General information

Name:  Qiuyu Zhang

Title： Professor, Cheung Kong Scholar, Deputy Dean of School of Science

Discipline：Applied Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Physics

Phone：+86-29-8843 1653

E-mail：qyzhang@nwpu.edu.cn

Qiuyu Zhang is a “Cheung Kong Scholars” professor, fellow of Chinese Chemical Society, committee of Shaanxi Chemical Society, committee of Chinese material Society-session of material and engineering, committee of Shaanxi Environmental Society, committee of Chinese Particle Society, etc. She is an editorial committee member of the journal of “Polymer Materials and engineering”, “Chemical Engineering” and “Adhesion”. She has won a lot of awards, such as Female pace setter of China, the award for New Century Excellent Talents from the Ministry of Education, the award of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province for three times, the award of Science and Technology for Youth of Shaanxi Province, the Huo Yingdong Teaching Award for young teachers from the Ministry of Education.

She leads a polymer hybrid and assembly research group, and her research interest includes porous polymer material, macro- or nano- organic/inorganic hybrid materials, biomimetic smart and functional polymer materials and so on. She has developed porous organic materials for efficient separation, organic/inorganic hybrid materials with electrical/ magnetic responses, self-healing polymer composites. Her group has published more than 200 papers in journals, like J. Mater. Chem. A, Appl. Catal. B, ACS AMI, Macromolecules, etc.

Research interests

Focus on the fundamental understanding of structure-property relationship

Molecular architecture designed by controlled polymerization and click polymerization

Composite principles of micro-nanometer polymer/inorganic hybrid material

Design and fabrication of functional polymer materials with magnetic and electronic properties,

external field responsive polymers

Porous polymer and polymer/inorganic composites

High performance polymer composites, self-healing behavior of composites

Education/Training

BSc, Beijing University of  Chemical Technology, 1987

MSc, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of  Science, 1990

PhD, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 1999

Experience

2009-present    "Cheung Kong Scholars" professor of chemistry

2004-present     Deputy Dean, School of Science of Northwestern Polytechnical University

2003-2004        Royal Society China Fellowships Program, Loughborough University, IPTM

2002-2003        Visiting Scholar, Loughborough University, IPTME

2000-2003        Professor of chemistry, Northwestern Polytechnical University

1997-2000        Associate Professor of chemistry, Northwestern Polytechnical University

1990-1997        Assistant Professor of chemistry, Northwestern Polytechnical University

External roles and appointments

1. Editorial committee member of the journal of “Chemical Engineering”

2. Editorial committee member of the journal of “Adhesion in China”

3. Editorial committee member of “Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University”

4. Committee member of “ Youth Work Committee of Chinese Society for Corrosion”

5. Committee member of “ Shanxi Chemical Society–Division Youth Work Committee of

Chinese Society for Corrosion”

6. Member, American Chemical Society–Divisions of Polymer Chemistry

7. Committee Member, Particles Society, China

8. Committee Member, Shaanxi Environmental Society

9. Committee Member, Division of Polymer materials, Chinese Materials Society

10. Committee Member, Chinese Special Polymer Materials Society

Recent hornors and awards

1. Being awarded the honor of “Cheung Kong Scholars”, 2008.

2. "Preparation of series functional microspheres and their surface performance control and application technology" The second award of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province, China, 2008.

3. "Research on interface property and composite mechanism of novel polymer composite" The first award of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province, China, 2007.

4. "The award for New Century Excellent Talents" The Ministry of Education, China, 2006

5. "The award of Science and Technology for Youth of Shaanxi Province" 2003.

6. "The Huo Yingdong Teaching Award for young teachers" The Ministry of Education, 2002

7. The Excellent Woman of Shaanxi

Part of  Recent Publications（For full publication list pls visit group website or google scholar page via QR Code）

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   1. A series of nanoparticles with phase-separated structures by 1,1-diphenylethene controlled one-step soap-free emulsion copolymerization and their application in drug release[J]. Nano Research, 2017, 10(9):2905-2922.

   2. Morphology-dependent electrochemical supercapacitors in multi-dimensional polyaniline nanostructures[J]. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5.

