Yasin Orooji, a Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang Normal University, at the invitation of the School of Life Sciences of TU, delivered an academic lecture titled “MBENES AND MXENES: FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION” on April 15. The event, chaired by Li Junmin, Vice President of TU, was attended by Zhao Kai, Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Zong Enmin, Associate Dean of the School of Life Sciences, faculty representatives, and graduate students specializing in related research fields.
Prof. Orooji delivered a comprehensive overview of novel porous functional membrane materials, highlighting their applications in catalysis, sensing, and environmental pollution remediation. His lecture focused on the multifaceted chemical properties and versatility of MBenes/MXenes and their derivatives (e.g., hybrid composites) in these domains, with particular emphasis on optimizing surface characteristics to enhance multifunctional performance.
Additionally, Prof. Orooji explored the potential of MBenes/MXenes-based hybrid architectures in emerging fields such as environmental purification, electrochemical applications, pollutant detection (via electrocatalytic sensing and photocatalytic technologies), and membrane distillation and adsorption processes.
Following the presentation, faculty and students engaged in exchanges with Prof. Orooji, delving into technical details of material development and future research directions.
Prof. Orooji gives a lecture
Expert Profile:
Yasin Orooji is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science list honoree) and ranks among the top 1% scholars globally in environmental science/ecology, chemistry, and engineering. Currently serving as a doctoral supervisor, postdoctoral mentor, and Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang Normal University, he has been consecutively named to the Stanford-Elsevier Global Top 2% Scientists List since 2021.
Since 2017, he has published over 200 SCI-indexed papers in journals such as Science, Progress in Materials Science, Nano-Micro Letters, Materials Today, and Advanced Composites & Hybrid Materials, with a cumulative impact factor of approximately 1,800. Of these, 150 papers are first-author/corresponding-author contributions, and his work boasts an H-index of 62 (total citations: 13,936; cited in about 8,000 sources, including 7,573 journal articles, 193 monographs, 91 conference papers, 54 book chapters, 16 theses, and 5 patents). Notably, 39 of his papers are ESI Highly Cited, with 10 designated as Hot Papers.
Prof. Orooji has obtained 10 authorized patents, including one awarded a national-level outstanding patent prize. He serves as editor-in-chief, guest editor, or editorial board member for over 10 SCI journals, such as The Innovation, Chemical Engineering Journal, EcoMat, and Biofuel Research Journal, and acts as a peer reviewer for 150 SCI journals, including Nature Communications, Science Advances, and JACS.
