Dr Qin Li, PhD (Queensland)
E-mail: q.li@curtin.edu.au
Professional Appointments
- 2009 - Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
- 2006 to 2009: Visiting Scientist (Marie Curie Fellow), Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
- 2004 to 2008: Lecturer, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
- 2002 to 2004: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, the University of Queensland, Australia
Professional Membership
Member of IChemE, MRS, ACS
Research Interests
- Functional Nanomaterials
- Colloidal Self-Assembly
- Interparticle and Intermolecular Forces
- Multiscale Modelling and Simulations for Particulate Systems (in particular: Discrete Element Method)
- Water Treatment, Distribution, and Recharging
Selected Research Publications
Refereed Journals
- An Aqueous Route to Multicolour Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Using Silica Spheres as Carriers. R. Liu, D. Wu, S. Liu, K. Koynov, W. Knoll, Q. Li. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol.121, 4668-4671, 2009
- Binary Colloidal Crystals Fabricated with a Horizontal Deposition Method. L. Wang, Y. Wan, Y. Li, Z. Cai, X.S. Zhao, Q. Li. Langmuir, vol. 25, 6753-6759, 2009
- Fabrication of Large Area, Transferable Colloidal Monolayers Utilizing Self-Assembly at the Air-Water Interface. M. Retsch, Z. Zhou, S. Rivera, M. Kappl, X.S. Zhao, U. Jonas, Q. Li. Macromolecule Chemistry and Physics, vol.210, 230-241, 2009
- Porous network through colloidal templates. Qin Li, Markus Retsch, Jianjun Wang, Wolfgang Knoll, Ulrich Jonas. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol. 287, 135-180, 2009
- The Forces at Work in Colloidal Self-Assembly: a Review on Fundamental Interactions between Colloidal Particles. Qin Li, Ulrich Jonas, X.S. Zhao, Michael Kappl. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 3, 255-268, 2008
- A study of growth mechanism of KDP and ADP crystals by means of quantum chemistry. Y. Asakuma, Q. Li, K. Maeda, K. Fukui, H. M. Ang and M. O. Tade. Applied Surface Science, 254, 4524-4530, 2008
- Fabrication of binary colloidal crystals and non-close-packed structures by a sequential self-assembly method. Zuocheng Zhou, Qingfeng Yan , Qin Li, and X. S. Zhao. Langmuir, vol.23, 1473-1477, 2007
- Preparation of multilayered trimodal colloid crystals and binary inverse opals. Jianjun Wang, Qin Li, Wolfgang Knoll, Ulrich Jonas. Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 128, 15606-15607, 2006
- Feasibility of recharging reclaimed wastewater to the coastal aquifers of Perth, Western Australia. Q. Li, B. Harris, C. Aydogan, M. Ang, M. Tade. Trans IChemE, Part B: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 84(B4), 237-246, 2006
- London-van der Waals adhesiveness of rough-surfaced particles. Qin Li, Victor Rudolph, Wolfgang Peukert. Powder Technology, vol. 161, 248-255, 2006
Book Chapters
- Multiscale modeling for particulate systems, Qin Li, Fuyang Wang, Victor Rudolph, in Particle & Particle Systems Characterisation, Editor: Meftuni Yekeler. Research Signpost, Kerala, India, 2008.
Editorials
- Guest Editor for Special Issue: 'Particles and Porous Materials' of Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol.3, issue 3, 2008