Overview
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
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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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)
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Photochromic hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide glasses
Feng, Rui, Li, Zi-Ying, Xue, Wen-Long, Henke, Sebastian, Dove, Martin T., Hou, Jingwei, Li, Wei and Bu, Xian-He (2026). Photochromic hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide glasses. Angewandte Chemie e1298188, e1298188-e1298188. doi: 10.1002/anie.1298188
2026
Journal Article
Regulating ion permeation through defect engineering in UiO-66 membranes
Chai, Milton, Song, Jinyue, Lyu, Zhanheng, Xie, Zixi, Hou, Jingwei, Knibbe, Ruth and Chen, Vicki (2026). Regulating ion permeation through defect engineering in UiO-66 membranes. Desalination, 636 120372, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2026.120372
2026
Journal Article
Large language model-assisted curation and sequence-informed modelling reveal membrane and genetic determinants of antibiotic resistance gene removal
Li, Ran, Qiu, Yangbo, Yang, Zhe, Hou, Jingwei and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Large language model-assisted curation and sequence-informed modelling reveal membrane and genetic determinants of antibiotic resistance gene removal. Water Research, 309 127116, 127116. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.127116
2026
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Scalable fabrication of MOF glass membranes for gas separation via stepwise phase transition
Ye, Mao, Yang, Yi, Yang, Zibo, Sun, Yuxiu, Ao, De, Zhou, Fan, Chen, Ying, Luo, Chunhui, Wang, Ziyao, Sun, Wenjia, Jia, Yunling, Huang, Wengang, Hou, Jingwei, Wang, Zhi and Qiao, Zhihua (2026). Scalable fabrication of MOF glass membranes for gas separation via stepwise phase transition. Advanced Science e78073, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/advs.78073
2026
Journal Article
A short route design of CaO/Al2O3 sorbents for energy-efficient and sustainable carbon capture
Ma, Xingyue, Zhu, Tangfei, Seetharaman, Seshadri, Zhu, Xiaobo, Hou, Jingwei, Lyu, Peisheng, Wang, Wanlin, Ning, Ruochen, Zou, Jincheng and Sun, Yongqi (2026). A short route design of CaO/Al2O3 sorbents for energy-efficient and sustainable carbon capture. Carbon Capture Science and Technology, 21 100697, 100697. doi: 10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100697
2026
Journal Article
Heterocyclic covalent organic framework membranes for water purification
Hu, Guishan, Qiu, Junke, Yang, Zeyu, Cao, Xue-Li, Sun, Shi-Peng, Tian, Miaomiao, Zhu, Junyong, Hou, Jingwei, Zhang, Yatao, Wang, Yong and Van der Bruggen, Bart (2026). Heterocyclic covalent organic framework membranes for water purification. Chemical Society Reviews. doi: 10.1039/d6cs00463f
2026
Journal Article
Structural modulation of metal-organic framework glasses for alkali metal ion transport and conduction
Qu, Hanyu, Huang, Wengang and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Structural modulation of metal-organic framework glasses for alkali metal ion transport and conduction. Greenverse Science, 1 (3). doi: 10.20517/greenvsci.2026.11
2026
Journal Article
Photocatalytic production of over 2 wt % hydrogen peroxide solution via potassium-ion regulation of nitrogen-rich carbon nitride
Zhang, Xinfei, Wu, Yuliang, Xie, Honghao, Lin, Jianing, Dou, Ming, Zhang, Wei, Chen, Ping, Hou, Jingwei, Han, Bin, Wang, Lianzhou, Wang, Zhiliang and Zhang, Yuan (2026). Photocatalytic production of over 2 wt % hydrogen peroxide solution via potassium-ion regulation of nitrogen-rich carbon nitride. ACS Nano. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.6c11575
2026
Journal Article
Photochromic Hybrid Organic‐Inorganic Metal Halide Glasses
Feng, Rui, Li, Zi‐Ying, Xue, Wen‐Long, Henke, Sebastian, Dove, Martin T., Hou, Jingwei, Li, Wei and Bu, Xian‐He (2026). Photochromic Hybrid Organic‐Inorganic Metal Halide Glasses. Angewandte Chemie, 138 (44) e1298188. doi: 10.1002/ange.1298188
2026
Journal Article
Heteroatom-mediated covalent organic framework membranes with nitrogen-enriched nanochannels for efficient desalination
Hu, Guishan, Chen, Muning, Zhou, Yunqiu, Zhen, Yu, Tian, Miaomiao, Zhang, Yatao, Hou, Jingwei, Zhu, Junyong and Wang, Yong (2026). Heteroatom-mediated covalent organic framework membranes with nitrogen-enriched nanochannels for efficient desalination. Advanced Science e77400, e77400-e77400. doi: 10.1002/advs.77400
2026
Journal Article
