2017年聘为上海交通大学特聘教授，2016年起担任上海交通大学化学化工学院副院长兼化工系主任。2016年获国家基金委国家杰出青年科学基金，2016年入选科技部“中青年科技创新领军人才”，2017年入选中组部国家万人领军人才，2019年获聘为2018年度教育部“长江学者”特聘教授。2024年5月当选中国化工学会化工大数据与智能设计专业委员会第一届委员会副主任委员。

采用化学工程学科中的精髓“三传一反”知识并紧密结合化学工程学科发展的最前沿方向及热点（化工产品工程及化工时空的多尺度）解决上述化工材料制备过程中出现的关键与共性问题（反应器开发与流程设计）是我们的研究宗旨。研究工作既把化学工程学科的核心内容与学科发展中出现的新特点紧密结合起来，又密切联系了国内工业实际，做到所选课题具有“基础性、前瞻性、针对性及实用性”四性（在本室深造的同学既能学以致用（方便找工作），又能发表漂亮文章（有助继续深造））（已毕业学生在本室取得成果及毕业出路说明了我室人才培养的成效）。

研究得到国家科技部（863、973项目各1项）、国家基金委（4项）、国防总装备部（1项）、国重实验室（3项）、福建省科技厅（2项）、中国石化、中国石油、烟台万华及中国蓝星股份公司（其中6项资助经费超100万元的企业课题，成功参与开发了2项高端化工产品（国内市场有售）并成功指导改造与优化了多项大型工业反应器与流程）等单位的强有力支持。

已完成近40名本科生的毕业设计指导工作（其中30多名在国内外知名大学深造），已招收20余名硕士研究生（毕业研究生或出国深造或在第一时间找到合适工作单位）。

受邀担作第5届PBM （颗粒粒群衡算）国际会议(PBM-2013)科学委员会成员

American Journal of Modern Chemical Engineering编委会成员

包括AIChE J等三十多家主流化工与高分子化学方面的国际期刊长期或特邀审稿人

中国化工学会化学工程、过程强化、过程模拟与优化、石油化工等多个专业委员会委员、上海市化学化工学会常务理事以及化学工程专委会副主任委员，从2012年起一直担任PBM（颗粒粒群衡算）国际会议科学委员会成员（第5、6、7届）。担任Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research(2020-)，Int. J. Chem. React. Eng.(2016-)、化工学报(2017-)等多个期刊编委或顾问编委 。

以独立通讯作者在AIChE J.(6篇), Chem. Eng. Sci.(5篇), Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.（13篇）,Chem. Eng. J.(3篇)，Macromolecules(1篇)等国内外主流化工及高分子方面的学术期刊上共接收发表文章100余篇（国外95篇，SCI收录98篇，EI收录110余篇，SCI总引用600多次，5篇SCI期刊封面文章，2篇SCI期刊热点文章，1篇SCI期刊高引用文章）；已申请国家发明专利28项(含参与)，授权13项。

近五年代表性论文

(1). Yin-Ning Zhou, Zheng-Hong Luo*. An old kinetic method for a new polymerization mechanism: Toward photochemically mediated ATRP. AIChE Journal 2015, DOI: 10.1002/aic.14792.

(2). Yin-Ning Zhou, Jin-Jin Li, Zheng-Hong Luo*. A novel fluorinated polymeric product for photo-reversibly switchable hydrophobic surface. AIChE Journal 2014, 60(12): 4211-4221. (“Top Tier” paper)

(3). Yin-Ning Zhou, Hua Cheng, Zheng-Hong Luo*. A novel method for preparing silver/poly(siloxane-b-methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites with multiple properties in the DMF-toluene mixture solvent. AIChE Journal 2013, 59(12): 4780-4793.

(4). Yin-Ning Zhou , Zheng-Hong Luo* , Jian-Hua Chen. Theoretical modeling coupled with experimental study on the preparation and characteristic comparison of fluorinated copolymers: Effect of chain structure on copolymer properties. AIChE Journal 2013, 59(8): 3019-3033.

(5). Wei-Cheng Yan, Zheng-Hong Luo*, Ying-Hua Lu, Xiao-Dong Chen. A CFD-PBM-PMLM integrated model for the gas-solid flow fields in fluidized bed polymerization reactors. AIChE Journal 2012, 58(6): 1717-1732.

