Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center
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Research Interests

​Fabrication of porous membrane (e.g. MOF, zeolite) for gas separation and other applications..

Selected Publications

  • Synthesis of 2D MFI zeolites in the form of self-interlocked nanosheet stacks with tuneable structural and chemical...
    Wei, R., Yang H., Scott, J., Aguey-Zinsou K.F., Zhang D.
    Materials Today, 11, pp. 22-33, (2018)
  • 2D versus 3D MFI zeolite: the effect of Si/Al ratio on the nature and accessibility of acid sites and catalytic per...
    Wei, R., Yang H., Scott, J., Aguey-Zinsou K.F., Zhang, D.
    Materials Today Chemistry, 8, pp. 1-12, (2018)
  • Synthesis of inter-crystalline mesoporous ZSM-5 generated by self-interlocked MFI nanosheet stacks
    Wei, R., Yang, H. Zhang, D.
    RSC Advances, 5, 78, pp. 63765-63776, (2015)

Education Profile

  • ​Ph.D. Materials Engineering, UWA, WA, Australia 2017
  • B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, UWA, WA, Australia 2012

Professional Profile

  • ​2018-: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Awards

  • ​2013-2017 Scholarship for International Research Fees (SIRF), The University of Western Australia.
  • 2013-2017 University International Stipend Scholarship (UIS) , The University of Western Australia.
  • 2013-2017 UIS ‘Safety Net’ Top-Up Scholarship , The University of Western Australia.
  • 2011 Chevron Chair Prizes in Gas Process Engineering, Chevron Corporation & The University of Western Australia, Perth WA.
  • 2010 Chevron Chair Prizes in Gas Process Engineering, Chevron Corporation & The University of Western Australia, Perth WA.
  • 2009-2012 Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematics Undergraduate Student Scholarships.The University of Western Australia, Perth WA.