Prof Huanting Wang is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and an ARC Australian Laureate Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and also serves as Pro Vice-Chancellor and President (Suzhou) at Monash University. Originally qualified in material science and engineering at the East China University of Science and Technology and the University of Science and Technology of China, he worked as a process engineer at Hefei Glass General Factory for 3 years, and then completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology and University of California Riverside. Professor Wang was awarded an ARC QEII Fellowship in 2004, an ARC Future Fellowship in 2010, RACI R.K. Murphy Medal in 2019, the Membrane Society of Australasia Tony Fane Award and an ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2020, and IChemE Underwood Medal in 2021. He was a member of the ARC Future Fellowship selection advisory committee in 2011, and a member of the ARC College of Experts in 2012-2015. Prof Wang was a Board Member of the Membrane Society of Australasia and a Council Member (treasurer) of the Aseanian Membrane Society, and is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. He was the Associate Dean (International) of Faculty of Engineering (2010-2011, and 2014-2020), the Associate Dean (International) of Faculty of Informational Technology (2014-2015), Deputy Head of Department of Chemical Engineering (2012-2014), Founding Director of the Monash Centre for Membrane Innovation (2018-2022), Director of the ARC Research Hub for Energy-efficient Separation (2022-2024), and Vice-President of Monash Suzhou (June 2023-September 2024). He served as Asia Editor of Journal of Experimental Nanoscience in 2014-2019, and is currently an Associate Editor of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research and an Executive Editor-in-chief of Advanced Membranes. Prof Wang's research focuses on nanomaterials and composite membranes for gas separation, water desalination and purification, chiral separation, ion transport and separation and electrochemical energy applications. He has co-authored over 470 papers, and been recognised as a Clarivate Highly cited researcher. Prof Wang has 11 patents licensed to six companies in Australia, the US and China, including two Monash University spin-outs.

Nanomaterials Metal organic frameworks (MOF), Zeolites, and Nanoporous carbons Nanocomposites, Nanofibers, and Nanostructured ceramics Membranes and catalysts Ceramic membranes, Polymer membranes, Nanoporous membranes, and Composite membranes Electrode catalysts, and Nanocatalysts Separation and fuel cells Green chemical technology Gas separation, wastewater treatment and desalination Proton exchange membranes and anion exchange membranes for fuel cells Nanoporous electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells and low temperature fuel cells Energy-efficient separation Biofuel powered fuel cells

Aryl-Ether-Free Polyaromatics-Based Alkaline-Resistant Anion exchange PTFE Composite Membrane Iyer, R. R., Boga, K., Varga, J. F., Wang, H. & Saito, K., Feb 2025, In: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 226, 4, 11 p., 2400215. Preparation of COF-based membranes via chiral induction for efficient enantioselective resolution Wang, F., Lu, Y., He, K., Marriott, P. J., Hill, M. R. & Wang, H., 2025, In: Advanced Membranes. 5, 8 p., 100113. Recovery of lithium from high Mg2+/Li+ ratio brine using a novel solvent extraction system TOP-FeCl3-MIBK Wang, L., Zhang, J., Meng, S., Wu, H., Zhao, Y., Meng, Z., Feng, L., Wang, H., Cheng, Y., Yang, L. & Liu, H., 15 Apr 2025, In: Desalination. 