Dr Haijiao Lu
Dr

Haijiao Lu

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Background

Dr. Haijiao Lu obtained her dual bachelor's degrees in Science from Nankai University (China) and in Engineering from Tianjin University (China) in 2014. Supervised by Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering Prof. Jingkang Wang, she obtained PhD degree from Tianjin University (China) in 2019. During her PhD study, she also worked as a visiting PhD student (2017-2019) at University of Cambridge (UK). She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Australian National University in 2019-2021, and then at the University of Queensland with FAA, FTSE, Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellow Prof. Lianzhou Wang from July 2021. Since Jan 2023, she has been working as an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Research Fellow at School of Chemical Engineering, EAIT, UQ. Her research is characterised by interdisciplinary feature, which lies at the intersection of materials science, catalysis, and chemical engineering.

Dr. Lu has secured over AU$2M in competitive funding as lead CI from a variety of competitive funding sources, such as ARC, the Department of Education, ANSTO, QUEX institute and UQ internal grants. Her research excellence has been recognised through multiple honours such as Nanoscale Emerging Investigator (2025), UQ EAIT Early Career Research Leadership Award (2023), UQ EAIT Early Career Research Award (2022), and the UQ Award for Research Excellence in Energy Nanomaterials (2022).

She loves working with students. She is working as lecturer for CHEE3005 (Reaction Engineering). In the past years, she worked as the course coordinator for CHEE7340/CHEE7380/CHEE7381/CHEE7382 (Research Thesis/Project), and lecurer for CHEE4006/CHEE4007/CHEE4026/CHEE4027 (Research Thesis/Project), ENGG1500 (Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment), and ENGY7112/7114/7115/7215 (Professional Project).

She is proud of having supervising over 15 students for undergraduate/postgraduate Research Thesis/Project/Summer project since she joined UQ, and some of these students continued to work as PhD students under her supervision. From 2026, she commences her new role as the School of Chemical Engineering Summer Research Program Coordinator.

Availability

Dr Haijiao Lu is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University

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68 works between 2016 and 2026
All (68) Journal Article (65) Conference Publication (1) Book Chapter (2)

1 - 20 of 68 works

2026

Journal Article

Metal–metal oxide interaction modulated photocatalytic methane conversion

Zhang, Yanzhao, You, Jiakang, Wang, Kai, Yao, Dazhi, Lu, Haijiao, Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Hou, Jingwei, Chen, Peng, Jin, Yonggang, Liu, Gang, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2026). Metal–metal oxide interaction modulated photocatalytic methane conversion. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148 (16) jacs.6c01783, 17094-17103. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c01783

Metal–metal oxide interaction modulated photocatalytic methane conversion

2026

Journal Article

Electronic engineering of lyophobic surface shield in boron nitride for stabilizing propane oxidative dehydrogenation

Huang, Yanan, Lu, Haijiao, Ouyang, Ni, Shen, Guoqiang, Thomsen, Lars, Zhang, Xinping, Tian, Jinshu and Chen, Hao (2026). Electronic engineering of lyophobic surface shield in boron nitride for stabilizing propane oxidative dehydrogenation. Advanced Functional Materials e74842. doi: 10.1002/adfm.74842

Electronic engineering of lyophobic surface shield in boron nitride for stabilizing propane oxidative dehydrogenation

2026

Journal Article

Design and optimisation of a reference electrode integrated anion exchange membrane water electrolyser for hydrogen production

Lyu, Cheng, Yule, James, Jones, Mikey, Corbin, Jack, Zhang, Zhenyu, Li, Xiaohong, Hudson-Edwards, Karen, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Lianzhou, Wang, Zhiliang, Wang, Gang, Chen, Ye, Zhang, Wenjun and Zhang, Hua (2026). Design and optimisation of a reference electrode integrated anion exchange membrane water electrolyser for hydrogen production. Journal of Power Sources, 667 239271, 239271. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2026.239271

Design and optimisation of a reference electrode integrated anion exchange membrane water electrolyser for hydrogen production

2026

Journal Article

SiC-promoted Cu/ZnO catalysts for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to methanol: Mediating role of Cuδ+ species

