2018年10月17日，应王学斌副教授邀请，Washington university in St.Louis教授Richard Axelbaum来访本课题组，并作题为“Understanding Flame Structure to Control Soot Formation, and Applications to Pressurized Oxy-combustion for Carbon Capture and Storage”的报告。

     Richard Axelbaum is the Jens Professor of Environmental Science in the Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently the Director of the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization at Washington University and from 1998 to 2007, he was chairman and chief scientific advisor for AP Materials, Inc., a startup company he founded that specialized in flame synthesis of nanopowders. The company was acquired by Cabot Corporation in August of 2007.

     Dr. Axelbaum studies combustion phenomena, ranging from oxy-coal combustion of coal to synthesis of nano-structured materials for electric vehicles. His studies of fossil fuel combustion focus on understanding the formation of pollutants, and then using this understanding to develop novel approaches to eliminating them.

     Professor Axelbaum has performed research combustion in microgravity, and is principal investigator and co-investigator for two combustion experiment that will be conducted on the International Space Station this coming year.
     Professor Axelbaum has over 110 peer-reviewed publications and holds seven patents.