Advances in peptide applications for hard tissue repair and regeneration: multidisciplinary perspectives
Yang, Faming, Hou, Jingwei, Dargaville, Tim R., Ivanovski, Sašo and Zhou, Yinghong (2026). Advances in peptide applications for hard tissue repair and regeneration: multidisciplinary perspectives. Chemical Society Reviews, 55 (17), 9209-9294. doi: 10.1039/d4cs01211a
2026
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Time-temperature superposition principle serving as a design tool for tailored MOF-crystal glass composite membranes
Chen, Ying, Yang, Yi, Ye, Mao, Yu, Shuwen, Zhou, Fan, Li, Dudu, Sun, Yuxiu, Tian, Lei, Huang, Wengang, Hou, Jingwei and Qiao, Zhihua (2026). Time-temperature superposition principle serving as a design tool for tailored MOF-crystal glass composite membranes. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 7965, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-74833-z
2026
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Polyesterification-assisted interface engineering of carboxylate metal-organic frameworks membranes for selective gas separation
Ma, Chao, Li, Ning, Xu, Lin, Wang, Sa, Du, Juan, Pang, Jiandong, Chen, Aibing, Qiao, Zhihua and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Polyesterification-assisted interface engineering of carboxylate metal-organic frameworks membranes for selective gas separation. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 8962, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75937-2
2026
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Enhanced C–F activation and proton supply over Al2 O3-Embedded RuOx clusters boost perfluorocarbon hydrolysis
Han, Lupeng, Gao, Jing, Zhang, Chaoqi, Huang, Haotian, Wang, Yuan, Qu, Wenqiang, Hou, Jingwei, Berlier, Gloria, Cortés, Emiliano and Zhang, Dengsong (2026). Enhanced C–F Activation and Proton Supply over Al 2 O 3 -Embedded RuO x Clusters Boost Perfluorocarbon Hydrolysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148 (29) jacs.6c08359, 31292-31301. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c08359
2026
Journal Article
Metal-organic frameworks from inorganic waste upcycling
Powell, Joshua A., Jennings, Elin, Wanta, Kevin Cleary, Wang, Yan and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Metal-organic frameworks from inorganic waste upcycling. Chem Circularity 100084, 100084. doi: 10.1016/j.checir.2026.100084
2026
Journal Article
Correlating Emission, Absorption, and Composition in Perovskite Nanocrystals
Collins, Sean M, Tizei, Luiz H G, Pham, Sang T, Li, Xuemei and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Correlating Emission, Absorption, and Composition in Perovskite Nanocrystals. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 32 (Supplement_1) ozag053.828. doi: 10.1093/mam/ozag053.828
2026
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Melt-sintering of MOF glass–2D nanosheet composites for enhanced processability and gas separation performance
Yang, Jie, Zhao, Shuke, Huang, Wengang, Chan, Bun, Xu, Zhonghao, Yin, Meilin, Lin, Weikang, Chai, Milton, Lin, Rijia, Yu, Shuwen, Lu, Mingyuan, Li, Na, Li, Wei, Zhang, Xiwang, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Melt-sintering of MOF glass–2D nanosheet composites for enhanced processability and gas separation performance. Chemical Science, 17 (29), 14308-14317. doi: 10.1039/d6sc00077k
2026
Journal Article
High-performance hybrid CMS membranes development via synergistic pore tailoring and sulfur‐doping
Deng, Min, Liu, Yuantong, Wu, Yuanming, Qin, Zikang, Song, Jia, Wang, XinYu, Shi, Long, Zheng, Junfeng, Yang, Lin, Yao, Lu, Jiang, Wenju, Ma, Xiaohua, Hou, Jingwei and Dai, Zhongde (2026). High‐Performance Hybrid CMS Membranes Development via Synergistic Pore Tailoring and Sulfur‐Doping. Small, 22 (36) e73706, e73706-e73706. doi: 10.1002/smll.73706
2026
Journal Article
β‐ketoenamine porous organic cage membranes through hydrogel‐induced shielding for efficient ion sieving
Chen, Tiantian, Cheng, Penglin, Zhu, Junyong, Tian, Miaomiao, Zhang, Yatao, Hou, Jingwei and Jiang, Zhongyi (2026). β ‐Ketoenamine Porous Organic Cage Membranes Through Hydrogel‐Induced Shielding for Efficient Ion Sieving. Angewandte Chemie, 138 (25) e7051685. doi: 10.1002/ange.7051685
2026
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Ultrafast interfacial engineering for quantifiable control of asymmetric configurations in nanostructured Janus membranes
Zhang, Wenqing, Xu, Jinhui, Li, Bo, Li, Yao, Zhang, Yue, Tang, Zhishu, Zhu, Huaxu and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Ultrafast interfacial engineering for quantifiable control of asymmetric configurations in nanostructured Janus membranes. Advanced Science, 13 (30) e74865, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/advs.74865
