Name:Ya Zhang

Position:Associate Professor

Tel:+86-514-87979580

Email:14067799@qq.com

Introduction:

Associate Professor and vice dean in the department of Environmental Engineering, YZU.

Dean in the department of Environmental Engineering, College of Guangling, YZU.

Teaching:Analytical Chemistry, Air Pollution Control Engineering (Undergraduate), Colloid and Surface Chemistry (Graduate student).

Research interests:Environmental catalysis and pollution control, Electrochemical catalysis and its applications in environmental monitoring and clear energy production, Environmental materials.

Rewards:First prize for excellent teaching in YZU (2018), Young and middle-aged academic leaders in YZU (2018), Gold platform award (2017), The most popular teacher in YZU (2015, 2016, 2017), First prize in the teaching contest for young and middle-aged teachers (2015).

Education:

2018.6-2019.6 Kyushu University, Japan, visiting scholar

2012.5－ School of Environmental Science of Engineering, Yangzhou University, Associate Professor

2009.10－2011.10 University of California, Los angeles, Joint PhD student

2008.9－2012.3 School of Environment, Nanjing University, Environmental Engineering, PhD

Achievements in scientific research:

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21307104)

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (No. BK20130438 & BK20171281)

Innovative Research Team and Teaching and Research Award Program for Young Academic Leaders of Yangzhou University.

Authorized invention patent

More than 18 patents have been authorized in recent years. One of the patents (ZL201610844333.1) has been sold and transferred to a company.

Publications (*Corresponding author)

1.Ya Zhang*, Ming Zhu, Shan Xu, Huihui Zhou, Huachen Qi, Honggui Wang*,2020, Zeolitic imidazolate framework derived cobalt oxide anchored bacterial cellulose: a good template with improved H2O adsorption ability and its enhanced hydrogen evolution performance, Electrochimica Acta, in press, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136499.

2. Honggui Wang, Huachen Qi, Shujun Gong, Zhihai Huang, Chuang Meng,Ya Zhang*, Xiang Chen, Xin’an Jiao,2020, Fe3O4 composited with MoS2 blocks horizontal gene transfer, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 185,110569.

3. Honggui Wang, Huachen Qi, Ming Zhuc, Shujun Gong, Zhihai Huang,Ya Zhang, Xiang Chen, Xin'an Jiao,2019, MoS2 decorated nanocomposite: Fe2O3@MoS2 inhibits the conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 186, 109781.

4.Ya Zhang, Fangfang Wen, Ming Zhu, Zhifeng Zhou, Jing Tan, Honggui Wang*,2018, Ruthenium nanoparticles modified oxidized, N-doped carbon substrates: Hydrogen generation electrocatalysts in alkaline and acidic conditions, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 220, 299-307.

5.Ya Zhang, Zhifeng Zhou, Fangfang Wen, Jing Tan, Tao Peng, Bingqing Luo,Honggui Wang*, Shixue Yin,2018, A flower-like MoS2-decorated MgFe2O4 nanocomposite: Mimicking peroxidase and colorimetric detection of H2O2 and glucose, Sensors and Actuators B, 275, 155-162.

6.Ya Zhang*, Jing Tan, Fangfang Wen, Min Zhu, Honggui Wang*,2018, Platinum nanoparticles deposited nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber derived from bacterial cellulose for hydrogen evolution reaction, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43, 6167-6176.

7. Fangfang Wen,Ya Zhang*, Jing Tan, Zhifeng Zhou, Ming Zhu, Shixue Yin, Honggui Wang*,2018, Pt-Pd co-electrodeposited nitrogenous loofah sponge as efficient pH-universal electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 822, 10-16.

8.Ya Zhang*, Fangfang Wen, Zhihai Huang, Jing Tan, Min Zhu, Honggui Wang*,2017, Nitrogen doped lignocellulose/binary metal sulfide modified electrode: Preparation and application for non-enzymatic ascorbic acid, dopamine and nitrite sensing, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 806, 150-157.

