Education
1997 Electrochemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, B. E.
1999 Applied Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, M. E.
2002 Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph. D.
 
Work Experience
2002.12-2006.8 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, Postdoctoral Research Assistant
2006.9-2008.2 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA, Postdoctoral Research Associate
2008.3-2014.6 National University of Singapore, Investigator
2014.7 -Present National University of Singapore, Senior Investigator
 
Research Interests
The interdisciplinary research topics on functional materials and their assemblies, especially in the fields of energy conversion and storage.
Redox electrochemistry for energy storage and conversion.
Redox flow X-batteries (X denotes different battery chemistries).
Sensitized mesoscopic photoelectrochemical cells for low cost solar energy harnessing.
Honor & Award
2018, NRF Investigatorship, National Research Foundation, Singapore
2014, Engineering Young Researcher Award, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
 
Representative Publications
[1] Single-Molecule Redox-Targeting Reactions for a pH-Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery. M. Zhou, Y. Chen, M. Salla, H. Zhang, X. Wang, S. R. Mothe, Q. Wang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59 (34), 14286-14291.
[2] Redox Targeting-based TREC Flow Cell for Enhanced Low-grade Heat Harnessing. H. Zhang, F. Zhang, J. Yu, M. Zhou, W. Luo, Y. M. Lee, M. Si, and Q. Wang, Adv. Mater., (2020) accepted.
[3] A Stable and High Capacity Redox Targeting-based Electrolyte for Aqueous Flow Batteries. Chen, Y.; Zhou, M.; Xia, Y.; Wang, X.; Liu, Y.; Yao, Y.; Zhang, H.; Li, Y.; Lu, S.; Qin, W.; Wu, X.; Wang, Q., Joule, 2019, 3, 2255-2267.
[4] A Redox Targeting-based Materials Recycling Strategy for Spent Lithium Ion Batteries. Yu, J.; Wang, X.; Zhou, M; Wang, Q., Energy & Environ. Sci., 2019, 12, 2672-2677.
[5] Redox-Targeting-Based Flow Batteries for Large-Scale Energy Storage. Yan, R.; Wang, Q., Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1802406.
[6] Redox-targeted catalysis for vanadium redox-flow batteries. Zhang, F., Huang, S., Wang, X., Jia, C., Du, Y., & Wang, Q., Nano Energy, 2018, 52, 292-299.
[7] Redox Targeting of Prussian Blue: Towards Low-cost and High-energy Density Redox Flow Battery and Solar Rechargeable Battery. Fan, L.; Jia, C.; Zhu, Y.G.; Wang, Q., ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2, 615-621.
[8] Unleashing the Power and Energy of LiFePO4-based Redox Flow Lithium Battery with a Bi-functional Redox Mediator. Zhu, Y. G.; Du, Y.; Jia, C.; Zhou, M.; Fan, L.; Wang, X.; Wang, Q., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 6286–6289.
[9] Nernstian Potential-driven Redox Targeting Reactions of Battery Materials. Zhou, M.; Huang. Q.; Truong, T. N. P.; Ghilane, J.; Zhu, Y. G.; Jia, C.; Yan, R.; Fan, L.; Randriamahazaka, H.; Wang, Q., Chem, 2017, 3 (6), 1036-1049.
 
Patents
1. Q. Wang and J. Yu, A Lithium Ion Battery Materials Recycling Method, PCT Application No.: PCT/SG2019/050523
2. Q. Wang and C. Jia, A Condensed Phase Aqueous Redox Flow Battery, PCT Application No.: PCT/SG2018/050471.
3. Q. Wang and Y. G. Zhu, A Gas Diffusion Tank Design for Redox Flow Metal-Air Batteries, US Provisional Patent Application No. 62/095,525.
4. Q. Wang and Y. G. Zhu, A REDOX FLOW METAL-AIR BATTERY SYSTEM, US Provisional Application No. 62/037,698.
5. Q. Wang and Q. Huang, A Redox Flow Battery system. Pub. No.: WO 2013/012391.