Dr. Shifa Zhong （钟士发）
Associate Professor | Machine learning applications in environmental science and engineering
Shanghai, China
sfzhong@tongji.edu.cn
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Associate Professor, Tongji University
Professional Experience
Associate Professor
Tongji University
Mar 2025 - Present
Research Scientist (Zijiang Young Scholar)
East China Normal University
Oct 2022 - Mar 2025
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
Research Expertise
Machine Learning Applications
- Universal Pollutant Property Prediction
- Molecular Image Deep Learning
- QSAR Model Development
- Uncertainty-based Active Learning
- Ensemble Transfer Learning
Environmental Engineering
- Intelligent Material Design
- Water Treatment Oxidation Technologies
- Desulfurization & Denitrification
- Carbon Capture & Conversion
- Pollutant Transformation Pathways
Education Background
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
2017.09 - 2021.05
M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry
Harbin Institute of Technology (985/211)
2012.09 - 2014.07
B.S. in Materials Chemistry
Ocean University of China (985/211)
2007.09 - 2011.07
Recent Honors & Research Funding
Honors & Awards
- Shanghai Talent Reservoir Engineering Talent (2024)
- Shanghai Leading Talent (Overseas) (2023)
- ECNU "Zijiang" Young Scholar (2022)
Research Funding
- NSFC General Program (22476052), 2025-2028
- NSFC Youth Program (22306065), 2024-2026