Education
- PhD (ChemE / NGS) National University of Singapore, 2012
- BSc (Polymer) Fudan University, 2008
Honours and Awards
- AIChE Singapore Local Sector Outstanding Young Faculty Award (2021)
- J. Material Chemistry A Emerging Investigator (2022)
- NUS Engineering Young Researcher Award (2022)
- Energy and Fuels Rising Star (2022)
- Advanced Membranes Best Paper Award (2022)
- Global Outstanding Young Chinese Women Scientists in Chemical Engineering Award (2023)
- Editor, Desalination and Water Treatment
- Guest Editor, Journal of Membrane Science
Research Interests
- Membrane science and technology
- 2D materials and 2D composite membranes
- Desalination and water treatment
- Energy and environment
Selected Publications
F. Hillman, K. Wang, C. Liang, D. H. L. Seng, S. Zhang*, Breaking the permeance-selectivity tradeoff for post-combustion carbon capture: A bio-inspired strategy to form ultrathin hollow fiber membranes, Advanced Materials, 35 (2023) 2305463.
L. Shen, Q. Shi, S. Zhang, J. Gao, D. C. Cheng, M. Yi, R. Song, L. Wang, J. Jiang, R. Karnik, S. Zhang*, Highly porous nanofiber-supported monolayer graphene membranes for ultrafast organic solvent nanofiltration, Science Advances 7, (2021) abg6263.
Y. Lu, L. Zhang, L. Shen, W. Liu, R. Karnik, S. Zhang*, Monolayer graphene membranes for molecular separation in high-temperature harsh organic solvents, PNAS, 2021Â 118Â (37)Â e2111360118;Â https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111360118.
F. Li, C. Fang, W. Liu, L. Yang, B. Guo, S. Zhang*, High recovery, energy efficient wastewater desalination, J. Membr. Sci. 631 (2021) 119317.
C. Shang, D. Prankyo, S. Zhang*, Understanding roughness – fouling relationship in reverse osmosis: Mechanism and implications, Environmental Science & Technology, 54 (2020) 5288-5296.