599, 12 p., 118445. Accurate prediction of solvent flux in sub-1-nm slit-pore nanosheet membranes Chen, X., Qin, Y., Zhu, Y., Pan, X., Wang, Y., Ma, H., Wang, R., Easton, C. D., Chen, Y., Tang, C., Du, A., Huang, A., Xie, Z., Zhang, X., Simon, G. P., Banaszak Holl, M. M., Liu, X., Novoselov, K. & Wang, H., 26 Apr 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 17, 11 p. Building block design of thermally regenerable metal–organic framework composites for highly selective lithium adsorption Zhang, X., Wu, X., Gan, J., Yu, X., Wang, H. & Ou, R., 1 Nov 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 499, 8 p., 156352. Charge-gradient sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membrane with enhanced ion selectivity for osmotic energy conversion Guo, Y., Sun, X., Ding, S., Lu, J., Wang, H., Zhu, Y. & Jiang, L., 5 Mar 2024, In: ACS Nano. 18, 9, p. 7161–7169 9 p. Designing Nanoporous Polymer Films for High-Performance Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling Huang, L., Hu, Y., Yao, X., Chesman, A. S. R., Wang, H., Sagoe-Crentsil, K. & Duan, W., 6 Sept 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 40, p. 54401-54411 11 p. Electricity generation from carbon dioxide adsorption by spatially nanoconfined ion separation Wang, Z., Hu, T., Tebyetekerwa, M., Zeng, X., Du, F., Kang, Y., Li, X., Zhang, H., Wang, H. & Zhang, X., 26 Mar 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 9 p., 2672. Emerging application of forward osmosis and membrane distillation for post-combustion CO2 capture Wu, X., Feron, P., Ng, D., Wang, H. & Xie, Z., 1 Dec 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 501, 23 p., 157333. Functionalized 2D membranes for separations at the 1-nm scale Kang, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, X. & Wang, H., 10 Jul 2024, In: Chemical Society Reviews. 53, p. 7939-7959 21 p. Functionalized MOF enables stable cycling of nickel-rich layered oxides for lithium-ion batteries Hu, Q., Han, G., Wang, A., Gao, K., Liao, J., Ding, M., Zhou, Y., Dominko, R., Wang, H. & Yao, J., 1 Oct 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 497, 9 p., 154608. Gel-casting of mesoporous silica electrolyte membranes loaded with phosphoric acid for protonic electrolyte cells Ung, K., Dong, D., He, K., Ma, H., Webley, P. A., Simon, G. P. & Wang, H., May 2024, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 702, 8 p., 122789. Ionothermal synthesis of ZSM-5/AlPO4-5 composite zeolites and their catalytic performances in the methanol-to-olefin reaction Feng, J., Rawal, A., Lu, T., Wang, J., Wang, H. & Han, L., 15 Jan 2024, In: Molecular Catalysis. 553, 11 p., 113789. New 2D Metal-Organic Monoacid Framework (MOmAF): Realization of Extreme Water Repellence Chen, T., Wei, X., Fabiani, T., Liu, B., Yang, Y., Lewis, A., Mazlan, N. A., Butt, F. S., Chen, S., Gu, Q., Radacsi, N., Wang, H., De Angelis, M. G., Yang, S., Chen, H. & Huang, Y., 12 Dec 2024, In: Small. 20, 50, 9 p., 2404224. Perfect confinement of crown ethers in MOF membrane for complete dehydration and fast transport of monovalent ions Xu, T., Wu, B., Li, W., Li, Y., Zhu, Y., Sheng, F., Li, Q., Ge, L., Wang, H. & Xu, T., 8 May 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 19, 10 p., eadn0944. Plasma tailoring of NH2-MIL-53 with enhanced fluorescence emission for simultaneous detection of multiple heavy metals in water Ding, Y., Hu, Y., Zhao, Y., Li, Y., Huang, Z., Chakir, S., Xu, Y., Sun, D., Liu, S., Wang, H. & Wang, X., 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16, 45, p. 62497-62508 12 p. Polymeric membranes with highly homogenized nanopores for ultrafast water purification Huang, J., Zhang, Y., Guo, J., Yang, F., Ma, J., Bai, Y., Shao, L., Liu, S. & Wang, H., Jul 2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, p. 901–909 12 p. Sustainable lithium extraction and magnesium hydroxide co-production from salt-lake brines Yong, M., Tang, M., Sun, L., Xiong, F., Xie, L., Zeng, G., Ren, X., Wang, K., Cheng, Y., Li, Z., Li, E., Zhang, X. & Wang, H., Dec 2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, p. 1662–1671 13 p. Sustainable lithium extraction