(6). Xi-Zhong Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo *，Wei-Cheng Yan, Ying-Hua Lu, I-Son Ng. Three-dimensional CFD-PBM coupled model of the temperature fields in fluidized bed polymerization reactors. AIChE Journal 2011, 57(12): 3351-3366.

(7). Yin-Ning Zhou, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Copper(0)-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization: kinetics insight and experimental study. Macromolecules 2014, 47(18): 6218-6229.

(8). Guo-Qiang Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo*. New insights into intraparticle transfer, particle kinetics, and gas–solid two-phase flow in polydisperse fluid catalytic cracking riser reactors under reaction conditions using multi-scale modeling. Chemical Engineering Science 2014, 109: 38-52.

(9). Xiao-Min Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo*, Ya-Ping Zhu, Jie Xiao, XiaoDong. Chen. Direct concurrent multi-scale CFD modeling: The effect of intraparticle transfer on the flow field in a MTO FBR. Chemical Engineering Science 2013, 104: 690-700.

(10). Xi Gao, Ya-Ping Zhu, Zheng-Hong Luo*. CFD modeling of gas flow in porous medium and catalytic coupling reaction from carbon monoxide to diethyl oxalate in fixed-bed reactors. Chemical Engineering Science 2011, 66（23）: 6028-6038. （Ranked No. 20 In Top 25 Hottest Articles from Chemical Engineering Science from October to December 2011 (90 days) ）

(11). Wei-Cheng Yan, Zheng-Hong Luo*, An-Yi Guo. Coupling of CFD with PBM for a pilot-plant tubular loop polymerization reactor. Chemical Engineering Science 2011, 66(21)：5148-5163.

(12). Wei-Cheng Yan, De-Pan Shi, Zheng-Hong Luo*, Ying-Hua Lu. Three-dimensional CFD study of liquid-solid flow behaviors in tubular loop polymerization reactors: The effect of guide vane. Chemical Engineering Science 2011, 66(18): 4127-4137.

(13). Hua Cheng, Ping Wang, Jiangshui Luo, Jan Fransaer, Dirk E. De Vos, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Poly(ionic liquid)s-based nanocomposites and their performance of CO2 capture. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2015, DOI: 10.1021/ie505014h.

(14). Wei Wang, Yin-Ning Zhou, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Modeling of the ATRcoP Processes of Methyl Methacrylate and 2-(Trimethylsilyl) Ethyl Methacrylate in Continuous Reactors: From CSTR to PFR, Macromolecular Reaction Engineering 2015, DOI: 10.1002/mren.201400056 (Invited Full Paper).

(15). Jin-Jin Li, Yin-Ning Zhou, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Thermal-responsive block copolymers for surface with reversible switchable wettability. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014, 53(47): 18112-18120.

(16). Jin-Jin Li, Yin-Ning Zhou, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Thermo-responsive brush copolymers with structure-tunable LCST and switchable surface wettability. Polymer 2014, 55(25): 6552-6560.

(17). Yin-Ning Zhou, Jin-Jin Li, Qing Zhang, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Light-responsive smart surface with controllable wettability and excellent stability. Langmuir 2014, 30(41): 12236-12242.

(18). Ya-Ping Zhu, Zheng-Hong Luo*, Jie Xiao. Multi-scale product property model of polypropylene produced in a FBR: From chemical process engineering to product engineering. Computers & Chemical Engineering 2014, 71: 39-51 (2014-12-10).

(19). Wei Wang, Yin-Ning Zhou, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Modeling of the atom transfer radical copolymerization processes of methyl methacrylate and 2-(trimethylsilyl) ethyl methacrylate under batch, semibatch, and continuous feeding: a chemicale reactor engineering viewpoint. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014, 53(30): 11873-11883 (2014-7-9).

(20).Yin-Ning Zhou, Qing Zhang, Zheng-Hong Luo*. A light and pH dual-stimuli-responsive block copolymer synthesized copper(0)-mediated living radical polymerization: Solvatochromic, isomerization, and “schizophrenic” behaviors. Langmuir 2014, 30(6): 1489-1499 (2014-1-28).

