Dr. Haijiao Lu obtained her bachelor’s degree in Science from Nankai University (China) and in Engineering from Tianjin University (China) in 2014. Supervised by Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Prof. Jingkang Wang, she obtained PhD degree from Tianjin University (China) in 2019. During her PhD study, she also worked as a visiting PhD student at University of Cambridge (UK). She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Australian National University in 2019-2021, and then at the University of Queensland with Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellow Prof. Lianzhou Wang from July 2021. Since Jan 2023, she has been working as an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Research Fellow at School of Chemical Engineering, EAIT, UQ. Her research is characterised by interdisciplinary feature, which lies at the intersection of materials science, photo(electro)catalysis, and chemical engineering. Apart from the ARC DECRA Fellowship, she has also secured funding from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) for 5 Synchrotron beamline projects in 2023. In addition, she has received awards such as the 2022 Early Career Researcher Award (EAIT Faculty) and the Research Excellence in Energy Nanomaterials (Nanomaterials Centre) from The University of Queensland. She works as associate lecturer and tutor for CHEE3005 (Reaction Engineering), lecturer for ENGG1500 (Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment), and lecturer for ENGY7112/7114/7115/7215 (Professional Project).
Journal Article: Stabilized bismuth nanoplasmonics for selective CO2 reduction to methanol at a heterointerface
Lu, Haijiao, Uddin, Nasir, Sun, Zhehao, Chen, Zibin, Mahfoud, Zackaria, Wu, Yilan, Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Su, Zhicheng, Yin, Xinmao, Tang, Chi Sin, Liao, Xiaozhou, Ringer, Simon P., Zhao, Xiu Song, Nguyen, Hieu T., Wee, Andrew T. S., Bosman, Michel and Yin, Zongyou (2023). Stabilized bismuth nanoplasmonics for selective CO2 reduction to methanol at a heterointerface. Nano Energy, 115 108684, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108684
Journal Article: How synthetic methods of single-atom electrocatalysts affect the catalytic performance of carbon dioxide reduction
Yang, Sichun, Zhang, Zhiwen, Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How synthetic methods of single-atom electrocatalysts affect the catalytic performance of carbon dioxide reduction. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 41 100922, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.coche.2023.100922
Journal Article: How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
You, Jiakang, Xiao, Mu, Liu, Siqi, Lu, Haijiao, Chen, Peng, Jiang, Zhi, Shangguan, Wenfeng, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO2 reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (19), 10149-10154. doi: 10.1039/d3ta00834g
Catalyst design for converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals
(2023–2025) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
(2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Solar light driven carbon dioxide conversion reactions
Doctor Philosophy
Photochemical energy conversion with single atoms
Lu, Haijiao and Yin, Zongyou (2021). Photochemical energy conversion with single atoms. Atomic and nano scale materials for advanced energy conversion. (pp. 773-785) edited by Zongyou Yin. Germany: Wiley‐VCH . doi: 10.1002/9783527831401.ch28
Stabilized bismuth nanoplasmonics for selective CO2 reduction to methanol at a heterointerface
Lu, Haijiao, Uddin, Nasir, Sun, Zhehao, Chen, Zibin, Mahfoud, Zackaria, Wu, Yilan, Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Su, Zhicheng, Yin, Xinmao, Tang, Chi Sin, Liao, Xiaozhou, Ringer, Simon P., Zhao, Xiu Song, Nguyen, Hieu T., Wee, Andrew T. S., Bosman, Michel and Yin, Zongyou (2023). Stabilized bismuth nanoplasmonics for selective CO2 reduction to methanol at a heterointerface. Nano Energy, 115 108684, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108684
Yang, Sichun, Zhang, Zhiwen, Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How synthetic methods of single-atom electrocatalysts affect the catalytic performance of carbon dioxide reduction. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 41 100922, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.coche.2023.100922
