Biography

Mingzhan received his B.Eng. degree from the College of Chemistry of Jilin University in 2013, and Ph.D. from the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Peking University in 2018. Afterwards, he continued his research in the School of Molecular Engineering of the University of Chicago first as a postdoctoral scholar and then as a staff scientist before joining CityU. His research interest and expertise focus on building a sustainable water-energy-materials nexus. 

Research Expertise

Controlled synthesis of 2D materials, angstrom-scale nanofluidics, ion transport, membrane science and separation, energy conversion and storage.

Selected Publications

1. M. Wang, T. Sadhukhan, N. H. C. Lewis, M. Wang, X. He, G. Yan, D. Ying, E. Hoenig, Y. Han, G. Peng, O.-S. Lee, F. Shi, D. M. Tiede, H. Zhou, A. Tokmakoff, G. C. Schatz, C. Liu, Anomalously enhanced ion transport and uptake in functionalized angstrom-scale two-dimensional channels. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 121, e2313616121 (2024).
2. M. Wang, Q. Xiong, M. Wang, N. H. C. Lewis, D. Ying, G. Yan, E. Hoenig, Y. Han, O.-S. Lee, G. Peng, H. Zhou, G. C. Schatz, C. Liu, Lanthanide transport in angstrom-scale MoS ₂ -based two-dimensional channels. Sci. Adv. 10, eadh1330 (2024).
3. M. Wang, S. Zheng, Y. Zhao, B. Van Der Bruggen, Defect makes perfect. Matter 7, 2654–2656 (2024).
4. M. Wang, Q. Xiong, G. Yan, Y. Han, X. Yue, Z. Lyu, Z. Li, L. Sun, E. Hoenig, K. Xu, N. H. C. Lewis, K. M. Merz, Q. Chen, G. C. Schatz, C. Liu, Cooperative and Inhibitory Ion Transport in Functionalized Angstrom-Scale Two-Dimensional Channels. arXiv [Preprint] (2024). https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2410.08798.
5. M. Wang, R. Wu, S. Zheng, Multiscale engineered hydrogel for solar evaporation with enhanced water transport and purification. Sci. China Mater. 67, 2709–2710 (2024).
6. M. Wang, X. He, E. Hoenig, G. Yan, G. Peng, F. Shi, J. Radhakrishnan, G. Hill, D. M. Tiede, H. Zhou, C. Liu, Tuning transport in graphene oxide membrane with single-site copper (II) cations. iScience 25, 104044 (2022).
7. M. Wang, H. Yang, K. Wang, S. Chen, H. Ci, L. Shi, J. Shan, S. Xu, Q. Wu, C. Wang, M. Tang, P. Gao, Z. Liu, H. Peng, Quantitative Analyses of the Interfacial Properties of Current Collectors at the Mesoscopic Level in Lithium Ion Batteries by Using Hierarchical Graphene. Nano Lett. 20, 2175–2182 (2020).
8. M. Wang, M. Tang, S. Chen, H. Ci, K. Wang, L. Shi, L. Lin, H. Ren, J. Shan, P. Gao, Z. Liu, H. Peng, Graphene‐Armored Aluminum Foil with Enhanced Anticorrosion Performance as Current Collectors for Lithium‐Ion Battery. Adv. Mater. 29, 1703882 (2017).
9. M. Wang, J. Wu, L. Lin, Y. Liu, B. Deng, Y. Guo, Y. Lin, T. Xie, W. Dang, Y. Zhou, H. Peng, Chemically Engineered Substrates for Patternable Growth of Two-Dimensional Chalcogenide Crystals. ACS Nano 10, 10317–10323 (2016).