PhD and Master Graduates (2014- )
Dr. Chen Wang
former Ph.D student 2014-2017
Chen was working on developing state-of-the-art protocols to synthesize novel nanocarbons via facile approaches and cheap sources and applying carbon materials in environmental science.
Dr. Hong Wu
former PhD student
Hong was working on developing membrane immobilized catalysts for novel Advanced Oxidation Processes.
Email: hwu4@our.ecu.edu.au
Dr. Yazi Liu
former Ph.D student, 2015-2018
Yazi was working on synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic study of novel Photocatalysts with application in solar energy conversion as well as wastewater treatment.
Dr. Qi Yang
form PhD student
Qi was working on develping novel metal-free carbon materials (nanoribbons, hybrids) for application of various heterogeneous catalytic processes as well as insightful mechanistic studies.
Dr. Jian Kang (KJ)
former Ph.D student
KJ was working on morphology and structure controlling of nanocarbon materials such as graphene and CNT, optimuming their physochemical properties for environmental as well as electrochemical purposes.
Dr. Xiaojie Li
former PhD student
Xiaojie was working on photo and electro chemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
Dr. Xiaochen Guo
former Ph.D student 2014-2017
Xiaochen was working on inorganic-organic halide perovskite solar cells and quantum dots sensitized solar cells as well as other photo voltaic systems relating to converting energy.
Dr. Zhengxin Yao
former PhD student
ZhengXin's research was focused on the potential catalytic oxidation capacity of Ore on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) decomposition in water and soil for various contaminated site remediation.
Dr. Heng Ye
former Ph.D student, 2015-2018
Heng was working on developing Micro/Nanomotors for environmental applications.
Dr. Jun Wang
former Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tianjin Polytechnic University
Dr. Jun Wang was working as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Tianjin Polytechnic University, China. His current research interest is mainly focused on the macroscopic assembly and environmental applications of graphene-based materials.
Dr. Lei Shi
former Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University
Dr. Shi was working on designing functional nanomaterials (e.g. graphene and its hybrids, metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles; metal-organic frameworks), and fabricating structure-controllable films on conductive substrates for electrochemical/photo electrochemical sensing and catalysis applications.
Email: l.shi@ecu.edu.au
PhD and Master Graduates (2010-2014)
Dr. Edy Saputra
former Ph.D student
Dr. Saputra is currently working as a Laboratory Head in the department of Chemical Engineering, Riau University, Indonesia.
Dr. Zana Hassan Rada
former Ph.D student
Dr. Zana was working on preparing novel metal organic frameworks for carbon dioxide recycling and adsorption of methane, ethane and other gaseous substance.
Dr. Yuxian Wang
former Ph.D student, 2012-2015
Dr. Wang currently serves as an Assoc/Prof. in China University of Petroluem, Beijing, China
Email: wyx00215@126.com
Mr. Jijiang He
former Master student, 2013-2015
Jijiang's project was working on preparation and photocatalysis of graphite carbon nitride based
photocatalysts
Dr. Shizhen Liu
former Ph.D Student 2013-2016
Shizhen was working on photocatalysis with modified carbon nitride in his PhD study.
Dr. Hussein Rasool Abid
former Ph.D student
Dr. Hussein is currently working as a visiting scholar in Curtin University, Australia
Email: hr_aust2009@yahoo.com.au
Dr. Guanliang Zhou
former Ph.D student, 2010-2013
Dr. Zhou currently works as a technical officer in Curtin University, Australia
Email: guanliang.zhou@curtin.edu.au
Dr. Pradeep Shukla
former Ph.D student
Dr. Pradeep is current working as a postdoctoral research fellow in the University of Queensland, Australia.
Email: pradeep.shukla@uq.edu.au
Mr. Yilin Liu
former Master student, 2013-2015
Yilin's project was on magnetic nanocatalysts for oxidative decomposition of persistent
organic pollutants (POPs) in contaminated water
Dr. Xiaoguang Duan
former Ph.D student, 2013-2016
Dr. Duan is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow in Prof Shaobin Wang's group.
Email: xiaoguang.duan@curtin.edu.au
Dr. Stacey Indrawirawan
former Ph.D student
Stacey was working on surface modification of carbon materials for metal-free catalysis in environmental remediation.
Dr. Ping Liang
former Ph.D student
Ping was working on MOF-derived catalysts for water pollution remediation.
Visiting Scholars (2018- )
Assoc/Prof. Di Li
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Di Li is currently an associate professor in Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology. His research interests focus on synthesis of materials and photocatalytic performances.
E-mail: lidi80315@gmail.com
Prof. Jing Jiang
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Jiang is currently a professor in China West Normal University. His research interests focus on the environmental photocatalysis and energy electrocatalysis.
E-mail: jjiang7659@cwnu.edu.cn
Dr. Lei Li
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Li is currently a lecturer in Guangdong University of Technology. His research interests focus on the preparation of bacterial carrier and application for wastewater treatment in fluidized-bed reactors.
Dr. Yu Yin
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Yin is currently a lecturer in Jiangsu University of Science and Technology. Her research interests focus on the functionalization of porous materials for adsorption applications.
Email: season_july@just.edu.cn
Assoc/Prof. Jian Gao
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Gao is currently an associate professor in Tianjin Polytechnic University with research interests in design and synthesis of functional nanomaterials for oxygen reduction and/or oxygen evolution reaction.
Email: gaojian@tjpu.edu.cn
Dr. Lingbao Xing
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Xing is currently an associate professor in Shandong University of Technology. His research interests focus on the supramolecular photochemistry and self-assembly.
