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Dr Haifei Zhang PhD

Senior Lecturer Chemistry

    Research

    Research Interests

    Hierarchically porous materials, aligned porous materials, polymer materials, carbon materials, polymer/inorganic composite materials, emulsion templating, ice templating, controlled release, organic/drug nanoparticles, water treatment, HPLC, bioimaging (fluorescent imaging and MSOT).

    Research Group Membership

    Research Grants

    Integration of Advanced Experiments, Computation and Data for Innovation in Freeze Casting and Advanced Porous Structure (Ice Link)

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

    January 2024 - February 2028

    Developing novel tools and technologies to assess the safety and efficacy of cell-based regenerative medicine therapies, focusing on kidney disease RenalToolBox

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    November 2018 - April 2023

    Synthesis and Fabrication of model substrates

    UNILEVER UK CENTRAL RESOURCES LTD (UK)

    January 2018 - February 2018

    CASE Studentship - Industry Top Up

    ELEMENT SIX PRODUCTION LTD (UK)

    September 2017 - September 2021

    Multiple Catalysts supported on porous materials for one-pot cascade reactions.

    THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION (UK)

    June 2011 - July 2011

    University of Liverpool Institutional Discipline Bridging.

    MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

    October 2003 - October 2006

    Small items of Research Equipment at the University of Liverpool

    ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

    November 2012 - March 2013

    American Chemical Society 38th National Meeting

    ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

    August 2009

    Electrochemical applications of aligned porous structures containing UV-curable ionic liquids

    ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

    October 2008 - September 2009

    Advance Materials with Aligned Structures by Directional Freezing

    ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

    March 2008 - February 2010

    KEL 09 /14 - Aligned porous materials as monolith columns for hign performance liquid chromatography

    ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

    July 2010 - August 2011

    Developing a stem cell based therapy to replace nephrons lost through reflux nephropathy. EU - PROPOSAL NUMBER 036097-2 KIDSTEM

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    September 2006 - August 2010