   3. Fabrication of hollow mesoporous SiO 2-BiOCl@ PANI@ Pd photocatalysts to improve the photocatalytic performance under visible light, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017.

   4. Large-scale fabrication of polymer ellipsoids with controllable patches via the viscosity-induced deformation of spherical particles[J]. Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8(25).

   5. Preparation of Mechanoresponsive Hairy Particles Using Polymeric Surfactants in Emulsion Polymerization, Polymer Chemistry, 2017.

   6. Microencapsulation through thermally sintering Pickering emulsion-based colloidosomes, Soft Matter, 2017.

   7. Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) micellar templates directed synthesis of water-dispersible polyaniline rhombic plates with excellent processability and flow-induced color variation, Polymer, 2017(117) 30-36.

   8. Synergistic improvement of thermal conductivities of polyphenylene sulfide composites filled with boron nitride hybrid fillers, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2017(95) 267-273.

   9. Facile synthesis of imidazole microcapsules via thiol-click chemistry and their application as thermally latent curing agent for epoxy resins, Composites Science and Technology, 2017(142) 198-206.

   10.Preparation of lipase/Zn3(PO4)2, hybrid nanoflower and its catalytic performance as an immobilized enzyme[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 291:287-297. (IF:5.310)

   11. Synthesis of BiOBr/carbon quantum dots microspheres with enhanced photoactivity and photostability under visible light irradiation[J]. Applied Catalysis A General, 2016, 527:127-136.(IF:4.012)

   12. Highly thermally conductive flame-retardant epoxy nanocomposites with reduced ignitability and excellent electrical conductivities[J]. Composites Science and Technology, 2017, 139: 83-89.(IF=3.897)

   13. Dielectric thermally conductive boron nitride/polyimide composites with outstanding thermal stabilities via in-situ polymerization-electrospinning-hot press method. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2017, 94: 209-216.(IF=3.791)

   14. Preparation of lipase/Zn3(PO4)2, hybrid nanoflower and its catalytic performance as an immobilized enzyme[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 291:287-297.(IF:5.310)

   15. Synthesis of BiOBr/carbon quantum dots microspheres with enhanced photoactivity and photostability under visible light irradiation[J]. Applied Catalysis A General, 2016, 527:127-136.(IF:4.012)

   16. Metallocenium Chemistry and Its Emerging Impact on Synthetic Macromolecular Chemistry[J]. ChemInform, 2016, 47(25):no-no.(IF:3.949)

   17. Highly thermally conductive flame-retardant epoxy nanocomposites with reduced ignitability and excellent electrical conductivities[J]. Composites Science and Technology, 2017, 139: 83-89.(IF=3.897)

   18. Dielectric thermally conductive boron nitride/polyimide composites with outstanding thermal stabilities via in-situ polymerization-electrospinning-hot press method. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2017, 94: 209-216.(IF=3.791)

   19. Deformation behavior of oriented β-crystals in injection-molded isotactic polypropylene by in situ X-ray scattering[J]. Polymer, 2016, 84: 254-266.(IF:3.586)

   20. Fabrication of modified bismaleimide resins by hyperbrnched phenyl polysiloxane and their improvement of thermal conductivities[J]. Rsc Advances, 2016, 6(62). (IF:3.289)

   21. Red-blood-cell-like BSA/Zn3(PO4)2, hybrid particles: Preparation and application to adsorption of heavy metal ions[J]. Applied Surface Science, 2016, 366(3):328-338.(IF:3.150)

   22. Functionalized graphite nanoplatelets/epoxy resin nanocomposites with high thermal conductivity[J]. International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, 2016, 92:15-22. (IF=2.857)

   23. Antagonistic effect of particles and surfactant on pore structure of macroporous materials based on high internal phase emulsion[J]. Colloids & Surfaces A Physicochemical & Engineering Aspects, 2016, 506:550-556.(IF:2.760)

   24. Fabrication and Properties of Thermally Conductive Epoxy Resin Nanocomposites Filled with fGNPs/PNBRs Hybrid Fillers[J]. Science of Advanced Materials, 2016, 8(5):972-979.(IF=1.8)

   25. Toughness Reinforcement in Carbon Nanotube-Filled High Impact Polypropylene Copolymer with β-Nucleating Agent[J]. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2016, 55(32):8733-8742.(IF:2.567)

