Junnan Hao

Junnan Hao

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Junnan Hao received his Ph.D. degree in 2020 from the Institute of Superconducting & Electronic Materials at the University of Wollongong, Australia. After that, he joined Prof. Shi-zhang Qiao's group at the University of Adelaide (Australia) as a research fellow. Now, he is a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering. His research interests are focused on developing chemical materials for energy storage and conversion, including aqueous Zn-ion batteries, high-voltage Li-ion batteries, and flexible energy storage devices. His research has resulted in 90 peer-reviewed articles (38 as first/corresponding author), earning 10,800+ citations, an H-index of 51, and 26 ESI Highly Cited Papers. He is a 2024 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate) and ranked in the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (Stanford/Elsevier, 2023–2024).

1. ARC - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2023); Designing advanced Zn-ion batteries towards practical applications; A$456,318.

2. Industrial Project-Iondrive Ltd (2023); Investigation on in situ catalytic construction of transition-metal-chalcogenide for sodium-ion batteries, A$680,000

3. AINSE-PD (2024), Using synchrotron powder diffraction to in situ study the Cu2+-based cathodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries; A$ 98,352.00 

4. AINSE-PD (2024), Investigation on in situ catalytic construction of transition-metal-chalcogenide for sodium-ion batteries; A$ 98,352.00 

5. AINSE-Early Career Researcher Grant; In-depth study the working mechanism of high-capacity Cu2+-based cathode sin aqueous Zn-ion batteries; A$10,000.

6. University of Adelaide funding (COVID recognition seed funding scheme) for developing high-safety wearable aqueous Zn-ion batteries with a grant of A$15,000.

7. South China Normal University funding (Graduate Innovation seed funding scheme) for developing high-safety and high-performance supercapacitor with a grant of A$2,000.

 

1. Materials engineering for energy (CHEM ENG 7106), guest lecturer, 2023 

2. Materials engineering for energy and experiments (CHEM ENG 7106), guest lecturer, 2024 

3. CHEM ENG 4054 - Research Project, Semester 2, 2022

4. CHEM ENG 4054 - Research Project, Semester 2, 2023

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Principal Supervisor Development of protective polymer layers for aqueous Zinc-ion batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yiyang Hu
    2023 Co-Supervisor Fabricating high-energy aqueous zinc-based batteries: Materials preparation, advanced characterizations, and mechanism study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xun Zhao
    2023 Principal Supervisor Engineering Advanced Novel Hydrogel Electrolytes for Aqueous Zinc-ion Energy Storage Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rujiao Ma
    2022 Co-Supervisor Electrode/electrolyte Interphase Engineerings for Advanced Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yilong Zhu
    2022 Co-Supervisor Design and synthesis of novel materials for aqueous battery Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Qianru Chen
    2021 Co-Supervisor The Construction of High-Performance Zinc Anodes for Rechargeable Zinc Ion Batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shaojian Zhang
    2021 Co-Supervisor Exploration of advanced materials and electrolytes for energy storage Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Han Wu
  • Editorial Boards

    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2023 - ongoing Board Member Journal of Energy Chemistry Elsevier Netherlands
    2023 - ongoing Board Member Nano Research Energy Tsinghua University Press, SciOpen China
    2022 - ongoing Board Member Battery MDPI Switzerland
    2022 - ongoing Board Member eScience elsevier Netherlands
    2022 - ongoing Consulting Editor Frontiers in Chemistry Springer Swaziland
    2021 - ongoing Board Member SusMat Wiley China
    2021 - ongoing Consulting Editor Frontiers in Energy Research Springer Swaziland

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