Education background

2012/09–2016/06      Ph.D. in Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2009/09–2012/06      M.S. in Municipal engineering, Hohai University, China

2005/09–2009/06      B.S. in Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, China

Experience

2017/08– Present Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China

2016/07–2017/08  Assistant Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects

Advanced electrochemical water treatment technology

Advanced functional materials for water pollution remediation

Academic Achievement

Journal Papers

1. Zhang, G.; Wu, Z.; Liu, H. J.*; Ji, Q. H.; Qiu, J. H.; Li, J. H.*, Photo-Actuation Healing of α-FeOOH@g-C3N4 Catalyst for Efficient and Stable Activation of Persulfate. Small 2017 (DOI: smll.201702225)

2. Zhang, G.; Xu, X. F.; Ji, Q. H.; Liu, R. P. *; Liu, H. J.; Qiu, J. H.; Li, J. H. *, Porous Nanobimetallic Fe-Mn Cubes with High Valent Mn and Highly Efficient Removal of Arsenic(III). Acs Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 14868-14877.

3. Zhang, G.; Wang, G. C.; Liu, Y.; Liu, H. J. *; Qu, J. H.; Li, J. H. *, Highly Active and Stable Catalysts of Phytic Acid-Derivative Transition Metal Phosphides for Full Water Splitting. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 14686-14693.

4. Zhang, G.; Liu, H. J. *; Qu, J. H.; Li, J. H. *, Two-dimensional layered MoS2: rational design, properties and electrochemical applications. Energy Environ. Sci. 2016, 9, 1190-1209.

5. Zhang, G.; Zhang, L.; Liu, Y.; Liu, L. M.; Huang, C. P.; Liu, H. J. *; Li, J. H. *, Substitution Boosts Charge Separation for High Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Performance. Acs Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 26783-26793.

6. Zhang, G.; Hu, Z. Y.; Sun, M.; Liu, Y.; Liu, L. M.; Liu, H. J. *; Huang, C. P.; Qu, J. H.; Li, J. H. *, Formation of Bi2WO6 Bipyramids with Vacancy Pairs for Enhanced Solar-Driven Photoactivity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 3726-3734.

7. Zhang, G.; Sun, M.; Liu, Y.; Lang, X. F.; Liu, L. M.; Liu, H. J. *; Qu, J. H.; Li, J. H. *, Visible-Light Induced Photocatalytic Activity of Electrospun-TiO2 in Arsenic(III) Oxidation. Acs Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 511-518.

8. Zhang, G.; Sun, M.; Liu, Y.; Liu, H. J. *; Qu, J. H.; Li, J. H. *, Ionic Liquid Assisted Electrospun Cellulose Acetate Fibers for Aqueous Removal of Triclosan. Langmuir 2015, 31, 1820-1827.

9. Wang, X.; Zhang, G.; Fu, X. N. *; Hu, C. Z.; Liu, R. P.; Liu, H. J. *; Xu, X. F.; Qu, J. H., Aggregation and Dissociation of Aqueous Al-13 Induced by Fluoride Substitution. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 279-6287.

10. Joshi, T. P.; Zhang, G.; Cheng, H. Y.; Liu, R. P. *; Liu, H. J.; Qu, J. H., Transformation of para arsanilic acid by manganese oxide: Adsorption, oxidation, and influencing factors. Water Res. 2017, 116, 126-134.

11. Joshi, T. P.; Zhang, G.; Jefferson, W. A.; Perfilev, A. V.; Liu, R. P. *; Liu, H. J.; Qu, J. H., Adsorption of aromatic organoarsenic compounds by ferric and manganese binary oxide and description of the associated mechanism. Chem. Eng. J. 2017, 309, 577-587.

12. Joshi, T. P.; Zhang, G.; Koju, R.; Qi, Z. L.; Liu, R. P. *; Liu, H. J.; Qu, J. H., The removal efficiency and insight into the mechanism of para arsanilic acid adsorption on Fe-Mn framework. Sci. Total Environ. 2017, 601, 713-722.3.

13. Sang, W. J.; Zhang, G.; Lan, H. C. *; An, X. Q.; Liu, H. J., The effect of different exposed facets on the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of o-chlorophenol using p-type Cu2O crystals. Electrochim. Acta 2017, 231, 429-436.

14. Lan, H. C.; Zhang, G.; Zhang, H. W.; Liu, H. J.; Liu, R. P. *; Qu, J. H., Solvothermal synthesis of BiOI flower-like microspheres for efficient photocatalytic degradation of BPA under visible light irradiation. Catal. Commun. 2017, 98, 9-12.

15. Wang, X.; Zhang, G.; Lan, H. C.; Liu, R. P.; Liu, H. J. *; Qu, J. H., Preparation of hollow Fe-Al binary metal oxyhydroxide for efficient aqueous fluoride removal. Colloid Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2017, 520, 580-589.

16. Sun, M.; Zhang, G.; Qin, Y. H.; Cao, M. J.; Liu, Y.; Li, J. H. *; Qu, J. H.; Liu, H. J. *, Redox Conversion of Chromium(VI) and Arsenic(III) with the Intermediates of Chromium(V) and Arsenic(IV) via AuPd/CNTs Electrocatalysis in Acid Aqueous Solution. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 9289-9297.

17. Sun, M.; Zhang, G.; Liu, Y.; Liu, H. J.; Qu, J. H. *; Li, J. H. *, Highly Efficient AuPd/Carbon Nanotube Nanocatalysts for the Electro-Fenton Process. Chem. Euro. J. 2015, 21, 7611-7620.

18. Ji, Q. H.; Yu, D. W.; Zhang, G.; Lan, H. C.; Liu, H. J. *; Qu, J. H., Microfluidic Flow through Polyaniline Supported by Lamellar-Structured Graphene for Mass-Transfer-Enhanced Electro catalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 13534-13541.

19. Sun, M.; Dong, Y. Z.; Zhang, G.; Qu, J. H. *; Li, J. H. *, alpha-Fe2O3 spherical nanocrystals supported on CNTs as efficient non-noble electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 3635-13640.