   26. Promoting Mechanochemistry of Covalent Bonds by Noncovalent Micellar Aggregation[J]. ACS Macro Letters, 2016, 5(9): 995-998.(IF:5.766)

   27. Impressed Pressure-Facilitated Seeded Emulsion Polymerization: Design the Fast Swelling Strategies for Massive Fabrication of Patchy Microparticles[J]. Polymer Chemistry, 2016. (IF:5.687)

   28. Fabrication of Liquid Protrusions on Non-Cross-Linked Colloidal Particles for Shape-Controlled Patchy Microparticles[J]. Macromolecules, 2016.(IF:5.554)

   29. One-step thiol-isocyanate dispersion polymerization: preparation of uniform, cross-linked and functional particles[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 304:461-468. (IF:5.310)

   30. Dependency of tunable microwave absorption performance on morphology-controlled hierarchical shells for core-shell Fe3O4@MnO2, composite microspheres[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 304:552-562. (IF:5.310)

   31. Synthesis of magnetically separable Fe 3 O 4 @PANI/TiO 2, photocatalyst with fast charge migration for photodegradation of EDTA under visible-light irradiation[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 303:282-291. (IF:5.310)

   32.  Effect of the Structure and Length of Flexible Chains on Dendrimers Grafted Fe3O4@SiO2/PAMAM Magnetic Nanocarriers for Lipase Immobilization [J].ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2016.(IF:5.267)

   33. Amino-Fe3O4 Microspheres Directed Synthesis of a Series of Polyaniline Hierarchical Nanostructures with Different Wettability[J]. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6.(IF:5.228)

   34. Hyperbranched polysiloxane (HBPSi)-based polyimide films with ultralow dielectric permittivity, desirable mechanical and thermal properties[J]. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4(11):2134-2146. (IF:5.066)

   35. Preparation of anti-nonspecific adsorption polydopamine-based surface protein-imprinted magnetic microspheres with the assistance of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine and its application for protein recognition[J]. Sensors & Actuators B Chemical, 2017, 241:413-421.(IF:4.758)

   36. Design of Raspberry‐Shaped Microcarriers with Adjustable Protrusions and Functional Groups for the Improvement of Lipase Immobilization and Biocatalysis: Environmentally Friendly Esterification of Oleic Acid for Biodiesel ,ChemCatChem, 2016, 8(16):2574-2574.(IF:4.724)

   37.Tunable Permittivity in High–Performance Hyperbranched Polyimide Films by Adjusting Backbone Rigidity[J]. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120(5).(IF:4.509)

   38. Novel BiOCl/TiO 2, hierarchical composites: Synthesis, characterization and application on photocatalysis[J]. Applied Catalysis A General, 2016, 516:81-89. (IF:4.012)

   39. Rapid and efficient synthesis of isocyanate microcapsules via thiol-ene photopolymerization in Pickering emulsion and its application in self-healing coating[J]. Composites Science & Technology, 2016, 123(4):250-258.(IF:3.897)

   40. Robust, self-healing, superhydrophobic coatings highlighted by a novel branched thiol-ene fluorinated siloxane nanocomposites[J]. Composites Science & Technology, 2016, 137:78-86. (IF:3.897)

   41. Preparation of Light Core/Shell Magnetic Composite Microspheres and Its Application to Lipase Immobilization[J]. Rsc Advances, 2016, 6(70). (IF:3.289)

   42. “Ultrahigh humidity sensitivity of NaCl-added 3D mesoporous silica KIT-6 and its sensing mechanism” RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 38391 – 38398. (IF:3.289)

   43. Preparation of One-dimensional Fe3O4@P(MAA-DVB)-Pd(0) Magnetic Nanochains and Its application for rapid degradation of Organic Dyes[J]. Rsc Advances, 2016. (IF:3.289)

   44. Facile synthesis of LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2/Al(OH)3 composite as a high-performance cathode material for lithium ion cells[J]. Journal of Alloys & Compounds, 2016, 656:849-853.(IF:3.014)

   45. Facile synthesis and enhanced electromagnetic microwave absorption performance for porous core-shell Fe3O4@MnO2, composite microspheres with lightweight feature[J]. Journal of Alloys & Compounds, 2016, 693:432-439. (IF:3.014)