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Jingwei Hou is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Responsive metal-organic framework glass membranes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Advanced membranes for gas separation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
MOF-based photothermal membrane for evaporation and contaminant removal
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) photocatalytic glasses
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Professor Xiwang Zhang, Dr Peng Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of high entropy alloy for organic pollutant mineralization via catalytic oxidation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Next-Generation Porous Materials for Carbon Capture and Conversion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal-Organic Frameworks¿Piezoelectric Composites for Metal Ions Separation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Mixed matrix membranes for CO2 gas separation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Professor Xiwang Zhang, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Gas separation membranes for carbon capture
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) and Covalent Organic Framework (COF) Liquid Membranes for Gas Separation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal Organic Framework Glass Mixed Matrix Nanosheets Hollow Fiber Membrane for Hydrogen Recovery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Tailoring Lithium Separation through Pore Structure Engineering in Metal¿Organic Framework Membranes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hongzhi Yin
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Doctor Philosophy
Design of membranes for lithium recovery and energy storage systems.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal-organic framework glass thin film membranes for gas separation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang, Dr Haijiao Lu, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Glassy metal-organic framework composite membranes for gas separation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
New generation of LED materials for flexible display
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Novel polymeric membranes for CO2 capture and electrical conversion
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hui Peng, Dr Changkui Fu, Professor Andrew Whittaker
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Doctor Philosophy
The development of efficient and stable all-inorganic tin halide perovskite solar cells
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peng Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Bioactive peptide-based nanoparticles for catalytic and metabolic cancer therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hao Song
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Doctor Philosophy
Glassy metal-organic framework composite membranes for gas separation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang, Dr Rijia Lin
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal-organic framework glass proton-exchange membranes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin, Professor John Zhu
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Doctor Philosophy
Simultaneous removal of emerging chemical and biological contaminants through novel catalytic membrane reactors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Coordination Polymer Glass Hybrid Nanocomposites for Light Emission Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Structure and function study of mechanochemically synthesized metal-organic frameworks glass composites
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang, Honorary Professor Vicki Chen
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Engineering metal-organic framework glasses for photocatalysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Metal-Organic Framework Crystal Glass Composites
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating MOF Nanosheets to Advanced Membranes for Achieving Energy-Efficient Separation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xiwang Zhang
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Functionalized Two-dimensional Membranes for Subnanometer-Scale Separations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Xiwang Zhang
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