Research Group on 

Structured Thermodynamics and Micro/Nano Chemical Engineering

Members
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QINGWEI GAO
INFORMATION

Postdoctor

School of Chemical Engineering
East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai, 200237, China
Email: qwgao@ecust.edu.cn
EXPERIENCE

East China University of Science and Technology

School of Chemical Engineering

Postdoctor

2020/07 – Present
EDUCATION

Luleå University of Technology


2017/10–2020/11
Ph.D. in Energy Engineering

Nanjing Tech University

2015/09–2010/07
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Changzhou University

2011/09–2015/07

B.E. in Light Chemical Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I am interested in the unique microstructure of ions, small organic molecule, ionic liquid under nanoconfinement and trying to find out the influence of it on the properties of thermodynamics through molecular simulations. Gaining a fundamental understanding for applications of nano materials in catalysis, membrane processes, and energy storage, etc.

PUBLICATIONS

​(18) Zhewen Zhu, Shiyu Lv, Qingwei Gao*, Shuangliang Zhao* and Xiaohua Lu, An analytical model for evaluating fluid flux across carbon-based membrane, Journal of Membrane Science, 2022, 644, 120157

(17) Yumeng Zang, Yingying Zhang, Xueling Pan, Yao Qin, Jiawei Deng, Shanshan Wang, Qingwei Gao, Yudan Zhu*, Zhuhong Yang and Xiaohua Lu, Molecular insights on Ca2+/Na+ separation via graphene-based nanopores: The role of electrostatic interactions to ionic dehydration, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, Accepted

(16) Yihui Dong*, Aatto Laaksonen, Qingwei Gao and Xiaoyan Ji*, Molecular mechanistic insights into the ionic-strength-controlled interfacial behavior of proteins on a TiO2 surface, Langmuir, 2021, 37(39), 11499–11507

(15) Yihui Don​g*, Aatto Laaksonen, Feng Huo, Qingwei Gao, Xiaoyan Ji*, Hydrated ionic liquids boost the trace detection capacity of protein​s on TiO2 support, Langmuir, 2021, 37(16), 5012–5021

(14) Sunday T. Oyinbo, Tien-Chien Jen*, Pet​​er Ozaveshe Oviroh, Qingwei Gao, Nanoindentation study in cold gas dynamic sprayed thin films using molecular dynamics simulation, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021, 44, 1911-1915
(13) Yumeng Zhang, Yajing You, Qingwei Gao, Cheng Zhang, Shanshan Wang,Yao Qin, Yudan Zhu* and Xiaohua Lu, Molecular insight into flow resistance of choline chloride/urea confined in ionic model nanoslits, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2021, 533, 112934
(12) Qingwei Gao, Yumeng Zhang, Aatto Laaksonen, Yudan Zhu*, Xiaoyan Ji, Shuangliang Zhao, Yaojia Chen and Xiaohua Lu, Effect of dimethyl carbonate on the behavior of water confined in carbon nanotube, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, 31, 177-185
(11) Sunday T. Oyinbo, Tien-Chien Jen*, Qingwei Gao and Xiaohua Lu, A simulation study of methane-hydrogen gas mixture permeation through nanoporouspalladium membrane using molecular dynamics, Vacuum, 2020, 182, 109804
(10) Qingwei Gao, Yao Qin, Yumeng Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yudan Zhu*, Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaohua Lu, Preliminary study on mechanism of confined mass transfer and separation: “Secondary confinement” effect of interfacial adsorption layer, CIESC Journal, 2020, 71(10), 4670-4677
(9) Qingwei Gao, Nanhua Wu, Yao Qin, Aatto Laaksonen, Yudan Zhu*, Xiaoyan Ji* and Xiaohua Lu, Molecular insight into wetting behavior of deep eutectic solvent droplets on ionic substrates: A molecular dynamics study, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020, 319, 114298
(8) Qingwei Gao, Yumeng Zhang, Shuting Xu, Aatto Laaksonen, Yudan Zhu*, Xiaoyan Ji* and Xiaohua Lu, Physicochemical properties and structure of fluid at nano-/micro-interface: Progress in simulation and experimental study, Green Energy & Environment, 2020, 5(3), 274-285
(7) Nana Zhao, Jiawei Deng, Yudan Zhu*, Yaojia Chen, Yao Qin, Yang Ruan, Yumeng Zhang, Qingwei Gao and Xiaohua Lu, Atomistic insights into the effects of carbonyl oxygens in functionalized graphene nanopores on Ca2+/Na+ sieving, Carbon, 2020, 164, 305-316
(6) Yao Qin, Nana Zhao, Yudan Zhu*, Yumeng Zhang, Qingwei Gao, Zhongyang Dai, Yajing You and Xiaohua Lu, Molecular insights into the microstructure of ethanol/water binary mixtures confined within typical 2D nanoslits: The role of the adsorbed layers induced by different solid surfaces, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2020, 509, 112452
(5) Yumeng Zhang, Yudan Zhu*, Anran Wang, Qingwei Gao, Yao Qin, Yaojia Chen and Xiaohua Lu, Progress in molecular-simulation-based research on the effects of interface-induced fluid microstructures on flow resistance, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(6), 1403-1415
(4) Jiahui Li, Yudan Zhu*, Yumeng Zhang, Qingwei Gao, Wei Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Yijun Shi, Extra low friction coefficient caused by the formation of a solid-like layer: A new lubrication mechanism found through molecular simulation of the lubrication of MoS2 nanoslits, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2018, 26(12), 2412-2419
(3) Qingwei Gao, Yudan Zhu*, Xiaoyan Ji, Wei Zhu, Linghong Lu, and Xiaohua Lu, Effect of water concentration on the microstructures of choline chloride/ urea (1:2) /water mixture, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2018, 470, 134–139
(2) Qingwei Gao, Yudan Zhu*, Yang Ruan, Yumeng Zhang, Wei Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, and Linghong Lu, Effect of adsorption alcohol layers on the behaviours of water molecules confined in graphene nanoslit: A molecular dynamics study, Langmuir, 2017, 33(42), 11467-11474
(1) Yang Ruan, Yudan Zhu*, Yumeng Zhang, Qingwei Gao, Xiaohua Lu*, and Linghong Lu, Molecular Dynamics Study of Mg2+/Li+ Separation via biomimetic graphene-based nanopores: The role of dehydration in second shell, Langmuir, 2016, 32(51), 13778–1378

HONORS AND AWARDS

Outstanding graduate student of Nanjing Tech University, 2020.06

Triple-A graduate student of Nanjing Tech University, 2017.12

National scholarship for graduate students, 2017.10

SICAM Full Scholarship, 2017.07

4th International conference on molecular simulation, Best Poster Award, 2016.10

RESEARCH FUNDINGS
  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program), 2022.01-2024.12
  2. Shanghai Pujiang Talent Programe, 2021.10-2023.09
  3. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2020.11-2022.07