Associate Professor Jingwei Hou
Associate Professor

Jingwei Hou

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Background

Dr Jingwei Hou received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of New South Wales in 2015. He then joined the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology (2015-2017) and University of Cambridge (2017-2019, affiliate of the Trinity College) for this post-doctoral research. In 2019, he returned Australia as an ARC DECRA Fellow at the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland. He was named the ARC Future Fellow in 2021 and then NHMRC Emerging Leadership 2 Fellow and ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellow in 2025. He is currently an Associate Professor and the group leader of the Functional Materials Engineering (FME) Lab, leading a team of enthusiastic and talented researchers in pushing the boundaries of science.

Dr Jingwei Hou has attracted over $9m AUD external research funds as the lead CI or sole CI, and contributed over 40 plenary, keynote and invited talks. So far, he has 1 book chapter and 150+ publications in highly-ranked international peer-reviewed journals (including lead author publications in Science, Nature Communications, CHEM, Cell Report Physical Science, JACS, Angew Chem, Advanced Materials, Journal of Membrane Science, ChemComm etc), which attracted over 11k+ citations and an H index of 63. He is the Membrane Separation Theme Leader of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation for Carbon Dioxide (2023-2029). His main research focuses on understanding the physical properties of the microporous materials and translating them into useful devices for membrane separation, optics, energy storage and catalysis.

Availability

Associate Professor Jingwei Hou is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Composite and hybrid materials Engineering Functional materials Glass Materials engineering Separation technologies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales

Research interests

  • Microporous glass composites

    One of my research interest is regulating the physical and chemical properties of microporous glass materials, realising efficient separation, catalysis and energy applications.

Research impacts

SELECTED PRIZES, HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • Royal Society of Chemistry Dalton Horizon Prize (2025)
  • Membrane Society of Australasia Membrane Research Award (2023)
  • Mid-Research Leadership Award, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, UQ (2023)
  • Australian Synchrotron Research Award (2022)
  • Fundemental Research Excellence Award, UQ (2022)
  • Rising Star of Science Award, Researcher.com (2022)
  • Young Tall Poppy Award, Queensland, AIPS (2022)
  • Top 100 of Global Create the Future Design Contest (2022)
  • ARC Future Fellowship (2022-2025)
  • ARC DECRA Fellowship (2019-2022)
  • Research Excellence in Functional Nanomaterials Award, UQ (2021)
  • Royal Society of Chemistry, Nanoscale Emerging Research Award (2021)
  • Research Excellence in Functional Nanomaterials Award, UQ (2020)
  • Westpac Fellow, one of two UQ National Finalists (2020)
  • CASS ECR Award, Australia (2020)
  • Early-Career Researcher Award, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, UQ (2019)
  • John A. Bradie Medal, Engineer Australia (2017)
  • Best Presentation Award, Nature Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks, Tianjin, China (2019)
  • Best Presentation Award, 2nd prize, 4th International Conference on Desalination, Perth, Australia (2019)
  • Best Presentation Award, Membrane Society of Australasia, ECR-Symposium (2020)
  • Early Career Researcher Travel Award, IMSTEC, Sydney, Australia (2020)

Search Professor Jingwei Hou’s works on UQ eSpace

186 works between 2010 and 2026
All (186) Journal Article (182) Conference Publication (3) Book Chapter (1)

1 - 20 of 186 works

2026

Journal Article

Hydrogen-bonding-driven microstructure reconstruction in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) blends for efficient propylene/ propane separation

Hua, Bingquan, Lu, Tianyou, Song, Yingjie, Ren, Haojie, Chen, Zhengqi, Li, Yuhan, Yang, Nan, Li, Zihan, Liu, Zongkai, Dong, Guanying, Hou, Jingwei and Zhang, Yatao (2026). Hydrogen-bonding-driven microstructure reconstruction in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) blends for efficient propylene/ propane separation. Journal of Membrane Science, 745 125216, 125216. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2026.125216

Hydrogen-bonding-driven microstructure reconstruction in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) blends for efficient propylene/ propane separation

2026

Journal Article

Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with sulfonic acid-based HOFs for efficient reverse osmosis desalination

Liu, Yu-ting, Tang, Zi-yue, Zong, Zi-ao, Wang, Wan-zhen, Zhang, Xiao-yin, Song, Xin-ping, Meng, Xiang-min, Lin, Rijia and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with sulfonic acid-based HOFs for efficient reverse osmosis desalination. Desalination, 624 119876, 119876. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2026.119876

Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with sulfonic acid-based HOFs for efficient reverse osmosis desalination

2026

Journal Article

Self-cleaning nanofiber membrane for efficient oil-water separation and dye degradation

