Jiajun He

Jiajun He
Jiajun He
Teaching Assistant Professor
(217) 300-9553
2026 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg

Education

  • Ph.D., Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, 2016
  • M.S., Chemistry, New York University, 2011
  • B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 2009

Academic Positions

  • Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan 2019 - present
  • Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

Other Professional Employment

  • Reservoir Engineer, Shell International Exploration & Production Inc., Houston, TX, Jan 2016- Dec 2018

Course Development

  • ME498/598 Carbon Capture and Storage

Research Interests

  • Surface Science and Surface Chemistry
  • Energy
  • Carbon Capture
  • Porous Materials

Research Areas

  • Chemistry
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Solid Mechanics and Materials

Selected Articles in Journals

Articles in Conference Proceedings

Journal Editorships

  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023 - present
  • Executive Editor, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Elsevier, 2020 - present

Honors

  • Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2016)
  • Stanford Global Climate & Energy Project Honorable Poster Award (2014)
  • McCracken Fellowship, New York University (2009 - 2010)

Teaching Honors

  • Outstanding Advisor Award (2024)
  • Teachers Ranked as Excellent, ME 498 (Spring 2023)
  • Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellowship (Spring 2022)
  • Teachers Ranked as Excellent, ME 200 (Summer 2019)
  • Teachers Ranked as Excellent, ME 502 (Spring 2019)

Recent Courses Taught

  • ENG 572 - Professional Practicum
  • ENG 573 - Capstone Project
  • ME 200 AL1 (ME 200 OL1, ME 200 ZJ1, ME 200 AL2) - Thermodynamics
  • ME 402 - Design of Thermal Systems
  • ME 498 JHO (ME 498 JHU, ME 598 JHG, ME 598 JHO) - Carbon Capture and Storage
  • ME 502 - Thermal Systems