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Name	Chao Zhang
Contact Information	zhangchao7@zju.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Zhejiang

Name

Chao Zhang

Contact Information

zhangchao7@zju.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Zhejiang

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Zhejiang University
Faculty	Polymer Science
Academic Background & Achievements	2009-2013 Bachelor of Science: Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2013-2018 PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering: Zhejiang University, supervised by Professor Zhi-Kang Xu, including joint training at the University of Alberta with Professor Hongbo Zeng
Work Experience	2018-2022 Postdoctoral Researcher: City University of Hong Kong, Professor Zuankai Wang's group 2023-Present Professor and Doctoral Supervisor: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Awards	2017 First Prize, Zhejiang Chemical Society Innovation Award 2020 Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund Postdoctoral Talent Program 2022-2023 Listed in Stanford University's Top 2% of Global Scientists 2023 National High-level Talents Program 2023 Zhejiang University Hundred Talents Program 2024 Zhejiang University Qizhen Plan

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Zhejiang University

Faculty

Polymer Science

Academic Background & Achievements

2009-2013 Bachelor of Science: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2013-2018 PhD in Polymer Science and Engineering: Zhejiang University, supervised by Professor Zhi-Kang Xu, including joint training at the University of Alberta with Professor Hongbo Zeng

Work Experience

2018-2022 Postdoctoral Researcher: City University of Hong Kong, Professor Zuankai Wang's group
2023-Present Professor and Doctoral Supervisor: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University

Awards

2017 First Prize, Zhejiang Chemical Society Innovation Award
2020 Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund Postdoctoral Talent Program
2022-2023 Listed in Stanford University's Top 2% of Global Scientists
2023 National High-level Talents Program
2023 Zhejiang University Hundred Talents Program
2024 Zhejiang University Qizhen Plan

Areas of Focus	Polymer gel membranes for controlled architecture and mass transfer High-efficiency polymer separation membranes for water resource management and dual-carbon strategy Innovative polymer materials for gas, organic molecules, and ion separation
Publications	Supergravity-steered generic manufacturing of nanosheets-embedded nanocomposite hydrogel with highly-oriented, heterogenous architecture, Chao Zhang et al., 2024 Double charge flips of polyamide membrane by ionic liquid-decoupled bulk and interfacial diffusion for on-demand nanofiltration, Chao Zhang et al., 2024 Thermodynamic and Kinetic Understanding for Managing the Controllability of Interfacial Polymerization, Chao Zhang et al., 2024 Design of photothermal 'ion pumps' for achieving energy-efficient, augmented and durable lithium extraction from seawater, Chao Zhang et al., 2024 Solid-state, liquid-free ion-conducting elastomers: rising-star platforms for flexible intelligent devices, Chao Zhang et al., 2024 Temperature-modulated Interfacial Synthesis of Fully Aromatic Polyurea for Superior Solvent/Thermal-Resistant Separation, Chao Zhang et al., 2024 Supported Ionic Liquid Membrane with highly-permeable Polyamide Armor by In-situ Interfacial Polymerization for Durable CO2 Separation, Chao Zhang et al., 2024

Areas of Focus

Polymer gel membranes for controlled architecture and mass transfer
High-efficiency polymer separation membranes for water resource management and dual-carbon strategy
Innovative polymer materials for gas, organic molecules, and ion separation

Publications

Supergravity-steered generic manufacturing of nanosheets-embedded nanocomposite hydrogel with highly-oriented, heterogenous architecture, Chao Zhang et al., 2024
Double charge flips of polyamide membrane by ionic liquid-decoupled bulk and interfacial diffusion for on-demand nanofiltration, Chao Zhang et al., 2024
Thermodynamic and Kinetic Understanding for Managing the Controllability of Interfacial Polymerization, Chao Zhang et al., 2024
Design of photothermal 'ion pumps' for achieving energy-efficient, augmented and durable lithium extraction from seawater, Chao Zhang et al., 2024
Solid-state, liquid-free ion-conducting elastomers: rising-star platforms for flexible intelligent devices, Chao Zhang et al., 2024
Temperature-modulated Interfacial Synthesis of Fully Aromatic Polyurea for Superior Solvent/Thermal-Resistant Separation, Chao Zhang et al., 2024
Supported Ionic Liquid Membrane with highly-permeable Polyamide Armor by In-situ Interfacial Polymerization for Durable CO2 Separation, Chao Zhang et al., 2024

Polymer Gel Membrane Architecture Mass Transfer Separation Water Management Dual-Carbon Gas Separation Ion Separation

Zhi-Kang Xu - Zhejiang University

Ling Shu Wan - Zhejiang University

Yang Haocheng - Zhejiang University

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