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Zhang Yizhou
Section
Advanced Institute for Materials Research
Job title
Associate Professor
e-Rad No.
70985358

Research History 5

  • 2023/04 - Present
    Tohoku University　Advanced Institute for Materials Research

  • 2021/03 - 2023/03
    Shanghai University　School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

  • 2022/01 - 2023/01
    ETH Zürich　D-BAUG

  • 2018/11 - 2020/11
    University of Pennsylvania　Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  • 2013/08 - 2018/08
    University of Notre Dame　Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Education 2

  • University of Notre Dame　Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering　Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

    2013/08 - 2018/08

  • University of Minnesota Twin Cities　Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science　Bachelor in Chemical Engineering

    2009/08 - 2013/05

Professional Memberships 2

  • The Society of Polymer Science, Japan

    2024/03 -

  • The Membrane Society of Japan

    2023/09 -

Research Interests 4

  • Soft material

  • Functional polymer

  • Macromolecules

  • Chemical separations

Research Areas 2

  • Nanotechnology/Materials / Nanostructure chemistry /

  • Nanotechnology/Materials / Polymer chemistry /

Awards 6

  1. Award for Outstanding Self-Finance Students Abroad

    2019/09　China Scholarship Council

  2. Best scientific paper

    2018/05　University of Notre Dame

  3. Best poster award

    2017/05　Midwest Imaging & Microanalysis Workshop

  4. CEST Bayer fellowship

    2017/05　University of Notre Dame

  5. 1st Place Student Research Presentation

    2017/04　Chinese American Chemical Society

  6. 1st place poster award

    2016/05　North American Membrane Society Conference

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Papers 23

  1. Stepwise Acceleration of Water Dissociation and Hydrogen Spillover for Enhanced Overall Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

    Lu, T., Li, J., Wang, C., Liu, H., Ye, S., Jia, X., Zhang, L., Zhang, D., Sun, D., Gu, Y., Wang, Q., Da, B., Wei, L., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Tang, Y.

    ACS Catalysis　16　(3)　2026/01/23

    DOI： 10.1021/acscatal.5c08576 　

    ISSN： 2155-5435

  2. Y-induced oxygen vacancy engineering and local electronic reconstruction for enhanced ammonia decomposition over Ni1Ce1-xYxOα

    Bao, Z., Liu, H., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Li, H., Hu, H.

    Journal of Catalysis　455　2026

    DOI： 10.1016/j.jcat.2026.116718 　

    ISSN： 0021-9517 1090-2694

  3. Design of metal-supported MgO catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction to formic acid via the Mott–Schottky effect

    Zhao, S., Wang, Y., Liu, H., Jia, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, L., Da, B., Wang, Q., Zheng, H., Li, H., Li, W.

    Journal of Catalysis　453　2026/01

    DOI： 10.1016/j.jcat.2025.116502 　

    ISSN： 0021-9517 1090-2694

  4. Polyhedral Polymeric Microparticles with Interwoven 1 nm Gyroid Pores for Precise Adsorption and Nanoconfined Degradation

    Hairui Huang, Hanyu Wu, Yizhou Zhang, Xunda Feng

    ACS Nano　2025/03/11

    DOI： 10.1021/acsnano.4c16888 　

  5. Decoding pH-dependent electrocatalysis through electric field models and microkinetic volcanoes

    Songbo Ye, Yuhang Wang, Heng Liu, Di Zhang, Xue Jia, Linda Zhang, Yizhou Zhang, Akichika Kumatani, Hitoshi Shiku, Hao Li

    Journal of Materials Chemistry A　2025

    DOI： 10.1039/D5TA06105A 　

  6. Synergistic Effects of Ruthenium and Zinc Active Sites Fine Tune the Electronic Structures of Augmented Electrocatalysis

    Lu, T., Li, J., Ying, J., Peng, N., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Zhang, D., Ye, S., Xu, L., Sun, D., Li, H., Gu, Y., Tang, Y.

    Advanced Functional Materials　35　(17)　2025

    DOI： 10.1002/adfm.202422594 　

    ISSN： 1616-301X 1616-3028

  7. Highly Ordered Gyroid Nanostructured Polymers: Facile Fabrication by Polymerizable Pluronic Surfactants

    Wang, Y., Li, Y.-X., Li, Q., Jia, R., Tang, Q., Huang, H., Zhang, Y., Feng, X.

    ACS Macro Letters　13　(5)　2024/05/21

    DOI： 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00161 　

    ISSN： 2161-1653

  8. A High Efficiency, Low Resistance Antibacterial Filter Formed by Dopamine‐Mediated In Situ Deposition of Silver onto Glass Fibers

    Zhaoxia Sun, Ying Kong, Liang Lan, Yingchao Meng, Tianle You, Robin Pauer, Hao Wang, Yizhou Zhang, Min Tang, Andrew deMello, Yun Liang, Jian Hu, Jing Wang

