)
Fire Research Colloquium Co-Chair, Annual symposium on combustion of china, (2014-2017）
Panel Review Expert of National Natural Science Foundation of China (2017, 2018)
Guest researcher, Beijing Research Center of Urban System Engineering (2007-)
Journal Referee: Combust. Flame、Proc. Combust. Inst.、Int. J. Heat Mass Trans.、Fuel、Fire Safety J.、J. Hazard. Mater.、Atmos. Environ.、Int. J. Therm. Sci.、Experimental Therm. Fluid Sci.、Appl. Therm. Eng.、Appl. Energ.、Energy、Tunn. Undergr. Sp. Technol.、J. Energy Inst.、J. Loss Prevent. Proc.、Process. Saf. Enciron.、Heat Transfer Research、Build. Environ.、Build. Simulation: An International Journal、Int. J. Computational Fluid Dynamics、Environ. Sci. Pollution Research、British Journal of Mathematics & Computer Science、Eng. Appl. Comp. Fluid Mechanics、African J. Environ. Sci. Techno. Special Review (AJEST)、J. Chemical Eng. Mater. Sci.、Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis、IAFSS Symposium、AOSFST、ASME-Heat Transfer Conference.

Achievements

In recent years, Prof. Hu has presided two international project/fellowship from Royal Society, UK, eight projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, three projects from Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and several projects from industry for fire safety consultancy for urban/building fire safety, risk assessment and sustainability. Professor Hu has authored over 190 research papers of which over 110 were indexed by SCI (as first/corresponding author).

Honors and Awards

Newton Advanced Fellowship, Royal Society, UK, 2015
JSPS Fellowship, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 2012
Elsevier “Most Cited Chinese Researcher”, 2014-2018.
National Science and Technology Innovation Leadership Talent, Chinese Government, 2018.
Youth Science and Technology Innovation Leadership Talent of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China, 2017.
National Top-Notch Young Talents, Chinese Government, 2015
Yangtse Rive Young Scholar, Ministry of Education of China, 2015
Excellent Young Scientists, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2014
Excellent Fellow of Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), 2014
LuJiaXi Youth Talent Award of CAS, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), 2012
International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) Outstanding Image Award, 2017
The Second Prize (First contributor) for Outstanding Science and Technology Research Achievement Award (Natural Science) of Ministry of Education of China, 2017
Jack Watts Award for Outstanding Reviewer of Fire Technology, 2019
Henry Fok Education Foundation Young College Teacher Fund Award, 2016
Excellent Master Thesis Supervisor Award of Anhui Province, 2014
USTC Alumni Foundation Young Faculty Career Award, 2012
Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China, 2009
The 6th Anhui Provincial Excellent Academic Papers Award in Natural Science, First-class Award, 2010
Excellent Ph.D. Thesis Award of Anhui Province, 2009
China Postdoctoral Natural Science Foundation Award, First-class Award, 2007
President Award of Chinese Academy of Science, 2004
Excellent Academic Papers Award of the International Conference on Fire Science and Technology, China Fire Protection Association, Second-class Award, 2003

Selected Publications

Selected Publications of HU Longhua

HU Longhua

Address:

Jinzhai Road 96, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. China

Professional Title:

Ph.D.;Professor

Telephone:

(+86)551 63606446

E-mail:

hlh@ustc.edu.cn