Research interests

Catalytic Systems for Energy-Resource-Environment Nexus: developing catalysis-based strategies for addressing the unmet challenges in the energy, resource, environment, and public health sectors

Application-directed design of nanomaterials: developing material-based technologies for pathogen control, sustainable agriculture, and engineered living systems

Toxicity evaluation of new chemicals: understanding the formation mechanisms of different chemical compounds, evaluating the toxicity, and exploring associated toxicity mechanism

 

Research experience

Surface displayed enzymes-based biocatalytic systems

Fabrication of bioactive membranes for environmental remediation

Fate and transformation of graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets in aquatic environments

Toxicity study of fresh and aged graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets

Photocatalytic CO₂ conversion by controlled hierarchical nanostructures

Photocatalytic hydrogen transfer from water for selective alkyne semihydrogenation with the TiO₂-Pd_xPt_1-x hybrid structures

Photocatalytic water splitting through ultrathin two-dimensional nanosheets of GaSe_1-xS_x

 

Applicable skills

Highly experienced in designing and synthesizing nano-sized catalysts

Highly experienced in quantifying reactive species

Highly experienced in cultivating human cells, bacteria, yeast, and microalgae

Highly experienced in material characterization and analysis including XRD, FT-IR, UV-vis, XPS, HRTEM, EDS, PL, and ICP

Highly experienced in analytical instruments including GC, GC-MS, HPLC, and IC

Highly experienced in 96-well plate-based assays

TEM characterization of nanomaterials, bacteria, and viruses

SEM characterization of nanomaterials, biofilms

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for planktonic cells and biofilms

Dynamic Light Scattering analysis and zeta potential test