Dr. Zhe Qiang
Associate Professor
Bio
Dr. Zhe Qiang received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Polymer Engineering from the University of Akron. Prior to his current position at USM, he performed his postdoctoral training in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. His research interests include materials and manufacturing innovations for the development of a carbon-neutral society. His group develops commercially viable methods for converting plastic and their wastes to functional materials. His group also employs advanced characterization methods to understand polymer behaviors at nanoscale. His research work has been recognized with many awards and honors.
Research website: www.qianglab.com
- PHD - University of Akron (2016)
- MS - University of Akron (2013)
- BS - Donghua University (2012)
- Critical role of pore size on perfluorooctanoic acid adsorption behaviors in carbonaceous sorbents, MATERIALS HORIZONS, 2025, 10.1039/d4mh01771d
- End-To-End FRET Enabling Direct Measurement of Oligomer Chain Conformations and Molecular Weight in Reaction Solutions, MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, 2025, 10.1002/marc.202400627
- A general strategy to prepare macro-/mesoporous materials from thermoplastic elastomer blends, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 2024, 10.1039/d4ta01590h
- Accurate additive manufacturing of lightweight and elastic carbons using plastic precursors, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2024, 10.1038/s41467-024-45211-4
- Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Using Commodity Polypropylene, ADVANCED MATERIALS, 2023, 10.1002/adma.202208029
- Direct synthesis of ordered mesoporous materials from thermoplastic elastomers, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2023, 10.1038/s41467-023-36362-x
- Direct Measurement of Polymer-Chain-End-to-End Distances by Using RAFT Chain Transfer Agent as the FRET Acceptor, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 2023, 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c01703
- Polymeric Dynamic Crosslinker for Upcycling of Fragile Low-Molecular-Weight Polypropylene, ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, 2023, 10.1021/acsapm.3c00289
- American Physical Society
- American Chemical Society
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- English (Native or Bilingual)