    Small　2024/04/24

    DOI： 10.1002/smll.202301074 　

    ISSN： 1613-6810 1613-6829

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    <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The coating of filter media with silver is typically achieved by chemical deposition and aerosol processes. Whilst useful, such approaches struggle to provide uniform coating and are prone to blockage. To address these issues, an in situ method for coating glass fibers is presented via the dopamine‐mediated electroless metallization method, yielding filters with low air resistance and excellent antibacterial performance. It is found that the filtration efficiency of the filters is between 94 and 97% and much higher than that of silver‐coated filters produced using conventional dipping methods (85%). Additionally, measured pressure drops ranged between 100 and 150 Pa, which are lower than those associated with dipped filters (171.1 Pa). Survival rates of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis bacteria exposed to the filters decreased to 0 and 15.7%±1.49, respectively after 2 h, with no bacteria surviving after 6 h. In contrast, survival rates of <jats:italic>E. coli</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>B. subtilis</jats:italic> bacteria on the uncoated filters are 92.5% and 89.5% after 6 h. Taken together, these results confirm that the in situ deposition of silver onto fiber surfaces effectively reduces pore clogging, yielding low air resistance filters that can be applied for microbial filtration and inhibition in a range of environments.</jats:p>

  9. High-flux polyamide nanofiltration membranes via phosphate saline-buffered polymerization

    Tong Wu, Hanyu Wu, Xunda Feng, Shuangjiang Luo, Minghong Wu, Yizhou Zhang

    Journal of Membrane Science　681　2023/09

    DOI： 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121770 　

    ISSN： 0376-7388 1873-3123

  10. Membrane-based purification and recovery of phosphate and antibiotics by two-dimensional zeolitic nanoflakes

    Tong Wu, Wenqian Chen, Minghong Wu, Yizhou Zhang

    RSC Advances　13　(27)　2023

    DOI： 10.1039/D3RA02933F 　

    ISSN： 2046-2069

  11. Stabilizing Differential Interfacial Curvatures by Mismatched Molecular Geometries: Toward Polymers with Percolating 1 nm Channels of Gyroid Minimal Surfaces

    Hanyu Wu, Hairui Huang, Yizhou Zhang, Xinglin Lu, Pawel W. Majewski, Xunda Feng

    ACS Nano　16　(12)　2022/12/27

    DOI： 10.1021/acsnano.2c09103 　

    ISSN： 1936-0851 1936-086X

  12. Zwitterionic liquid hydrogel sustained-release strategy for high-performance nanofiltration membrane

    Luqi Xiao, Ju Bai, Wei Lai, Yang Jiao, Qi Wu, Hongyan Liu, Yizhou Zhang, Linglong Shan, Shuangjiang Luo

    Separation and Purification Technology　303　122272-122272　2022/12

    Publisher: Elsevier {BV}

    DOI： 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122272 　

    ISSN： 1383-5866

  13. Tunable organic solvent nanofiltration in self-assembled membranes at the sub–1 nm scale

    Yizhou Zhang, Dahin Kim, Ruiqi Dong, Xunda Feng, Chinedum O. Osuji

    Science Advances　8　(11)　2022/03/18

    DOI： 10.1126/sciadv.abm5899 　

    ISSN： 2375-2548

  14. Rapid Fabrication by Lyotropic Self-Assembly of Thin Nanofiltration Membranes with Uniform 1 Nanometer Pores

    Yizhou Zhang, Ruiqi Dong, Uri R. Gabinet, Ryan Poling-Skutvik, Na Kyung Kim, Changyeon Lee, Omar Q. Imran, Xunda Feng, Chinedum O. Osuji

    ACS Nano　15　(5)　8192-8203　2021/05/25

    Publisher: American Chemical Society ({ACS})

    DOI： 10.1021/acsnano.1c00722 　

    ISSN： 1936-0851 1936-086X

  15. High-performance nanofiltration membranes derived from liquid crystals

    Zhang, Y.-Z., Feng, X.-D.

    Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays　35　(7)　2020

    DOI： 10.37188/YJYXS20203507.0776 　

    ISSN： 1007-2780

  16. Resilient hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes fabricated from crosslinkable phase-separated copolymers

    Michael P. Dugas, Graham Van Every, Bumjun Park, John R. Hoffman, Ryan J. LaRue, Aaron M. Bush, Yizhou Zhang, Jennifer L. Schaefer, David R. Latulippe, William A. Phillip

    Molecular Systems Design & Engineering　5　(5)　943-953　2020

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

    DOI： 10.1039/c9me00160c 　

    ISSN： 2058-9689

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    <p>Hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes are fabricated from a copolymer designed to withstand exposure to solvents and chlorine.</p>

  17. Precise nanofiltration in a fouling-resistant self-assembled membrane with water-continuous transport pathways

    Xunda Feng, Qaboos Imran, Yizhou Zhang, Lucas Sixdenier, Xinglin Lu, Gilad Kaufman, Uri Gabinet, Kohsuke Kawabata, Menachem Elimelech, Chinedum O. Osuji

    Science Advances　5　(8)　2019/08/07

    Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science ({AAAS})

