Advanced Hierarchical Nanostructured Materials

An overview of recent developments and prospects in this highly topical area, covering synthesis, characterization, properties and applications. With its clear, application-oriented structure, this is an essential reference for both experienced researchers and newcomers.

Qiang Zhang is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University, China. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2009 for research on mass production of carbon nanotubes, a work for which he received the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award. After a short stay as Research Associate at the Case Western Reserve University, USA, he joined the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society , Germany, as a post-doctoral fellow before taking on his current position at Tsinghua University. He has authored and co-authored over 80 refereed publications. His current research interests are nanocarbon, advanced functional materials, sustainable chemical engineering, energy conversion and storage.

Fei Wei is Full Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Fluidization Laboratory at Tsinghua University. After his PhD from the China University of Petroleum he continued his academic career with a postdoctoral fellowship before becoming Associate and, subsequently, Full Professor at Tsinghua University in 1996. He was Visiting Professor at Ohio State University, USA, the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and at the Nagoya Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. His scientific interests are chemical reaction engineering, multiphase flow, advanced materials, and sustainable energy. He has authored and co-authored over 240 refereed publications and received the Young Particuology Research Award in 1998 for his contributions in the field of powder technology.