Xie, Guiming, Jin, Rongrong, Yu, Fei, Cui, Chaonan, Bai, Zhang-Jun, Lu, Haijiao, Park, Jeong Young and Wang, Zhou-Jun (2026). SiC-promoted Cu/ZnO catalysts for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to methanol: Mediating role of Cuδ+ species. Aiche Journal, 72 (3) e70168, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/aic.70168

SiC-promoted Cu/ZnO catalysts for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to methanol: Mediating role of Cuδ+ species

2026

Journal Article

Entropy‐driven synthesis of nanocubic high‐entropy perovskite oxides for efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysis

Zhang, Lihua, Dong, Yilin, Zhang, Dewei, Wu, Zihao, Lu, Haijiao, Wu, Tong, Zhan, Yinbo, Shen, Guoqiang, Zhou, Ye, Wei, Fei, Ju, Sheng‐Hong, Qi, Limin, Zhao, Yixin and Long, Xia (2026). Entropy‐driven synthesis of nanocubic high‐entropy perovskite oxides for efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysis. Advanced Functional Materials e27016. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202527016

Entropy‐driven synthesis of nanocubic high‐entropy perovskite oxides for efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysis

2026

Journal Article

Interfacial Pt-Ov-In2+ Lewis pairs enable highly selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation

Yang, Sichun, Lu, Haijiao, Lin, Rijia, Wang, Zhiliang, Yan, Penghui, Zhao, Guangyu, You, Jiakang, Steele, Julian A., Wang, Kai, Zhang, Yanzhao, Zou, Yalong, Jin, Yonggang and Wang, Lianzhou (2026). Interfacial Pt-Ov-In2+ Lewis pairs enable highly selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation. ACS Catalysis, 16 (4) acscatal.5c08933, 3954-3964. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c08933

Interfacial Pt-Ov-In2+ Lewis pairs enable highly selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation

2026

Journal Article

Atomically dispersed zirconium hydroxide promotes the selective transfer hydrogenolysis of aromatic alcohols to methyl aromatics

Guo, Yong, Zhang, Yanzhao, Yao, Changguang, Zhang, Yafang, Wang, Jun, Lu, Haijiao, Zou, Ji-Jun and Deng, Qiang (2026). Atomically dispersed zirconium hydroxide promotes the selective transfer hydrogenolysis of aromatic alcohols to methyl aromatics. Chemical Engineering Science, 321 (Part B) 122824, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2025.122824

Atomically dispersed zirconium hydroxide promotes the selective transfer hydrogenolysis of aromatic alcohols to methyl aromatics

2026

Journal Article

Unlocking the role of oxygen vacancies in FeO/NiO/Ni for boosting 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation

Shi, Xingchun, Zhang, Qian, Wu, Jinting, Lu, Haijiao, Qin, Hao, Zhu, Xiao‐Dong, Gao, Jian and Zhang, Yong‐Chao (2026). Unlocking the role of oxygen vacancies in FeO/NiO/Ni for boosting 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation. AIChE Journal, 72 (2) e70150, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/aic.70150

Unlocking the role of oxygen vacancies in FeO/NiO/Ni for boosting 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation

2026

Book Chapter

Synthesis of two-dimensional TiO2 nanostructures

Yang, Sichun, Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2026). Synthesis of two-dimensional TiO2 nanostructures. Nanostructured TiO2: synthesis, photocatalytic properties, and applications. (pp. 51-66) edited by Jia Hong Pan, Wan In Lee and Detlef W. Bahnemann. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/9783527848348.ch03

Synthesis of two-dimensional TiO2 nanostructures

2026

Journal Article

Solar energy driven value-added oxidation process

Bao, Yifan, Chen, Ping, Lin, Rijia, Lu, Haijiao, Li, Xiaohong, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2026). Solar energy driven value-added oxidation process. Nanoscale, 18 (9), 4661-4672. doi: 10.1039/d5nr05234c

Solar energy driven value-added oxidation process

2025

Journal Article

Solar-driven C-N coupling over Pd/TiO2 enables high-yield synthesis of methylamine hydrochlorides from methanol and ammonium chloride

