Prof. Dr. Xiaolang Chen – Polymers – Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. Xiaolang Chen – Polymers – Best Researcher Award

Institution of Advanced Composite Materials, China

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🎓 Academic and Professional Titles

Prof. Dr. Xiaolang Chen is recognized as one of the Reserve Candidates for Academic and Technical Leaders of Sichuan, showcasing his immense potential and leadership in science and technology. He has been honored as a Specially Appointed Expert of Sichuan Province and Chengdu City, and further distinguished as one of the Overseas High-level Talents Abroad in Sichuan Province. Moreover, he contributes significantly as a Specially Appointed Expert of the Sichuan Provincial Expert Service Team, further cementing his role as a key academic and technical leader in the region.

🧪 Academic Research Experience

Since June 2010, Prof. Chen has served as an Associate Professor and then Professor at the Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technology, Ministry of Education, housed within the School of Materials Science and Engineering, at Southwest Jiaotong University, P. R. China. Concurrently, since July 2010, he has held the position of Guest Professor at the National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer Materials. His international academic exposure includes a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship (Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2011) at the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, where he deepened his research in polymer engineering. Earlier, from September 2008 to April 2009, he served as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Machine Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Akita Prefectural University, Japan. His academic journey began with a Ph.D. (Sept. 2004 – Jun. 2007) at the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University.

💼 Direct Research Project Support

Prof. Chen has led and participated in numerous national and international research projects, reflecting the depth and scope of his scientific contributions. He has secured funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (projects: 52473086; 22365009; 51763002; 51003088) and the National Science and Technology Supporting Project Foundation of China (2007BAB08B05). His global collaborations are evident in the International Science and Technology Cooperation Projects of Sichuan Province (2023YFH0063; 2019YFH0047) and Chengdu City (2015-GH02-00034-HZ; 2017-GH02-00051-HZ; 2019-GH02-00026-HZ). Additionally, he received the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20100184120006), and the Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province ([2008]7001).

Prof. Chen’s affiliation with the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering has yielded substantial results through projects such as KF201005, sklpme2014-4-21, sklpme2017-4-20, and sklpme2020-4-01. He also contributed to interdisciplinary research with support from the Key Laboratory of Karst Environment and Geohazard, Ministry of Land and Resources (KST2017006).

Notable Publications📝


📝 Efficient Flame Retardancy of Polypropylene by Cobalt Ions Doped Phytate Melamine Synergized with Expandable Graphite

Authors: Ruilong Li, Yao Chen, Honglin Lian, Yongzhi Meng, Hong Wu

Journal: Polymer Degradation and Stability

Year: 2024


📝 A Karst-Inspired Hierarchical Mg/Al Layered Double Hydroxide with a High Entropy-Driven Process for Interception and Storage

Authors: Hongyu Shi, Jun Qin, Qing Lv, Bin Ou, Xiaolang Chen

Journal: Dalton Transactions

Year: 2024


📝 Breaking the Selectivity Barrier: Reactive Oxygen Species Control in Photocatalytic Nitric Oxide Conversion

Authors: Wenrui Dai, Shao Zhang, Huan Shang, Wei Z. Chen, Dieqing Zhang

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials

Year: 2024


📝 Toughness Enhancement of PP/EVA/LDH Composites by Controlling β Nucleating Agent and Annealing Treatment

Authors: Xincheng Guo, Yao Chen, Jianbing Guo, Zongcheng Lu, Xiaolang Chen

Journal: Polymer Composites

Year: 2023


📝 The Effect of Micro- and Nano-γ-Al₂O₃ on the Synthetic Hydrotalcite and Congo Red Adsorption: Site Energy Distribution

Authors: Ting Weng, Xiaolang Chen, Jun Qin, Hongyu Shi, Lijin Zhang

Journal: Journal of Molecular Liquids

Year: 2023

 

Mr. Mehrdad Asadolahi, Polymer Science, Best Researcher Award 

Mr. Mehrdad Asadolahi, Polymer Science, Best Researcher Award 

Mr. Mehrdad Asadolahi, Isfahan university of technology, Iran

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Summary 📝

Dedicated Textile Engineer with a Ph.D. specializing in advanced membrane technologies and desalination. Proficient in various technical and analytical tools, with a strong research background and hands-on experience in textile engineering and nanofiber applications.

Education 🎓

Ph.D. in Textile Engineering
Isfahan University of Technology (2018-2023)
Supervisor: Dr. Hossein Fashandi

Master of Science in Textile Engineering
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnique) (2016-2018)
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Karimi

Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering
Isfahan University of Technology (2012-2016)
Supervisor: Dr. Akbar Khoddami

Professional Experience 💼

Conducted advanced research in membrane distillation, desalination, and nanofiber technologies.

Developed innovative solutions in photothermal and omniphobic membranes.

Utilized advanced software for data analysis and modeling, including Origin, COMSOL Multiphysics, MATLAB, Design–Expert, and Minitab.

Research Interests 🔍

Membrane Distillation

Desalination

Reverse Osmosis

Photothermal Membrane Distillation

Porous Materials

Omniphobic Membrane

Photothermal Omniphobic Membrane

Electrospun Nanofibers

Skills 💡

Origin (Advanced)

COMSOL Multiphysics (Intermediate)

MATLAB (Intermediate)

Design–Expert (Advanced)

Minitab (Advanced)

Publications📝

Disclosing the pivotal role of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) omniphobic membrane surface morphology in performance of photothermal vacuum membrane distillation

Authors: Asadolahi, M., Fashandi, H., Zamani, H.

Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal

Year: 2024

Endowing Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Membrane Surface with Photothermal and Omniphobic Properties through a Single-step, Electrospinning-based Technique to Enhance Vacuum Membrane Distillation

Authors: Asadolahi, M., Fashandi, H.

Journal: Desalination

Year: 2024

Creating Nature-Inspired Surface Roughness and Modifying Surface Chemistry of PVDF Electrospun Fibers Using Low-Pressure Plasma towards Omniphobic Membrane for Long-term Distillation

Authors: Asadolahi, M., Fashandi, H.

Journal: Separation and Purification Technology

Year: 2024

Single-Step, Nanoparticle-Free, and Durable Omniphobic Modification of the Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Electrospun Membrane Surface toward Enhancing Membrane Distillation

Authors: Asadolahi, M., Fashandi, H.

Journal: ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Year: 2023

Plasma surface modification of electrospun polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) nanofibers to investigate their performance in bone tissue engineering

Authors: Mohammadalipour, M., Asadolahi, M., Mohammadalipour, Z., Behzad, T., Karbasi, S.

Journal: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Year: 2023

Surface Modification of Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Membrane by Low-Pressure Plasma Polymerization to Improve Long-Term Membrane Performance in Water Desalination Process Based on Air Gap Membrane Distillation Method

Authors: Asadolahi, M., Fashandi, H.

Journal: Iranian Journal of Polymer Science and Technology

Year: 2022