陈金星

Education:

2013.09-2018.06: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC),  (Prof. Xuewu Ge)

2009.09-2013.06: Bachelor in Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Jinan University, China

Professiobal Experiences:

2021.02-present: Assoc. Prof., FUNSOM, Soochow University, China

2018.07-2020.12:Postdoc, UC Riverside, USA, (Prof. Yadong Yin) & FUNSOM, Soochow University, China (Prof. Qiao Zhang)

2016.09-2018.05: Joint Ph.D. Student (CSC), UC Riverside, USA, (Supervisor: Prof. Yadong Yin)

RESEARCH OF SUSTAINABILITY

A definition of sustainability science has been formulated as “an emerging field of research dealing with interactions between natural and social systems, and with how those interactions affect the challenge of sustainability: meeting the needs of the present and future generations while substantially reducing poverty and conserving the planet's life support systems”

      Our research focuses on the design and synthesis of various nanoscale catalsts to achieve sustainability. By using state-of-the-art characterization tools, we are trying to understand the formation mechanism and physiochemical properties of nanostructures, from which we can design and fabricate novel functional materials for various demanding applications. Specifically, our research topics include: 

          # Precise synthesis of nanostructures for solar energy harvesting; 

          # Chemical recycling of plastics through thermal-, photothermal-, photo-catalysis; 

          # Solar-driven water evaporation for sustainable water withdrawal.

*Chemical Recycling of Plastics *

          Plastics help build our modern society. Despite these benefits, the use of plastics is causing imminent environmental disasters due to the long service life of plastics and the lack of effective end-of-life options. Currently, only 15% of waste plastics enter the recycling route, and landfills account for 65% of scrap options. Efficient recycling of waste plastics not only contributes to sustainable environmental development, but also has important economic benefits and reduces energy consumption.Plastic recycling can be divided into four levels. Primary recycling refers to the reprocessing of waste plastics into plastics for the same purpose. Secondary (mechanical) recycling is the use of recycled plastic for other products. The products obtained are usually of lower value, so the process is often referred to as down-cycling. It is worth noting that both of these recycling methods rely heavily on thermomechanical methods, which has the problem of contaminations-accumulation in downstream products. In addition, thermal processing causes the break of the molecular chain, thereby reducing the thermal and mechanical strength. Tertiary (chemical) recycling refers to the degradation of polymer molecules into corresponding monomer analogs, which can be used to make new plastics and/or raw materials for other materials. Another method of recycling waste plastics is incineration, which can recover part of the energy in plastics. But its carbon emissions are very large, and it does not allow the recycling of original components. The chemical recycling is sustainable and is expected to achieve upcycling.

*Nanostructures for Efficient Light-to-Heat Conversion*

       Solar energy is clean, and the extensive use of solar energy is sustainable. At present, the energy conversion efficiency of solarthermal can be as high as 90%, which is much higher than that of photovoltaics and other technologies and holds great promise in many prospects. The core of light-to-heat conversion is the design and synthesis of light-absorbing materials. We mainly focus on plasmonic and carbon nanomaterials. Through structural design and optimization, we should synthesize solar absorbers with broadband and strong absorption and low emission.

             A localized surface plasmon (LSPR) is the result of the confinement of a surface plasmon in a nanoparticle of size comparable to or smaller than the wavelength of light used to excite the plasmon. When a small spherical metallic nanoparticle is irradiated by light, the oscillating electric field causes the conduction electrons to oscillate coherently. When the electron cloud is displaced relative to its original position, a restoring force arises from Coulombic attraction between electrons and nuclei. This force causes the electron cloud to oscillate. The oscillation frequency is determined by the density of electrons, the effective electron mass, and the size and shape of the charge distribution. The LSPR has two important effects: electric fields near the particle's surface are greatly enhanced and the particle's optical absorption has a maximum at the plasmon resonant frequency. Surface plasmon resonance can also be tuned based on the shape of the nanoparticle. The plasmon frequency can be related to the metal dielectric constant. The enhancement falls off quickly with distance from the surface and, for noble metal nanoparticles, the resonance occurs at visible wavelengths. Localized surface plasmon resonance creates brilliant colors in metal colloidal solutions.

*Solar-driven Water Evaporation for Sustainable Water Withdrawal*

           The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the most recent attempt by the international community to mobilise government, private and non-governmental actors at national, regional and local levels to improve the quality of life of billions of people in the developed and developing worlds. The goals are an ambitious, challenging and much-needed action plan for “people, planet and prosperity” until the year 2030. It is a fact that water resources globally are under pressure from economic development, population growth, urbanisation, and more recently, climate variability and change; however, it is also pollution to a large extent what is restricting the availability of water for all people for all uses in quantity and quality. It is difficult to find a solution because this depends on numerous technical and non-technical decisions that are taken without analysing their implications on water availability. 

