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Name Professional Title Research Interests
WANG Qingsong Ph.D.; Professor

Lithium ion battery fire dynamics mechanism

Lithium-ion battery fire prevention technology

New battery system fire safety

Fire-fighting technical solutions for new energy vehicles and electrochemical energy storage systems

 
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Brief BiographyProfessor, University of Science and Technology of China (2021-)Research Professor, University of Science and Technology of China (2020)Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh (2017-2020)Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (2016-2017)Research Assistant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2015)PhD, City University of Hong Kong (2013-2016)PhD, University of Science and Technology of China (2011-2016)Research AreasFire Spread in High-rise BuildingsFire Safety of New Energy (PV, etc.)Resilience of Informal Settlement to fireFire Resistance of Building MaterialsProfessional ActivitiesAssociate Editor, Fire Technology (2023-)Editorial Board Member, Fire Safety Journal (2023-)Early Career Editorial Board Member, Applied Thermal Engineering (2025-)Early Career Editorial Board Member, China Safety Science Journal (2025-)Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research (2020-)Member of Membership Advisory Council (MAC), IAFSSEME Subgroup Leader, IAFSS Large Outdoor Fires & the Built Environment Working Group (2021-)Fire Safety Session Chair, National Young Scholar Meeting on Combustion Research (2023-2025)Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (2020-)Member of the Combustion Institute (2015-)Member of International Association for Fire Safety Science (2015-)AchievementsYu Wang is a full professor at the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He got joint Ph.D. from USTC and the City University of Hong Kong in 2016 and had working experience at the University of Edinburgh, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and National University of Singapore before returning to China in 2020. Yu has published over 60 SCI journal papers, and currently served as an Associate Editor in Fire Technology, Editorial Board Member in Fire Safety Journal, Early Career Editorial Board Member in Applied Thermal Engineering and member of IAFSS Membership Advisory Council. He is the Chief Young Scientist of the National Key R&D Program of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R. China, since 2023. He initiated the English fire course at USTC, Introduction of Fire Dynamics, reported by China News and People’s Daily Online. Recently, he has received SFPE Global 5 Under 35 Award, International Partnership Award for Young Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Youth May Fourth Medal (Anhui Province), Young Faculty Career Award (USTCAF), and the Best Paper/Presentation/Poster/Image Awards in IAFSS or AOSFST. In 2025, Yu was awarded an Excellent Rating in the Talent Program, which selected only around 10% of the talent researchers.Honors and AwardsExcellent Rating in Talent Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2025)Fire Technology Editor’s Choice Paper (2025)SFPE Gold Award for Chapter Excellence (Faculty Advisor) (2023, 2024, 2025)Best Poster Presentation Award, The 13th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2024)International Partnership Award for Young Scientists, Chinese Academy of Science (2024)Young Faculty Career Award, USTC Alumni Foundation (2023)Youth May Fourth Medal (Anhui Province), Anhui Province Government (2023)Best Image Award, The 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2023)SFPE 5 Under 35 Award, The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (2022)Best Presentation Award, The 12th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2021)Delegate’s Choice Poster Award, The 13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2021)Graphic Image Award, The 13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2021)Excellent Paper Award, China Public Safety Conference (2020)Best Image Award, University of Edinburgh “Picture that Research” (2020) Best Paper Award, The 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2018)Excellent PhD Thesis Award, Chinese Academy of Science (2017)President Award, Chinese Academy of Science (2015)Excellent Paper Award, 1st International Academic Seminar of Fire Science and Technology (2015)Leadership Scholarship Program Award, USA Committee of 100 (2013)Selected PublicationsSelected Publications of WANG YuWANG YuAddress:Jinzhai Road 96, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. ChinaProfessional Title:Ph.D.;ProfessorTelephone:(+86)551 63601651E-mail:yuwang@ustc.edu.cn
 
