John Zhu

John Zhu is currently a Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, UQ. He is also the inaugural Director of Carbon Energy Research Centre. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering, UQ in 2002, then worked as a lecturer in Curtin University of Technology from 2002 to 2004. He moved back to UQ at the end of 2004 and has been working in the same school until present. He is the recipient of a number of awards and fellowships, including RK Murphy Medal 2013, Freehills Award IChemE 2011, runner up of Innovator of the Year Award International IChemE 2011, the University of Queensland Foundation Research Excellence Award 2007, an ARC Future Fellowship from 2013 to 2016, an ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship from 2008 to 2012, an ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship from 2003 – 2005. In May 2012, John Zhu's long term collaborative research with Eden Energy was recognised by Thomson Reuters Innovation Award for Innovative Collaboration between the University of Queensland and Eden Energy. Advanced catalysis, gas adsorption and separation, direct carbon fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells with strong application focus on clean energy and environment. His current projects include research into scale up of direct carbon fuel cells, next generation solid oxide fuel cells, hierarchically-structured bulk materials for gas storage and catalytic reaction, carbon nanotubes/MOFs composite membranes, carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites for automotive applications, advanced plasma-assisted catalytic processes for clean energy production and air pollution control.

[2026] Tuning hydration capacity in BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3-δ-based triple conducting cathodes for protonic ceramic fuel cells [2026] Ru–Ni co-exsolution from B-site excessive proton-conducting perovskite for durable anode catalytic layers in direct ammonia PCFCs [2026] Cost-effective pressurized carbon dioxide electrolysis: a techno-economic assessment [2026] Flow‐through hollow fiber gas diffusion electrodes with morphology‐controlled in situ galvanic grown silver catalysts for enhanced CO selectivity in CO 2 electroreduction [2026] Transition of ion diffusion mechanism in BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1Yb0.1O3‐δ electrolyte under real operating conditions [2026] Which dominates CO2 to CO electroreduction from low to industrial current density: Catalyst activity or CO2 availability? [2025] Promotion Ef