时间：2015年1月6日09:30

地点：科技创新大楼C501室

题目：Tailoring structure and functionality of materials for sustainable separation and energy technologies

Abstract：

Tailoring structure and functionality of materials for sustainable separation and energy technologies

Huanting Wang

Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800

Email: huanting.wang@monash.edu

This presentation introduces the development of nanostructured materials and composite membranes for sustainable gas separation, water purification and wastewater treatment, and electrochemical energy applications, including molecular sieve (carbon, zeolite and MOF) membranes and films for gas separation and microelectronics, synthesis and crystallisation mechanisms of zeolite and metal organic frameworks (MOFs), polymer composite membranes with fast water permeation and ion transport properties, novel materials for water desalination and treatment, and fuel cell electrocatalysts.

Short Bio：

Huanting Wang

• Professor of Chemical Engineering
• Associate Dean (International) for Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Information Technology
• Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Education

• B.Eng. (Inorganic Materials), East China University of Science and Technology, 1988
• M.S. (Polymer Chemistry), University of Science and Technology of China, 1994
• Ph.D. (Materials Chemistry), University of Science and Technology of China, 1997
• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Monash University, 2009

Professional Appointments

• 2012-present: Professor, ARC Future Fellow (2010-2014), Deputy Head of Department, Chemical Engineering (2012-2014), Associate Dean (International) of Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Information Technology (June 2014-), Monash University
• 2010-2011: Professor and ARC Future Fellow (June 2011-), Department of Chemical Engineering, Associate Dean (International) (2010-2011), Faculty of Engineering, Monash University
• 2007-2009: Reader, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
• 2005-2006: Senior Lecturer and ARC QEII Fellow (2005-2008), Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
• 2004-2005: ARC QEII Fellow, Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Electron Microscope Unit, The University of Sydney
• 2002-2004: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
• 2000-2002: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside
• 1998-2000: Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

Professional Affiliations

• Member, The Australian Research Council College of Experts (2013-2015)
• Fellow, The Royal Society of Chemistry (2012-)
• Senior Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2006-)
• Board Member, Membrane Society of Australasia (2014-)
• Asia Editor, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience (2014-)

Current Research Interests

• Membranes and catalysts
• Separation and fuel cells (flexible fuel cells)
• Green chemical technology
• Nanomaterials (nanoporous materials)

Selected Scholarly Book Chapters

• Razmjou1, A; Simon, S. P.; Wang. H. T., Chapter 10: Polymer Hydrogels as Smart Draw Agents in Forward Osmosis Processes, in "Forward Osmosis: Fundamentals and Applications", H. Shon (Ed.) American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013.
• Li, D.; Yao, J. F.; Wang, H. T., Thin Films and Membranes with Hierarchical Porosity, in "Encyclopedia of Membrane Science and Technology", pp. 431-459, E. M. Hoek (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
• Li, D.; Wang, H. T., Chapter 7 Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Desalination, in "Functional Nanostructured Materials and Membranes for Water Treatment ", pp. 163-194, M. Duke, et. al. (Ed.), John Wiley & Sons, March, 2013.

Selected Refereed Journal Articles (ResearcherID: G-8399-2011)

• Yao, J. F.; Wang, H. T., Zeolitic imidazolate framework composite membranes and thin films: Synthesis and applications, Chemical Society Review, 2014, 43, 4470-4493.
• Liu, H. Y.; Wang, H. T.; Zhang, X. W., Facile Fabrication of Freestanding Ultrathin Reduced Graphene Oxide Membranes for Water Purification, Advanced Materials, 2014, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201404054.
• Yu, D. B.; Wang, Y. L.; Zhang, L.; Low, Z. X.; Zhang, X. Y.; Chen, F. L.; Feng, Y.; Wang, H. T.; Three-dimensional Branched Single-crystal β-Co(OH)2 Nanowire Array and Its Application for Supercapacitor with Excellent Electrochemical Property, Nano Energy, 2014, 10, 153–162.