9.Ya Zhang, Zhifeng Zhou, Fangfang Wen, Kechun Yuan, Jin Tan, Zilan Zhang, Honggui Wang*,2017, Tubular structured bacterial cellulose-based nitrite sensor: preparation and environmental application, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 21(12), 3649-3657.

10.Ya Zhang, Zhifeng Zhou, Kechun Yuan, Fangfang Wen, Jing Tan, Chun Hu, Honggui Wang*,2017, Fabrication of a modified straw cellulose and cerium oxide nanocomposite and its visible-light photocatalytic reduction activity, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 5, 3734-3740.

11.Ya Zhang, Fangfang Wen, Zhifeng Zhou, Dan Chen, Jin Tan, Chun Hu, Jingran Liu, Honggui Wang*,2017, TEMPO-oxidized straw cellulose-doped yttrium oxide nanocomposite: Synthesis, characterization and visible light improved antibacterial activity, Materials Letters, 192, 64-67.

12.Ya Zhang*, Fangfang Wen, Jing Tan, Chao Jiang, Min Zhu, Yajie Chen, Honggui Wang*,2017, Highly efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of nitrite by electrodeposition of Au nanoparticles on molybdenum sulfide and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 786, 43-49.

13. Honggui Wang, Fangfang Wen, Xinyao Li, Xiaorong Gan, Yana Yang, Peng Chen,Ya Zhang*,2016, Cerium-doped MoS2 nanostructures: Efficient visible photocatalysis for Cr(VI) removal, Separation and Purification Technology, 170, 190–198.

14. Honggui Wang, Fangfang Wen, Yajie Chen, Ting Sun, Yao Meng,Ya Zhang*,2016, Electrocatalytic determination of nitrite based on straw cellulose/molybdenum sulfide nanocomposite, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 85, 692–697.

15.Ya Zhang*, Peng Chen, Fangfang Wen, Yao Meng, Bo Yuan, Honggui Wang*,2016, Synthesis of S-rich flower-like Fe2O3-MoS2 for Cr(VI) removal, Separation Science and Technology, 51, 1779-1786.

16.Ya Zhang, Peng Chen, Fangfang Wen, Chen Huang, Honggui Wang*,2016, Construction of polyaniline/molybdenum sulfide nanocomposite: characterization and its electrocatalytic performance on nitrite, Ionics, 22, 1095-1102.

17.Ya Zhang*, Peng Chen, Fangfang Wen, Bo Yuan, Honggui Wang,2016, Fe3O4 nanospheres on MoS2 nanoflake: Electrocatalysis and detection of Cr(VI) and nitrite, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 761, 14-20.

18. Honggui Wang, Peng Chen, Fangfang Wen, Ying Zhu,Ya Zhang*,2015, Flower-like Fe2O3@MoS2 nanocomposite decorated glassy carbonelectrode for the determination of nitrite, Sensors and Actuators B, 220, 749-754.

19.Ya Zhang*, Saisai Yuan, Yanhua Zhao, Honggui Wang, Chenda He*,2014, Synthesis of novel yttrium-doped graphene oxide nanocomposite for dye removal, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, 7897-7903.

20.Ya Zhang*, Fangfang Wen, Yan Jiang, Lin Wang, Chunhong Zhou, Honggui Wang*,2014, Layer-by-layer construction of caterpillar-like reduced grapheneoxide–poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol)–Pd nanofiber on glassycarbon electrode and its application as a bromate sensor, Electrochimica Acta, 105,605-610.

21.Ya Zhang*, Yanhua Zhao, Saisai Yuan, Honggui Wang, Chenda He*,2013, Electrocatalysis and detection of nitrite on a reduced graphene /Pd nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode, Sensors and Actuators B, 185, 602– 607.

22.Ya Zhang*, Jin Yin, Kun Wang, Peng Chen, Lin Ji,2013, Electrocatalysis and detection of nitrite on a polyaniline-Cu nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 128, 2971-2976.

23.Ya Zhang, Xuanming Liu, Qin Li*,2013, Effective electrochemically controlled process for perchlorate removal using poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol) / multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 128, 1625-1631.

