Overview
Background
Dr. Haijiao Lu obtained her dual bachelor's degrees in Science from Nankai University (China) and in Engineering from Tianjin University (China). Then she obtained PhD degree from Tianjin University (China). During her PhD study, she also worked as a visiting PhD student at University of Cambridge (UK). She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Australian National University, and then at the University of Queensland with FAA, FTSE, Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellow Prof. Lianzhou Wang. She worked as an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Research Fellow from January 2023 to June 2026 and currently serves as a UQ Amplify Senior Research Fellow. She will take up a Senior Lecturer position and commence her ARC Future Fellowship (2027-2030) in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2027. Her research is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach, at the intersection of materials science, catalysis, and chemical engineering.
Dr. Lu has secured over AU$3M in competitive funding as lead CI from a variety of competitive funding sources, such as ARC (DECRA, Discovery Project, Future Fellowship), the Department of Education (AEA Ignite), ANSTO, QUEX institute and UQ internal grants. Her research excellence has been recognised through multiple honours such as UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award (2026), 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) and ENGG1500 (Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment). 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), 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
Works
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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
2023
Journal Article
How synthetic methods of single-atom electrocatalysts affect the catalytic performance of carbon dioxide reduction
Yang, Sichun, Zhang, Zhiwen, Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How synthetic methods of single-atom electrocatalysts affect the catalytic performance of carbon dioxide reduction. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 41 100922, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.coche.2023.100922
2023
Journal Article
How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
You, Jiakang, Xiao, Mu, Liu, Siqi, Lu, Haijiao, Chen, Peng, Jiang, Zhi, Shangguan, Wenfeng, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO2 reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (19), 10149-10154. doi: 10.1039/d3ta00834g
2023
Journal Article
Can we achieve efficient photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to methanol: a perspective on oxygen reaction pathways
Wang, Zitong, Zhang, Zhiwen, Wang, Zhiliang, Lu, Haijiao and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). Can we achieve efficient photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to methanol: a perspective on oxygen reaction pathways. Applied Catalysis A: General, 654 119082, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apcata.2023.119082
2023
Journal Article
Ultrabroadband plasmon driving selective photoreforming of methanol under ambient conditions
Uddin, Nasir, Sun, Zhehao, Langley, Julien, Lu, Haijao, Cao, Pengfei, Wibowo, Ary, Yin, Xinmao, Tang, Chi Sin, Nguyen, Hieu T, Evans, Jack D, Li, Xinzhe, Zhang, Xiaoliang, Heggen, Marc, Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E, Wee, Andrew T S, Zhao, Haitao, Cox, Nicholas and Yin, Zongyou (2023). Ultrabroadband plasmon driving selective photoreforming of methanol under ambient conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 120 (3) e2212075120, 3. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2212075120
2023
Journal Article
Unlocking the performance of ternary metal (hydro)oxide amorphous catalysts via data-driven active-site engineering
Zhang, Doudou, Li, Haobo, Lu, Haijao, Yin, Zongyou, Fusco, Zelio, Riaz, Asim, Reuter, Karsten, Catchpole, Kylie and Karuturi, Siva Krishna (2023). Unlocking the performance of ternary metal (hydro)oxide amorphous catalysts via data-driven active-site engineering. Energy & Environmental Science, 16 (11), 5065-5075. doi: 10.1039/d3ee01981k
2022
Journal Article
Floating perovskite-BiVO4 devices for scalable solar fuel production
Andrei, Virgil, Ucoski, Geani M., Pornrungroj, Chanon, Uswachoke, Chawit, Wang, Qian, Achilleos, Demetra S., Kasap, Hatice, Sokol, Katarzyna P., Jagt, Robert A., Lu, Haijiao, Lawson, Takashi, Wagner, Andreas, Pike, Sebastian D., Wright, Dominic S., Hoye, Robert L. Z., MacManus-Driscoll, Judith L., Joyce, Hannah J., Friend, Richard H. and Reisner, Erwin (2022). Floating perovskite-BiVO4 devices for scalable solar fuel production. Nature, 608 (7923), 518-522. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04978-6
2022
Journal Article
Bandgap engineered g-C3N4 and its graphene composites for stable photoreduction of CO2 to methanol
Sahoo, Ramesh Chandra, Lu, Haijiao, Garg, Dimple, Yin, Zongyou and Matte, H. S. S. Ramakrishna (2022). Bandgap engineered g-C3N4 and its graphene composites for stable photoreduction of CO2 to methanol. Carbon, 192, 101-108. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.02.021
2022
Journal Article
All room-temperature synthesis, N2 photofixation and reactivation over 2D cobalt oxides
Lu, Haijiao, Zhao, Yi-Ming, Saji, Sandra Elizabeth, Yin, Xinmao, Wibowo, Ary, Tang, Chi Sin, Xi, Shibo, Cao, Pengfei, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Liu, Borui, Heggen, Marc, Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E., Tricoli, Antonio, Wee, Andrew T.S., Nguyen, Hieu T., Yan, Qing-Bo and Yin, Zongyou (2022). All room-temperature synthesis, N2 photofixation and reactivation over 2D cobalt oxides. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 304 121001, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.121001
2022
Journal Article
Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production based on transition-metal-oxide semiconductors
