Team members

Dr. Hao-Cheng Yang

Researcher of the "Hundred-Talent Program", Doctoral Supervisor, Doctor of Science.

Address: 718 Haizhou East Road, Haining.
Email：yanghch@zju.edu.cn

 

Education and Experience

 

2022.12–now    Researcher of the "Hundred-Talent Program", Zhejiang University, China.

2018.09–2022.12   Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, China.

2017.06–2018.11    Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, USA.

2012.09–2017.06   Ph.D., Zhejiang University, China.

2008.09–2012.07   B.S., Zhejiang University, China.

 

Research Interest

 

Advanced Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes

 

Publications

1. S.-L. Wu†, F. Lu†, R. Deng, L.-N. Quan, H.-C. Yang*, Z.-K. Xu, Solar-driven evaporators with thin-film-composite architecture inspired by plant roots for treating concentrated nano/submicrometer emulsions, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 51555–51563.

2. H.-N. Li, H.-C. Yang*, C.-Y. Zhu, J. Wu, A. Greiner*, Z.-K. Xu*, Self-Descaling Janus Nanofibrous Evaporator Enabled by A “Moving Interface” for Durable Solar-Driven Desalination of Hypersaline Water, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 20856-20865.

3. Z.-Y. Ma, Y.-R. Xue, H.-C. Yang*, J. Wu, Z.-K. Xu*, Surface and Interface Engineering of Polymer Membranes: Where We Are and Where to Go, Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 3363–3383. (Invited Perspective)

4. S.-L. Wu, L.-N. Quan, Y.-T. Huang, Y.-T. Li, H.-C. Yang*, S. B. Darling*, Suspended membrane evaporators integrating environmental and solar evaporation for oily wastewater purification, ACS Appl. Mater Interfaces, 2021, 13, 39513–39522. (Highlighted in Science Magazine: Science ,2021, 373, 1487)

5. Y.-T. Li, H. Chen, R. Deng, M.-B. Wu, H.-C. Yang*, S.B. Darling*, Sandwich-structured photothermal wood for durable moisture harvesting and pumping, ACS Appl. Mater Interfaces, 2021, 13, 33713−33721.

6. S.-L. Wu, H. Chen, H.-L. Wang, X. Chen, H.-C. Yang*, S. B. Darling*, Solar-driven evaporators for water treatment: challenges and opportunities, Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2021, 7, 24-39. (Best Papers 2021 in ESWRT) [ESI Highly Cited Paper]

7. H.-C. Yang, Y. Xie, H. Chan, B. Narayanan, L. Chen, R. Z. Waldman, S. K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan, J. W. Elam, S. B. Darling*, Crude-Oil-Repellent Membranes by Atomic Layer Deposition: Oxide Interface Engineering, ACS Nano 2018, 12, 8678–8685.

8. H.-C. Yang, Y. Xie, J. Hou*, A. K. Cheetham, V. Chen, S. B. Darling*, Janus membranes: creating asymmetry for energy efficiency, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1801495. (Highlighted by Back Cover)

9. H.-C. Yang, R. Z. Waldman, M.-B. Wu, J. Hou, L. Chen, S. B. Darling*, Z.-K. Xu*, Dopamine: Just the right medicine for membranes, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1705327. (Highlighted by Frontispiece) [ESI Highly Cited Paper]

10. H.-C. Yang†, J. Hou†, V. Chen* and Z.-K. Xu*, Janus membranes: exploring duality for advanced separation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13398-13407. [ESI Highly Cited Paper]