Shuai Zhang

Dr Shuai Zhang

ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A

School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD as Co-Supervisor only - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr. Shuai Zhang is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Adelaide University. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Adelaide in 2025. His research focuses on the design, synthesis, and mechanistic understanding of photo(thermal)catalysts for plastic waste valorization and sustainable chemical synthesis.

Dr. Zhang has published 18 first- or co-first-author peer-reviewed papers in leading journals, including Science Advances, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, Chemical Society Reviews, Chem, Advanced Energy Materials, and Materials Today. These publications have attracted over 4,600 citations.

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing ARC grant-funded researcher A Adelaide University

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2025 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2017 - 2020 Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry China Master
2013 - 2017 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China Bachelor

Year Citation
2026 Zhang, S., Gao, X., Guo, M., Ran, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). Solar-to-chemical conversion in catalytic plastic transformation. Chem, 12(2), 102789-1-102789-28.
DOI Scopus6 WoS8
2026 Gao, X., Hu, J., Zhang, S., Wang, P., Wang, Z., Chen, P., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). Durable Natural Urine Electrolysis Enabled by Lewis Acid-Tailored Interfacial Microenvironment. Advanced Materials, 38(9), e21945-1-e21945-10.
DOI Scopus11 WoS12 Europe PMC2
2026 Guo, M., Zhang, S., Ran, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2026). Vacancy-interface coupling in nanomaterials for photocatalytic energy and environmental applications. Chem, 12(3), 102913-1-102913-15.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2025 Zhang, S., Gao, X., Xia, B., Slattery, A., Ran, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2025). Artificial Photosynthesis of Glycolaldehyde and Syngas from Plastic Feedstocks via Boron-Functionalized Nickel Species on CdS. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64(48), e202517025-1-e202517025-11.
DOI Scopus19 WoS20 Europe PMC4
2024 Gao, X., Zhang, S., Wang, P., Jaroniec, M., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications. Chemical Society Reviews, 53(3), 1552-1591.
DOI Scopus316 WoS321 Europe PMC82
2024 Ran, J., Talebian-Kiakalaieh, A., Zhang, S., Hashem, E. M., Guo, M., & Qiao, S. Z. (2024). Recent advancement on photocatalytic plastic upcycling. Chemical Science, 15(5), 1611-1637.
DOI Scopus73 WoS66 Europe PMC20
2024 Zhang, S., Johannessen, B., Xia, B., Gao, X., Davey, K., Ran, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Selective Oxidation of Polyesters via PdCu-TiO2 Photocatalysts in Flow. J Am Chem Soc, 146(46), 32003-32012.
DOI Scopus50 WoS47 Europe PMC13
2023 Zhang, S., Li, H., Wang, L., Liu, J., Liang, G., Davey, K., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Boosted Photoreforming of Plastic Waste via Defect-Rich NiPS₃ Nanosheets. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(11), 6410-6419.
DOI Scopus226 WoS213 Europe PMC65
2023 Zhang, S., Xia, B., Qu, Y., Jing, L., Jaroniec, M., Ran, J., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Photocatalytic production of ethylene and propionic acid from plastic waste by titania-supported atomically dispersed Pd species. Science Advances, 9(49), eadk2407-1-eadk2407-11.
DOI Scopus101 WoS104 Europe PMC34
2022 Zhang, S., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2022). Mild synthesis for defect-switchable photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution. Chem Catalysis, 2(3), 434-436.
DOI Scopus1
2022 Zhang, S., Zhao, Y., Miao, Y., Xu, Y., Ran, J., Wang, Z., . . . Zhang, T. (2022). Understanding Aerobic Nitrogen Photooxidation on Titania through In Situ Time-Resolved Spectroscopy.. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 61(51), 1-8.
DOI Scopus55 WoS51 Europe PMC21
2021 Zhang, S., Zhao, Y., Shi, R., Zhou, C., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Wang, Z., . . . Zhang, T. (2021). Sub‐3 nm Ultrafine Cu
2
O for Visible Light Driven Nitrogen Fixation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(5), 2554-2560.
DOI Scopus204 WoS198 Europe PMC70
2021 Zhang, S., & Zhang, T. (2021). In Situ Detection of Low Amounts of Ammonia. Trends in Chemistry, 3(5), 339-341.
DOI Scopus9 WoS10
2021 Zhang, S., Gao, X. -T., Hou, P. -F., Zhang, T. -R., & Kang, P. (2021). Nitrogen-doped Zn–Ni oxide for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in sea water. Rare Metals, 40(11), 3117-3124.
DOI Scopus39 WoS39
2020 Zhao, Y., Zhang, S., Shi, R., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Tang, J., & Zhang, T. (2020). Two-dimensional photocatalyst design: A critical review of recent experimental and computational advances. Materials Today, 34, 78-91.
DOI Scopus398 WoS391
2020 Zhang, S., Zhao, Y., Shi, R., Zhou, C., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Wu, L. Z., . . . Zhang, T. (2020). Efficient Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation over Cuδ +-Modified Defective ZnAl-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets. Advanced Energy Materials, 10(8), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus321 WoS314
2019 Zhang, S., Zhao, Y., Shi, R., Waterhouse, G. I. N., & Zhang, T. (2019). Photocatalytic ammonia synthesis: Recent progress and future. ENERGYCHEM, 1(2), 40 pages.
DOI WoS356
  • The Ian Wilson Liberal Research Scholarship, The University of Adelaide, 2023-2025, $ AUD 15,000
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS251/SXR/23196), Australian Synchrotron, 2025, $ AUD 98,352
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS241/SXR/21374), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, $ AUD 163,920
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS233/XAS/20546), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, $ AUD 65,568
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS233/SXR/20457), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, $ AUD 163,920
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS223/SXR/18897), Australian Synchrotron, 2022, $ AUD 196,704

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