(21). Jin-Jin Li, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Case study to bridge the gap between chemistry and chemical product engineering: From molecules to products based on brush copolymers having different backbone composition profiles. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014, 53(5): 1900-1908 (2014-1-15).

(22). Ya-Qing Zhuang, Xiao-Min Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo*, Jie Xiao. CFD-DEM modeling of gas-solid flow and catalytic MTO reaction in a fluidized bed reactor. Computers & Chemical Engineering 2014, 60: 1-16 (2014-1-10). （Ranked No. 19 in Top 25 Hottest Articles from Computers & Chemical Engineering from January to March 2014）

(23). Ya-Ping Zhu, Guo-Qiang Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Iterative multiscale computational fluid dynamics-single-particle model for intraparticle transfer and catalytic hydrogenation reaction of dimethyl oxalate in a fluidized-bed reactor. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2014, 53(1): 110-122(2014-1-8).

(24). Jiang Li, Yi-Ping Fan, Chun-Xi Lu, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Numerical simulation of influence of feed injection on hydrodynamic behavior and catalytic cracking reactions in a FCC riser under reactive conditions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2013, 52(32): 11084-11098.

(25). Xiao-Min Chen, Jie Xiao, Ya-Ping Zhu, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Intraparticle mass and heat transfer modeling of methanol to olefins process on SAPO-34: A single particle model. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2013, 52(10): 3693-3707.

(26). Guo-Qiang Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo*, Xing-Ying Lan, Chun-Ming Xu, Jin-Sen Gao. Evaluating the role of intraparticle mass and heat transfers in a commercial FCC riser: A meso-scale study. Chemical Engineering Journal 2013, 228(15): 352-365.

(27). Wei-Cheng Yan, Guo-Qiang Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo*. A CFD modeling approach to design a new gas-barrier in a multizone circulating polymerization reactor. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2012, 51(46): 15132-15144.

(28). Chong-Wen Jiang, Zu-Wei Zheng, Ya-Ping Zhu, Zheng-Hong Luo*. Design of a two-stage fluidized bed reactor for preparation of diethyl oxalate from carbon monoxide. Chemical Engineering Research & Design 2012, 90(7): 915-925.

(29). Zu-Wei Zheng, De-Pan Shi, Pei-Lin Su, Zheng-Hong Luo *，Xiao-Jun Li. Steady-state and dynamic modeling of Basell multi-reactor olefin polymerization process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2011, 50(1):322–331.

(30). Xi-Zhong Chen, De-Pan Shi, Xi Gao, Zheng-Hong Luo* A fundamental CFD study of the gas-solid flow field in fluidized bed polymerization reactors. Powder Technology 2011, 205(1-3):276-288. （Top Cited Paper in Powder Technology for 2011 and 2012）

(31). Zheng-Hong Luo*, Pei-Lin Su, Wei Wu. Industrial loop reactor for catalytic propylene polymerization: Dynamic modeling at emergency accidents. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2010, 49(22): 11232-11243.

(32). De-Pan Shi, Zheng-Hong Luo*, An-Yi Guo. Numerical simulation of the gas-solid Flow in fluidized-bed polymerization reactors. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2010, 49(9)：4070-4079.

(33). Zheng-Hong Luo*, Xiao-Zi You, Jie Zhong. Design of a reactive distillation column for direct preparation of dichloropropanol from glycerol. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2009, 48(24):10779-10787.

(34). Zheng-Hong Luo*,Xiao-Zi You, Hua-Rong Li. Direct preparation kinetics of 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol from glycerol using acetic acid catalyst. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2009, 48(1):446-452.

(35). Zheng-Hong Luo*, Pei-Lin Su, De-Pan Shi, Zu-Wei Zheng. Zheng. Steady-state and dynamic modeling of commercial bulk polypropylene process of Hypol technology. Chemical Engineering Journal 2009, 149(1-3):370-382.

(36). Zheng-Hong Luo*, Pei-Lin Su, Xiao-Zi You, De-Pan Shi, Jin-Cheng Wu. Steady-state particle size distribution modeling of polypropylene produced in tubular loop reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal 2009,146(3): 466-476.