1.Research Interests

Chemical Process Control, Modeling and Optimization of Chemical Process and Chemical Equipment.

2.Paper

(1)Wei Zhang* ，Linlin Zhang ，Jingxuan Yang，Xiaogang Hao, Guoqing Guan , Zhihua Gao. An experimental modeling of cyclone separator effificiency with PCA-PSO-SVR algorithm[J]. Powder Technology, 347 (2019) :114–124.

(2)Wei Zhang*, Jiao Liu, Lv-bin Fan, Ya-hong Liu, Di Ma. Control strategy PSO[J]. Applied Soft Computing, 2016(38):75–86.

(3)Wei Zhang*, Di Ma, Jinjun Wei, Haifeng Liang. A parameter selection strategy for particle swarm optimization based on particle positions[J]. Expert Systems with Applications, 2014, 41: 3576–3584.

(4)Wei Zhang, Hua Li, Zhaoxia Zhang, Huakui Wang.The Selection of Acceleration Factors for Improving Stability of Particle Swarm Optimization[C]. 2008 Fourth International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'08). Jinan, China : International Conference on Natural Computation.2008: 376-380.( EI)  

(5)Wei Zhang, Ying Jin, Xin Li, and Xin Zhang. A Simple Way for Parameter Selection of Standard Particle Swarm Optimization[C]. The 2011 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence, (AICI’11). Taiyuan, China: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence. 2011(3):436-443. ( EI )

(6)Wei Zhang, Hua Li, Qinghua Zhao, Huakui Wang. Guidelines for Parameter Selection in Particle Swarm Optimization According to Control Theory[C]. 2009 Fifth International Conference on Natural Computation, (ICNC'09). Tianjin, China: International Conference on Natural Computation. 2009(3):520-524. ( EI )

(7)Jiao Liu, Di Ma, Teng-bo Ma, Wei Zhang*,Ecosystem particle swarm optimization[J], Soft Computing, 2017(21):1667–1691.

(8)H. Wang, W. Zhang, M. Liang, A. Moniri. Engineering the H2S splitting cycle for oil sand bitumen upgrading: Can we recover hydrogen from H2S too? Division of Energy & Fuels, American Chemical Society, Energy & Fuels Preprints Volume 61 Number 2,pp74-76, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 21-25 August 2016, ISBN: 978-1-5108-2804-9.

3. Projects

(1) Key R&D Project of Shanxi Province, 2020.1-2021.12, Project Leader;

(2) Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, 2015.1 - 2017.12, Project Leader;

(3) Engineering Development Projects, Project Leader.+

3.Project

(1) National Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching Project - MTA Virtual Simulation Experiment System for Conversion of Coal-based methanol to Aromatic hydrocarbon(Chemical and Pharmaceutical), the second person in charge;

(2) Industry-university Cooperative education Project of the Ministry of Education :Honeywell Tridium-Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Chemical Internet of Things (2019.1-2020.12), Project Leader;

(3) Teaching reform and Innovation Project of Colleges and Universities in Shanxi Province, Project Leader;

(4) Excellent video Open Course of The Ministry of Education, Automation of Chemical Production, 2012, Project Leader;

(5) Key Educational Reform Project of Taiyuan University of Technology, 2011, Project Leader.

4.Honors

(1) Special Prize for Teaching Achievement of Shanxi Province, 2019;

(2) First Prize for Teaching Achievement of Shanxi Province, 2018;

(3) First Prize in basic Teaching Skills Competition for young and middle-aged Teachers in Universities of Shanxi Province, First-class Merit, 2018;

(4) Second Prize of Engineering Science in basic Teaching Skills Competition for young and middle-aged Teachers in Universities of Shanxi Province, 2010;

(5) Excellent Head Teacher of Shanxi Province, 2007;

(6) First Prize of Undergraduate Teaching, Taiyuan University of Technology, 2013;

(7) First Prize in basic Teaching Skills Competition (Engineering) for young and Middle-aged Students of Taiyuan University of Technology, 2012;

(8) First prize in basicTeaching Skills Competition for young and middle-aged Teachers (Engineering) of Taiyuan University of Technology, 2009;

(9) Third prize in basic Teaching Skills Competition for young and middle-aged Teachers (engineering) of Taiyuan University of Technology, 2006;

2.Paper

(1) "Automation of Chemical Production" (2012), Quality Video Open Course of the Ministry of Education;

(2) Production Internship, Quality Course of Mixed Online and Offline in Shanxi Province (2020)

Published papers of Educational Reform:

(1) Zhang Wei, Wang Junwen, Cheng Yongqiang, Dong Jin-xiang. Practice of "Intelligent Chemical Engineering" and the Curriculum System for new Engineering [J], Chinese University Teaching, 2019 (7-8) : 75-79.

(2) Zhang Wei, Liu Shibin, Hao Xiaogang, Enterprise Ambassador Model: A New Way to Strengthen School-Enterprise Cooperation[J], Higher Engineering Education Research, 2013,(1):71-75. (CSSCI included)

(3) Zhang Wei, Hao, Xiaogang, Liu Shibin, Shen Jun, Zhang Zhonglin, Measures for University Co-management of "Engineering Practice Education Center" -- On the Necessity of setting up "Enterprise Ambassador"[J], Chemical Industry Higher Education, 2015(1):14-17.