Bai, Hai-chao, Tang, Zi-yue, Zong, Zi-ao, Song, Xin-ping, Liu, Yu-ting, Zhang, Xiaoyin, Wang, Xin-ping, Meng, Xiang-min, Lin, Rijia and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Self-cleaning nanofiber membrane for efficient oil-water separation and dye degradation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 550 147875, 147875-550. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.147875

Self-cleaning nanofiber membrane for efficient oil-water separation and dye degradation

2026

Journal Article

Polymer-assisted monolithic MOFs formation towards membrane gas separation

Li, Dudu, Yang, Zibo, Ao, De, Xu, Zelong, Yuan, Shuangjie, Meng, Fanpeng, Sun, Yuxiu, Hou, Jingwei and Qiao, Zhihua (2026). Polymer-assisted monolithic MOFs formation towards membrane gas separation. Separation and Purification Technology, 383 136253, 136253. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.136253

Polymer-assisted monolithic MOFs formation towards membrane gas separation

2026

Journal Article

Ultramicroporous covalent organic framework membranes with fortified hydrogen-bond networks for high-performance desalination

Zhou, Yunqiu, Hu, Guishan, Yuan, Jingsi, Zhang, Xiang, Hou, Jingwei, Cao, Xueli, Zhang, Yatao, Sun, Shi-Peng, Van der Bruggen, Bart and Zhu, Junyong (2026). Ultramicroporous covalent organic framework membranes with fortified hydrogen-bond networks for high-performance desalination. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69779-1

Ultramicroporous covalent organic framework membranes with fortified hydrogen-bond networks for high-performance desalination

2026

Journal Article

Molten zinc coordination polymer glass as a host for stable and processable optical dye composites

Lee, Jaeho, Huang, Wengang, Sugai, Yoshiki, Zha, Xiangyi, Chen, Yuelei, Powell, Joshua A., Hsu, Yi-Chen, Xie, Zixi, Chen, Vicki, Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Molten zinc coordination polymer glass as a host for stable and processable optical dye composites. EcoEnergy e70046. doi: 10.1002/ece2.70046

Molten zinc coordination polymer glass as a host for stable and processable optical dye composites

2026

Journal Article

Quantum dot formation through controlled hybrid perovskite decomposition within metal organic framework glass

Lee, Jaeho, Huang, Wengang, Zha, Xiangyi, Li, Xuemei, Xie, Zixi, Chen, Peng, Sun, Chenghan, Bin Zulkifli, Muhammad Yazid, Pham, Sang T., Chan, Bun, Švegovec, Marija, Shukla, Atul, Zhu, Junyong, Lin, Rijia, Bedford, Nicholas M., Chen, Vicki, Collins, Sean, Krajnc, Andraž, Cheetham, Anthony K., Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Quantum dot formation through controlled hybrid perovskite decomposition within metal organic framework glass. Chemistry of Materials, 38 (3), 1106-1116. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02293

Quantum dot formation through controlled hybrid perovskite decomposition within metal organic framework glass

2026

Journal Article

Macrocycle-assembled membranes for high-salinity organic wastewater treatment

Li, Yizhuo, Duan, Yanghua, Yuan, Jingsi, Ge, Lei, Zhang, Xiang, Hou, Jingwei, Zhang, Yatao, Van der Bruggen, Bart, Zhu, Junyong and Elimelech, Menachem (2026). Macrocycle-assembled membranes for high-salinity organic wastewater treatment. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 1731. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68430-3

Macrocycle-assembled membranes for high-salinity organic wastewater treatment

2026

Journal Article

Recent progress in the synthesis, scaling, processing and technoeconomic analysis of metal-organic frameworks towards industrial applications

Li, Zi, Yang, Xinyu, Ju, Chuanzhi, Tian, Tian, Hou, Jingwei, Hu, Zhigang and Zou, Jianxin (2026). Recent progress in the synthesis, scaling, processing and technoeconomic analysis of metal-organic frameworks towards industrial applications. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 167 101123, 101123-167. doi: 10.1016/j.mser.2025.101123

Recent progress in the synthesis, scaling, processing and technoeconomic analysis of metal-organic frameworks towards industrial applications

2026

Journal Article

Synergistic Light-Thermal-Mass Engineering of Metal-Coordinated Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Water Purification

Sheng, Kai, Xiao, Zijie, Meng, Jiakun, Tian, Miaomiao, Cao, Xueli, Hou, Jingwei, Sun, Shi-Peng, Zhang, Yatao, Zhu, Junyong and Van der Bruggen, Bart (2026). Synergistic Light-Thermal-Mass Engineering of Metal-Coordinated Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Water Purification. Advanced Functional Materials e29163. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202529163

Synergistic Light-Thermal-Mass Engineering of Metal-Coordinated Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Water Purification