You, Jiakang, Xiao, Mu, Liu, Siqi, Lu, Haijiao, Chen, Peng, Jiang, Zhi, Shangguan, Wenfeng, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO2 reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (19), 10149-10154. doi: 10.1039/d3ta00834g
Wang, Zitong, Zhang, Zhiwen, Wang, Zhiliang, Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). Can we achieve efficient photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to methanol: a perspective on oxygen reaction pathways. Applied Catalysis A: General, 654 119082, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apcata.2023.119082
Ultrabroadband plasmon driving selective photoreforming of methanol under ambient conditions
Uddin, Nasir, Sun, Zhehao, Langley, Julien, Lu, Haijao, Cao, Pengfei, Wibowo, Ary, Yin, Xinmao, Tang, Chi Sin, Nguyen, Hieu T, Evans, Jack D, Li, Xinzhe, Zhang, Xiaoliang, Heggen, Marc, Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E, Wee, Andrew T S, Zhao, Haitao, Cox, Nicholas and Yin, Zongyou (2023). Ultrabroadband plasmon driving selective photoreforming of methanol under ambient conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 120 (3) e2212075120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2212075120
Zhang, Doudou, Li, Haobo, Lu, Haijao, Yin, Zongyou, Fusco, Zelio, Riaz, Asim, Reuter, Karsten, Catchpole, Kylie and Karuturi, Siva Krishna (2023). Unlocking the performance of ternary metal (hydro)oxide amorphous catalysts via data-driven active-site engineering. Energy & Environmental Science, 16 (11), 5065-5075. doi: 10.1039/d3ee01981k
Floating perovskite-BiVO4 devices for scalable solar fuel production
Andrei, Virgil, Ucoski, Geani M., Pornrungroj, Chanon, Uswachoke, Chawit, Wang, Qian, Achilleos, Demetra S., Kasap, Hatice, Sokol, Katarzyna P., Jagt, Robert A., Lu, Haijiao, Lawson, Takashi, Wagner, Andreas, Pike, Sebastian D., Wright, Dominic S., Hoye, Robert L. Z., MacManus-Driscoll, Judith L., Joyce, Hannah J., Friend, Richard H. and Reisner, Erwin (2022). Floating perovskite-BiVO4 devices for scalable solar fuel production. Nature, 608 (7923), 518-522. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04978-6
Bandgap engineered g-C3N4 and its graphene composites for stable photoreduction of CO2 to methanol
Sahoo, Ramesh Chandra, Lu, Haijiao, Garg, Dimple, Yin, Zongyou and Matte, H. S. S. Ramakrishna (2022). Bandgap engineered g-C3N4 and its graphene composites for stable photoreduction of CO2 to methanol. Carbon, 192, 101-108. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.02.021
All room-temperature synthesis, N2 photofixation and reactivation over 2D cobalt oxides
Lu, Haijiao, Zhao, Yi-Ming, Saji, Sandra Elizabeth, Yin, Xinmao, Wibowo, Ary, Tang, Chi Sin, Xi, Shibo, Cao, Pengfei, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Liu, Borui, Heggen, Marc, Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E., Tricoli, Antonio, Wee, Andrew T.S., Nguyen, Hieu T., Yan, Qing-Bo and Yin, Zongyou (2022). All room-temperature synthesis, N2 photofixation and reactivation over 2D cobalt oxides. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 304 121001, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.121001
Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production based on transition-metal-oxide semiconductors
Lu, Haijiao, Li, Xianlong, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production based on transition-metal-oxide semiconductors. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 43 (5), 1204-1215. doi: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)64028-7
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reductions toward value-added multicarbon products. ACS ES&T Engineering, 2 (6) acsestengg.1c00336, 975-988. doi: 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00336
Noble-metal-free multicomponent nanointegration for sustainable energy conversion
Lu, Haijiao, Tournet, Julie, Dastafkan, Kamran, Liu, Yun, Ng, Yun Hau, Karuturi, Siva Krishna, Zhao, Chuan and Yin, Zongyou (2021). Noble-metal-free multicomponent nanointegration for sustainable energy conversion. Chemical Reviews, 121 (17), 10271-10366. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01328
Zero-emission multivalorization of light alcohols with self-separable pure H2 fuel
Uddin, Nasir, Langley, Julien, Zhang, Chao, Fung, Alfred K. K., Lu, Haijao, Yin, Xinmao, Liu, Jingying, Wan, Zhichen, Nguyen, Hieu T., Li, Yunguo, Cox, Nicholas, Wee, Andrew T. S., Bao, Qiaoling, Xi, Shibo, Golberg, Dmitri, Coote, Michelle L. and Yin, Zongyou (2021). Zero-emission multivalorization of light alcohols with self-separable pure H2 fuel. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 292 120212, 120212. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120212
