Prof. Qie Sun, Professor and doctoral supervisor at Shandong University and Deputy Dean of the Institute for Advanced Technology, is a leading expert in sustainable energy systems, thermal science, and integrated energy system optimization. He holds a doctorate in Industrial Ecology from the Royal Institute of Technology and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in management from Ocean University of China. His professional experience encompasses academic leadership roles, major interdisciplinary collaborations, and the management of high-impact projects in multi-energy systems, CO₂ capture and utilization, thermal management technologies, and energy storage solutions. He has led and contributed to numerous national and provincial research initiatives and played a key role in the thermal control research of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. His research focuses on integrated energy systems, system flexibility under uncertainty, multi-energy coupling modeling, thermal management for electronics and wearable devices, urban energy systems, and industrial ecology, supported by extensive scholarly output that includes over 140 documents, 5,302 citations, and an h-index of 33. Prof. Sun has received multiple honors, including global top scientist recognitions, best paper awards, outstanding reviewer awards, and teaching excellence distinctions. He serves as Assistant Editor of Advances in Applied Energy, Associate Editor for several prominent journals, reviewer for numerous high-impact publications, and an active member of professional bodies such as IEEE and the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics. Through his editorial leadership, scientific committee roles, and contributions to international conferences, Prof. Sun continues to advance innovation and global scholarship in sustainable energy research.

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Featured Publications

Sun, Q.*, The flexibility of a molten salt thermal energy storage (TES)-integrated coal-fired power plant. Applied Energy, 2025.

Sun, Q.*, Dynamically tunable silica hydrogel windows enabled by hydration state control for enhanced building energy efficiency. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025.

Sun, Q.*, Impact of dust composition on parabolic trough concentrator performance across diverse regions. Solar Energy, 2025.

Sun, Q.*, The review of key furnaces in CaC₂ smelting process under the background of carbon neutrality. Review, 2025.

Sun, Q.*, A thin and lightweight miniature loop heat pipe for cooling mobile electronic devices. Device, 2025.