Name: Hou Huijie

Professor in School of Environmental Science and Engineering

Phone: 86-27-87793948

Email: houhuijie@hust.edu.cn

Academic Areas: Environmental Engineering

Research Interest

Microbial electrochemical systems; Microsensors for environmental applications; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

Education

Doctor--BioMEMS and Microfluidics--Texas A&M University in USA--2011

Master--Optical Engineering--Zhejiang University in China--2006

Bachelor--Optical Information Engineering--Zhejiang University in China--2003

Oversea Study and Visit

Post Doctoral,Penn State University,USA,2012-07-01-2014-02-28

Post Doctoral,University of California at Santa Barbara,USA,2011-07-01-2012-06-30

Academic Memberships

Honours and Awards

Huazhong Scholor,Huazhong University,2015

Honours and Awards

[1] Journal articles [1] J. Chen, D. Zhong, H. Hou, C. Li, J. Yang, H. Zhou, L. Hu, L. Wang, "Ferrite as an effective catalyst for HCB removal in soil: Characterization and catalytic performance”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016(294), 246-253 [2] X. Yuan, J. Hu, J. Xu, Y. Hu, W. Zhang, J. Dong, S. Liang, H. Hou, X. Wu, "The effect of barium sulfate-doped lead oxide as a positive active material on the performance of lead acid batteries", RSC Advances 2016(6), 27205-27212 [3] J. Liu, H Hou*, X. Chen, G.C. Bazan, H. Kashima, B.E. Logan*, "Conjugated oligoelectrolyte represses hydrogen oxidation by Geobacter sulfurreducens in microbial electrolysis cells", Bioelectrochemistry 2015(106), 379-382 [4] C. Erbay, X. Pu, W. Choi, M. -J. Choi, Y. Ryu, H. Hou, F. Lin, P. de Figueiredo, C. Yu, and A. Han*, “Control of Geometrical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Electrodes towards High-Performance Microbial Fuel Cells”, J. Power Sources, 2015(280), 347-354 [5] R Fei, H Hou, D Munoz‐Pinto, A Han, MS Hahn, MA Grunlan,"Thermoresponsive Double Network Micropillared Hydrogels for Controlled Cell Release", Macromolecular bioscience, 2014(14), 1346-135 [6] H. Hou, X. Chen, J. Liu, X. Zhu, G. C. Bazan, and B. E. Logan, “Repression of Hydrogen Uptake using Conjugated Oligoelectrolyte in Microbial Electrolysis Cells”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energ. 2014 (39), 19407-19415 [7] J. Liu, G. M. Geise, X. Luo, H. Hou, F. Zhang, Y. Feng, M. Hickner, B. E. Logan, “Patterned ion exchange membranes for improved power production in microbial reverse-electrodialysis cells”, J Power Sources, 2014 (271), 437-443 [8] L. Ren, Y. Ahn, H. Hou, F. Zhang, and B. Logan, “Electrochemical study of multi-electrode microbial fuel cells under fed-batch and continuous flow conditions”, J Power Sources, 2014 (257), 454-460 [9] H. Hou, X. Chen, A. W. Thomas, C. Catania, N. D. Kirchhofer, L. E. Garner, A. Han, and G. C. Bazan, “Conjugated Oligoelectrolytes Increase Power Generation in E. coli Microbial Fuel Cells”, Adv. Mater., 2013(25), 1593-1597 [10] Han, H. Hou, L. Li, H. Kim and P. de Figueiredo, “Microfabricated Devices in Microbial Bioenergy Sciences”, Trends Biotechnol., 2013(4), 225-232 [11] H. Hou, L. Li, C. U. Ceylan, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han, “A Microfluidic Microbial Fuel Cell Array that Supports Long-Term Multiplexed Analysis of Electricigens”, Lab Chip, 2012 (12), 4151-4159 [12] H. Hou, L. Li, Y. Cho, P. de Figueiredo and A. Han, “Microfabricated Microbial Fuel Cell Arrays Reveal Electrochemically Active Microbes”, PLoS ONE, 2009(8), pp.e6570. [13] H. Hou, L. Li, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han, “Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell Array: A Device for Identifying and Characterizing Electrochemically Active Microbes,” Biosens. Bioelectron., 2011(5), 2680-2684. [14] H. Hou, W. Kim, M. A. Grunlan and A. Han, “A Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Micropatterning Method using Microfluidic Techniques”, J. Micromech. Microeng. , 2009(19), pp.127001. [15] H. Hou, Y. Hou, M. A. Grunlan, D. J. Munoz-Pinto, M. S. Hahn and A. Han, “Micropatterning of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) PNIPAAm Hydrogels: Effects on Thermosensitivity and Cell Release Behavior”, Sens. Mater., 2010(22), pp.109-120. [16] Y. Hou, A. R. Matthews, A. M. Smitherman, A. S. Bulick, M. S. Hahn, H. Hou, A. Han and M. A. Grunlan, “Thermoresponsive Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Cell-Releasing