24.Ya Zhang, Qin Li, Li Sun, Jianping Zhai*,2011, Batch adsorption and mechanism of Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solution by polyaniline/humic Acid nanocomposite, Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE, 137, 1158-1164.

25. Yaozu Liao, Chen Zhang,Ya Zhang, Veronica Strong, Jianshi Tang, Xin-Gui Li, Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, Eric M.V. Hoek, Kang L. Wang, Richard B. Kaner*,2011, Carbon nanotube/polyaniline composite nanofibers: facile synthesis and chemosensors, Nano Letters, 11, 954-959.

26.Ya Zhang, Qin Li, Hao Cui, Jianping Zhai*,2010, Removal of phenols from the aqueous solutions based on their electrochemical polymerization on the polyaniline electrode, Electrochimica Acta, 55, 7219-7224.

27.Ya Zhang, Qin Li, Li Sun, Rong Tang, Jianping Zhai*,2010, High efficient removal of mercury from aqueous solution by polyaniline/humic acid nanocomposite, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 175, 404-409.

28.Ya Zhang, Shaolin Mu*, Baolin Deng, Jianzhong Zheng*,2010, Electrochemical removal and release of perchlorate using poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol), Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 641, 1-6.

29. Rong Tang, Qin Li, Hao Cui,Ya Zhang, Jianping Zhai*,2010, Adsorption of aqueous Hg (II) by a novel poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol)/mesoporous silica SBA-15 composite, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 21, 1-6.

30.Ya Zhang, Qin Li, Rong Tang, Qiuchan Hu, Li Sun, Jianping Zhai*,2009, Electrocatalytic reduction of chromium by poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol): an efficient and recyclable way to remove Cr(VI) in wastewater, Applied Catalysis B, Environmental, 92, 351-356.

31.Ya Zhang, Qin Li, Li Sun, Jianping Zhai*,2009, The electrocatalytic reduction and removal of arsenate by poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol), Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 636, 47-52.

32.Ya Zhang, Shaolin Mu*, Jianping Zhai*,2009, Nanostructured poly(aniline-co-2,4-diaminophenol) synthesized via chemical copolymerization and the properties of the resulting copolymer, Synthetic Metals, 159, 1844-1851.

33. Shaolin Mu*,Ya Zhang, Jianping Zhai,2009, Electrocatalysis of NADH oxidation by nonostructured poly(aniline-co-2,4-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid) and experimental evidence for the catalytic mechanism, Electrochemisty Communication, 11, 1960-1963.

34. Shaolin Mu*,Ya Zhang, Jianping Zhai*,2009, The electrochemical copolymerization of aniline with 2,4-diaminophenol and the electric properties of the resulting copolymer, Electrochimica Acta, 54, 3923-3929.

35.Ya Zhang, Chunxia Zhu, Jinqing Kan*,2008, Synthesis and characterization of ferromagnetic polyaniline with conductivity in an applied magnetic field, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 109, 3024-3029.

36. Qiaofang Shi,Ya Zhang, Jinqing Kan*,2007, Properties of polyaniline synthesized in ionic liquid (1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-ethylsulphate), Iranian Polymer Journal, 16 (5), 337-344.

37. Jinqing Kan*, Yan Jiang,Ya Zhang,2007, Studies on synthesis and properties of uniform and ordered polyaniline nanoparticles in the magnetic field, Materials Chemistry and Physics), 102, 260-265.

38. Jinqing Kan*, Rong Tang,Ya Zhang,2007, Synthesis of poly(o-toluidine) in the presence of magnetic field and dysprosium chloride, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 104 (4), 2174-2179.

39. Jinqing Kan*, Su Zhou,Ya Zhang, Mishal Patel,2006, Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline nanoparticles in the presence of magnetic field and samarium chloride, European Polymer Journal, 42, 2004-2012.

BOOK:Shaolin Mu,Ya Zhang, “Nanostructured Conductive Polymers” (Chapter 17: “Electrocatalysis by Nanostructured Conducting Polymers”),Wiley,2010.