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Willing to supervise doctoral students
Willing to supervise doctoral students in the following topics:
Membrane separation
Two-dimensional materials
Solar-Powered sensors
Welcome students with a Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Material Science background or similar.
The following are PhD funding opportunities for 2026:
University of Bath URSA Project (student world-wide): URSA-SH-2026
Other international funding schemes:
The China Scholarship Council: University of Bath PhD programme
The Craig Scordellis PhD Scholarship in Sustainability
The David Parkin Scholarship supporting candidates from the Americas
If you are interested in our research, contact me!
Education/Academic qualification
Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Dalian University of Technology
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Science, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
External positions
Research Fellow, University of Manchester
Oct 2021 → Jan 2024
Keywords
- TP Chemical technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Membrane Science and Technology
- Separation
- Graphene
- 2D Materials
- Nanofabrication
- Thin films
- Mathematically modelling
- Surface Science
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Active
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Simulation and Installation of CNT-Based Beam Diagnostic Systems at CERN
Lunt, A. (PI), Mattia, D. (CoI), Huang, S. (PI), Pasquino, C. (CoI) & Veness, R. (CoI)
1/03/26 → 31/08/29
Project: Research-related funding
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Light-enhanced one-atom-thick membrane for CO2 separation
Huang, S. (PI)
1/03/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Research council
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Novel Approach to Mitigate Membrane Fouling: In-situ Tuning of Charge Carrier Dynamics on Atomically Thin Nanoporous Graphene
Huang, S. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research council
Research output
- 35 Article
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Hierarchical structure control for ultra-high-flux helium separation membranes based on fluorinated polyimide materials
Xing, L., Wei, M., Wang, J., Huang, S., Zheng, W., Jiang, X., Zhang, S., He, G. & Ruan, X., 27 Aug 2025, In: Advanced Membranes. 5, 100166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanism of the electrochemical hydrogenation of graphene
Soong, Y. C., Li, H., Fu, Y., Tong, J., Huang, S., Zhang, X., Griffin, E., Hoenig, E., Alhashmi, M., Li, Y., Bahamon, D., Zhong, J., Summerfield, A., Costa Filho, R. N., Sevik, C., Gorbachev, R., Neyts, E. C., Vega, L. F., Peeters, F. M. & Lozada-Hidalgo, M., 31 Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 10 p., 10741.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modulation of Graphene Oxidation Using Substrate-Induced Electron-Hole Puddles for Advancing Molecular Separation
Hsu, K.-J., Chi, H.-Y., Shen, Y., Huang, S., Goswami, R. & Agrawal, K. V., 15 Apr 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 2503121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Control of proton transport and hydrogenation in double-gated graphene
Tong, J., Fu, Y., Domaretskiy, D., Pia, F. D., Dagar, P., Powell, L., Bahamon, D., Huang, S., Xin, B., Filho, R. N. C., Vega, L. F., Grigorieva, I. V., Peeters, F. M., Michaelides, A. & Lozada-Hidalgo, M., 20 Jun 2024, In: Nature. 630, 8017, p. 619-624 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Graphene membranes with pyridinic nitrogen at pore edges for high-performance CO2 capture
Hsu, K. J., Li, S., Micari, M., Chi, H. Y., Villalobos, L. F., Huang, S., Zhong, L., Song, S., Duan, X., Züttel, A. & Agrawal, K. V., 31 Aug 2024, In: Nature Energy. 9, 8, p. 964-974 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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