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) - 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 25 peer-reviewed papers (including 16 first- or co-first-author publications) 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 4,200 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 Scopus2 WoS2
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 Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
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
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 Scopus11 WoS9 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 Scopus254 WoS256 Europe PMC72
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 Scopus64 WoS60 Europe PMC18
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 Scopus33 WoS32 Europe PMC11
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 Scopus203 WoS194 Europe PMC56
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 Scopus84 WoS87 Europe PMC24
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 Scopus49 WoS45 Europe PMC18
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 Scopus200 WoS194 Europe PMC69
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 Scopus379 WoS374
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 Scopus311 WoS306
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 WoS336
  • 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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