Lu, Haijiao, Li, Xianlong, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production based on transition-metal-oxide semiconductors. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 43 (5), 1204-1215. doi: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)64028-7
2021
Journal Article
Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reductions toward value-added multicarbon products
Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reductions toward value-added multicarbon products. ACS ES&T Engineering, 2 (6) acsestengg.1c00336, 975-988. doi: 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00336
2021
Book Chapter
Photochemical energy conversion with single atoms
Lu, Haijiao and Yin, Zongyou (2021). Photochemical energy conversion with single atoms. Atomic and nano scale materials for advanced energy conversion. (pp. 773-785) edited by Zongyou Yin. Germany: Wiley‐VCH . doi: 10.1002/9783527831401.ch28
2021
Journal Article
Noble-metal-free multicomponent nanointegration for sustainable energy conversion
Lu, Haijiao, Tournet, Julie, Dastafkan, Kamran, Liu, Yun, Ng, Yun Hau, Karuturi, Siva Krishna, Zhao, Chuan and Yin, Zongyou (2021). Noble-metal-free multicomponent nanointegration for sustainable energy conversion. Chemical Reviews, 121 (17), 10271-10366. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01328
2021
Journal Article
Zero-emission multivalorization of light alcohols with self-separable pure H2 fuel
Uddin, Nasir, Langley, Julien, Zhang, Chao, Fung, Alfred K. K., Lu, Haijao, Yin, Xinmao, Liu, Jingying, Wan, Zhichen, Nguyen, Hieu T., Li, Yunguo, Cox, Nicholas, Wee, Andrew T. S., Bao, Qiaoling, Xi, Shibo, Golberg, Dmitri, Coote, Michelle L. and Yin, Zongyou (2021). Zero-emission multivalorization of light alcohols with self-separable pure H2 fuel. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 292 120212, 120212. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120212
2021
Journal Article
An experimentally verified LC-MS protocol toward an economical, reliable, and quantitative isotopic analysis in nitrogen reduction reactions
Saji, Sandra Elizabeth, Lu, Haijiao, Lu, Ziyang, Carroll, Adam and Yin, Zongyou (2021). An experimentally verified LC-MS protocol toward an economical, reliable, and quantitative isotopic analysis in nitrogen reduction reactions. Small Methods, 5 (5) 2000694, 2000694. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202000694
2020
Journal Article
The use of mixed-metal single source precursors for the synthesis of complex metal oxides
Lu, Haijiao, Wright, Dominic S. and Pike, Sebastian D. (2020). The use of mixed-metal single source precursors for the synthesis of complex metal oxides. Chemical Communications, 56 (6), 854-871. doi: 10.1039/c9cc06258k
2020
Journal Article
Self-assembly of immobilized titanate films with different layers for heavy metal ions removal from wastewater: synthesis, modeling and mechanism
Bi, Jingtao, Huang, Xin, Wang, Jingkang, Tao, Qingqing, Lu, Haijiao, Luo, Liang, Li, Guiping and Hao, Hongxun (2020). Self-assembly of immobilized titanate films with different layers for heavy metal ions removal from wastewater: synthesis, modeling and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal, 380 122564, 122564. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.122564
2019
Journal Article
Oil-phase cyclic magnetic adsorption to synthesize Fe3O4@C@TiO2-nanotube composites for simultaneous removal of Pb(II) and Rhodamine B
Bi, Jingtao, Huang, Xin, Wang, Jingkang, Wang, Ting, Wu, Hao, Yang, Jinyue, Lu, Haijiao and Hao, Hongxun (2019). Oil-phase cyclic magnetic adsorption to synthesize Fe3O4@C@TiO2-nanotube composites for simultaneous removal of Pb(II) and Rhodamine B. Chemical Engineering Journal, 366, 50-61. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.02.017
2019
Journal Article
Double-layered hierarchical titanate and its attaching and splitting mechanism
Bi, Jingtao, Wang, Jingkang, Yang, Jingxiang, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Ting, Huang, Xin and Hao, Hongxun (2019). Double-layered hierarchical titanate and its attaching and splitting mechanism. Ceramics International, 45 (9), 12290-12296. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.03.143
2019
Journal Article
A simple one-step synthetic route to access a range of metal-doped polyoxovanadate clusters
Lu, Haijiao, Jethwa, Rajesh B., Jenkinson, Kellie J., Wheatley, Andrew E. H., Hao, Hongxun, Wright, Dominic S. and Pike, Sebastian D. (2019). A simple one-step synthetic route to access a range of metal-doped polyoxovanadate clusters. Dalton Transactions, 48 (14), 4555-4564. doi: 10.1039/c8dt05072d
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Engineering next-generation nanocatalysts for solar-driven production of methanol
Design and synthesise advanced nanostructured catalysts that harness sunlight to convert CO2 and CO into green methanol under mild, energy-efficient conditions
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Unravelling the photothermal effect in solar methanol synthesis
Combine hands-on catalyst experiments with computational modelling to understand how light and heat work together in solar catalysis, and use these insights to guide better catalyst design.
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Coupling green hydrogen production with biomass waste valorisation
Explore a new way to make hydrogen production greener and more efficient, by pairing it with the conversion of biomass waste into valuable chemicals, using specially designed catalysts.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Catalyst design for converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Tailoring Surface-Engineered MXenes for Enhanced Single-Atom Catalysis in Selective Oxygen Reduction
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Defect and interfacial engineering of indium-based semiconductors for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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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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