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

Search Professor Haijiao Lu’s works on UQ eSpace

76 works between 2016 and 2026
All (76) Journal Article (73) Conference Publication (1) Book Chapter (2)

21 - 40 of 76 works

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

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

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

2025

Journal Article

Selective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived aromatic alcohols over 2D-Mo2COx MXene by a reversible redox-relay mechanism

Hu, Yangye, Cai, Jianxin, Sheng, Guoqiang, Zhao, Zepeng, Liu, Yong, Liu, Shuting, Tu, Shaobo, Tian, Yajie, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jun, Deng, Shuguang and Deng, Qiang (2025). Selective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived aromatic alcohols over 2D-Mo2COx MXene by a reversible redox-relay mechanism. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64 (18) e202500881, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/anie.202500881

Selective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived aromatic alcohols over 2D-Mo2COx MXene by a reversible redox-relay mechanism

2025

Journal Article

Nanoscale high-entropy alloys for solar and thermal applications

Li, Xinyang, Zou, Yalong, Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Nanoscale high-entropy alloys for solar and thermal applications. Nanoscale, 17 (11), 6266-6286. doi: 10.1039/d4nr04697h

Nanoscale high-entropy alloys for solar and thermal applications

2025

Journal Article

O‐bridged Co‐Cu dual‐atom catalyst synergistically triggers interfacial proton‐coupled electron transfer: A new approach to sustainable decontamination

Dai, Qin, Li, Xin, Li, Jieyuan, Zhu, Qianqian, Yu, Guangfei, Wang, Yanan, Xing, Lei, Wang, Jing, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Jianhui, Zhang, Tianqi, Liu, Shuai, Jiao, Yanlin, Li, Yuchen, Dong, Fan and Wang, Lidong (2025). O‐bridged Co‐Cu dual‐atom catalyst synergistically triggers interfacial proton‐coupled electron transfer: A new approach to sustainable decontamination. Advanced Functional Materials, 35 (23) 2423509. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202423509

O‐bridged Co‐Cu dual‐atom catalyst synergistically triggers interfacial proton‐coupled electron transfer: A new approach to sustainable decontamination

2025

Journal Article

Ultrahigh specific surface area mesoporous perovskite oxide nanosheets with rare-earth-enhanced lattice oxygen participation for superior water oxidation

Wang, Biao, Wu, Xiangrui, Jia, Suyue, Tang, Jiayi, Wu, Hao, Wang, Xuan, Gao, Shengyong, Li, Hao, Lu, Haijiao, Fu, Gengtao, Meng, Xiangkang and Tang, Shaochun (2025). Ultrahigh specific surface area mesoporous perovskite oxide nanosheets with rare-earth-enhanced lattice oxygen participation for superior water oxidation. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 227, 255-261. doi: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.11.069

Ultrahigh specific surface area mesoporous perovskite oxide nanosheets with rare-earth-enhanced lattice oxygen participation for superior water oxidation

2025

Journal Article

Selenium-deficient FeSe2/Fe3O4 electrocatalyst for nitrate reduction to ammonia

Du, Yue, Lu, Haijiao, Wu, Jinting, Zou, Yalong, Huang, Zhen-Feng, Zou, Ji-Jun, Mu, Tiansheng, Gao, Jian, Zhu, Xiao-Dong and Zhang, Yong-Chao (2025). Selenium-deficient FeSe2/Fe3O4 electrocatalyst for nitrate reduction to ammonia. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 64 (9) e202420903. doi: 10.1002/anie.202420903

Selenium-deficient FeSe2/Fe3O4 electrocatalyst for nitrate reduction to ammonia

2025

Journal Article

Single-atom catalysts with p-Block metals surpass transition-metal counterparts in the photocatalytic H2O2 production

Lu, Haijiao, Yin, Hanqing, Harmer, Jeffrey, Xiao, Mu, You, Jiakang, Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, Du, Aijun, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Single-atom catalysts with p-Block metals surpass transition-metal counterparts in the photocatalytic H2O2 production. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 64 (1) e202413769, e202413769. doi: 10.1002/anie.202413769

Single-atom catalysts with p-Block metals surpass transition-metal counterparts in the photocatalytic H2O2 production

2024

Journal Article

Oxygen vacancy: how will poling history affect its role in photoelectrocatalysis

Li, Xianlong, Wang, Zhiliang, Bao, Yifan, Lu, Haijiao, You, Jiakang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Oxygen vacancy: how will poling history affect its role in photoelectrocatalysis. ChemSusChem, 17 (23) e202400946, 1-4. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202400946