A primer of interfacial solar steam generation

Design of foam-based evaporators

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招生信息：本课题组热忱欢迎有志从事科研工作的本科生、硕士研究生和博士研究生到课题组学习工作。招生方向包括“无机化学”、“高分子化学与物理”、“物理化学”、以及“材料学”。欢迎具有化学、材料、或物理背景的同学报考。有疑问请随时邮件联系chenjinxing@suda.edu。

招聘信息：拟招聘博士后2-3名，同时招募1-2名研究助理。课题组招收的4位博后均已在国内高校（苏州大学，广州工业大学）入职教授，副教授等职位。

课题组概况：课题组（PI: Qiao Zhang）主要聚焦于功能纳米材料的制备与应用，通过设计和构建材料的结构，优化其光学与热学等性质，应用于催化、光电等领域。课题组目前在Nat. Commun., JACS, Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater., Joule, ACS Nano, Nano Lett.等高水平期刊发表SCI论文100余篇。课题组目前有教授1人，副教授/副研究员2人，依托苏州大学功能纳米与软物质研究院（FUNSOM）开展前沿化学、材料科学与催化交叉领域研究，可为青年科研人员提供有竞争力的科研待遇和优越的发展前景http://web.suda.edu.cn/cjx1_en/。

基本要求：

1.从事纳米材料、光热催化等方向的相关研究，有纳米材料合成、高分子化学和物理等相关背景者优先。

2.具有良好的政治素质、道德修养，身心健康；

3.在国（境）内外取得博士学位不超过3年；年龄一般不超过35周岁；

岗位待遇：

博士后：统招博士后人员聘期内的总薪酬由基本年薪和奖补金两部分构成。绩效评估优秀者的总薪酬为100万元，绩效评估良好者的总薪酬为80万元，绩效评估合格者的总薪酬为60万元。提供相应的租房补贴。

1. 基本年薪：20万元（去除学校承担的社会保险和公积金之后的税前收入），按月发放；奖补金：根据绩效评估结果按年度发放。绩效评估优秀者聘期内奖补金总额为40万元，绩效评估良好者聘期内奖补金总额为20万元。

2. 在站期间可推荐前往国外联合培养。

3. 在站期间获得国家博新计划、博士后国际交流计划派出项目、香江学者计划、澳门青年学者计划、中德博士后交流项目等项目资助的，所获得的资助补贴不计入学校的总薪酬，叠加发放。

4. 在站期间获得的科研成果可按照学校规定享受学校科研成果奖励。

5. 对表现优异的博士后，合作导师将追加基本年薪，相关追加部分不计入聘期内总薪酬，额外发放。

6. 绩效评估优秀者，可优先推荐应聘校内教学科研岗位。

研究助理岗位：

招聘要求：协助项目负责人完成相关课题研究；协助分管实验室日常工作，包括实验室设备维护等；具有材料化学等相关专业背景，全日制本科（含）以上学历学位，具有较强的实验技能，能熟练进行材料制备和相关表征；性格开朗，工作踏实认真，责任心强，吃苦耐劳，有团队协作精神。

有意者请将个人简历（学习、工作经历、研究背景、发表论文等详细材料），通过电子邮件方式发送(主题请注明“博后应聘-姓名”)至陈金星邮箱chenjinxing@suda.edu.cn，初审合格者，将通知参加面试。

招生信息：

本课题组热忱欢迎有志从事科研工作的本科生、硕士研究生和博士研究生到课题组学习工作。招生方向包括“无机化学”、“高分子化学与物理”、“物理化学”、以及“材料学”。欢迎具有化学、材料、或物理背景的同学报考。有疑问请随时邮件联系chenjinxing@suda.edu。

招聘信息：

拟招聘博士后2-3名。课题组招收的4位博后均已在国内高校（苏州大学，广州工业大学）入职教授，副教授等职位。

课题组概况：课题组（PI: Qiao Zhang）主要聚焦于功能纳米材料的制备与应用，通过设计和构建材料的结构，优化其光学与热学等性质，应用于催化、光电等领域。课题组目前在Nat. Commun., JACS, Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater., Joule, ACS Nano, Nano Lett.等高水平期刊发表SCI论文100余篇。课题组目前有教授1人，副教授/副研究员2人，依托苏州大学功能纳米与软物质研究院（FUNSOM）开展前沿化学、材料科学与催化交叉领域研究，可为青年科研人员提供有竞争力的科研待遇和优越的发展前景http://web.suda.edu.cn/chenjinxing/。

基本要求：

1.从事纳米材料、光热催化等方向的相关研究，有纳米材料合成、高分子化学和物理等相关背景者优先。

2.具有良好的政治素质、道德修养，身心健康；

3.在国（境）内外取得博士学位不超过3年；年龄一般不超过35周岁；

岗位待遇：

博士后：统招博士后人员聘期内的总薪酬由基本年薪和奖补金两部分构成。绩效评估优秀者的总薪酬为100万元，绩效评估良好者的总薪酬为80万元，绩效评估合格者的总薪酬为60万元。提供相应的租房补贴。

1. 基本年薪：20万元（去除学校承担的社会保险和公积金之后的税前收入），按月发放；奖补金：根据绩效评估结果按年度发放。绩效评估优秀者聘期内奖补金总额为40万元，绩效评估良好者聘期内奖补金总额为20万元。

2. 在站期间可推荐前往国外联合培养。

3. 在站期间获得国家博新计划、博士后国际交流计划派出项目、香江学者计划、澳门青年学者计划、中德博士后交流项目等项目资助的，所获得的资助补贴不计入学校的总薪酬，叠加发放。

4. 在站期间获得的科研成果可按照学校规定享受学校科研成果奖励。

5. 对表现优异的博士后，合作导师将追加基本年薪，相关追加部分不计入聘期内总薪酬，额外发放。

6. 绩效评估优秀者，可优先推荐应聘校内教学科研岗位。

有意者请将个人简历（学习、工作经历、研究背景、发表论文等详细材料），通过电子邮件方式发送(主题请注明“博后应聘-姓名”)至陈金星邮箱chenjinxing@suda.edu.cn，初审合格者，将通知参加面试。