Prof. Fang Xu | Gas Detector | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Fang Xu, Shenzhen Technology University,China

Prof. Fang Xu is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor, serving as the Head of the Department of Applied Physics. She is a Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent (Peacock Program Category C) with expertise in semiconductor gas sensors, optoelectronic devices, solar cells, and biosensors. She has published 15 SCI papers in high-impact journals such as Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, and Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical as the first or corresponding author. She holds three national invention patents and actively contributes as a guest editor and reviewer for several scientific journals. Dr. [Name] earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018) and a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2012). She has received multiple awards, including First Prize in the National Final of the “China University Students Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition” as an instructor and the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 15th National Conference on Gas and Humidity Sensing Technology.

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Suitability for Best Researcher Award

Fang Xu is a highly accomplished researcher whose expertise spans semiconductor gas sensors, optoelectronic devices, solar cells, and biosensors. Her extensive contributions to these fields, particularly through high-impact publications, patents, and leadership roles, make her a strong candidate for the Best Researcher Award.

🎓 Education

📍 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2013.8 – 2018.11)
🔹 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

📍 B.Sc. in Applied Physics (2008.9 – 2012.6)
🔹 Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

🏢 Work Experience

👩‍🏫 Associate Professor / Master’s Supervisor
📌 Head of the Department of Applied Physics
🌍 Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talents (Peacock Program Category C)

🏆 Achievements

🔬 Research on semiconductor gas sensors, optoelectronic devices, solar cells, biosensors, and more
📑 15 SCI papers in top journals (Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, etc.) as first/corresponding author
📜 3 National Invention Patents granted
📝 Guest Editor & Reviewer for several scientific journals

🎖 Awards & Honors

🥇 First Prize – China University Students Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition “Akashi Cup” (Guangdong Province)
🥇 First Prize – National Final of “Akashi Cup” (Instructor)
🥈 Second Prize – International Sensor Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, South China Region (Instructor)
🏅 2 Outstanding Poster Awards – 1st Smart Gas Sensor Innovation & Cross-border Application Development Forum (Instructor)
🥉 Third Prize – Physics Experiment Competition for College Students, Shenzhen University of Technology (Instructor)
🏆 Crystal Award – Shenzhen University of Technology Science and Technology Innovation Award (Instructor)
📜 Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Design – Shenzhen University of Technology (Instructor)
🎤 Outstanding Oral Presentation Award – 15th National Conference on Gas and Humidity Sensing Technology and Academic Exchange

Publication Top Notes:

Advanced wearable strain sensors: Ionic double network hydrogels with exceptional stretchability, adhesion, anti-freezing properties, and sensitivity

Dual-Gas Sensor Based on the Pt NPs/AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor for H and NH Gases Detection<sub /> <sub />

Halide perovskites and high-pressure technologies: a fruitful encounter

One-step synthesis of various burr-like TiO2 nanostructures: Nanotubes, nanorods, nanotetrapods, nano-urchins

A Bidirectionally Focus-Tunable Optofluidic Microlens With Miniature Thermoelectric Coolers

Prof. Muhammad Ikram, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lake Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr. Muhammad Ikram is an Assistant Professor at the Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), specializing in the chemistry of novel materials. he has extensive experience in the fabrication and characterization of two-dimensional (2D) materials, particularly Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs), graphene, and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). His research focuses on wastewater treatment, gas sensing, and energy applications, with notable work on the synthesis of Janus colloidal particles and their propulsion behaviors in aqueous media. Dr. Ikram serves as a guest editor for a special issue of MDPI on TMDs and is a permanent reviewer for various Elsevier journals. He has received several prestigious grants, including the Yong International Scientist Project and the Outstanding Young Scholar Fund Project from the Natural Science Foundation of China. Dr. Ikram’s contributions to his field have earned him accolades such as the Outstanding Foreign Student Award from the Ministry of Education, China, and the Excellent Graduate Student Award from his university. He is multilingual, fluent in English, Chinese, Arabic, Urdu, and Pashto, and actively participates in international conferences, serving as an invited speaker at key events in his field.

Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award

Dr. Muhammad Ikram is highly suitable for the Best Researcher Award due to his extensive contributions to advanced research in materials chemistry, particularly focusing on the fabrication and characterization of novel 2D materials and their applications in wastewater treatment, gas sensing, and energy. Here’s a summary of his qualifications and achievements that make him a strong candidate:

Education and Work Experience

Current Position:

Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xining, Qinghai.

Research Assistant:

Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, CAS.
Focus on the fabrication and characterization of novel 2D materials, Janus colloidal particles, and their applications in wastewater treatment, gas sensing, and energy.

Projects/Grants

Yong International Scientist Project: 200,000 RMB (NSFC #22150410328)

Foreign Expert Program (China): 200,000 RMB (#QN2023026002L)

Starting Research Fund: 120,000 RMB (Zhengzhou Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology #CUGD0200400723)

Yong Research Fund: 200,000 RMB (Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes #E355HX01)

Natural Science Foundation of China Outstanding Young Scholar Fund Project: 1.0 million RMB (participant) (#YSBR-039)

Publication Top Notes

Efficiency and mechanism of high surface area mesoporous nanocast NC-LaCoO3 for activating peroxymonosulfate to degrade atrazine in water

MoS2-xSex lamellae assembled with lotus-leaf-like structures for sensitive NO2 gas sensors at room temperature

Design synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles on Co3O4 nanosheet with rich oxygen vacancies for rapid detection of NO2 at room temperature

Casein carbon dots decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes double matrix supported potassium intercalated manganese oxide for high performance aqueous asymmetric pseudo-super capacitor