enabled by responsive metal-organic frameworks with ion-sieving adsorption effects Wu, X., Zhang, H., Zhang, X., Guan, Q., Tang, X., Wu, H., Feng, M., Wang, H. & Ou, R., 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 6, 8 p. Synergistic effect of pore generation and nitrogen doping on the enhanced CO2 capture and selectivity of carbon nanofibers Li, Y., Ding, T., Xu, X., Chakir, S., Ding, Y., Zhu, S., Mei, J., Wang, H. & Wang, X., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 12, 4, 10 p., 113197. Synthesis and Controlled Cargo Release of Novel Photoresponsive Polysiloxane-Based Single-Chain Nanoparticles Alrayyes, A., Boga, K., Vidallon, M., Wang, H. & Saito, K., Jul 2024, In: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 225, 14, 6 p., 2300081. Thermostable nanofiltration membranes enabling superior hot wastewater purification Huang, J., Zhang, Y., Guo, J., Yang, Z., Bai, Y., Gao, G., Zhu, J., Mamba, B. B., Wang, H. & Shao, L., Nov 2024, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 711, 7 p., 123216. Ultrathin two-dimensional porous fullerene membranes for ultimate organic solvent separation Chen, X., Mu, Y., Jin, C., Wei, Y., Hao, J., Wang, H., Caro, J. & Huang, A., 24 Apr 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63, 18, 7 p., e202401747. Unlocking direct lithium extraction in harsh conditions through thiol-functionalized metal-organic framework subnanofluidic membranes Zhao, C., Feng, F., Hou, J., Hu, J., Su, Y., Liu, J. Z., Hill, M., Freeman, B. D., Wang, H. & Zhang, H., 22 May 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, 20, p. 14058-14066 9 p. ACS Editors' Choice Virtual Collection from I&EC Research Savage, P. E., Broadbelt, L. J., Ierapetritou, M., Li, B. G., Morbidelli, M., Nenoff, T. M., Patwardhan, A. W., Scurto, A. & Wang, H., 14 Jun 2023, In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 62, 23, p. 8993-8994 2 p. A homochiral poly(2-oxazoline)-based membrane for efficient enantioselective separation Wang, F., Pizzi, D., Lu, Y., He, K., Thurecht, K. J., Hill, M. R., Marriott, P. J., Banaszak Holl, M. M., Kempe, K. & Wang, H., 13 Feb 2023, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 62, 8, 6 p., e202212139. Amphoteric metal-organic framework subnanochannels with pH-tuneable cation and anion sieving properties Hou, J., Zhang, H., Wang, H., Thornton, A. W. & Konstas, K., 2023, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11, p. 13223-13230 8 p. An artificial sodium-selective subnanochannel Lu, J., Jiang, G., Zhang, H., Qian, B., Zhu, H., Gu, Q., Yan, Y., Liu, J. Z., Freeman, B. D., Jiang, L. & Wang, H., 27 Jan 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 4, 12 p., eabq1369. Construction of 2D/0D graphene oxide/copper(I) oxide-incorporated titanium dioxide mixed-dimensional membranes with ultrafast water transport and enhanced antifouling properties Wu, X., Zhang, J., Wang, H., Huo, Y. & Xie, Z., 5 Jul 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15, 26, p. 31561-31571 11 p. Construction of angstrom-scale ion channels with versatile pore configurations and sizes by metal-organic frameworks Li, X., Jiang, G., Jian, M., Zhao, C., Hou, J., Thornton, A. W., Zhang, X., Liu, J. Z., Freeman, B. D., Wang, H., Jiang, L. & Zhang, H., 18 Jan 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 12 p., 286. Dual-channel-ion conductor membrane for low-energy lithium extraction Ma, H., Xia, Y., Wang, Z., Xu, T., Simon, G. P. & Wang, H., 14 Nov 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 57, 45, p. 17246-17255 10 p. Electrospinning preparation of nylon-6@UiO-66-NH2 fiber membrane for selective adsorption enhanced photocatalysis reduction of Cr(VI) in water Ji, W., Wang, X., Ding, T., Chakir, S., Xu, Y., Huang, X. & Wang, H., 1 Jan 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 451, Part 4, 11 p., 138973. Enhanced gating effects in responsive sub-nanofluidic ion channels Zhao, C., Hou, J., Hill, M., Freeman, B., Wang, H. & Zhang, H., 22 Sept 2023, In: Accounts of Materials Research. 