Pei, Xinya, Sun, Kai, Huang, Hengming, Lu, Haijiao, Johannessen, Bernt, Wang, Defa, Liu, Lequan, Ye, Jinhua and Song, Hui (2025). Solar-driven C-N coupling over Pd/TiO2 enables high-yield synthesis of methylamine hydrochlorides from methanol and ammonium chloride. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (49) jacs.5c13379, 44962-44971. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c13379

Solar-driven C-N coupling over Pd/TiO2 enables high-yield synthesis of methylamine hydrochlorides from methanol and ammonium chloride

2025

Journal Article

Tuning reaction pathway with surface metal cocatalyst for ethylene production via photocatalytic methane conversion

You, Jiakang, Zhang, Yanzhao, Wang, Zhiliang, Yin, Hanqing, Zhao, Guangyu, Steele, Julian A., Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Riches, James D., Wang, Kai, Yao, Dazhi, Lu, Haijiao, Bao, Yifan, Peng, Xiyue, Chen, Peng, Chen, Ping, Du, Aijun, Jin, Yonggang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Tuning reaction pathway with surface metal cocatalyst for ethylene production via photocatalytic methane conversion. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (47) jacs.5c17427, 44011-44020. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c17427

Tuning reaction pathway with surface metal cocatalyst for ethylene production via photocatalytic methane conversion

2025

Journal Article

Dynamic reconstruction of Ni/In2O3/ZrO2 catalyst in reverse water-gas conversion reaction

Wang, Tingting, Wu, Chan, Yue, Hui, Yang, Sichun, Lu, Haijiao, Yuan, Enxian, Ma, Quanhong, Li, Naixu and Zhou, Jiancheng (2025). Dynamic reconstruction of Ni/In2O3/ZrO2 catalyst in reverse water-gas conversion reaction. ChemSusChem, 18 (18) 2500664, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202500664

Dynamic reconstruction of Ni/In2O3/ZrO2 catalyst in reverse water-gas conversion reaction

2025

Journal Article

Monolithic metal organic framework TiO2 crystal glass composites for photocatalytic micropollutant removal

Li, Xuemei, Yu, Zhigang, Huang, Wengang, Chan, Bun, Li, Xianlong, Wang, Jingbo, Hamer, Jeffrey R., Lu, Haijiao, Appadoo, Dominiquie, Chai, Milton, Zhu, Junyong, Zhang, Zhenghua, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Vicki, Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Monolithic metal organic framework TiO2 crystal glass composites for photocatalytic micropollutant removal. Chemistry of Materials, 37 (18) acs.chemmater.5c01293, 7193-7205. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01293

Monolithic metal organic framework TiO2 crystal glass composites for photocatalytic micropollutant removal

2025

Journal Article

Recent advances in elemental red phosphorus‐based photocatalysts for solar driven hydrogen production

Xu, Yan, Guo, Xue, Song, Zhuo, Guan, Chen, Yang, Chengyu, Li, Tianyang, Lu, Haijiao, An, Chenye and Zhu, Yukun (2025). Recent advances in elemental red phosphorus‐based photocatalysts for solar driven hydrogen production. Carbon Neutralization, 4 (5) e70055, 5. doi: 10.1002/cnl2.70055

Recent advances in elemental red phosphorus‐based photocatalysts for solar driven hydrogen production

2025

Journal Article

Prospects of AI in advancing green hydrogen production: From materials to applications

Zhang, Doudou, Pan, Weisheng, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Zhiliang, Gupta, Bikesh, Oo, Aman Maung Than, Wang, Lianzhou, Reuter, Karsten, Li, Haobo, Jiang, Yijiao and Karuturi, Siva (2025). Prospects of AI in advancing green hydrogen production: From materials to applications. Applied Physics Reviews, 12 (3) 031335. doi: 10.1063/5.0281416

Prospects of AI in advancing green hydrogen production: From materials to applications

2025

Journal Article

Dual metal Fe-Mn-N-C sites with improved stability for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Liu, Shiyang, Mamtaz, Md Raziun Bin, Jia, Chen, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Shuhao, Meyer, Quentin and Zhao, Chuan (2025). Dual metal Fe-Mn-N-C sites with improved stability for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Small Methods, 9 (8) 2500116, e2500116. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202500116

