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Professor Hua Zhao has been involved in combustion engine research and the development of laser diagnostics for more than 25 years. As the Director of the Centre for Advanced Powertrain and Fuels Research at Brunel University in London, he leads a team of 20 academic staff and researchers on the fundamental studies and applied research of cleaner and more efficient combustion engines. His research includes CAI/HCCI (controlled autoignition / homogeneous charge compression ignition) gasoline and diesel engines, two- and four-stroke combustion systems, highly downsized direct-injection (DI) gasoline engines, cost-effective air hybrid powertrain, and the development and application of advanced laser measurement techniques to internal combustion (IC) engines. Professor Zhao has led a great many research projects in the UK and EU and directed key national projects in China on CAI/HCCI combustion engines. He has written or edited five books on IC engines and published more than 200 papers at international journals and conferences. He has received publication awards from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Energy, and Professional Engineering Publishing. He has collaborated widely with the automotive industry and provided consulting services to several vehicle, engine, and oil companies in Europe and China. Professor Zhao graduated from Tianjin University in China and obtained his PhD from the University of Leeds in the UK. He worked as a research fellow at Cambridge University and Imperial College in London before joining Brunel University in 1994. In 2009, he was awarded the higher doctorate degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) for his outstanding contribution to combustion engine research. He is a Fellow of SAE International and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.