Haolan Xu

Haolan Xu studied at the Najing University of Technology where he obtained a Bachelor degree in Materials Science & Engineering in 2003. He then studied at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science, obtaining his PhD in Materials Chemistry & Physics in 2008. Haolan was awarded Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship and studied at Max Planck institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG) Potsdam, Germany during 2008-2010. Haolan joined Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia (UniSA) in January 2011. Later, he won ARC DECRA in 2012. In 2015, he was awarded UniSA Foundation Fellow and worked in the Future Industries Institute. In 2019, he won ARC Future Fellow. His research interests include solar-thermal energy conversion and applications, surface/interface physical chemistry, catalysis and sensors.