Rate My Professor Hui Song

Dr. Hui Song serves as a Research Associate in the School of Engineering within the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Newcastle and a Master of Aeronautical Engineering from Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering in China. Following his undergraduate studies at Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, now Shenyang Aerospace University, Dr. Song accumulated nearly ten years of experience in aviation education and industry. In 2009, he joined the University of Newcastle as a research associate, initially concentrating on carbon capture and storage technologies. He completed his PhD in 2014, focusing on chemical looping air separation for oxy-fuel power plants. Subsequently, he broadened his research into energy-related domains and was appointed as a SIEF fellow in 2016. His career trajectory reflects a transition from aeronautical engineering to advanced energy and combustion research, contributing to sustainable technologies at a leading institution.

Dr. Song's academic interests center on chemical looping air separation, chemical looping combustion, flue gas cleaning for coal-fired power plants, and hydrogen energy, aligned with chemical and thermal processes in energy and combustion. As an investigator, he has participated in multiple research grants totaling approximately $595,000, including projects on computational fluid dynamic modeling of generic VAM abatement plants under hot and cold flow conditions, and optimizing gap distances between mine fan outlets and VAM capture duct inlets, in collaboration with Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtaderi, Dr. Jafar Zanganeh, and others, funded by Centennial Coal Company Limited - Fassifern. Notable publications include 'Reactivity of Al2O3- or SiO2-Supported Cu-, Mn-, and Co-Based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical Looping Air Separation' (Energy & Fuels, 2014), 'Analysis on Chemical Reaction Kinetics of CuO/SiO2 Oxygen Carriers for Chemical Looping Air Separation' (Energy & Fuels, 2014), 'Development of a Cu-Mg-Based Oxygen Carrier with SiO2 as a Support for Chemical Looping Air Separation' (Energy & Fuels, 2014), 'A Novel Hybrid Chemical-Looping Oxy Combustor Process for the Combustion of Solid and Gaseous Fuels: Thermodynamic Analysis' (Energy & Fuels, 2015), 'Integration Options and Economic Analysis of an Integrated Chemical Looping Air Separation Process for Oxy-fuel Combustion' (Energy & Fuels, 2016), and recent contributions such as 'Detonation of H2-Air-Steam Mixtures: A Potential Hazard in Large-Scale Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Installations' (Processes, 2024) and 'A critical review and assessment of ammonia dissociation/synthesis cycle for solar energy storage' (Journal of Energy Storage, 2026). These works underscore his impact on clean energy, combustion efficiency, and emissions reduction strategies.