Shan Hu
Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2025 Black Engineering, Ames, IA, 50011
Phone: 515-294-2532 Email: [email protected]
Research theme: Scalable and low-cost manufacturing of nanomaterial-based energy storage and energy
conversion devices.
Research interests: Electrochemical energy storage, Photo-electrochemical energy conversion, Carbon
nanomaterials synthesis and functionalization, Self-assembly of nanomaterials, Layer-by-layer surface coating,
Smart materials for sensing, actuating, and controls
Education
Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2014
Dissertation: Carbon Nanotube Thin Films for Active Noise Cancellation, Solar Energy
Harvesting, and Energy Storage in Building Windows
M.S.
Engineering Management and Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2009
B.S.
Measurement, Control and Instrumentation, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2007
Professional Experiences
Aug. 2014-present
Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Aug. 2014-present
Black and Veatch Faculty Fellow, Iowa State University
Aug. 2013-May 2014
Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Jan. 2010-May 2013
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Aug. 2007-May 2009
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota Duluth
Journal Publication
1. Hu, S., Rajamani, R., “Paintable High-Voltage Planar Carbon Nanotube-Based Supercapacitors”,
submitted & under review.
2. Hu,S., Rajamani, R., “Layer-by-layer Self Assembly of Carbon Nanotube Thin Film as Pt-free Counter
Electrode for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”, submitted & under review
3. Hu, S., Rajamani, R., & Yu, X. (2012). “Flexible solid-state paper based carbon nanotube
supercapacitor”, Applied Physics Letters, 100(10), 104103-104103.” (featured in APL’s 50th
Anniversary Collection, APL’s The 20 Most Read Articles in 2012, The Best Papers of APL in 2012 ) 4. Hu, S., Rajamani, R., & Yu, X. (2013). “Directional cancellation of acoustic noise for home window
applications”, Applied Acoustics, 74(3), 467-477.
5. Hu, S., Rajamani, R., & Yu, X. (2012). “Invisible speakers in home windows for simultaneous auxiliary
audio playback and active noise cancellation”, Mechatronics, 22(8), 1031-1042.
6. Cui, Y., Liu, C., Hu, S., & Yu, X. (2011). “The experimental exploration of carbon nanofiber and
carbon nanotube additives on thermal behavior of phase change materials”, Solar Energy Materials and
Solar Cells, 95(4), 1208-1212. 7. Hu, S., Gu, Y., Bowlds, R., & Yu, X. (2010). Non-Intrusive Pulse Wave Sensor for Vehicle
Drivers. Sensor Letters, 8(4), 659-666
Conference Publication
1. Das, S., Logsdon, S., Kinser, R., Caneff, D., Hu, S.*, “Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with Electrophoretic
Deposited Photocatalytic Carbon Nanotube Counter Electrode: Nanotube Density and Cell
Performance”, 228th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2015. -Accepted
2. Monshat, H., Hu, S.*, “Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Supported By Nickel Nanowire Array with
Improved Rate Capability for High Power Electrochemical Capacitors”, 228th Electrochemical Society
Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2015. -Accepted
3. Das, S., Kwon, J., Claussen, J., Hu, S., Janes, D., “1/F Noise in MoS2 Field Effect Transistors with
Channel Length”, 227th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 2015.
4. Taylor, J., Hu S., Rajamani, R., Zhu, X., Zhang, Y., Chen W., “Non-metal Electrodes for Local Field
Potential Recordings in Magnetic Resonance Scanners”, 23rd Annual Meeting of International Society
for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2015.
5. Hu S, and B Vikramaditya, Servo control techniques for track following on hard disk drive spin stand
testers, In American Control Conference (ACC), 2014, pp. 3348-3351(2014).
6. Hu, S., Rajamani, R., & Yu, X. (2011, June). Active noise control for selective cancellation of external
disturbances. In American Control Conference (ACC), 2011 (pp. 4737-4742). IEEE.-Best presentation
of the session
7. Hu, S., Bowlds, R. L., Gu, Y., & Yu, X. (2009, September). Pulse wave sensor for non-intrusive driver's
drowsiness detection. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual
International Conference of the IEEE (pp. 2312-2315). IEEE.- Best student paper finalist
Awards and Honors
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Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship, Iowa State
University
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for the University’s most accomplished Ph.D.
candidates, University of Minnesota
2014
2013
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Best Presentation of the Session, American Control Conference, San Francisco, CA
2011
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Swenson College of Science and Engineering,
University of Minnesota Duluth
The Matthew J. Huber Award for Excellence in Transportation Research, Center for
Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
2009
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The Intelligent Transportation Society Minnesota Scholarship
2009
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Top 3 Winner in the North America Region in the Collegiate Student Safety Technology
Design Competition at the 21st International Technical Conference on the Enhanced
Safety of Vehicles, Stuttgart, Germany
2009
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2009
Professional Services
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Panelist, National Science Foundation, 2015
Review Editorial Board: Frontiers in Materials: Smart Materials, 2014-present
Journal Reviewer: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells,
Nanomaterials, Physica Scripta, Materials Research Express
Conference Reviewer: ASME DSCC Conferences, ASME IMECE Conference
Advisees at Iowa State University
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Postdoc: Dr. Suprem Das
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Graduate: Xiaohui Tang (PhD student), Bolin Chen (PhD student, co-advise with Dr. Jonathan
Claussen), Hosein Monshat (MS student), Yu-Hui Lui (MS student)
Undergraduate: Drew Caneff (Honors student), Robert Kinser (Honors student), Seth Logsdon
(Independent study student), Joe Filbert (Des Moines Area Community College, REU student)
K-12 student: Erin Snell (Ballard High School, Young Science and Engineer of the NSF Engineering
Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals).