Dr Zhongfan Jia
Associate Professor in Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
Research Leader
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Dr Zhongfan Jia is an Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at the Flinders University. He graduated with a PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Physics in 2007 from Fudan University. Followed by postdoctoral research in the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) at the University of New South Wales from 2007 to 2009, he worked in the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at the University of Queensland (UQ) until 2020. He was an Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2013-2017), Advanced Queensland Industry Fellow (2018-2020), and a Lecturer at the University of New England (2019), Australia. He has authored more than 100 publications in the synthesis and applications of complex polymer architectures, focusing on biomedicine, catalysis, and energy storage.
EXPERIENCE
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2023 Associate Professor, Flinders University
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2020-2022 Senior Lecturer, Flinders University
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2018-2020 Advanced Queensland Fellow (Mid.), The University of Queensland
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2019-2019 Lecturer in Chemistry, University of New England (AU)
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2013-2017 ARC Future Fellow & A/Group Leader, The University of Queensland
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2012-2013 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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2012.8 Visiting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania
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2009-2012 UQ Postdoc Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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2007-2009 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of New South Wales
EDUCATION
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2001-2007 Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Polymer Chemistry and Physics
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1997-2001 Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Polymer
HONORS and AWARDS
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2024 Australian Research Council, College of Experts
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2023 Vice-Chancellor's Research Award for MCR, Flinders University
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2017 Advanced Queensland Industry Fellow, Queensland Government
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2015 Foundation Research Excellent Award, University of Queensland
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2013 Australian Research Council, Future Fellowship
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2011 Scientific and Technical Award, Shanghai Government, China
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2011 Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Education, China
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2008 Excellent PhD Thesis, top 3% in Shanghai, China
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2007 Excellent Graduate, top 10% at Fudan University
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2006 Dow Chemistry Award for PhD Students, Dow Chemistry R&D Shanghai