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Brief BiographyProfessor, University of Science and Technology of China (2021-)Research Professor, University of Science and Technology of China (2020)Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh (2017-2020)Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (2016-2017)Research Assistant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2015)PhD, City University of Hong Kong (2013-2016)PhD, University of Science and Technology of China (2011-2016)Research AreasFire Spread in High-rise BuildingsFire Safety of New Energy (PV, etc.)Resilience of Informal Settlement to fireFire Resistance of Building MaterialsProfessional ActivitiesAssociate Editor, Fire Technology (2023-)Editorial Board Member, Fire Safety Journal (2023-)Early Career Editorial Board Member, Applied Thermal Engineering (2025-)Early Career Editorial Board Member, China Safety Science Journal (2025-)Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research (2020-)Member of Membership Advisory Council (MAC), IAFSSEME Subgroup Leader, IAFSS Large Outdoor Fires & the Built Environment Working Group (2021-)Fire Safety Session Chair, National Young Scholar Meeting on Combustion Research (2023-2025)Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (2020-)Member of the Combustion Institute (2015-)Member of International Association for Fire Safety Science (2015-)AchievementsYu Wang is a full professor at the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He got joint Ph.D. from USTC and the City University of Hong Kong in 2016 and had working experience at the University of Edinburgh, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and National University of Singapore before returning to China in 2020. Yu has published over 60 SCI journal papers, and currently served as an Associate Editor in Fire Technology, Editorial Board Member in Fire Safety Journal, Early Career Editorial Board Member in Applied Thermal Engineering and member of IAFSS Membership Advisory Council. He is the Chief Young Scientist of the National Key R&D Program of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R. China, since 2023. He initiated the English fire course at USTC, Introduction of Fire Dynamics, reported by China News and People’s Daily Online. Recently, he has received SFPE Global 5 Under 35 Award, International Partnership Award for Young Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Youth May Fourth Medal (Anhui Province), Young Faculty Career Award (USTCAF), and the Best Paper/Presentation/Poster/Image Awards in IAFSS or AOSFST. In 2025, Yu was awarded an Excellent Rating in the Talent Program, which selected only around 10% of the talent researchers.Honors and AwardsExcellent Rating in Talent Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2025)Fire Technology Editor’s Choice Paper (2025)SFPE Gold Award for Chapter Excellence (Faculty Advisor) (2023, 2024, 2025)Best Poster Presentation Award, The 13th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2024)International Partnership Award for Young Scientists, Chinese Academy of Science (2024)Young Faculty Career Award, USTC Alumni Foundation (2023)Youth May Fourth Medal (Anhui Province), Anhui Province Government (2023)Best Image Award, The 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2023)SFPE 5 Under 35 Award, The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (2022)Best Presentation Award, The 12th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2021)Delegate’s Choice Poster Award, The 13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2021)Graphic Image Award, The 13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2021)Excellent Paper Award, China Public Safety Conference (2020)Best Image Award, University of Edinburgh “Picture that Research” (2020) Best Paper Award, The 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2018)Excellent PhD Thesis Award, Chinese Academy of Science (2017)President Award, Chinese Academy of Science (2015)Excellent Paper Award, 1st International Academic Seminar of Fire Science and Technology (2015)Leadership Scholarship Program Award, USA Committee of 100 (2013)Selected PublicationsSelected Publications of WANG YuWANG YuAddress:Jinzhai Road 96, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, P. R. ChinaProfessional Title:Ph.D.;ProfessorTelephone:(+86)551 63601651E-mail:yuwang@ustc.edu.cn
 
Section Members
 
Name Professional Title Research Interests
SUN Jinhua Ph.D.; Professor

Theories and methods of fire prevention for new energies

Methods for fire risk assessment and safety design of buildings and urban areas

Theory of fire dynamics, fire prevention and control for buildings

Industry fire dynamics and fire prevention

JI Jie PH.D.; Professor

Behavior of fire plume

Liquid, solid material combustion and fire spread

Fire prevention and control of ancient buildings and complex buildings (high-rise buildings, tunnels, subways, etc.)

Real-time forecasting of development of building and wildland fires based on data assimilation

Disaster risk assessment

HE Linghui PH.D.;Professor

Mechanical Behavior of Materials under Coupled Fields

Microstructural Evolution, Damage and Reliability of Materials

Deformation and Failure of Large-Scale Engineering

Structures

XIAO Huahua Ph.D.;Professor

Premixed flame instabilities, acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT)

Blue whirl

Computational fluid dynamics and combustion modeling

Safety of hydrogen and natural gas as energy carriers

WANG Yu Ph.D.;Professor

Fire Spread in High-rise Buildings

Fire Safety of New Energy (PV, etc.)

Resilience of Informal Settlement to fire

Fire Resistance of Building Materials

DUAN Qiangling Ph.D.; Postdoctor

Fire safety in hydrogen energy development and utilization

Lithium ion battery fire dynamics and prevention

Prediction and control methods of fire and explosion accidents

DING Long Ph.D.; Associate Professor

Risk assessment and control of accident and disaster

JIN Kaiqiang Ph.D.; Associate Professor

Lithium-ion battery thermal runaway explosion and prevention

Hydrogen leakage detection and warning

Hydrogen explosion and prevention

LI Min Ph.D.; Associate Professor

Safety of hydrogen and natural gas as energy carriers

Flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition

Computational fluid dynamics and combustion modeling

HU Haowei Ph.D.; Associate Professor

Burning and flame spread mechanism of wood and wooden component

MEI Wenxin Ph.D.; Postdoctor

Electrochemical-mechanical-thermal modeling of Lithium-ion batteries

Thermodynamic and kinetic mechanisms of Li plating-stripping

In-operando optical fiber sensors detection for Lithium-ion batteries

DUAN Junrui Ph.D.; Postdoctor

Biomass pyrolysis and oxidation

Building Fire Dynamics

WANG Chen Ph.D.; Postdoctor

Fire spread and combustion behavior characteristics of liquid fuels

DUAN Peiyu Ph.D.; Postdoctor

Design and Preparation of High-performance Gas Sensing Materials

Hydrogen Detection and Early Warning Technology

Construction of Novel Gas Sensor

Fire Safety Technology in Hydrogen Energy Development and Utilization

LIU Pengjie Ph.D.; Postdoctor

Mechanisms of Thermal Runaway in Lithium-Ion Batteries and Early Warning

Hazards of Thermal Runaway Fires and Explosions in Batteries

WANG Chen Ph.D.; Associate Professor

Ignition, fire spread and burning behavior characteristics of the liquid fuel

 
 
 
 
 
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