Nano-Materials & Clean Energy @ Chem-Engin-UoA
Name of Group Leader:
Prof. Shizhang QiaoPhysical Address:
School of Chemical Engineering,Engineering North Building,
University of Adelaide,
Adelaide, SA 5005
Phone:
08 831 36443Fax:
08 8313 4373Email:
s.qiao@adelaide.edu.auNanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:
Nanostructured Non-precious Metal and Metal-free Catalysts for Sustainable Clean Energy GenerationSynthesis of Nanostructured Materials for High Performance Lithium Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors
Preparation of Nanostructured Materials for Photocatalysis
Synthesis and Functionalisation of Nanomaterials for Drug/si-RNA Delivery
Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:
The research expertise in this group is in nanomaterials and nanoporous materials for bioseparation, drug/gene/RNA delivery and new energy technologies. Prof. Qiao has co-authored more than 170 papers in refereed journals, including Nature, Nature Communications, Angew Chem Int Ed, J. Am. Chem. Soc, Advanced Materials with him as a corresponding or joint corresponding author (over 6200 citation times, h-index: 42). He has filed three patents on novel nanomaterials and attracted more than 6.5 million dollars in research grants from industrial partners and Australian Research Concile (ARC).In recognition of his achievements in research, he was honoured with a prestigious ARC Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award (DORA, 2013), a Emerging Researcher Award (2013, ENFL Division of the American Chemical Society) and a UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award (2008). He has also been awarded an ARC ARF Fellowship (relinquished), an ARC APD Fellowship and an inaugural UQ Mid-Career Research Fellowship.
Prof. Qiao is currently an Honorary Professor at The University of Queensland and is appointed to ARC College of Experts.
