Dr Jiangbo Zhao

Dr Jiangbo (Tim) Zhao is currently a lecturer at the Department of Engineering, commencing his post in April 2021. He received his PhD degree from Macquarie University, Australia (in 2015). He undertook post-doctoral trainings at the University of Adelaide, Australia (2015-17, 20-21), and at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Jena, Germany (2018-2019, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship).

His work has led to 36 peer-reviewed journal articles (h-index 21) and 3 international patents. He, as co-inventor and co-managing director, founded startup EZY-GLAS Technology during a short stint in Adelaide (20-21).

He is the recipient of several prestigious awards for ECRs, such as 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 7th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates (JSPS HOPE Fellow), National Awards for Outstanding Chinese Students Studying Overseas, and Royal Society of NSW Scholarship. Since 2012, he has given 15 invited talks and lectures at major international conferences or institutes. He serves as a regular referee of international journals (> 50), including Chemical Society Reviews, Nature Communications, Advanced Science, Advanced Optical Materials, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, etc.