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STEPS, Institute of Transportation Studies, Davis

2028 Academic Surge
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-6548 phone

 

Home page for Zhenhong Lin

imagePhD Candidate
            in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan, Dan Sperling 

zlin@ucdavis.edu 
1-530-754-7217 (office)
1-530-220-0487 (cell)

Full CV

Summary

Zhenhong Lin is currently a candidate for PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering of UC Davis.  Zhenhong currently focuses on modeling and optimization techniques with application to transportation energy issues.  His previous work includes diesel system control, fuel cell powertrain control, and the rural vehicle industry in China.  Zhenhong obtained MS in Transportation Technology & Policy from UC Davis and MS and BE in Automotive Engineering from Tsinghua University.

Zhenhong plans to graduate in 2008 and is interested in a research position related to transportation energy.

Research Interests

  • Transportation energy transition (cost, environment, and policy)
  • Spatial optimization of hydrogen infrastructure layout
  • Sequential optimization of hydrogen infrastructure buildup
  • Evaluation of refueling convenience

Education 

  • PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis, ongoing
  • MS in Transportation Technology & Policy, UC Davis Aug 2004
  • MS in Power Machinery & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Jul 2002
  • BE in Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, Jul 2000

Enperience

  • Research Assistant, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, 03/2003-present
  • Consultant, Global Energy Decisions, 10-12/2006
  • Researcher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 06-09/2006
  • Adjunct Professor, University of the Pacific, 05-07/2005
  • Research Assistant, Automotive Safety and Energy National Lab, Tsinghua University, 09/1999-07/2002
  • Intern, China Dong Feng Motor Corporation, 06-08/1999
  • Intern, China National Petroleum Corporation, 06-08/1998

Journal Articles

  1. Lin, Zhenhong, Chien-Wei Chen, Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan (2007, forthcoming). Optimized Pathways for Regional H2 Infrastructure Transitions for Southern California. International J. of Hydrogen Energy.
  2. Lin, Zhenhong, Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan, Chien-Wei Chen (2007, forthcoming). A VMT-based Approach to Siting Hydrogen Refueling Stations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  3. Sperling, Daniel, Zhenhong Lin and Peter Hamilton (2005). "Rural Vehicles in China: Appropriate Policy for Appropriate Technology." Transport Policy, Volume 12, Issue 2
  4. Lin, Zhenhong, Ming Zhou and Minggao Ouyang (2002). "Improvement of Solenoid Controlled Valve for Electronic Diesel Injection System." Automotive Engineering (3)
  5. He, Bin, Zhenhong Lin and Minggao Ouyang (2002). "Simulation on Direct Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine Performance." Automotive Engineering (6)

Book Chapters

  1. Sperling, Dan and Zhenhong Lin (2005). Energy and Environmental Impacts of Rural Vehicles in China. Proc., Air Pollution in China: The Challenges Ahead, National Academies Press

Conference Papers

  1. Lin, Zhenhong, Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan and Dan Sperling (2006). The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition (HIT) Model---Case Study in Beijing. Proc. of the NHA conference, Long Beach, California
  2. Lin, Zhenhong, Joan Ogden, Yueyue Fan and Dan Sperling (2005). Optimal Dynamic Strategy of Building a Hydrogen Infrastructure in Beijing. Proceedings of the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment, Xi'an, China, UCD-ITS-RP-05-38
  3. N. Johnson, C. Yang, J. Ni, J. Johnson, Z. Lin, and J. Ogden (2005). Optimal Design of a Fossil Fuel-Based Hydrogen Infrastructure with Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Case Study in Ohio. Proceedings of the NHA Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
  4. Ogden, Joan, N. Johnson, C. Yang, N. Jason, Z. Lin and J. Johnson (2005). Technical and Economic Assessment of Transition Strategies toward Widespread Use of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier. Proc. of the US DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Annual Review Meeting.
  5. Ogden, Joan, N. Johnson, C. Yang, J. Ni, Z. Lin, J. Johnson and J. Figueroa (2005). Conceptual Design of a Fossil Hydrogen Infrastructure with Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide: Case Study in Ohio. Proceedings of the 4th National Carbon Sequestration Meeting, Arlington, VA.

Presentations

  1. "Optimized Pathways for Regional H2 Transitions: A Case Study for Southern California", 2nd World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen Energy Systems, Turin, Italy, 2007 (forthcoming)
  2. "A VMT-based Approach to Siting Hydrogen Refueling Stations", 2nd World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen Energy Systems, Turin, Italy, 2007 (forthcoming)
  3. "The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition Model: A State-Filter Dynamic Programming Approach", 2006 INFORMS Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 8, 2006
  4. "The Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition (HIT) Model --- Case Study for Urban Beijing", National Hydrogen Association conference, Long Beach, Mar 2006
  5. "Hydrogen Infrastructure Transition Model and Its Application in Optimizing 50-Year H2 Infrastructure for Urban Beijing", TRB Annual Meeting (Poster), Washington D.C., Jan 2006
  6. "Optimal Dynamic Strategy of Building a Hydrogen Infrastructure in Beijing", the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment, Xi'an, China, 2005