The research group led by Professor Jin Zhu and Associate Professor Haining Na has developed a two-step acid-catalyzed hydrolysis methodology to effectively hydrolyze cellulose to glucose with high yield and selectivity under mild conditions.

Prof. Xianfeng Li’s group and Prof. Zhaoping Liu’s group developed a new and practical polyether imide (PEI) based porous membrane with three-dimension heat-resistant skeleton and high curvature pore structure as a new separator candidate .

Prof. Juan. Du leads a group working on synthesis and magnetic properties of nanomaterials. Recently, her group developed a one-step solid-phase sintering method for synthesizing chemical and magnetic ordered monodisperse single crystal hard magnetic nanoparticles.

Prof. Xuedong Wu’s group using a simple and versatile procedure combines micro/nano-hierarchical structures and further modification with low surface energy molecules to fabricate hydrophobic and hydrophilic films on aluminum alloy AA 2024 substrates. The procedure is very impressive for its universality, simplicity and flexibility, which can be applied to treat a wide rang...

Prof. Xuedong Wu’s group fabricated the siloxane modified acrylic resin (SMAR) coatings with various textures including pillars, pits and grooves. These micro-textured coatings showed different antifouling performances to Navicula Closterium and Ulothrix. The coating with pillars spaced 3 μm reduced Navicula settlement by 73% compared to the control surface.