   46. Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Dopants/PS Composite Fibers with Porous and Hollow‐Porous Structures[J]. Macromolecular Materials & Engineering, 2016, 301(5):625-635. (IF:2.834)

   47. Preparation of quaternary amine monolithic column for strong anion-exchange chromatography and its application to the separation of Enterovirus 71.[J]. Journal of Chromatography B, 2016, 1033-1034:399-405.(IF:2.687)

   48. Well-Defined Core-Shell Fe3O4@Polypyrrole Composite Microspheres with Tunable Shell Thickness: Synthesis and Their Superior Microwave Absorption Performance in the Ku Band[J]. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2016, 55(22).(IF:2.567)

   49. Multidimensional polyaniline structures from micellar templates[J]. Journal of Materials Science,1-8.(IF:2.302)

   50. Hypercrosslinked polymers: controlled preparation and effective adsorption of aniline[J]. Journal of Materials Science, 2016, 51(18):8579-8592. (IF:2.302)

   51. Immobilization of lipase on mesoporous silica nanoparticles with hierarchical fibrous pore[J]. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 2016, 134: 129-135.(IF:2.189)

   52. Synthesis of magnetically separable core–shell structured NixFe1?x Fe2O4@TiO2, nanoparticles photocatalysts for the degradation of organic dyes[J]. Journal of Porous Materials, 2016:1-8.(IF:1.385)

   53. Grafting–through Strategy in Emulsion: An Eco–friendly and Effective Route for the Synthesis of Graft Copolymers[J]. ChemistrySelect,2016, 1(9):1870-1878.

   54. Effect of carboxyl density at the core–shell interface of surface-imprinted magnetic trilayer microspheres on recognition properties of proteins[J]. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2014, 196:265-271.

   55. Preparation and characterization of bovine serum albumin surface-imprinted thermosensitive magnetic polymer microsphere and its application for protein recognition[J]. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2014, 51:261-267.

   56. One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of highly monodisperse water-dispersible hollow magnetic microspheres and construction of photonic crystals[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015, 259:779-786.

   57. Fast and facile fabrication of porous polymer particles via thiol–ene suspension photopolymerization[J]. Rsc Advances, 2014, 4:13334-13339.

   58. Facile fabrication of Fe3O4@PS/PGMA magnetic Janus particles via organic-inorganic dual phase separation[J]. Rsc Advances, 2014, 4, 27152-27158.

   59. Synthesis and Characterization of Comb and Centipede Multigraft Copolymers P n BA-g-PS with High Molecular Weight Using Miniemulsion Polymerization[J]. Macromolecules, 2014, 47,7284-7295.

   60. Fabrication of highly dispersed ZnO nanoparticles embedded in graphene nanosheets for high performance supercapacitors[J]. Electrochimica Acta, 2014, 148:164-169.

   61. Time-dependent control of phase and morphology transformation of porous ZnO hollow microspheres by a facile one-step solution route[J]. Rsc Advances, 2014, 4:7167-7173.

   62. Nanosheet-based 3D hierarchical ZnO structure decorated with Au nanoparticles for enhanced electrochemical detection of dopamine[J]. Rsc Advances, 2014, 4:48986-48993.

   63. Novel Janus magnetic micro particle synthesis and its applications as a demulsifier for breaking heavy crude oil and water emulsion[J]. Fuel, 2015, 141: 258–267.

   64. Colloidal particles with various glass transition temperatures: preparation, assembly, and the properties of stop bands under heat treatment[J]. Journal of Materials Science, 2014, 49:2653-2661

   65. Thermal conductivities,mechanical and thermal properties of graphite nanoplatelets/polyphenylene sulfide composites[J]. Rsc Advances, 2014, 4:22101-22105.

   66. Pickering emulsion: A novel template for microencapsulated phase change materials with polymer–silica hybrid shell[J]. Energy, 2014, 64:575-581.

   67. Improved space survivability of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) polyimides fabricated via novel POSS–diamine[J]. Corrosion Science, 2014, doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2014.10.013.

   68. Synthesis and gas permeation properties of hyperbranched polyimides membranes from novel(A2+ B2B′+B2)-type method. Journal of Membrane Science,2014,450: 138-146.

