Dr. Xuefeng Zhang | Innovative Leadership | Best Researcher Award

Liaoning Technical University, China

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👤 Summary:

Xuefeng Zhang is a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering and Environment at Liaoning Technical University. His research focuses on high-performance cement-based materials, durability of concrete, and the utilization of industrial solid waste. Xuefeng has contributed to multiple research projects and publications in leading journals and has received numerous awards for his academic excellence.

🎓 Education:

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Environment (Sep. 2022 – Present)
  Liaoning Technical University, China
  Supervisor: Xiangdong Zhang
• M.S. in Civil Engineering and Environment (Sep. 2019 – Jul. 2022)
  Liaoning Technical University, China
  Supervisor: Xiangdong Zhang
• B.S. in Civil Engineering and Environment (Sep. 2015 – Jul. 2019)
  Liaoning Technical University, China

💼 Professional Experience:

• Involved in multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, including studies on geotechnical mechanics and material durability.
• Researcher at the State Key Laboratory of Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering.

🔬 Research Interests:

• High-performance cement-based materials
• Durability of concrete materials
• Industrial solid waste resource utilization
• Gob filling material

📜 Selected Publications:

1. Mechanical properties and microscopic characteristics of fly ash–slag composite backfill (2023).
2. Study on damage mechanisms in superabsorbent polymer-improved geopolymers (2024).
3. Multi-scale quantitative characterization of deep coal pores and fissures (2024).

🏅 Awards & Honors:

• Liaoning Technical University PhD Young Seedling First Prize
• National First Prize at the China Robot and Artificial Intelligence Competition
• First-class Scholarship, Liaoning University of Engineering and Technology
• Provincial First Prize in the Chuanzhi Cup National IT Skills Contest (2023-2024)

 

Notable Publications

Flexural Characteristics of Tailings Cemented with Fiber-Reinforced Green Composite Cementitious Matrix

Authors: Zhang, X., Li, J., Pang, S., Su, L., Liu, J.

Journal: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Year: 2024

Toughening Characteristics of Rubber Granule-Improved Alkali-Activated Slag-Stabilized Aeolian Sand

Authors: Zhang, X., Geng, J., Hu, G., Li, W., Zhang, X.

Journal: Construction and Building Materials

Year: 2024

Failure Mechanism of a Green Substratum Filling Material Based on Digital Scatter Analysis

Authors: Li, J., Zhang, X., Pang, S., Liu, J., Wei, X.

Journal: Construction and Building Materials

Year: 2024

Study of the Damage Mechanism on Mechanical Properties of Super Absorbent Polymer-Improved Geopolymers Under Dry–Wet Cycling

Authors: Zhang, X., Zhang, X., Li, J., Su, L., Liu, J.

Journal: Journal of Materials Science

Year: 2024

Retraction Note: Analysis of Fractured Soft Rock Characteristics in Fault Rupture Zones and Laneway Shoring

Authors: Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, J., Zhang, X., Fei, E.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Year: 2023

 

Assist Prof Dr. ping she | Innovative Leadership |Best Researcher Award

Jilin University , China

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🌞Summary 

Ping She is an Assistant Professor at the College of Chemistry, Jilin University, specializing in the application of inorganic porous nanomaterials in photocatalysis. With over 48 published SCI papers and 10 patents (5 of which have been authorized), he has made significant contributions to photocatalytic research. He has been recognized with the 2024 Wiley Wei Li Gao Contribution Author Award and several provincial and national honors for young scientists.

🎓 Education

• Doctor of Bionic Science and Engineering, College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University (2014-2018)
• Bachelor of Engineering, Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University (2010-2014)
• Visiting Scholar, School of Biosystems and Food Science, Zhejiang University (2012)

💼 Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, College of Chemistry, Jilin University (2021-present)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University (2018-2021), part of the China Postdoctoral Innovation Talent Program

🔬 Research Interests

Ping She’s research focuses on inorganic semiconductor nanocomposite photocatalysts. His work explores photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, and antibacterial applications using bioinspired and nanostructured materials. He continues to push boundaries in clean energy and environmental sustainability.

Notable Publications

Molecular Electrochemical Catalysis of CO-to-Formaldehyde Conversion with a Cobalt Complex

Authors: Singh, A., Zamader, A., Khakpour, R., Busch, M., Robert, M.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society

Year: 2024

Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Carbon Dioxide Reduction using a Bioinspired Nickel Molecular Catalyst

Authors: Zhang, J., She, P., Xu, Q., Bonin, J., Robert, M.

Journal: ChemSusChem

Year: 2024

Single-Layered Imine-Linked Porphyrin-Based Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks Targeting CO2 Reduction

Authors: Arisnabarreta, N., Hao, Y., Jin, E., Mali, K.S., De Feyter, S.

Journal: Advanced Energy Materials

Year: 2024

Carbon Nanotube Heterogenization Improves Cobalt Pyridyldiimine Complex CO2 Reduction Activity in Aqueous Carbonate Buffer

Authors: Andrin, B., Marques Cordeiro Junior, P.J., Provost, D., Robert, M., Odobel, F.

Journal: Chemical Communications

Year: 2024

Backbone Engineering of Polymeric Catalysts for High-Performance CO2 Reduction in Bipolar Membrane Zero-Gap Electrolyzer

Authors: Li, G., Huang, L., Wei, C., Robert, M., Ye, R.

Journal: Angewandte Chemie – International Edition

Year: 2024