Education Background

2026.-present        PhD.in Chemistry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

2021.9-2024.6      M. Sc. in Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China

2017.9-2021.6        B.S. in Environmental Science, Beijing Forestry University, China

Working Experiences

2024.6-22025.12   Research assistant, Shandong University, China

Awards and Honors

o    China Scholarship Council (CSC scholarship) in 2024

o    Third Prize Scholarship for Outstanding Students, Beijing Forestry University, 2018

o    Third Prize academic scholarship for master's students, Shandong University, 2022

o    Second Prize academic scholarship for master's students, Shandong University, 2023

Research Interests

·   Piezo-photocatalytic plastic upcycling

·   Synthesis and modification of novel photocatalytic nanomaterials targeting highly efficient remediation of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances under visible-light irradiation

·   Optimization of advanced functional nanomaterials (e.g. quantum dots) and their energy applications.

Publications (#: equal contribution)

1. Liu, F., Li, H., Gao, Z., Song, Q., Cullen, P. J., Nie, Z., Hong, Y., Zhang, Y., Yao, S., Gu, C., Meng, F., Zuo, Z., Liu, R.*, Chen, Z*., Ma, D., Yin, Y., Cai, Y., Duan, X.*, & Zhang, Q.* (2026). Steering charge transfer in CuInS₂/BiOCl composites to enable sunlight-driven C–F bond cleavage of PFAS in water. Nature Water, 4(3), 334–347.

2. Gao, Z.^#, Liu, F.^#, Chen, Z.^#, Song, Q., Cullen, P. J., Zhang, X., Zuo, Z., Zhong, J., Lu, X., Hu, Z.*, Liu, R., Zhang, Q.*, Yin, Y., & Cai, Y. (2025). Defect-modulated oxygen adsorption and Z-scheme charge transfer for highly selective H₂O₂ photosynthesis in pure water. Nature Communications, 16(1), 8889.