Dr. GAO Minmin graduated with a B.Eng. (Hons) degree in Electrical Engineering from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2012, followed by a Ph.D. in 2016. Before joining the department of Material Science and Engineering as a lecturer, she is a research fellow at NUS, with a passion for innovative materials that will revolutionize the way we harness solar power. Her research interest is on developing advanced nanomaterials that enable solar-to-chemical, solar-to-steam, and solar-to-electricity conversions, with a focus on creating sustainable and eco-friendly energy solutions for a brighter future.
Selected Publications:
- Gao M., Zhang, T., Ho, G. W., Advances of Photothermal Chemistry in Photocatalysis, Thermocatalysis and Photothermocatalysis for Solar-to-Fuel Generation. (2022) Nano Research, 15(12), pp. 9985–10005.
- Gao, M., Peh, C.K., Meng, F.L., Ho, G.W., Photothermal Membrane Distillation toward Solar Water Production. (2021) Small Methods, 5 (5), art. no. 2001200.
- Gao, M., Peh, C.K., Zhu, L., Yilmaz, G., Ho, G.W., Photothermal Catalytic Gel Featuring Spectral and Thermal Management for Parallel Freshwater and Hydrogen Production. (2020) Advanced Energy Materials, 10 (23), art. no. 2000925.
- Gao, M., Zhu, L., Peh, C.K., Ho, G.W., Solar absorber material and system designs for photothermal water vaporization towards clean water and energy production. (2019) Energy and Environmental Science, 12 (3), pp. 841-864.
- Gao, M., Peh, C.K., Phan, H.T., Zhu, L., Ho, G.W., Solar Absorber Gel: Localized Macro-Nano Heat Channeling for Efficient Plasmonic Au Nanoflowers Photothermic Vaporization and Triboelectric Generation. (2018) Advanced Energy Materials, 8 (25), art. no. 1800711.
- Gao, M., Ng, S.W.L., Chen, L., Hong, M., Ho, G.W., Self-regulating reversible photocatalytic-driven chromism of a cavity enhanced optical field TiO2/CuO nanocomposite. (2017) Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (22), pp. 10909-10916.
- Gao, M., Connor, P.K.N., Ho, G.W., Plasmonic photothermic directed broadband sunlight harnessing for seawater catalysis and desalination. (2016) Energy and Environmental Science, 9 (10), pp. 3151-3160.
- Zhou, Y., Ding, T., Gao, M., Chan, K.H., Cheng, Y., He, J., Ho, G.W., Controlled heterogeneous water distribution and evaporation towards enhanced photothermal water-electricity-hydrogen production. (2020) Nano Energy, 77, art. no. 105102.
- Zhu, L., Gao, M., Peh, C.K.N., Ho, G.W., Recent progress in solar-driven interfacial water evaporation: Advanced designs and applications. (2019) Nano Energy, 57, pp. 507-518.
- Yang, M.-Q., Gao, M., Hong, M., Ho, G.W., Visible-to-NIR Photon Harvesting: Progressive Engineering of Catalysts for Solar-Powered Environmental Purification and Fuel Production. (2018) Advanced Materials, 30 (47), art. no. 1802894.