Hongyan Sun

• Shenyang, China

• New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D in Chemistry
• Tianjin University
  • B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Conduct research on thermochemistry and chemical kinetics by utilizing state-of-the art quantum chemistry techniques to characterize molecular structures, energies and reaction pathways on hydrocarbon oxidation; develop detailed elementary reaction mechanisms to model complex combustion process

• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)
• The Combustion Institute

1. "Thermal Decomposition of Monomethylhydrazine: Shock Tube Experiments and Kinetic Modeling," by Hongyan Sun, Laurent Catoire, and Chung K. Law, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 176-186 (2009).
2. "Chemical Reactivity Analysis on the Reactions of CO + OH and CO + HO," by Hongyan Sun and Chung K. Law, Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, Vol. 862(1-3), pp. 138-147 (2008).
3. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on the Reactions of O₂ with Products from OH Addition to Isobutene, 2-Hydroxy-1,1-Dimethylethyl and 2-Hydroxy-2-Methylpropyl Radicals: HO₂ Formation From Oxidation of Neopentane, Part II.,"by Hongyan Sun, Joseph W. Bozzelli, and Chung K. Law, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2007, 111(23); 4974-4986.
4. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on the Thermal Decomposition of Monomethylhydrazine: An Elementary Reaction Mechanism," by Hongyan Sun and Chung K. Law, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2007; 111(19); 3748-3760.
5. "High-Pressure Laminar Flame Speeds and Kinetic Modeling of Carbon Monoxide/Hydrogen Combustion," by H. Y. Sun, S. I. Yang, G. Jomaas, and C. K. Law, Proc. Combust. Inst., Vol. 31, pp. 439-446 (2007).
6. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on Oxidation of Isobutenyl Radical and 2-Hydroperoxymethyl-2-Propenyl Radical," by X. L. Zheng, H. Y. Sun, and C. K. Law. J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 109, pp. 9044-9053 (2005).
7. "Laminar Flame Speeds and Kinetic Modeling of Hydrogen/Chlorine Combustion," by J. C. Leylegian, H. Y. Sun, and C. K. Law, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 143, pp. 199-210 (2005).
8. "Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis on the Reactions of Neopentyl and Hydroperoxy-Neopentyl Radicals with Oxygen: Part I OH Product Formation," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 108, issue 10, pp. 1694-1711 (2004).
9. "Structures, Rotational Barriers, and Thermochemical Properties of α-Chlorinated Ethyl Hydroperoxides" by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A,vol. 107, issue 7, pp. 1018-1024 (2003).
10. "Structures, Rotational Barriers, Thermochemical Properties, and Additivity Groups for 2-Propanol, 2-Chloro-2-Propanol and the Corresponding Alkoxy and Hydroxy-Alkyl Radical," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 106, issue 15, pp. 3947-3956 (2002).
11. "Structures, Intramolecular Rotation Barriers, and Thermochemical Properties: Ethanol, -Monoethanols, Dichloroethanols, and Corresponding Radicals Derived from H Atom Loss," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 105 , issue 41, pp. 9543-9552 (2001).
12. "Structures, Intramolecular Rotation Barriers, and Thermochemical Properties of Radicals Derived from H Atom Loss in Mono-, Di-, and Trichloromethanol and Parent Chloromethanols," by Sun, Hongyan and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 105, issue 18, pp. 4504-4516 (2001).
13. "Structures, Intramolecular Rotation Barriers, and Thermodynamic Properties (Enthalpies, Entropies and Heat Capacities) of Chlorinated Methyl Hydroperoxides (CH₂ClOOH, CHCl₂OOH, and CCl₃OOH)," by Sun, Hongyan, Chen, Chiung-Ju and Bozzelli, Joseph W., Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 104, issue 35, pp. 8270-8282 (2000).
14. "Analysis of Main Impurity in Coupler COY-5," by Sun, Hongyan and Tian, Wende, Liaoning Chemical Industry, vol. 26, issue 1, pp. 53-56 (1997).
15. "Separation and Identification of 1,3,4-Trichloro-2-Ethyl-5-Nitrobenzene by HPLC," by Sun, Hongyan and Ma, Yuehua, Image Science and Practice, vol. 2, pp. 32-33 (1993).