Oxygen vacancy: how will poling history affect its role in photoelectrocatalysis

2024

Journal Article

Oxygen vacancy induced defect dipoles in BiVO4 for photoelectrocatalytic partial oxidation of methane

Li, Xianlong, Wang, Zhiliang, Sasani, Alireza, Baktash, Ardeshir, Wang, Kai, Lu, Haijiao, You, Jiakang, Chen, Peng, Chen, Ping, Bao, Yifan, Zhang, Shujun, Liu, Gang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Oxygen vacancy induced defect dipoles in BiVO4 for photoelectrocatalytic partial oxidation of methane. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 9127, 9127. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53426-8

Oxygen vacancy induced defect dipoles in BiVO4 for photoelectrocatalytic partial oxidation of methane

2024

Journal Article

Platinum Single-Atom Nests Boost Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Non-Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethane

Zhang, Pu, Li, Junwei, Huang, Haowei, Sui, Xiaoyu, Zeng, Haihua, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Ying, Jia, Yanyan, Steele, Julian A., Ao, Yanhui, Roeffaers, Maarten B. J., Dai, Sheng, Zhang, Zizhong, Wang, Lianzhou, Fu, Xianzhi and Long, Jinlin (2024). Platinum Single-Atom Nests Boost Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Non-Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethane. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (34), 1-8. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c08901

Platinum Single-Atom Nests Boost Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Non-Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethane

2024

Journal Article

MnFe2O4/BiVO4 film photoanode with heterojunction, co-catalytic and photothermal effects for effective solar water oxidation

Shen, Guoqiang, Lu, Haijiao and Chen, Hao (2024). MnFe2O4/BiVO4 film photoanode with heterojunction, co-catalytic and photothermal effects for effective solar water oxidation. Catalysis Science and Technology, 14 (11), 3235-3242. doi: 10.1039/d4cy00155a

MnFe2O4/BiVO4 film photoanode with heterojunction, co-catalytic and photothermal effects for effective solar water oxidation

2024

Journal Article

Unbiased photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction shaping the future of solar fuels

Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Unbiased photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction shaping the future of solar fuels. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 345 123707, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123707

Unbiased photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction shaping the future of solar fuels

2023

Journal Article

Stabilized bismuth nanoplasmonics for selective CO2 reduction to methanol at a heterointerface

Lu, Haijiao, Uddin, Nasir, Sun, Zhehao, Chen, Zibin, Mahfoud, Zackaria, Wu, Yilan, Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Su, Zhicheng, Yin, Xinmao, Tang, Chi Sin, Liao, Xiaozhou, Ringer, Simon P., Zhao, Xiu Song, Nguyen, Hieu T., Wee, Andrew T. S., Bosman, Michel and Yin, Zongyou (2023). Stabilized bismuth nanoplasmonics for selective CO2 reduction to methanol at a heterointerface. Nano Energy, 115 108684, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108684

Stabilized bismuth nanoplasmonics for selective CO2 reduction to methanol at a heterointerface

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2029
    Designing New Photothermal Catalysts for Green Methanol Production
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Unravelling Cu-CeO2 Interfacial Structure for Photothermal Reverse Water-Gas Shift Catalysis
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Unveiling the Structure-Function Synergies in Ternary Sulfide Photocatalysts for Highly Selective CO2 Reduction to Ethylene: Part 1 Mode X (Ni K-edge and Zn K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Unveiling the Structure-Function Synergies in Ternary Sulfide Photocatalysts for Highly Selective CO2 Reduction to Ethylene: Part 2 Mode Y (In K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    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

Past funding

  • 2026
    Ni K-edge X-ray absorption analysis of Cl-coordinated Ni single-atom catalysts enabling high-voltage Li¿Nn2 batteries
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Decoding the Electronic Structure of Distorted h-BN Catalysts for Hydrothermally Stable Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane via Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Ni K-edge XAS Investigation of Cl-Modified Ni Single-Atom Catalysts for High-Voltage Li¿N2 Batteries
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 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 - 2026
    UQ AWARE - Dr Haijiao Lu
    UQ Amplify Women's Academic Research Equity
    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
  • 2023 - 2026
    Catalyst design for converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    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

Availability

Dr Haijiao Lu is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Catalyst design for converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Defect and interfacial engineering of indium-based semiconductors for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Tailoring Surface-Engineered MXenes for Enhanced Single-Atom Catalysis in Selective Oxygen Reduction

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Metal-organic framework glass thin film membranes for gas separation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang, Associate Professor Jingwei Hou, Dr Rijia Lin

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