Saji, Sandra Elizabeth, Lu, Haijiao, Lu, Ziyang, Carroll, Adam and Yin, Zongyou (2021). An experimentally verified LC-MS protocol toward an economical, reliable, and quantitative isotopic analysis in nitrogen reduction reactions. Small Methods, 5 (5) 2000694, 2000694. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202000694
The use of mixed-metal single source precursors for the synthesis of complex metal oxides
Lu, Haijiao, Wright, Dominic S. and Pike, Sebastian D. (2020). The use of mixed-metal single source precursors for the synthesis of complex metal oxides. Chemical Communications, 56 (6), 854-871. doi: 10.1039/c9cc06258k
Bi, Jingtao, Huang, Xin, Wang, Jingkang, Tao, Qingqing, Lu, Haijiao, Luo, Liang, Li, Guiping and Hao, Hongxun (2020). Self-assembly of immobilized titanate films with different layers for heavy metal ions removal from wastewater: synthesis, modeling and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal, 380 122564, 122564. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.122564
Double-layered hierarchical titanate and its attaching and splitting mechanism
Bi, Jingtao, Wang, Jingkang, Yang, Jingxiang, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Ting, Huang, Xin and Hao, Hongxun (2019). Double-layered hierarchical titanate and its attaching and splitting mechanism. Ceramics International, 45 (9), 12290-12296. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.03.143
Bi, Jingtao, Huang, Xin, Wang, Jingkang, Wang, Ting, Wu, Hao, Yang, Jinyue, Lu, Haijiao and Hao, Hongxun (2019). Oil-phase cyclic magnetic adsorption to synthesize Fe3O4@C@TiO2-nanotube composites for simultaneous removal of Pb(II) and Rhodamine B. Chemical Engineering Journal, 366, 50-61. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.02.017
A simple one-step synthetic route to access a range of metal-doped polyoxovanadate clusters
Lu, Haijiao, Jethwa, Rajesh B., Jenkinson, Kellie J., Wheatley, Andrew E. H., Hao, Hongxun, Wright, Dominic S. and Pike, Sebastian D. (2019). A simple one-step synthetic route to access a range of metal-doped polyoxovanadate clusters. Dalton Transactions, 48 (14), 4555-4564. doi: 10.1039/c8dt05072d
Jin, Meitang, Xu, Zhao, Bao, Ying, Li, Long, Wang, Liping, Lu, Haijiao, Xie, Chuang and Hao, Hongxun (2019). Ternary phase diagrams and solvate transformation thermodynamics of omeprazole sodium in different solvent mixtures. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27 (2), 362-368. doi: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.07.016
Lu, Haijiao, Andrei, Virgil, Jenkinson, Kelliej, Regoutz, Anna, Li, Ning, Creissen, Charles E., Wheatley, Andrew E. H., Hao, Hongxun, Reisner, Erwin, Wright, Dominic S. and Pike, Sebastian D. (2018). Single-source bismuth (transition metal) polyoxovanadate precursors for the scalable synthesis of doped BiVO4 photoanodes. Advanced Materials, 30 (46) 1804033, 1804033. doi: 10.1002/adma.201804033
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Li, Fei, Huang, Xin, Tian, Beiqian and Hao, Hongxun (2018). Highly efficient and reusable montmorillonite/Fe3O4/humic acid nanocomposites for simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and aniline. Nanomaterials, 8 (7) 537, 537. doi: 10.3390/nano8070537
Mechanism of influence of organic impurity on crystallization of sodium sulfate
Su, Nannan, Wang, Yongli, Xiao, Yan, Lu, Haijiao, Lou, Yajing, Huang, Jingjing, He, Meng, Li, Yang and Hao, Hongxun (2018). Mechanism of influence of organic impurity on crystallization of sodium sulfate. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (5), 1705-1713. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04625
Cocrystal and its application in the field of active pharmaceutical ingredients and food ingredients
Wang, Na, Xie, Chuang, Lu, Haijiao, Guo, Nannan, Lou, Yajing, Su, Weiyi and Hao, Hongxun (2018). Cocrystal and its application in the field of active pharmaceutical ingredients and food ingredients. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 24 (21), 2339-2348. doi: 10.2174/1381612824666180522102732
Recent progress of continuous crystallization
