Funding:

1. National key Research & Development Program, 2019YFC0408200

2. NSFC Distinguished Scholar Funding, 51925806

3. NSFC Key Research Funding, 51838009

4. Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai, 20dz1207700

5. National key Research & Development Program, 2023YFC3804700

Selected publications (Current H index: 71, total citations @ WoS >15000; @Google Scholar>20000):

1. Dai Ruobin, Zhou Huimin, Wang Tianlin, Qiu Zhiwei, Long Li, Lin Shihong*, Tang Chuyang Y.*, Wang Zhiwei*. Nanovehicle-assitsed monomer shuttling enables highly permeable and selective nanofiltration membranes for water purification. Nature Water, 2023, 1, 281-290. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-022-00010-3

2. Wen Yue, Dai Ruobin, Li Xuesong, Zhang Xingran, Cao Xingzhong, Wu Zhichao, Lin Shihong*,Tang Chuyang Y.*, Wang Zhiwei*. Metal organic framework enabled ultra-selective polyamide membrane for desalination and water reuse. Science Advances, 2022, 8, eabm4149.  https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm4149

3. Li Jiayi, Ma Jinxing, Dai Ruobin, Wang Xueye, Chen Mei, Waite T. David, Wang Zhiwei*. Self-enhanced decomplexation of Cu-organic complexes and Cu recovery from wastewaters using an electrochemical membrane filtration system. Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 55(1), 655-664.

4. Dai Ruobin, Wang Xueye, Tang Chuyang Y, Wang Zhiwei*. Dually charged MOF-based thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane for enhanced removal of charged pharmaceutically active compounds. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54, 7619-7628.

5. Dai Ruobin, Guo Hao, Tang Chuyang Y., Chen Mei, Li Jiayi, Wang Zhiwei*. Hydrophilic selective nanochannels created by metal organic frameworks in nanofiltration membranes enhance rejection of hydrophobic endocrine disrupting compounds. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53, 23, 13776-13783.

6. Zheng Junjian, Wang Zhiwei*, Ma Jinxing, Xu Shaoping, Wu Zhichao. Development of an electrochemical ceramic membrane filtration system for efficient contaminant removal from waters. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52(7): 4117-4126.

7. Wang Zhiwei*, Wang Xueye, Zhang Junyao, Yu Xueqing, Wu Zhichao. Influence of surface functional groups on deposition and release of TiO₂ nanoparticles. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51(13): 7467-7475.

8. Zheng Junjian, Ma Jinxing, Wang Zhiwei*, Xu Shaoping, Waite TD, Wu Zhichao. Contaminant removal from source waters using cathodic electrochemical membrane filtration: Mechanisms and implications. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51(5), 2757-2765.

9. Han Xiaomeng, Wang Zhiwei*, Chen Mei, Zhang Xingran, Tang Chuyang, Wu Zhichao. Acute responses of microorganisms from MBR in the presence of NaOCl: Protective mechanisms of extracellular polymeric substances. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51 (6), 3233-3241.

10. Zhang Xingran, Ma Jinxing, Tang Chuyang Y., Wang Zhiwei*, Ng How Yong, Wu Zhichao. Anti-biofouling polyvinylidene fluoride membrane modified by quaternary ammonium compound: Direct contact-killing versus induced indirect contact-killing. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50(10): 5086-5093.

11. Zhang Xingran, Guo Yu, Wang Tianlin, Wu Zhichao, Wang Zhiwei*. Antibiofouling performance and mechanisms of a modified polyvinylidene fluoride membrane in an MBR for wastewater treatment: Role of silver@silica nanopollens. Water Research, 2020, 176, 115749.

Researcher ID: https://publons.com/researcher/1727381/zhiwei-wang/

Honors and Awards:

• National Distinguished Young Scholar Funding of China (2019)

• Most Cited Chinese Scholars in Environmental Sciences Field (Scopus-Elsevier, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)、World’s Top 2% Scientists (2020)

• Science & Technology Development Award of Ministry of Education of China (First-class) (the first investigator; 2017)

• Changjiang Youth Scholar of Ministry of Education of China (2015)

• Outstanding Youth Foundation Awarded from Natural Science Foundation of China (2014)

• Youth Award of Chinese Environmental Science Society (2014)

• Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation Award for Young Faculty Member in Chinese Universities, Ministry of Education of China (2014)

• Science Star of SCOPUS-Elsevier for Young Professionals in China (Jointly launched by Elsevier and China Science News) (2011)

• Shanghai Science & Technology Rising Star (2014)

• Outstanding Young scholars in Environmental Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Environmental Protection of China (2014)

• Science & Technology Development Award of Ministry of Education of China (the first-class prize) (2008)

• Science & Technology Development Award of Shanghai Municipality (three times--2007, 2011, and 2012)

• First prize of teaching competition of Tongji University (2010)

• Promising research faculty member of Tongji University (2010)

• High-impact SCI-journal paper of China Award (an article published in Journal of Membrane Science) (2009)

• Science & Technology Award of Membrane Society China (2010)

Professional Services:

• Chair, Management Committee of the International Water Association (IWA) Young Water Professionals China Chapter (2018~2020)

• Member of Management Committee of IWA Specialist Group on Membrane Technology (from Jan. 1st, 2014-)

• Member of Management Committee of China Task Force on Membrane Technology

• Editorial board member of Desalination (Elsevier, SCI-indexed Journal)

•  Editorial board member of Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Elsevier, SCI-indexed Journal)

• Editorial board member of Environmental Research (Elsevier, SCI-indexed Journal)

• Editorial board member of Scientific Reports (SCI-indexed Journal), Nature Publishing Group

• Editorial board member of Membranes (SCI-indexed Journal)

• Editorial board member of Environmental Engineering (Chinese CSCD journal)

• Editorial board member of Water & Wastewater Engineering (Chinese CSCD journal)

• Editorial board member of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Chinese CSCD journal)

• Editorial board member & guest editor of Current Environmental Engineering

• Scientific committee member of the 8^th IWA Specialist Conference on Membrane Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (2017)

• Scientific committee member of the 6^th IWA Regional Conference on Membrane Technology (IWA-RMTC 2018)

• Scientific committee member of the 9^th IWA Specialist Conference on Membrane Technology (2019)

• Scientific committee member of IWA YWP Technoscape 2020 International Scientific Committee

• Scientific committee member of 2019 IWA Conference on Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

• Scientific committee member of The 6th Symposium on Membrane Technologies and Applications (MEMTEK 2019), Turkey

• Scientific committee member of WEF-EESS Conference 2019 on Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (AWWTR2019)

• Scientific committee member of 4th International Conference on Recent Advancements in Sustainable Management of Livestock Waste and Rural Environment (LivestockWaste2020)

• Vice director of Young Scientists Committee of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2018)

• Executing vice chair member of Sea Water Desalination and Water Reuse Committee Youth Specialist Group of China (2017)

• Member of Water Treatment and Reclamation of Chinese Environmental Science Society (2016)

• Member of Water & Wastewater Youth Specialist Committee of China (2016)