On the morning of May 30, 2024, a delegation of over ten distinguished guests visited the Interdisciplinary Science Research Center at Dongguan University of Technology (DGUT) at the invitation of the center. The delegation included Professor Wang Shaobin, Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Adelaide; Professor Liu Shaomin, Chair Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Professor Ao Zhimin of Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai; Professor Tan Xiaoyao, Chair Professor at Tiangong University and Professor Wang Zhigang, Vice Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering at Tiangong University, both appointed under Tianjin municipal talent programs; and Professor Yin Fuxing, a national-level talent of the Guangdong Academy of Sciences and former Vice President of Hebei University of Technology.
Professor Li Runxia, Executive Vice Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at DGUT, presided over the exchange session. She introduced the development history of the school and the Interdisciplinary Science Research Center, as well as their achievements, earning high praise from the guests. Both sides expressed a shared commitment to strengthening mutual understanding and deepening academic exchanges and cooperation in the future. Following the meeting, Professor Yin Fuxing delivered an academic report titled "Research Progress on Advanced Steel Materials and High-Performance Damping Alloy Materials" (covered separately).
Brief Introductions of Key Guests:
Wang Shaobin, Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide. Previously awarded the title of John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University. His main research areas focus on the development of nanomaterials and their applications in environmental remediation and energy conversion. He currently serves as Associate Editor of Applied Catalysis B and Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Joint Editor of Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, and serves on the editorial boards of several international academic journals.
Liu Shaomin, Chair Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and ARC Future Fellow, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and Associate Editor of Journal of Membrane Science. His research primarily covers the preparation and characterization of inorganic membrane materials, mechanisms of membrane separation and mass transfer processes, reaction-separation coupling technologies, and the synthesis and application of nano photocatalytic and piezoelectric catalytic materials. His recent work has focused on the application of membrane technology in hydrogen production and separation.
Tan Xiaoyao, Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, appointed under Tianjin municipal talent programs, and recipient of the Tianjin Outstanding Contribution Expert award. He received his doctoral degree from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in 1995 and conducted postdoctoral research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Imperial College London in the UK. His research focuses on the preparation and application of inorganic membranes, solid oxide fuel cells, chemical process intensification, and heterogeneous catalytic reaction engineering.
Ao Zhimin, Professor at the Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, appointed under national talent programs, Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials, and Founding Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Surfaces and Interfaces. His research centers on surface and interface behavior in pollution control processes. He has received awards including the IAAM Distinguished Research Award, the Science Chinese Outstanding Young Scientist Award, the Chinese Chemical Letters Environmental Chemistry Young Scientist Award, and the Australian National Computational Infrastructure Young Scientist Award.
Wang Zhigang, Professor and Vice Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, appointed under Tianjin municipal talent programs. He has long been engaged in research on inorganic membranes and catalytic membrane reactors, developing highly efficient inorganic hollow fiber membranes for gas and liquid phase separation, as well as catalytic membrane reactors for hydrogen production, dehydrogenation, and CO2 conversion. Focusing on propane dehydrogenation catalytic membrane reactors and high-purity hydrogen separation and production, he has facilitated the industrialization of high-purity hydrogen separation and production technology through company partnerships, and led the establishment of Cangzhou Xinmo Technology Co., Ltd.
Written by: Wang Sanmei
Photography: Tong Simeng
First Review: Liu Zhao / Second Review: Li Runxia / Third Review: Wang Biao
