2016年博士毕业于华中科技大学环境科学与工程学院环境工程专业，近年来先后参与由国家自然科学基金、湖北省住房和城乡建设厅、华中科技大学创新研究院资助的多项科研项目，在Bioresource Technology, Enerey Conversion& Management, Waste Management等多个期刊发表学术论文10余篇，其中第一作者4篇。
主要教育和工作经历如下：
2003.09-2007.07 青岛理工大学 环境科学 理学学士学位
2007.09-2010.06 武汉科技大学 环境工程 工学硕士学位
2010.05-2012.05 武汉钢铁集团
2012.09-2016.06 华中科技大学 环境工程 工学博士学位
1. 生物质资源化：环境吸附材料/催化热解/气化；
2. 固体材料量热及动力学：TG/DSC动力学，计算流体力学（CFD）模拟。
1. 垃圾裂解焦油气化外热分解和催化重整机理研究，国家自然科学基金，2013.01-2016.12, 项目参与人。
2. 双功能钙基催化剂的制备及其催化裂解生物质焦油制氢机理研究，国家自然科学基金，2017.01-2020.12, 项目参与人；
3. 基于深度脱水的污泥化学链循环制氢与碳捕获应用研究，湖北省建设科技计划（开发）项目，2016.09-2018.09，项目参与人。
代表性论文：
1. Chen Z, Hu M, Zhu X, et al. Characteristics and kinetic study on pyrolysis of five lignocellulosic biomass via thermogravimetric analysis[J]. Bioresource technology, 2015, 192: 441-450.
2. Chen Z, Hu M, Cui B, et al. The effect of bioleaching on sewage sludge pyrolysis[J]. Waste Management, 2016, 48: 383-388.
3. Chen Z, Zhu Q, Wang X, et al. Pyrolysis behaviors and kinetic studies on Eucalyptus residues using thermogravimetric analysis[J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2015, 105: 251-259.
4. Hu Z1, Chen Z1, Li G, et al. Characteristics and kinetic studies of Hydrilla verticillata pyrolysis via thermogravimetric analysis[J]. Bioresource technology, 2015, 194: 364-372.
5. Hu M, Chen Z, Guo D, et al. Thermogravimetric study on pyrolysis kinetics of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and bloom-forming cyanobacteria[J]. Bioresource technology, 2015, 177: 41-50.
6. Li H, Chen Z, Huo C, et al. Effect of bioleaching on hydrogen-rich gas production by steam gasification of sewage sludge[J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2015, 106: 1212-1218.
7. Hu M, Chen Z, Wang S, et al. Thermogravimetric kinetics of lignocellulosic biomass slow pyrolysis using distributed activation energy model, Fraser-Suzuki deconvolution, and iso-conversional method[J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2016, 118: 1-11.
8. Zhu X, Chen Z, Xiao B, et al. Co-pyrolysis behaviors and kinetics of sewage sludge and pine sawdust blends under non-isothermal conditions[J]. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2015, 119(3): 2269-2279.
9. Chen X, Chen Z, Wang X, et al. Application of ADM1 for modeling of biogas production from anaerobic digestion of Hydrilla verticillata[J]. Bioresource technology, 2016, 211: 101-107.
10. Cheng Q, Chen Z, Deng F, et al. Kinetic evaluation on the degradation process of anaerobic digestion fed with piggery wastewater at different OLRs[J]. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2016.
11. Hu M, Gao L, Chen Z, et al. Syngas production by catalytic in-situ steam co-gasification of wet sewage sludge and pine sawdust[J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2016, 111: 409-416.
12. Cheng Q, Jiang M, Chen Z, et al. Pyrolysis and kinetic behavior of banana stem using thermogravimetric analysis[J]. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2016, 38(22): 3383-3390.
13. Xun Wang, Mian Hu, Wanyong Hu, Zhihua Chen, Shiming Liu, Zhiquan Hu, Bo Xiao. Thermogravimetric kinetic study of agricultural residue biomass pyrolysis based on combined kinetics[J]. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 219: 510-520.