Education background
2009-2013: Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, University of Twente, The Netherlands
2006-2009: Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2002-2006: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
Experience
2022-present: Associate professor, Tsinghua University, China
2017-2022: Research associate professor, Tsinghua University, China
2013-2017: Post-doc researcher, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Concurrent Academic
Committee member, Small Refrigerator Cryobiomedical Committee of Chinese Association of Refrigeration
Session chair, the 28th International Cryogenic Engineering Conference and International Cryogenic Materials Conference 2022 (ICEC28-ICMC 2022)
Topic editor, Energies
Youth Editorial Board, Journal of Refrigeration
Youth Editorial Board, Vacuum and Cryogenics
Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects
Cryogenic cooling: Design and realization of micro cryocoolers, Clogging and suppression mechanisms of Joule-Thomson cryocoolers, Ultra-low vibration sorption cryogenic cooling
High heat flux cooling: Thermal management of high heat flux electronic devices, Condensation heat transfer of fluorinert vapor in the presence of non condensable gas, eEfficient separation of non-condensable gas and fluorinert vapor
Amorphous water ice: Formation mechanism of metastable amorphous water ice, Transition mechanism from amorphous water ice to crystalline ice, Influence mechanism of non-water molecules on ice formation process
Research Status
Government funds:
Mechanism of formation and lifetime extension of metastable amorphous solid water films on cryogenic surfaces, supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China
Fundamental theories and key technologies of micro-cryocooling system for semiconductor chips, supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China
Clogging and inhibition mechanism of micromachined Joule-Thomson cryocoolers, supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation
Industrial sponsors:
Huawei Technologies CO., Ltd, Panasonic Appliances Cold Chain (Dalian) Co.Ltd, LangDi Measurement Control Technology Co.Ltd,etc.
Honors And Awards
2022, Journal of Refrigeration Outstanding Paper Award, Editorial Board of Journal of Refrigeration
2017, Cryogenics Best Paper Award, Editors of Cryogenics
2016, Gustav and Ingrid Klipping Award, International Cryogenic Engineering Committee
2015, Networking/Partnering Initiative (NPI) Research grant, European Space Agency
Academic Achievement
1. Representative papers
[1] Lin M, Cao HS, Li JM, Control strategies of ice nucleation, growth, and recrystallization for cryopreservation, Acta Biomaterialia, 2023, 155, 35–56.
[2] Cao HS, Vibration control for mechanical cryocoolers, Cryogenics, 2022, 128, 103595.
[3] Cao HS, Liu BQ, Qin LX, Sorption cryogenic cooling: Fundamentals, progress, and outlook, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022, 213, 118680.
[4] Cao HS, Meng QH, Tong X, Wang CH, Liu BQ, Wang XT, A closed-cycle miniature Joule–Thomson cooler for cooling cold electronics, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022, 209, 118237.
[5] Lin M, Cao HS, Meng QH, Li JM, Jiang PX, Insights into the crystallization and vitrification of cryopreserved cells, Cryobiology, 2022, 106, 13-23.
[6] Geng LH, Cao HS, Meng QH, Li JM, Jiang PX, Effects of operating conditions and geometries on the performance of nitrogen ejectors for Joule-Thomson cooling, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022, 212, 118557.
[7] Qin LX, Cao HS, Liu BQ, Zhu YH, Li JM, Single-stage or multi-stage compression: Which is better for sorption compressors? Cryogenics, 2022, 125, 103497.
[8] Qin LX, Cao HS, Li JM, Wu YZ, ter Brake HJM, Performance comparison of sorption compressors for methane using metal-organic frameworks and activated carbon as adsorbents, Cryogenics, 2022, 123, 103441.
[9] Cao HS, Refrigeration below 1 Kelvin, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 2021, 204, 175-205.
[10] Cao HS, Formation and crystallization of low-density amorphous ice, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2021, 54, 203002.
[11] Liu JH, Cao HS, Shi YX, Jiang PX, Enhanced methane delivery in MIL-101(Cr) by means of subambient cooling, Energy and Fuels, 2021, 35, 6898–6908.
[12] Cao HS, ter Brake HJM, Progress in and outlook for cryogenic microcooling, Physical Review Applied, 2020, 14, 044044.
[13] Cao HS, Vanapalli S, Holland HJ, Vermeer CH, ter Brake HJM, Heat-triggered two-phase flow maldistribution in a micromachined cryogenic cooler, Cryogenics, 2020, 106, 103026.
[14] Cao HS, ter Brake HJM, Progress and challenges in utilization of ejectors for cryogenic cooling, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020, 167, 114783.
[15] Cao HS, Vanapalli S, Holland HJ, Vermeer CH, ter Brake HJM, Heat transfer and pressure drop in microchannels with isotropically etched pillars at sub-ambient temperatures, International Journal of Refrigeration, 2019, 98, 334-342.
[16] Cao HS, Vanapalli S, Holland HJ, Vermeer CH, ter Brake HJM, Numerical analysis of clogging dynamics in micromachined Joule-Thomson coolers, International Journal of Refrigeration, 2017, 81, 60-68.
[17] Cao HS, Vanapalli S, Holland HJ, Vermeer CH, ter Brake HJM, A micromachined Joule-Thomson cryogenic cooler with parallel two-stage expansion, International Journal of Refrigeration, 2016, 69, 223-231.
[18] Cao HS, Vanapalli S, Holland HJ, Vermeer CH, ter Brake HJM, Characterization of a thermoelectric/Joule-Thomson hybrid microcooler, Cryogenics, 2016, 77, 36-42.
[19] Cao HS, Vanapalli S, Holland HJ, Vermeer CH, ter Brake HJM, Clogging in micromachined Joule-Thomson coolers: Mechanism and preventive measures, Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 103, 034107.
[20] Cao HS, Holland HJ, Vermeer CH, Vanapalli S, Lerou PPPM, Blom M, ter Brake HJM, Micromachined cryogenic cooler for cooling electronic devices down to 30 K, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 2013, 23, 025014.
2. Books and Book Chapters
[1] ter Brake HJM, Cao HS, Chapter F1.4. Microcooling, editor: Cardwell DA, Larbalestier DC, Braginski A, Handbook of superconductivity: Processing and Cryogenics, CRC Press, 2022. (ISBN: 9781439817346).
[2] Cao HS, Micromachined 30 K Joule-Thomson cryogenic cooler, University of Twente, 2013. (ISBN: 9789036501392).