Wang, Ting, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Xiao, Yan, Zhou, Yanan, Bao, Ying and Hao, Hongxun (2017). Recent progress of continuous crystallization. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 54, 14-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.06.009
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Hao, Hongxun and Wang, Ting (2017). Magnetically Separable MoS2/Fe3O4/nZVI Nanocomposites for the Treatment of Wastewater Containing Cr(VI) and 4-Chlorophenol. Nanomaterials, 7 (10) 303, 303. doi: 10.3390/nano7100303
Molecular recognition and self-assembly mechanism of cocrystallization processes
Wang, Na, Hao, Hongxun, Lu, Haijiao and Xu, Ruilin (2017). Molecular recognition and self-assembly mechanism of cocrystallization processes. CrystEngComm, 19 (27), 3746-3752. doi: 10.1039/c7ce00713b
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Yu, Jun, Wu, Yuefeng, Wang, Ting, Bao, Ying, Ma, Dou and Hao, Hongxun (2017). Phase equilibria for the pseudo-ternary system (NaCl + Na2SO4 + H2O) of coal gasification wastewater at T = (268.15 to 373.15) K. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 25 (7), 955-962. doi: 10.1016/j.cjche.2016.08.016
Crystallization techniques in wastewater treatment: an overview of applications
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Wang, Ting, Wang, Na, Bao, Ying and Hao, Hongxun (2017). Crystallization techniques in wastewater treatment: an overview of applications. Chemosphere, 173, 474-484. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.070
Measurement and correlation of solubility of ciclesonide in seven pure organic solvents
Zhou, Lina, Yin, Qiuxiang, Guo, Zhiqiang, Lu, Haijiao, Liu, Mingyan, Chen, Wei and Hou, Baohong (2017). Measurement and correlation of solubility of ciclesonide in seven pure organic solvents. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 105, 133-141. doi: 10.1016/j.jct.2016.10.014
Tao, Xiaolong, Hou, Baohong, Hu, Xiaoxue, Zhou, Fuli, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Ting, Zhao, Jiangfeng and Hao, Hongxun (2017). Measurement and correlation of solubility of amorphous cefmetazole sodium in pure solvents and binary solvent mixtures. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 62 (1), 398-406. doi: 10.1021/acs.jced.6b00741
Montmorillonite-supported Fe/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles for removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater
Lu, Haijiao, Tian, Beiqian, Wang, Jingkang and Hao, Hongxun (2017). Montmorillonite-supported Fe/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles for removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 60, 169-174. doi: 10.3303/CET1760029
An overview of nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Stoller, Marco, Wang, Ting, Bao, Ying and Hao, Hongxun (2016). An overview of nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2016 4964828 , 1-10. doi: 10.1155/2016/4964828
Mechanism, synthesis and modification of nano zerovalent iron in water treatment
Lu, Hai-Jiao, Wang, Jing-Kang, Ferguson, Steven, Wang, Ting, Bao, Ying and Hao, Hong-xun (2016). Mechanism, synthesis and modification of nano zerovalent iron in water treatment. Nanoscale, 8 (19), 9962-9975. doi: 10.1039/c6nr00740f
Recent progress on nanostructures for drug delivery applications
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Wang, Ting, Zhong, Jian, Bao, Ying and Hao, Hongxun (2016). Recent progress on nanostructures for drug delivery applications. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016 5762431 , 1-12. doi: 10.1155/2016/5762431
Application of N-doped MoS2 nanocrystals for removal of azo dyes in wastewater
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jingkang, Tian, Beiqian, Huang, Xin, Bi, Jingtao, Wang, Ting and Hao, Hongxun (2018). Application of N-doped MoS2 nanocrystals for removal of azo dyes in wastewater. 24th International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization (BIWIC), Dortmund, Germany, 2017. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/ceat.201700596
Catalyst design for converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals
(2023–2025) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
(2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2022–2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
(2022–2023) Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Solar light driven carbon dioxide conversion reactions
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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