Principal Investigator | Research Staff | Graduate Student | Undergraduate Student | Visiting Scholar | Visiting Student | Group Alumni
Principal Investigator
Dr. Dan ZHAO
Professor
PhD (Inorganic Chemistry), Texas A&M University, USA, 2010
MS (Polymer Chemistry and Physics), Zhejiang University, China, 2006
BS (Polymer Materials and Engineering), Zhejiang University, China, 2003
ORCID | ResearcherID | Google Scholar | CV
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
National University of Singapore
4 Engineering Drive 4, E5-02-16, 117585, Singapore
Tel: (+65) 6516 4679
Email: chezhao@nus.edu.sg
Dr. Zhao earned his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 2010 under the mentorship of Prof. Hong-Cai Joe Zhou. Following his postdoctoral training at Argonne National Laboratory, he joined the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore as an Assistant Professor in July 2012. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in July 2018 and to Full Professor in January 2025. Dr. Zhao’s research focuses on advanced porous materials and hybrid membranes, with applications in clean energy and environmental sustainability. His contributions to the field have earned him recognition on the Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list and as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate. In addition to his research, Dr. Zhao has played a key role in academic publishing, serving as an Associate Editor for Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research since June 2021 before becoming its Executive Editor in January 2024. He also served as the Conference Co-Chair for the 9th International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks & Open Framework Compounds (MOF2024), held in Singapore in July 2024.
Research Staff
Group Alumni
- Qing XU | Visiting Scholar (2013.12 – 2014.03) | Associate Professor at Ningbo University, China
- Zhengang GUO | Postdoctoral Fellow (2013.05 – 2014.05) | Associate Professor at Fujian Jiangxia University, China
- Zixi KANG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2014.03 – 2015.03) | Professor at China University of Petroleum (East China), China
- Yongwu PENG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2014.04 – 2016.04) | Professor at Ningbo University, China
- Shaoming YING | Visiting Scholar (2015.07 – 2016.07) | Professor at Ningde Normal University, China
- Linius BOLINOIS | Master Student (2015.07 – 2016.12) | Business Development Engineer at Arkema K.K., Japan
- Hongsheng LU | Visiting Scholar (2016.02 – 2017.02) | Professor at Southwest Petroleum University, China
- Xuerui WANG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2015.04 – 2017.05) | Professor at Nanjing Tech University, China
- Zhigang HU | PhD Student (2012.07 – 2017.06) | Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
- Gamze YILMAZ | PhD Student (2013.07 – 2017.07) | Senior Sustainability Consultant at ENGIE Australia, Australia
- Zhihong WANG | Visiting Scholar (2017.08 – 2018.08) | Professor at Southwest Petroleum University, China
- Tanay KUNDU | Postdoctoral Fellow (2016.07 – 2018.08) | Assistant Professor at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), India
- Jian WANG | Visiting Scholar (2017.09 – 2018.09) | Associate Professor at Jiangsu Normal University, China
- Linzhi ZHAI | Visiting Scholar (2016.09 – 2018.10) | Associate Professor at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China
- Yuhong QIAN | PhD Student (2014.08 – 2018.11) | Senior Engineer at Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore
- Bhuvan SHAH | Master Student (2017.07 – 2018.12) | Founder & CEO at SpaceBlack Adsorbents Pvt. Ltd., India
- Jian ZHANG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2017.08 – 2019.02) | Associate Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, China
- Jinqiao DONG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2015.03 – 2019.03) | Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
- Guoliang LIU | Postdoctoral Fellow (2016.11 – 2019.09) | Associate Professor at Nanjing Tech University, China
- Youdong CHENG | PhD Student (2015.07 – 2019.12) | Assistant Professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia
- Zhiqiang LIANG | Visiting Scholar (2020.01 – 2020.04) | Professor at Jilin University, China
- Avishek KARMAKAR | Postdoctoral Fellow (2017.10 – 2020.06) | Advanced Research Scientist at Avnos, USA
- Kungang CHAI | Visiting Scholar (2020.01 – 2021.01) | Associate Professor at Guangxi University, China
- Yuxiang WANG | PhD Student (2015.07 – 2021.06) | Research Scientist at CarbonCapture Inc., USA
- Hongye YUAN | Postdoctoral Fellow (2018.01 – 2021.08) | Associate Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
- Weidong FAN | Postdoctoral Fellow (2019.09 – 2021.09) | Associate Professor at China University of Petroleum (East China), China
- Yunpan YING | Postdoctoral Fellow (2017.08 – 2021.12) | Associate Professor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
- Yi Di YUAN | PhD Student (2016.05 – 2022.04) | Senior Scientist at Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX), Singapore
- Xin YU | Postdoctoral Fellow (2019.09 – 2022.04) | Membrane Engineering Group Leader at eSep Inc., Japan
- Shiqiang WANG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2022.03 – 2022.10) | Scientist at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
- Shing Bo PEH | PhD Student (2017.07 – 2023.06) | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Heriot-Watt University, UK
- Junghoon CHOI | Postdoctoral Fellow (2022.01 – 2023.10) | Senior Researcher at LG Energy Solution, South Korea
- Chengjun KANG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2019.03 – 2023.11) | Professor at Hunan University, China
- Bidhan Chandra PATRA | Postdoctoral Fellow (2022.12 – 2023.12) | Scientist at CSIR–Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR–CGCRI), India
- Zhaoqiang ZHANG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2019.07 – 2024.01) | Professor at Nanjing University, China
- Yun ZHAO | PhD Student (2019.07 – 2024.01) | Lecturer at Hubei University of Technology, China
- Hao YANG | Postdoctoral Fellow (2019.12 – 2024.03) | Associate Professor at Nanjing University, China
- Ziqi YANG | PhD Student (2019.07 – 2025.01) | Research Associate at University of Bath, UK
- Dongchen SHI | PhD Student (2019.07 – 2025.01) | Officer at Zhuhai Government/Committee, China
- Ting CHEN | Postdoctoral Fellow (2022.01 – 2025.03) | Associate Professor at Southwest Petroleum University, China
- Anwesha MUKHERJEE | Postdoctoral Fellow (2024.02 – 2025.03) | Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India
- Xiansong SHI | Postdoctoral Fellow (2021.12 – 2026.01) | Professor at Southeast University, China