4, 9, p. 786–797 12 p. Enhanced ion conductivity of “water-in-salt” electrolytes by nanochannel membranes Wang, Y., Hao, X., Kang, Y., Dong, M., Fang, Z., Hu, Y., Wang, H., Fan, X., Yan, Y., Ye, Z. & Peng, X., 21 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11, 3, p. 1394-1402 9 p. Influence of surface chemistry and channel shapes on the lithium-ion separation in metal-organic-framework-nanochannel membranes Hou, J., Zhang, H., Lu, J., Li, X., Zhao, C., Wang, H., Thornton, A. W. & Konstas, K., 15 May 2023, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 674, 8 p., 121511. Ion-conducting ceramic membranes for renewable energy technologies Dong, D., Liu, X. & Wang, H., 2023, In: Advanced Membranes. 3, 16 p., 100066. IRMOF-3 nanosheet-filled glass fiber membranes for efficient separation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide Zhang, X., Wang, N., Li, H., Wang, Z. & Wang, H., 1 Aug 2023, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 318, 8 p., 123908. Nanoconfinement enabled non-covalently decorated MXene membranes for ion-sieving Kang, Y., Hu, T., Wang, Y., He, K., Wang, Z., Hora, Y., Zhao, W., Xu, R., Chen, Y., Xie, Z., Wang, H., Gu, Q. & Zhang, X., Dec 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 9 p., 4075. Partial quaternization promoted metal-organic frameworks for efficient photocatalytic removal of chromium(vi) Tang, X., Wu, X., Wu, H., Zhang, X., Feng, M., Ouyang, T., Wang, H. & Ou, R., 18 Apr 2023, In: Chemical Communications. 59, 30, p. 4507-4510 4 p. Photo-responsive metal-organic frameworks - design strategies and emerging applications in photocatalysis and adsorption Scandura, G., Eid, S., Alnajjar, A. A., Paul, T., Karanikolos, G. N., Shetty, D., Omer, K., Alqerem, R., Juma, A., Wang, H., Arafat, H. A. & Dumée, L. F., 2023, In: Materials Advances. 4, 5, p. 1258-1285 28 p. Precisely tailored graphene oxide membranes on glass fiber supports for efficient hydrogen separation Zhang, X., Wang, N., Liu, T., Wu, Y., Wang, Z. & Wang, H., 5 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 675, 7 p., 121529. Preface for Membranes for Sustainability Wang, H. & Xu, T., 22 Nov 2023, In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 62, 46, p. 19391-19393 3 p. Pyro-layered heterostructured nanosheet membrane for hydrogen separation Wang, R., Qian, J., Chen, X., Low, Z.-X., Chen, Y., Ma, H., Wu, H.-A., Doherty, C. M., Acharya, D., Xie, Z., Hill, M. R., Shen, W., Wang, F. & Wang, H., 15 Apr 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 10 p., 2161. Scalable high yield exfoliation for monolayer nanosheets Wang, Z., Yan, X., Hou, Q., Liu, Y., Zeng, X., Kang, Y., Zhao, W., Li, X., Yuan, S., Qiu, R., Uddin, M. H., Wang, R., Xia, Y., Jian, M., Kang, Y., Gao, L., Liang, S., Liu, J. Z., Wang, H. & Zhang, X., 16 Jan 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 8 p., 236. Smart utilisation of reverse solute diffusion in forward osmosis for water treatment: A mini review Wu, X., Zhang, X., Wang, H. & Xie, Z., 15 May 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 873, 13 p., 162430. Sustainable catalytic oxidation of glycerol: a review Hu, X., Lu, J., Liu, Y., Chen, L., Zhang, X. & Wang, H., Oct 2023, In: Environmental Chemistry Letters. 21, p. 2825–2861 37 p. Tuning the charge distribution and crystal field of iron single atoms via iron oxide integration for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in zinc-air batteries Zhang, F., Zhu, Y., Zhong, Y., Zou, J., Chen, Y., Zu, L., Wang, Z., Hinsch, J. J., Wang, Y., Zhang, L., Shao, Z. & Wang, H., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Energy Chemistry. 85, p. 154-163 10 p. Unlocked sieving potential Lu, J. & Wang, H., 11 May 2023, In: Nature Materials. 22, p. 677–678 2 p.