    DOI： 10.1126/sciadv.aav9308 　

    ISSN： 2375-2548

  18. Fit-for-purpose block polymer membranes molecularly engineered for water treatment

    Yizhou Zhang, Noelia E. Almodovar-Arbelo, Jacob L. Weidman, David S. Corti, Bryan W. Boudouris, William A. Phillip

    npj Clean Water　1　(1)　2018/04

    Publisher: Springer Nature

    DOI： 10.1038/s41545-018-0002-1 　

    ISSN： 2059-7037

  19. Facile Synthesis of a Pentiptycene-Based Highly Microporous Organic Polymer for Gas Storage and Water Treatment

    Shuangjiang Luo, Qinnan Zhang, Yizhou Zhang, Kevin P. Weaver, William A. Phillip, Ruilan Guo

    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces　10　(17)　15174-15182　2018/04

    Publisher: American Chemical Society ({ACS})

    DOI： 10.1021/acsami.8b02566 　

    ISSN： 1944-8244

  20. High-Affinity Detection and Capture of Heavy Metal Contaminants using Block Polymer Composite Membranes

    Yizhou Zhang, Joseph R. Vallin, Jugal Kishore Sahoo, Feng Gao, Bryan W. Boudouris, Matthew J. Webber, William A. Phillip

    ACS Central Science　4　(12)　2018

    Publisher: American Chemical Society ({ACS})

    DOI： 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00690 　

    ISSN： 2374-7943

  21. Block Polymer Membranes Functionalized with Nanoconfined Polyelectrolyte Brushes Achieve Sub-Nanometer Selectivity

    Yizhou Zhang, Ryan A. Mulvenna, Siyi Qu, Bryan W. Boudouris, William A. Phillip

    ACS Macro Letters　6　(7)　726-732　2017/06

    Publisher: American Chemical Society ({ACS})

    DOI： 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00278 　

    ISSN： 2161-1653

  22. Nanomanufacturing of High-Performance Hollow Fiber Nanofiltration Membranes by Coating Uniform Block Polymer Films from Solution

    Yizhou Zhang, Ryan Mulvenna, Bryan W Boudouris, William A Phillip

    J. Mater. Chem. A　5　(7)　2017

    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

    DOI： 10.1039/c6ta09287j 　

    ISSN： 2050-7488 2050-7496

  23. Nanoporous membranes generated from self-assembled block polymer precursors: Quo Vadis ?

    Yizhou Zhang, Jessica L. Sargent, Bryan W. Boudouris, William A. Phillip

    Journal of Applied Polymer Science　132　(21)　n/a-n/a　2014/11

    Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

    DOI： 10.1002/app.41683 　

    ISSN： 0021-8995 1097-4628

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Presentations 16

  1. Fibril-like nanofiltration membranes and their utilities in high permeance separation

    Yizhou Zhang

    The Membrane Society of Japan Membrane Symposium　2023/11/20

  2. Tuning Nanostructured Polymer Membranes via Lyotropic Assembly: Towards More Efficient Fabrication of Sub-1 nm Channels Invited

    2023/10/23

  3. Polymer Thin-film with Ordered Structure for Separation

    Yizhou Zhang

    The 15th Water Treatment Conference of China. Chinese Chemical Society　2021/09/17

  4. Lyotropic Liquid Crystals in Water Applications Invited

    Yizhou Zhang

    The 5th Forum of Young Scholars in Liquid Crystals　2021/05/08

  5. Elucidating the Nanostructured Fibrils for their Structure-Property Relationships in Separation-related Applications Invited

    Yizhou Zhang

    2020/11/25

  6. Lyotropic Liquid Crystals with Water-Continuous Nanostructure as Thin-film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes

    Yizhou Zhang

    North American Membrane Society　2020/05/18

  7. Self-assembled Thin-films and their Implication in Environmental Technologies Invited

    Yizhou Zhang

    2019/11/26

  8. Harvesting the Structures of Liquid Crystalline in Membranes Invited

    Yizhou Zhang

    2019/11/13

  9. High-Flux, Precise Nanofiltration in a Direct Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Membrane with Water-continuous Transport Pathways

    Yizhou Zhang

    Mid-Atlantic Soft Matter Workshop　2019/08/02

  10. High Capacity Adsorptive Membranes Based on Polysulfone and Block Polymer Composites

    William Phillip, Yizhou Zhang

    American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting　2018/11/02

  11. Designing Block Polymer-Based Membranes with Tailored Surface Chemistry Invited

    Yizhou Zhang

    Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Notre Dame　2018/02/17

  12. Chlorine-tolerant Block Polymer Nanofiltration Membranes: Connecting Self-Assembly to Application Invited

    Yizhou Zhang

    Gore Fellowship Award　2017/11/28

  13. Chlorine-Tolerant Block Polymer Nanofiltration Membranes

    Yizhou Zhang

    American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting　2017/11/01

  14. Self-Assembled Block Polymer Hollow Fiber Nanofiltration Membranes

    Yizhou Zhang

    American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting　2017/10/30

  15. Composite Self-Assembled Block Polymer Hollow Fiber Nanofiltration Membranes with Chemically-Tailored Pore Walls

    Yizhou Zhang

    North American Membrane Society　2017/08/01

  16. Self-Assembled Block Polymer Hollow Fiber Nanofiltration Membranes

    Midwest Imaging and Microanalysis Workshop　2017/05/09

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