Hongchao Dai

Biography

Hongchao Dai is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the FASTER group at KAUST. His research develops laser diagnostics and sensors for reactive flows, including hydrogen combustion, high-pressure combustion, and rotating detonation combustors. His methods include laser-induced fluorescence imaging and absorption spectroscopy.

He received his Ph.D. in Energy and Power Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2025 and his B.Sc. in Marine Engineering from Harbin Engineering University in 2019.

Research projects

• CRG project: High-Dimensional Laser Absorption Diagnostics for Insights into Rotating Detonation Combustors

Education

2025: PhD., Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an JiaoTong University, Xi’an, China. 2019: B.Sc., Marine engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China.