2026

Journal Article

Positively Charged Polymer-Brush MOFs for Large-Area, Pressure-Resistant Gas Separation Membranes

Yang, Yi, Yuan, Ye, Sun, Yuxiu, Shi, Fei, Song, Chenyang, Wang, Weifan, Li, Qinghua, Sheng, Menglong, Qiao, Zhihua, Hou, Jingwei, Cheetham, Anthony K. and Wang, Zhi (2026). Positively Charged Polymer-Brush MOFs for Large-Area, Pressure-Resistant Gas Separation Membranes. Advanced Materials e20099. doi: 10.1002/adma.202520099

Positively Charged Polymer-Brush MOFs for Large-Area, Pressure-Resistant Gas Separation Membranes

2026

Journal Article

Covalent organic frameworks functionalization with ionic liquid and single metal ions for CO2 capture and cycloaddition under mild condition

Yin, Meilin, Wang, Lipeng, Li, Rui, Hou, Jingwei and Tang, Shaokun (2026). Covalent organic frameworks functionalization with ionic liquid and single metal ions for CO2 capture and cycloaddition under mild condition. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 701 138684, 138684. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138684

Covalent organic frameworks functionalization with ionic liquid and single metal ions for CO2 capture and cycloaddition under mild condition

2026

Journal Article

Processable microporous membranes: emerging platforms for separation technologies

Yu, Shuwen, Chen, Ying, Qiao, Zhihua and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Processable microporous membranes: emerging platforms for separation technologies. Chemical Society Reviews, 55 (4) PMID 335405, 2229-2264. doi: 10.1039/d5cs00543d

Processable microporous membranes: emerging platforms for separation technologies

2025

Journal Article

Precision-engineered crystalline covalent organic framework membranes with staggered ABC stacking for high-performance desalination

Yuan, Jingsi, Mai, Zhaohuan, Parkinson, Makenna, Zhou, Yunqiu, Hou, Jingwei, Cao, Xueli, Sun, Shi-Peng, Zhang, Yatao, Zhu, Junyong and Elimelech, Menachem (2025). Precision-engineered crystalline covalent organic framework membranes with staggered ABC stacking for high-performance desalination. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (51), 47477-47488. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c16195

Precision-engineered crystalline covalent organic framework membranes with staggered ABC stacking for high-performance desalination

2025

Journal Article

Integration of MOF UiO-66 into zinc coordination polymer glass membranes for enhanced gas separation

Chen, Ruiqi, Yu, Shuwen, Lin, Rijia, Yang, Jie, Zhao, Shuke, Hsu, Yi-Chen, Huang, Wengang, Lu, Pengfei, Zhou, Tao, Zhang, Ligang and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Integration of MOF UiO-66 into zinc coordination polymer glass membranes for enhanced gas separation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 64 (47) acs.iecr.5c03528, 22868-22877. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5c03528

Integration of MOF UiO-66 into zinc coordination polymer glass membranes for enhanced gas separation

2025

Journal Article

Metal-organic framework quasi-monolayer integrated composite membranes for selective rare-metal separation

Zhang, Aiwen, Mai, Zhaohuan, Zhu, Xiao, Song, Tianqi, Yan, Xueru, Hou, Jingwei, Zhang, Yatao, Matsuyama, Hideto, Van der Bruggen, Bart and Zhu, Junyong (2025). Metal-organic framework quasi-monolayer integrated composite membranes for selective rare-metal separation. Advanced Functional Materials, 35 (47) 2507870. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202507870

Metal-organic framework quasi-monolayer integrated composite membranes for selective rare-metal separation

2025

Journal Article

Mesoporous PtPd alloy: high entropy oxide heterostructures for efficient electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction

Yang, Jing, Si, Di, Yang, LinLin, Chen, Heng‐Quan, He, Ren, Wang, Congxu, Huang, Wengang, Kang, Fusong, Liu, Zhipeng, Xiao, Yi, Wang, Tao, Deng, Zeyu, Ge, Jingjie, Hu, Zhigang, Cabot, Andreu, Hou, Jingwei, Wang, Lianzhou, Cheetham, Anthony K. and Tian, Tian (2025). Mesoporous PtPd alloy: high entropy oxide heterostructures for efficient electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction. Angewandte Chemie, 137 (47) e202518458, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/ange.202518458

Mesoporous PtPd alloy: high entropy oxide heterostructures for efficient electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction

2025

Journal Article

Structural Templation of MOF-Derived Zirconia Nanoparticles

Powell, Joshua A., Terban, Maxwell W., Zhang, Jiaqi, Tao, Songsheng, Hou, Jingwei, Billinge, Simon J. L. and Zhou, Hong-Cai (2025). Structural Templation of MOF-Derived Zirconia Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17 (47) acsami.5c14965, 64842-64852. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c14965

