DrShuaifei Zhao
Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
Orcid identifier0000-0002-7727-6676 (opens in a new tab)
- Senior Research FellowFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
- +61 3 522 73779 (Work)
- Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
RESEARCH INTERESTS
* Water purification and reuse;
* Mineral (e.g. lithium and rare earth elements) extraction and recovery;
* Resource recovery towards a circular economy
* Membrane materials and processes for energy-efficient separations;
* Membrane technologies for gas separations, including CO2 seperation and utilisation.
Knowledge Areas
* Wastewater Treatment and Reuse;
* Mineral Extraction and Recovery;
* Carbon Capture and Utilisation;
* Gas Separations;
* Separation Processes and Materials.
* Mineral (e.g. lithium and rare earth elements) extraction and recovery;
* Resource recovery towards a circular economy
* Membrane materials and processes for energy-efficient separations;
* Membrane technologies for gas separations, including CO2 seperation and utilisation.
Knowledge Areas
* Wastewater Treatment and Reuse;
* Mineral Extraction and Recovery;
* Carbon Capture and Utilisation;
* Gas Separations;
* Separation Processes and Materials.
GRANTS
- CONTRACT RESEARCHREACH Schedule 2 - Advanced hard carbon anode materials for sodium-ion batteries - Applied Materials Research9 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Shuaifei Zhao
- INTERNAL GRANTVictorian Gold Mine Tailings as an Alternative Concrete MaterialFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment20 Mar 2025 - 31 Oct 2025People funded by this grant:
- Adhikari S,
- Karunasena G,
- Moon E,
- Sainsbury B-A,
- Zhao S
- GRANTElectric modification of heavy vehicles for low-emission miningRecycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub Deakin6 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2027People funded by this grant:
- Zhao S,
- Yu S,
- Kong L
- GRANTREACH scholarship Developing new materials for enhancing battery safety of electric heavy vehicles28 Oct 2024 - 28 Apr 2028People funded by this grant:
- Kong L,
- Zhao S
- GRANTSmart foliage: imparting intelligence to synthetic leaves1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Zhao S,
- Cahill D,
- Li Q,
- Bruggen BVD
- GRANTSublingual self-emulsifying films containing cannabis.4 Jul 2022 - 9 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Kong L,
- Zhao S,
- Kafrani ET
- CONTRACT RESEARCHNovel membrane technology for mining wastewater treatment.9 Nov 2020 - 1 Jul 2023People funded by this grant:
- Zhao S,
- Lei W,
- Li J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHWater production from CO2-capture1 Aug 2019 - 30 Nov 2020People funded by this grant:
- Kong L,
- Zhao S