Cheng Zhou,
University of Newcastle,
Ph: +61 (0) 413 637960
Email: Cheng.zhou@uon.edu.au
Time
2010.7 till now
2010.1-
2010.3
2008.11-
2009.11
2007.9-
2008.11
Country
Australia
Canada
Australia
China
Position
PhD candidate
Visiting
Scholar
Research trainee
Department University/Company
Chemical Engineering University of Newcastle
Particle Technology
Research Centre
Energy Technology
Research trainee
Master of
Engineering
Bachelor of
Engineering
State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures
Materials Science and
Technology
Materials Science and
Technology
University of Western
Ontario
CSIRO
(Australia Solar Institute)
Wuhan University of
Technology
Wuhan University of
Technology
Jingdezhen Ceramic
Institute
2004.9-
2007.7
2000.9-
2004.7
China
China
2010.7 Being offered a PhD position with full tuition fee and living allowance (UNIPRS) in the
Priority Centre for Energy, University of Newcastle, Australia
2010.1 Being offered a three-month visiting scholarship to the Particle Technology Research Centre,
University of Western Ontario, Canada
2008-2009 Being offered a one-year research training position with return air tickets and full stipends in CSIRO Energy Technology, Australia
2006-2007 Being awarded a scholarship of “Research Fund on Ecological material in HaiDao,
HaiNan, China” (in Wuhan University of Technology)
2003-2004 Being awarded both a certificate and scholarship for the excellence in foreign language learning (in Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute)
2001-2002 Being awarded a third-class scholarship during Bachelor study (in Jingdezhen Ceramic
Institute)
Role
Student, Renewable energy systems
Visitor, Ultra Fine
Powder Coating
Researcher, Solar
Energy Storage
Materials
Researcher, high temperature energy storage material
Student,
Ceramic & Glass
Student,
Ceramic & Glass

[1] Zhou C, Doroodchi E, Moghtaderi B. An in-depth assessment of hybrid solar–geothermal power generation. Energy Conversion and Management 2013, 74: 88–101
[2] Zhou C, Doroodchi E, Munro I, Moghtaderi B. A feasibility study on hybrid solar–geothermal power generation. In: New Zealand geothermal workshop 2011 proceedings, Auckland, New Zealand;
2011.
[3] Zhou C, Doroodchi E, Moghtaderi B. Figure of merit analysis of a hybrid solar–geothermal power plant. Engineering 2013;5:26.
[4] Zhou C, Doroodchi E, Munro I, Moghtaderi B. Geothermal assisted coal-fired power generation: an Australian case study. In: World Renewable Energy Congress 2013 proceedings, Perth,
Australia, 2013.
[5] Wu J., Leng G., Xu X., Li K., Lao X., Zhou C. In-situ synthesis of a cordierite-andalusite composite for solar thermal storage. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2013, 108: 9–16
[6] WU Jian-feng; ZHOU Cheng etc., “A Preparation Technology on ceramic wine bottle made of Yellow River sediments” [P], Patent Serial No.200710052505.2
[7] XU Xiao-hong; ZHOU Cheng; WU Jian-feng, Preparation of Rich-red Mud Ceramic Simple
Brick and Research on the Mechanism of Body-glaze Fit[J], Journal of Wuhan University of
Technology,Vol.29(6), 2007.
[8] XU Xiao-hong; ZHOU Cheng; WU Jian-feng; Deng Da-kan, Research of Opacifying Glaze and Its Opacified Mechanism for Ecological Ceramics [J], Journal of Wuhan University of
Technology, Vol.30(2), 2008.
[9] XU Xiao-hong; LENG Guang-hui; ZHOU Cheng; WU Jian-feng; DENG Da-kan, Effect
Factors of Processiong Properties on Ceramic Slurry from the Yellow River Silt [J], Journal of the
Chinese Ceramic Society, Vol. 36 (12), 2008.
[10] WU Jian-feng; DENG Da-kan; XU Xiao-hong; ZHOU Cheng; XIANG Ming-yu, Research on
Raw Glaze Fired at Low Temperature for Enviromental Ceramic Body [J], China Ceramic
Industry,Vol.16(1), 2009

[11] XU Xiao-hong; ZHOU Cheng; WU Jian-feng, Kinetic Study on Crystallization of glassceramics of red mud [J], Glass & Enamel, in press
[12] Zhou C, Stein W., Wu J., Xu X., An overview of medium-to-high temperature phase change materials, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, in press