Dual metal Fe-Mn-N-C sites with improved stability for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cell

2025

Journal Article

Unlocking synergy between multi-valence rhodium species for promoted methanol photoreforming

Xiao, Mu, Meng, Weizhen, Jiao, Yalong, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Zhiliang, Zhao, Guangyu, Wang, Zitong, Jin, Yonggang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Unlocking synergy between multi-valence rhodium species for promoted methanol photoreforming. Chemical Science, 16 (35), 16137-16144. doi: 10.1039/d5sc03267a

Unlocking synergy between multi-valence rhodium species for promoted methanol photoreforming

2025

Journal Article

Advanced NiMoC electrocatalysts precision synthesised at room temperature for efficient hydrogen evolution across pH ranges

Attar, Farid, Riaz, Asim, Zhang, Doudou, Lu, Haijiao, Thomsen, Lars and Karuturi, Siva (2025). Advanced NiMoC electrocatalysts precision synthesised at room temperature for efficient hydrogen evolution across pH ranges. Chemical Engineering Journal, 518 164494, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164494

Advanced NiMoC electrocatalysts precision synthesised at room temperature for efficient hydrogen evolution across pH ranges

2025

Journal Article

Hydrogen bonds induced sabatier phenomenon for amorphous IrOx in acidic oxygen evolution reaction

Xu, Hongzhe Anna, Lu, Haijiao, Shen, Guoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Zhang, Yanzhao, Wang, Kai, Chen, Peng, He, Dongxu, Kong, Shuang, Li, Ailong, Zhao, Guangyu, Jin, Yonggang, Li, Qin and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Hydrogen bonds induced sabatier phenomenon for amorphous IrOx in acidic oxygen evolution reaction. ACS Nano, 19 (30), 27576-27586. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c06844

Hydrogen bonds induced sabatier phenomenon for amorphous IrOx in acidic oxygen evolution reaction

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2029
    Designing New Photothermal Catalysts for Green Methanol Production
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2027
    Closed-Loop Electrochemical Upcycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Waste into High-Value Energy Materials
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grants
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    UQ AWARE - Dr Haijiao Lu
    UQ Amplify Women's Academic Research Equity
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Catalyst design for converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2026
    In Situ Boron Nitride-Stabilised High-Entropy Alloys for Selective CO2 Electroreduction: Part 2 Mode 3
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Revealing Active Sites and Redox Dynamics in High-Entropy Oxide Catalysts for Ethanol Steam Reforming
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Ex-situ soft X-ray spectroscopy of protonated poly(heptazine imide) for high-performance photosynthesis
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Investigating the Chemical and Electronic Structures of High-Entropy Oxides to Tune CO2 Conversion Selectivity
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Investigating the Chemical and Electronic Structures of ABO3-type High-Entropy Oxides for Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Chemical and Electronic Structures of High-Entropy Oxide Catalysts for CO2 Conversion
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Investigating the Chemical and Electronic Structures of High-Entropy Alloys for CO2 Conversion
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Unveiling the relationship between functional structure and properties in photocatalysts of highly-reduced titanium-tungsten oxides
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Cu single atoms anchored metal organic frameworks photocatalysts for highly selective CO2 reduction
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing structure-function relationship of surface frustrated Lewis pairs in photocatalysts
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing structure-function relationship of surface frustrated Lewis pairs in photocatalysts: Part 1 Mode 2 (Bi L-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Synchronising glycerol oxidation and green hydrogen production through solar-driven processes
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in highly-reduced titanium-tungsten oxides photocatalysts: Part 2 Mode 2 (W L-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in highly-reduced titanium-tungsten oxides photocatalysts: Part 1 Mode 1 (Ti K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    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
    Soft X-ray absorption measurement of highly-reduced TiO2 photocatalysts for high-selectivity (>99.5%) oxidative coupling of methane to ethane
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in novel metal-modified graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst: Part 1 for Mode 3 (Sb K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in novel metal-modified graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst: Part 1 for Mode 3 (Sb K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant

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