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Yong Jin

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​Postdoctoral Fellow

FORMER MEMBER

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Building 4, level4, 4254-WS15

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Biography

Yong Jin was born in Jiangsu, China. He got his bachelor's degree from Wuhan University. He then pursued his master of philosophy in marine environmental science at HKUST. He continued to finish his Ph.D. at KAUST. He is an expert in surface wetting, heat, mass transfer, materials, desalination, etc.

Research Interests

I’m interested in surface wetting, phase change heat and mass transfer, renewable energy, materials, atmospheric water harvesting etc.

Selected Publications

  • Tuning substrate geometry for enhancing water condensation
    Y. Jin, M. Albaity, Y. Shi, N. Ghaffour, P. Wang
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, volume 144, p. 118627, (2019)
  • Preferential water condensation on superhydrophobic nano-cones array
    Y. Jin, A. Qamar, Y. Shi, P. Wang
    Applied Physics Letters,  volume 113, p. 211601, (2018)
  • A highly flexible and washable nonwoven photothermal cloth for efficient and practical solar steam generation
    Y. Jin, J. Chang, Y. Shi, L. Shi, S. Hong, P. Wang
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Issue 17, (2018)
  • Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Role of Surface Wettability and Edge Effect
    Y. Jin, Z. Zhang, P. Wang
    Global Challenges, volume 1, issue 4, (2017)

Education

  • Ph.D. Environmental Science and Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia, 02/2016 - 07/2019
  • M.Phil. Marine Environmental Science, HKUST, Hong Kong, 09/2013 - 08/2015
  • B.S. Environmental Science, Wuhan University, China, 09/2008 - 07/2012

Professional Profile

  • 2019- Present :Postdotoral fellow, WDRC, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Abrabia

KAUST Affiliations

  • Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)

Research Interests Keywords

Surface Wetting Heat and Mass Transfer Materials Desalination Atmospheric Water Harvesting