Structural Templation of MOF-Derived Zirconia Nanoparticles

2025

Journal Article

3D covalent organic network membranes with regionally ordered nanochannels for efficient molecular sieving

Ge, Lei, Du, Gaojing, Song, Hengjie, Li, Jiaqi, Hou, Jingwei, Zhang, Yatao and Zhu, Junyong (2025). 3D covalent organic network membranes with regionally ordered nanochannels for efficient molecular sieving. Advanced Science, 12 (40) e10911, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/advs.202510911

3D covalent organic network membranes with regionally ordered nanochannels for efficient molecular sieving

2025

Journal Article

Tuning triplet exciton pathways via molecular aggregation in a family of coordination polymers

Feng, Rui, Li, Zi-Ying, Huang, Shi-Shuang, Yu, Mei-Hui, Wei, Fengxia, Hou, Jingwei, Li, Wei and Bu, Xian-He (2025). Tuning Triplet Exciton Pathways via Molecular Aggregation in a Family of Coordination Polymers. Nano Letters, 25 (41) acs.nanolett.5c03866, 15023-15030. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03866

Tuning triplet exciton pathways via molecular aggregation in a family of coordination polymers

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2031
    Wearable and High-Sensitivity X-ray Detectors for Managing Respiratory Diseases in Infants and Children
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Tuning metal-organic framework melting points through gas-environment control
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Smart Immunoengineered Therapeutic Platform for Peridontal Bone Health
    ANZBMS/BHF Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2029
    One-step separation and collection for pharmaceutical industry (ARC Linkage Project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Intelligent 3D Laser Nanoprinting Facility with In-situ Characterisation (ARC LIEF administered by RMIT University)
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality (ARC ITRP grant administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2030
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Responsive Metal-organic Framework Glass Membranes for Molecular Sieving
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Integrated solar to chemical production and membrane concentration system
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Immunoengineered Nanocomposite Surface Coatings towards Soft Tissue Regeneration
    International Team for Implantology Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2026
    Elucidating the cross-linked network and microstructure of polyamide based nanofiltration membrane
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Visualising phase distribution of glassy metal-organic framework within polymer composite membranes
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Examining interfacial interactions in metal-organic framework glass composites to enhance gas separation performance
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Evolution of active nanoparticulate species from metal-organic framework thermal decomposition
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Investigation of Melting Mechanism with Incorporation of Responsive Materials into Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Glasses
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Dynamic study of glassy metal-organic framework composite membranes for critical minerals recovery
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Unveiling the dynamic behaviours of Zn2+ on superior mechanical properties of modified ZIF glass
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Investigation of Melting Mechanism with Incorporation of Responsive Materials into Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Glasses
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Study of melting mechanism and interfacial interactions of metal-organic framework glass composites
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Converting raw mineral materials to highly efficient lighting and display devices
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing the function of perovskite's nano-crystallization behaviour in a heterogeneous photocatalyst
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Dynamic study of mixed matrix metal-organic framework glass membranes for lithium recovery
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Membrane CO2 capture processes for iron and steel industry
    Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Integrated high-throughput material synthesis and characterisation system
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2023
    THz spectroscopic characterization of the dynamics and bonding properties of MOF(UiO-66-NH2)-based single atom photocatalysts
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Testing of anti-fouling properties of membranes with TekCyte coatings (Phase 2)
    TekCyte Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Elucidating the coordination geometry of metals within multimetallic metal-organic framework glasses via X-ray adsorption techniques Part 2
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Dynamic study of glassy metal-organic framework membranes for lithium recovery
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Elucidating the coordination geometry of metals within multimetallic metal-organic framework glasses via X-ray adsorption techniques Part 1
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Dynamic properties at the interface of hierarchically structured metal-organic frameworks for lithium recovery
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Glass membranes for net zero carbon emissions
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Efficient hydrogen generation via alkaline water electrolysis on low cost electrocatalyst
    HBIS Group Co, Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Dynamic and bonding properties of bilayer metal-organic framework membranes for ionic separation
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Metal Halide Perovskite Metal-organic Framework Crystal-Glass Composites
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Dynamic properties of the order-disorder interface in metal-organic framework crystal-glass composite membranes
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Dynamic and bonding properties of glassy cathodic materials for Li-ion batteries
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Membrane fouling behaviour investigation
    TekCyte Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Next generation of Li-ion batteries enabled by microporous glasses
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Dynamic study of the glassy metal-organic frameworks
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Shaping metal-organic framework monolith towards separation and catalysis devices
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Single-enzyme membrane biofuel cells for wastewater and flue gas treatment.
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

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