Chao Tan

Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Dr. Tan’s research is focused on thermochemical processes for green energy production & air emission control. He received his BSc and MSc degrees from Tsinghua University, Beijing in the 1990s, and PhD degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA in 2004. Dr. Tan’s contribution to scholarship has been recognized by international peers, as evidenced by the popularity of his technical books in his fields of research. In addition to 120 peer reviewed journal articles and 80+ conference presentations, his single-authored textbook, Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases, was downloaded 1.7+ million times globally, and another coauthored textbook was recognized as “the top-used publications on SpringerLink that concern one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals”. His impact on his peer groups and the wider society is also evidenced by numerous domestic and international awards, including fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. 

Graduate Supervision: 

Dr. Tan supervises graduate students within masters and doctoral programs in Thermochemical Engineering.  

Selected Publications: