Research Group on 

Structured Thermodynamics and Micro/Nano Chemical Engineering

Members
Students
QIAN SUN
INFORMATION
Associate Professor
Guangxi University Nanning, 530004, China
Email: sunqian@gxu.edu.cn
EXPERIENCE

Guangxi University

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Associate Professor
2021/01 – Present

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering

Postdoctor

2019/01 – 2021/01
EDUCATION

University of Cambridge

2014/10–2018/11

Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Darwin College

Ph.D.  Chemical Engineering


Beijing University of Chemical Technology

2011/09–2014/07
M.S.   Chemical Engineering and Technology

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

2007/09–2011/07
B.S.   Environmental Engineering
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  1. Chemical process analysis and synthesis
  2. Nanomaterial chemistry

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My main research directions are controllable preparation and application of self-assembled microcapsules, preparation of inorganic nanomaterials, and high gravity chemical process strengthening technology.

PUBLICATIONS

(1) Qian Sun, Yao Du, Ziyan Zhao, Elizabeth A. H. Hall, Hui Gao, Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Alexander F. Routh*. Functional silver-coated colloidosomes as targeted carriers for small molecules. Langmuir, 2017, 33(15): 3755-3764.

(2) Qian Sun#, Hui Gao#, Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Alexander F. Routh*. Silver coated colloidosomes as carriers for an anticancer drug. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9(38): 32599-32606.

(3) Qian Sun, Yao Du, Elizabeth A. H. Hall, Dong Luo, Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Alexander F. Routh*. A fabrication method of gold coated colloidosomes and their application as targeted drug carriers. Soft Matter, 2018, 14(14): 2594-2603.

(4) Qian Sun, Jian-Feng Chen, Alexander F. Routh*. Coated colloidosomes as novel drug delivery carriers. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2019, 16(9): 903-906.

(5) Peng-Fei Xu, Zhi-Hao Liu, Yong-Hong Duan, Qian Sun*, Dan Wang, Xiao-Fei Zeng, Jie-Xin Wang*. Microfluidic controllable synthesis of monodispersed sulfur nanoparticles with enhanced antibacterial activities. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 398: 125293.

(6) Dan-Lei Yang, Qian Sun*, Hao Niu, Rui-Li Wang, Dan Wang, Jie-Xin Wang*. The properties of dental resin composites reinforced with silica colloidal nanoparticle clusters: Effects of heat treatment and filler composition. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020, 186: 107791.

(7) Rong-Kun Liu, Ting-Ting Hu, Jia Jia, Dan-Lei Yang, Qian Sun*, Jie-Xin Wang*, Jian-Feng Chen. Efficient fabrication of polymer shell colloidosomes by a spray drying process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2021, 60: 324-332.



HONORS AND AWARDS

1. The International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (Talent-Introduction Program), provided by Office of China Postdoc Council in December 2018.

2. Shell Fund for Chemical Engineering, provided by Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge in 2017.

3. The Ottewill International Travel Scholarship, provided by the Ottewill International Scholarship Committee in 2016.

4. The China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship, provided by China Scholarship Council in 2015, Selected by the Education Department of the Chinese Embassy in the UK.

5. Beijing Outstanding Master Graduate Award,  provided by Beijing Ministry of Education in 2014.

6. National Scholarship for Postgraduate Students, provided by Chinese Ministry of Education in both 2012 and 2013.

7. Third Prize in BASF Cup Contest of Principles of Chemical Engineering,  provided by BASF(China) in 2010.

RESEARCH FUNDINGS

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Science Foundation Project, Host, Title: Controllable preparation mechanism and application fundamental research of smart nano-sized colloidosomes using high gravity technology.
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Regional Science Foundation Project, Host, Title: Controllable preparation mechanism of microcapsule sustained release agent for reducing pesticide consumption and enhancing preventive effect and its application fundamental research.