Jinghao ZhaiStaff Scientist

Email:

jinghao@uchicago.edu

Office:

Hinds 479

Biography

Research Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2025

Ph.D in Environmental Science, Fudan University, 2020

Joint Ph.D in Atmospheric Science, Harvard University, 2018

B.S. in Environmental Science, Donghua University, 2014

Research Interests

My research focuses on the evolution of atmospheric aerosols and how their mixing state changes during formation and aging processes influence key physicochemical properties. I aim to elucidate how these dynamic transformations modify aerosol composition, optical properties, hygroscopic characteristics, acidity, etc., ultimately shaping their roles in radiative forcing, climate effects, and human health impacts.

Selected Publications

• Zhai, J.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, P.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang A.; Zeng, Y.; Cai, B.; Zhang, J.; Xing, C.; Yang, H.; Wang, X.; Ye, J.; Wang, C.; Fu, T.M.; Shen, H.; Tao, S.; Yang, X., Source-dependent optical properties and molecular characteristics of atmospheric brown carbon. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2025, 25, 7959-7972.
• Zhai, J.; Shi, S.; Yang, X.; Zeng, Y.; Fu, T.M.; Zhu, L.; Shen, H.; Ye, J.; Wang, C.; Tao, S., Chemically resolved respiratory deposition of ultrafine particles characterized by number concentration in the urban atmosphere. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 37, 16507-16516.
• Shi, S.; Zhai, J.*; Yang, X.; Ruan, Y.; Huang, Y.; Chen, X.; Zhang, A.; Ye, J.; Zheng, G.; Cai, B.; Zeng, Y.; Wang, Y.; Xing, C.; Zhang, Y.; Fu, Z.M.; Zhu, L.; Shen, H.; Wang, C., Determining chemical composition of atmospheric single particles by a standard-free mass calibration algorithm. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2024, 24, 7001-7012.
• Zhai, J.; Yu, G.; Zhang, J.; Shi, S.; Yuan, Y.; Jiang, S.; Xing, C.; Cai, B.; Zeng, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, A.; Zhang, Y.; Fu, T.M.; Zhu, L.; Shen, H.; Ye, J.; Wang, C.; Tao, S.; Li, M.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, X., Impact of ship emissions on air quality in the Greater Bay Area in China under the latest global marine fuel regulation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023, 33, 12341-12350.
• Zhai, J.; Yang, X.; Li, L.; Bai, B.; Liu, P.; Huang, Y.; Fu, T.M.; Zhu, L.; Zeng, Z.; Tao, S.; Lu, X.; Ye, X.; Wang, X.; Wang, L.; Chen, J., Absorption enhancement of black carbon aerosols constrained by mixing-state heterogeneity. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 1586-1593.
• Zhai, J.; Yang, X.; Li, L.; Ye, X.; Chen, J.; Fu, T.M.; Zhu, L.; Shen, H.; Ye, J.; Wang, C.; Tao, S., Direct observation of the transitional stage of mixing-state-related absorption enhancement for atmospheric black carbon. Geophys. Res. Lett. 2022, 49, e2022GL101368.
• Zhai, J.; Lu, X.; Li, L.; Zhang, Q.; Zhang, C.; Chen, H.; Yang, X.; Chen, J., Size-resolved chemical composition, effective density, and optical properties of biomass burning particles. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2017, 17, 7481-7493.
• Zhai, J.; Wang, X.; Li, J.; Xu, T.; Chen, H.; Yang, X.; Chen, J., Thermal desorption single particle mass spectrometry of ambient aerosol in Shanghai. Atmos. Environ. 2015, 123, 407-414.