E-mail: lbxing@sdut.edu.cn
Visiting Scholars (2011-2018)
Assoc/Prof. Yunjin Yao
Visiting Scholar, 2011-2012
Dr. Yao works in Hefei University of Technology as an asscociate professor. His interests focus on synthesizing nanocrystals and applying the catalysts for advanced oxidative processes and photocatalysis.
Email: yaoyunjin@gmail.com
Assoc/Prof. Degang Li
Visiting scholar, 2014-2015
Prof Li is currently a Assoc/Professor in Shandong University of Technology, China. His research focuses on material chemistry and electrochemistry.
Email: ldg@sdut.edu.cn
Dr. Jie Liu
Visiting Scholar 2015-2017
Dr. Liu is currently a lecture in North China Electric Power University.Her research interests focus on fabrication of functional heterostructured nanomaterials and their environmental applications.
Email: jie.liu@curtin.edu.au
Assoc/Prof. Peiqiang Li
Visiting Scholar, 2016-2017
Dr. Li is currently an associate professor in Shandong Agricultural University with research interests in design and synthesis of functional nanomaterials for photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO2.
Email: pqli@sdau.edu.cn
Dr. Zhenyu Chu
Visiting Scholar 2017-2018
Dr. Chu is currently a lecture in Nanjing Tech University. His re-search interests focus on the design of regular-nanostructured materials for biosensor applications.
Email: zychu@njtech.edu.cn
Dr. Liang Zhao
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Zhao is currently a senior engineer in SINOPEC Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals with research interests in design and synthesis ofmetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for adsorption in gas and liquid phases.
Dr. Hanwen Liang
Visiting Scholar 2013-2014
Dr. Liang is current a research associate in Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Email: Hanwen.liang@curtin.edu.au
Dr. Jun Ke
Visiting Scholar 2015-2017
Dr. Ke is currently a lecture in wuhan institution of technology. His research interests include synthesis and surface modification of colloidal inorganic nanostructures and functional composite nanomaterials for nanosensing and nanocatalysis
Email: kejunmars@hotmail.com
Assoc/Prof Linfeng Zhai
Visiting Scholar 2016-2017
Dr. Zhai works in Hefei University of Technology as an associate professor. His research focuses on wastewater treatment and resource utilization
Email: linfengzhai@hfut.edu.cn
Assoc/Prof Jianchao Ma
Visiting Scholar 2016-2017
Dr. Ma serves as an associate professor in Taiyuan University of Technology. His research includes greparation and application of nano-agent and nanomaterial for wastewater and energy sources; comprehensive and green utilization of mineral and abandoned mineral.
Email: jianchao.ma@curtin.edu.au
Assoc/Prof. Caili Wang
Visiting Scholar, 2017-2018
Dr. Wang is currently an associate professor inTaiyuan University of Technology with interests in modification of various mineral powder for different applications.
Dr. Xiaohua Ge
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Dr. Ge is currently a senior engineer in Research Center for Eco-Environment in Shanxi. Her research interests focus on carbon emission accounting, assessment on carbon-reduction technologies and low-carbon policies assessment.
Email: xiaohua.ge@adelaide.edu.au
Visiting Students
Die Xie
Exchanging student, 2016-2017
Die is currently a third-year postgraduate from Huaqiao University. Her project in Shaobin's group is on catalytic dechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds by Pd/Fe bimetallic nanoparticle systems supported on mesoporous carbon materials.
Qiuchen Wang
VIsiting student 2016
Qiuchen is currently a postgraduate student in China university of petroleum, Beijing. Her project in Shaobin's group on mental organic frameworks derived carbon materials for water treatment.
Julia R. de Andrade
Visiting Student 2018
Julia is a visiting Ph.D. student from University of Campinas, Brazil. Her research focus in Shaobin's group was on removing emerging pharmaceutical contaminants by advanced oxidation processes over porous carbon materials.
Email: julia_randrade@hotmail.com
Wei Ren
Visiting student, 2018
Wei was working on the development of electrochemical methods for insight into the mechanism of carbon-based advanced oxidation technology.
Email: renwei9528@163.com
Wanchao Li
Visiting Student, 2019
Wanchao is working on developing of novel carbon-based metal catalysts and evaluating their electrochemical performance.
Email: wanchao.li@adelaide.edu.au
Dr. Peng Zhou
Visiting student 2019
Peng was working on developing the removal of emerging organic pollutants in advanced oxidation processes based on Fenton and Fenton-like systems.
Email: zhoup1219@sina.com
Chen Han
Visiting student, 2016
Chen is currently a postgraduate in East China University of Science and Technology. Her research project in Shaobin's group is on advanced oxidative processes with novel metal-based nanocrystals
Shishu Zhu
Visting Student, 2018
Shishu is currently a PhD sutudent in Harbin University of Technology. He is working on the design and application of biochar and functional biomass based carbon material in environmental remediation, including heavy metals adsorption and catalysis of oxidation degradation.
Email: zhushishu@hit.edu.cn
Ruofei Chen
Visiting Student 2018
Ruofei was working on the development and modification of biomass-based activated carbons as well as bio-organic-metal frameworks (bio-MOFs) for adsorption in gas and liquid phases.
Email: ruofeichen@hotmail.com
Junguan Ma
Visiting Student, 2019
Junguan was working on the preparation of three-dimensional graphene composites and applications in the environmental.
Email: junguan.ma@adelaide.edu.au
Yingxue Fu
Visiting Student, 2019
Yingxue wss working on synthesizing noble-metal nanocrystalline and carbon-based metal catalysts, and developing their novel application.
Email: yingxue.fu@adelaide.edu.au