Behavior”, Biomaterials, 2008(29), 3175-3184. [17] H. Hou, J. Bai, G. Yang, “Research on Image Processing of Two-Dimensional Plan of the Hemispheric Panoramic Imaging System”, Acta Photonica Sinica (Chinese), 2006(11), 1686-1688. [18] H. Hou, J. Bai, G. Yang, “Research on Image Processing of the Three-dimensional Image of Panoramic Lens”, Optical Instruments (Chinese), 2005(6), 43-47. Conference proceedings (Peer reviewed) [19] H. Hou, L. Li, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han, “A Microfluidic Microbial Fuel Cell Array for Multiplexed Long-Term Parallel Analysis of Microbial Activities”, The 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS 2011), Seattle, WA, 2011, pp. 1424-1426. [20] H. Hou, C. Ceylan, L. Li, P, de Figueiredo and A. Han, “ A Microfluidic Microbial Fuel Cell Array for Electrochemically-active Microbe Screening and Analysis”, The 14th µTAS 2010, Groningen, The Netherlands, 2010, pp. 677-679. [21] H. Hou, L. Li, Y. Cho, P, de Figueiredo and A. Han, “A Microfabricated Microbial Fuel Cell Array for High Throughput Screening (HTS) of Electricity Generating Microbes from Environment”, The 23rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro mechanical Systems, Hong Kong, China, 2010, pp. 1191-1194. Book Chapter [22] H. Hou, Lei Li, Y. Cho, P. de Figueiredo, A. Han, Chapter: Microfabricated Microbial Fuel Cell Arrays, in book "Recent Advances in Microbiology", 2011, pp. 1-12 Conference & symposium presentations [23] G. C. Bazan, L. Garner, A. Thomas, H. Hou, Jenny Du, N. Kirchhoffer, J. Sumner, D. Lovely and Bruce Logan,” Conjugated oligoelectrolytes for bioelectronic applications”, NA-ISMET, 2014, pp. 9 [24] C. Erbay, X. Pu, W. Choi, M. Choi, H. Hou, P. de Figueiredo, C. Yu, and A. Han,” Effect of physical and geometrical properties of carbon nanotube anodes on microbial fuel cells”, NA-ISMET, 2014, pp. 19 [25] C. Catania, H. Yan, X. Chen, H. Hou, B. Logan, G. Bazan,” Enhancement of microbial fuel cell performance with membrane intercalating conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs)”, NA-ISMET, 2014, pp. 26 [26] H. Hou, X. Chen, A. Han, and G. Bazan, “Oligoelectrolytes Facilitate Electron Transfer in Microbial Fuel Cells”, The 2012 NA-ISMET meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2012 [27] H. Hou, L. Li, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han, “A Microfluidic Microbial Fuel Cell Array for Multiplexed Long-Term Parallel Analysis of Microbial Activities”, The 15th µTAS 2011, Seattle, WA, 2011. [28] H. Hou, C. U. Ceylan, L. Li, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han, “A microbial fuel cell array with microfluidic cathodes for the parallel analysis of electricigens”, The 1st North American Bioelectric Systems Meeting, Amherst, MA, 2010. [29] H. Hou, L. Li, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han, “Air-cathode microbial fuel cell array for electrochemically active microbe screening,” 239th ACS National Meeting, CA, 2010. [30] H. Hou, L. Li, Y. Cho, P. de Figueiredo, and A. Han, “Microfabricated Microbial Fuel Cell Array for Screening of Electrochemically Active Microbes,” 239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2010. [31] H. Hou, W. Kim, and A. Han, “A Method for Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Micropatterning Controlled by Microfluidics,” The 26th Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, TX, 2009. [32] H. Hou, Y. Hou, M. A. Grunlan, D. J. Munoz-Pinto, M. S. Hahn, and A. Han, “Thermosensitivity and Surface Properties of Microstructured Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) for Regulated Cell Release,” The 26th Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research (HSEMB), Houston, TX, 2009. [33] H. Hou, Y. Hou, M. A. Grunlan, D. J. Munoz-Pinto, M. S. Hahn, and A. Han, “Regulating Thermosensitivity and Surface Properties of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) through Micropatterning”, The 2008 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, 2008. [34] H. Hou, W. Kim and A. Han, “Micropatterning of a Photocurable Hydrogel in a Microfluidic System”, The 2008 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, 2008. [35] M. A. Grunlan, Y. Hou, H. Hou, A. Han, “Thermoresponsive Composite Hydrogels: Micropatterning and Self-Cleaning Behavior,” MRS Spring Meeting 2008, San Francisco, CA, 2008.