   69. Space Survivable Polyimides with Excellent Optical Transparency and Self-Healing Properties Derived from Hyperbranched Polysiloxane, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2013,5:10207–10220

   70. Synthesis of Raspberry-Like Poly(styrene–glycidyl methacrylate) Particles via a One-Step Soap-Free Emulsion Polymerization Process Accompanied by Phase Separation. Langmuir. 2013,29: 11730-11741.

   71. Preparation and characterization of novel immobilized Fe3O4@SiO2@mSiO2–Pd(0) catalyst with large pore-size mesoporous for Suzuki coupling reaction. Applied Catalysis A: General.2013,459: 65-72.

   72. Synthesis of poly (methyl methacrylate)-b-polystyrene with high molecular weight by DPE seeded emulsion polymerization and its application in proton exchange membrane. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2013,406: 154-164.

   73. Preparation of thermoresponsive Fe3O4/P(acrylic acid–methyl methacrylate–N-isopropylacrylamide) magnetic composite microspheres with controlled shell thickness and its releasing property for phenolphthalein. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2013,398: 51-58.

   74. One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Magnetically Sensitive Nanochains Coated with a Fluorescent Shell by Magnetic-Field-Induced Precipitation Polymerization. Science of Advanced Materials. 2013,5: 623-629.

   75. Synthesis of BSA/Fe3O4magnetic composite microspheres for adsorption of antibiotics. Materials Science and Engineering: C.2013,33: 4401-4408.

   76. Preparation and characterization of structure-tailored magnetic fluorescent Fe3O4/P(GMA–EGDMA–NVCz) core–shell microspheres. Journal of Materials Science.2013,48: 5302-5308.

   77. Encapsulation and dispersion of carbon black by an in situ controlling radical polymerization of AA/BA/St with DPE as a control agent, Colloid and Polymer Science, 2013,291: 2399-2408.

   78. Three new conjugated polymers based on benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b '']dithiophene: synthesis, characterization, photoinduced charge transfer and theoretical calculation studies, Polymer Chemistry .2012,3: 2244-2253.

   79. Fabrication of one-dimensional Fe3O4/P(GMA-DVB) nanochains by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.2012,374: 339-344.

   80. Synthesis of block copolymer poly (n-butyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene by dpe seeded emulsion polymerization with monodisperse latex particles and morphology of self-assEMBLY film surface.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.2012,374: 54-60.

   81. Humidity sensing mechanism of mesoporous MgO/KCl–SiO2 composites analyzed by complex impedance spectra and bode diagrams”. Sensors and Actuators B 174 (2012) 513– 520

   82. Fabrication of 1D Fe3O4/P(NIPAM-MBA) thermosensitive nanochains by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization. Colloid and Polymer Science.2012,290: 1207-1213.

   83. Synthesis of block copolymer poly (n-butyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene by DPE seeded emulsion polymerization with monodisperse latex particles and morphology of self-assembly film surface, Journal of colloid and interface science, 2012, 374: 54-60

   84. Synthesis of two conjugated polymers as TNT chemosensor materials. Sensors and actuators B: chemical, 2010, 149: 155-160

   85. Preparation and characterization of magnetic composite microspheres using a free radical polymerization system consisting of DPE, Polymer, 2009, 50:1887-1894

   86. Calculation of band gap in long alkyl-substituted heterocyclicthiophene-conjugated polymers with electron donor–acceptor fragment, Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2008， 92：581-587

   87. A molecular simulation study of a series of cyclohexanone formaldehyde resins: Properties and applications in plastic printing. Polymer, 2007, 48: 887-893

   88. Preparation of high-magnetization Fe3O4–NH2–Pd (0) catalyst for Heck reaction. Catalysis communications, 2012, 17: 168-172

   89. Supported nanosized palladium on superparamagnetic composite microspheres as an efficient catalyst for Heck reaction. Catalysis communications, 2010,11:606-610

   90. Fabrication of 1D Fe3O4/P(NIPAM-MBA) thermosensitive nanochains by magnetic-field-inducedprecipit ation polymerization. Colloid and polymer science, 2012, 290:1207-1213