Qi Zhang Recognized as Member of the 2024 I&ECR Class of Influential Researchers

Congratulations to Professor Qi Zhang for being selected to be part of the 2024 Class of Influential Researchers by Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal of the American Chemical Society! This annual award recognizes early-career investigators (researchers within the first ten years of their independent careers) who have made significant, impactful contributions to the field of chemical engineering. The focus of the 2024 competition was on the theme of decarbonization.
Winners of the award were featured in a special issue of I&ECR. The contribution from Professor Zhang's group is titled "Assessing the impact of chain of custody models on the long-term planning of low-carbon ammonia supply chains" and is co-authored by CEMS graduate students (current and former) Tushar Rathi, Cole Brzakala, and Hanchu Wang. This work investigates the impact of the choice of traceability method (i.e., the chain of custody model), which governs a consumer’s claim to a sustainable product in carbon markets, on critical investment decisions in low-carbon supply chains. To this end, the authors developed an extensive supply chain expansion planning model that incorporates the two most relevant chain of custody models for the chemical industry and applied it in a comprehensive analysis of a low-carbon ammonia supply chain. The results highlight the important role of carbon markets in the transition toward a sustainable future and how the outcomes can depend significantly on the specific way in which they are implemented.
Explore Professor's Zhang's award winning publication at the ACS website, and view the special issue announcement on the ACS website as well.