I’m Jiajia, a PhD student at RMIT University. I finished my Bachelors degree at Hebei University (China), where I majored in inorganic nanomaterials for photocatalytic applications.
I received my Masters degree in Materials Engineering, during which I worked on self-assembly of fullerene nanomaterials at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2018, I began my PhD research into catalyst development for CO₂ hydrogenation.
Skills
- Preparation of inorganic nanoparticles & carbon nanomaterials
- Structural characterisation
- Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
- Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis)
- In-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (in-situ DRIFT)
- In-operando synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction
- Rietveld refinement analysis using TOPAS software
- Dynamic light scattering (DLS)
- Inductive coupled plasma emission spectrometer (ICP)
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
- Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF)
- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
- In vitro: cell culture, microplate reader, confocal fluorescence microscope, and flow cytometry
- In vivo: small-animal magnetic resonance imaging system, small-animal bioluminescence imaging, small-animal ultrasound imaging
PhD project
Prior work
- Undergraduate project (2012-2015): Synthesis of rare earth metal nanoparticles and their photocatalytic properties
- Hydrothermal synthesis of SnO₂ nano-powders and their photocatalytic properties
- Preparation & enhancement of luminescent intensity of new rare earth molybdate NaLa(MoO₄)₂:Eu³⁺ phosphors
- Hydrothermal synthesis of SnO₂ nano-powders and their photocatalytic properties
- Postgraduate project (2015-2018): Fullerene nanoparticles as biomedical materials
- C70[(COOH)₂]₃ & Gd-DO3A were linked by PEG to form self-assembled nanoclusters
- These nanoclusters have an enhanced T₁ contrast ability and MRI -guided photodynamic therapy
- C70[(COOH)₂]₃ & Gd-DO3A were linked by PEG to form self-assembled nanoclusters
Publications
Papers
- Zhai, Y-Q, Zhao, Q, Wang, M, Zhao, J-J, Liu, X, & Li, Y-M (2015). 'Hydrothermal synthesis of SnO2 nanopowders and their photocatalytic properties', Journal of Applied Chemical Science International, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 191-196.
- Zhai, Y-Q, Ma, J, Hu, Z-C, Zhao, J-J, Yang, M-Y, & Zhao, L (2014). 'Preparation and enhancement of luminescent intensity of new rare earth molybdate NaLa(MoO4)2:Eu3+ Phosphors', Asian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 3129-3133. DOI: doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.15832.
- Zhai, Y-Q, Ma, J, Hu, Z-C, Zhao, J-J, Cui, Y-X & Song, S-S (2013). 'Synthesis and luminescent properties of red-emitting phosphors NaLa(MoO4)2:Eu3+ by microwave-assisted sol-gel method', Journal of Synthetic Crystals, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 1323-1329.
- Ma, H-J, Zhao, J-J, Meng, Haibing, Hu, D-N, & Zhou, Y (2020 ). ‘Carnosine-modified fullerene as a highly enhanced ROS scavenger for mitigating acute oxidative stress’, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 12, pp. 16104−16113. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c01669.
Patents
- C. R. Wang, J. J. Zhao, C. Y. Shu, and M. Y. Guan, “Synthesis of metal complex with polyazan ligand based on fullerene and application for MRI and photodynamic therapy,” Chinese Patent 201711066996.6, Nov. 2, 2017.
- C. R. Wang, J. J. Zhao, C. Y. Shu, D. Sun, M. R. Guan, S. Liu, and C. L. Bai, “Preparation and application of fullerene phthalocyanine derivative,” Chinese Patent 201810326303.0, Apr. 12, 2018.
Further information
- Joint Senior Supervisors: Prof. Ivan Cole (RMIT University) & Prof. Rachel Caruso (RMIT University)
- Associate Supervisor 1: Dr Yunxia Yang (CSIRO)
- Associate Supervisor 2: Dr Renata Lippi (Australian Synchrotron)
- Associate Supervisor 3: Dr Anita D’Angelo (Australian Synchrotron)
- Dr Anita D’Angelo (Australian Synchrotron)
Honours and awards
- National Encouragement Scholarship, first-class scholarship of Hebei University (2011-2012)
- Merit Student, second-class scholarship of Hebei University (2012-2013)
- Group Leader of College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (2013-2014)
- Excellent Graduation Thesis, third-class scholarship of Hebei University (2014-2015)
- AINSE Postgraduate Research Awards (2019-2022)
- AIM 21 Best Presentation by an Early Career Researcher Award (2021)
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