Meet our team of dedicated experts, who are driving our research success

The Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy brings together key research staff across a diverse range of specialty areas.

Our expertise drives the Centre with the strength and capability to conduct excellent research across large-scale, complex environmental fields.

Our researchers and their expertise

Professor Anthony (Tony) Carroll

Invertebrate biology, marine and estuarine ecology, medicinal and biomolecular chemistry, natural products chemistry and organic chemistry

Dr Van Dau

Electrohydrodynamics, micro/nano printing, atomisation, aerosol, flexible electronics and MEMS/NEMS

Dr Mengyang Dong

Research focus is on the design and synthesis of heterostructured electrocatalysts for energy conversions such as rechargeable Metal-air batteries, PEMFC and Water-splitting devices.

Professor Adam Lee

Adam’s research addresses the rational design of nanoengineered materials for energy, environmental and health applications.

Associate Professor Porun Liu

CCCE Deputy Director Nanofabrication of inorganic, hybrid materials; photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, DSSCs, fuel cells.

Dr Liang Wang

Post Doctoral Research Fellow his work focuses on Structural Engineering of 2D Layered Nano-materials for Energy-related Catalysis Electrocatalysis and Photocatalysis

Associate Professor Yun Wang

Heterogeneous catalysis and renewable energy.

Prof Karen Wilson

Design of heterogeneous catalysts for clean chemical synthesis, particularly the design of tuneable porous materials for sustainable biofuels and chemicals production from renewable resources.

Professor Huijun Zhao

Professor Huijun Zhao was the founding Director of the Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy. His research focus is electrocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis and thermocatalysis principles, and nanostructured catalysts for important reactions of solar energy conversion, batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen generation, nitrogen-fixation, biomass-derived platform compounds upgrading, environmental remediation, bactericidal and sensing applications.

Dr Zhenzhen Wu

Dr. Zhenzhen Wu received her Ph.D. degree at Griffith in 2021. She is currently a Griffith University Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Her research focuses on the organic electrode materials and functional electrolyte for rechargeable metal batteries.

Dr Lei Zhang

Energy storage materials and second batteries, carbon-based/2D materials for electrocatalysis, functional polymer materials.

Dr Yu Zou

Research interests in nanomaterials and hybrid materials for electrochemical energy conversion including water electrolysis and fuel cell.

Full members

  • Professor Anthony Carroll
  • Dr Van Dau
  • Dr Mengyang Dong
  • Professor Adam Lee
  • A/Professor Porun Liu
  • Dr Liang Wang
  • A/Professor Yun Wang
  • Dr Zhenzhen Wu
  • Dr Lei Zhang
  • Professor Huijun Zhao
  • Dr Yu Zou

Research Staff

  • Dr  Huai Qin Fu
  • Dr Ming Zhou

Adjunct members

  • A/Professor Shan Chen
  • Dr Chao Lai
  • Dr Sheng Li
  • Dr Ge Shi
  • Professor Zhiyong Tang
  • Professor Dan Wang
  • Professor Huagui Yang
  • Professor Haimin Zhang
  • Professor Shanqing Zhang

Centre administration

  • Christina Perry

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