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 Dr. Lai Chin Wei Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Malaysia |
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| Title: Nanosized titanium dioxide for environmental remediation | |
| Abstract: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most attractive transition-metal oxides because of its superior physical and chemical properties, which has been widely applied in environmental clean-up for organic pollutants (photocatalytic pollution removal) as well as antibacterial/antiviral coating applications. The performance of nanosized TiO2 in these applications highly depends on its structural, electronic, optical, and morphological as well as the surface properties (exposed facets). Great effort has been devoted to adjusting these properties and apparent progress has been made on the synthesis of the 0-, 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional nanostructured TiO2 materials. Today, the presentation will cover the synthesis of TiO2-based nanomaterials and their environmental remediation related applications. | |
| Biography: Dr. Lai is currently an associate professor in Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya. Lai’s main research interests are in the areas of chemically modified metal oxide photocatalysts, functionalized nanomaterials/ nanocomposite and carbon graphene materials, especially in environmental pollution management and solar energy technology. As a scholar and an indication of the global impact of research work, Lai’s works have been published in more than 250 refereed international top-tier journals with Scopus h-index of 40, 75 book chapters, and 100 international proceedings in materials science, physics, chemistry, and renewable energy researches. Through his work nanomaterials and catalysis field, Lai was awarded as APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE) 2023 National Winner, IMechE Best Young Member Award 2022, JCI TOYM - Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians 2021 (Academic Leadership and Accomplishment), National Young Scientist Award 2019 by The Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC), MASS Young Researcher Award 2018 by Malaysian Solid State Science & Technology Society (MASS), a finalist of National Young Scientist Award 2018 by Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia (MOSTI) and University of Malaya Excellence Awards 2015 in the category of outstanding researcher - UM Young Researcher (Sciences Discipline). Lai’s scholastic achievement and thought leadership are recognized locally and internationally. He has been appointed as the "Adjunct Research Advisor" for Shoolini University, India and "Foreign Expert/Professional" for Shanghai JiaoTong University, China since 2022. He is recognised as among the calibre and outstanding young scientists in the country who have the potential of advancing the scientific ecosystem in Malaysia. | |
