Doctor Qinghua Zeng

SENIOR LECTURER,
Engineering and Construction Management

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PhD University of New South Wales

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Engineering and Construction Management

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Email:	Q.Zeng@uws.edu.au
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Biography

Qinghua completed a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, specialized in polymer nanocomposites at The University of New South Wales in 2005. He was a Research Associate, Australian Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Fellow at The University of New South Wales (2005-2009) and joined the University of Western Sydney as a Lecturer in January 2010. Qinghua has also been a Metallurgical Engineer on mineral processing projects in China and is a member of Engineers Australia (IEAust), ARC Australian Research for Advanced Materials, and ARC Nanotechnology Network.

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Publications

Chapters in Books

Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2010), 'Prediction of the Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites', Optimization of Polymer Nanocomposite Properties, John Wiley and Sons Ltd 9783527325214.
Jiang, X., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2009), 'Silver Nanoplates: Synthesis, Growth and Functional Properties', New Nanotechnology Developments, Nova Science Publishers 9781607410287.

Journal Articles

Chen, L., Lam, S., Zeng, Q., Amal, R. and Yu, A. (2012), 'Effect of cation intercalation on the growth of hexagonal WO3nanorods', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 6.
Xu, W., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2012), 'Young's modulus of effective clay clusters in polymer nanocomposites', Polymer, 6.
Zeng, Q., Wong, K. and Yu, A. (2012), 'Molecular dynamics simulation of Au-TiO 2 catalysts : deposition of gold nanoclusters on rutile (110) surface', Advanced Materials Research, 6.
Wong, K., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2011), 'Electronic structure of metal (M = Au, Pt, Pd, or Ru) bilayer modified I?-Fe2O3(0001) surfaces', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 8.
Wong, K., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2011), 'Atomic and electronic structures of M (=Ni, Fe, NiFe, or FeNi) adlayer-modified r-Al2O3(0001) catalyst interface', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 8.
Wong, K., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2011), 'Interfacial synergistic effect of the Cu monomer or CuO dimer modified CeO2(1 1 1) catalyst for CO oxidation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 5.
Jiang, X., Zeng, Q., Chen, C. and Yu, A. (2011), 'Self-assembly of particles: Some thoughts and comments', Journal of Materials Chemistry, 9.
Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2010), 'Evaluation of Interaction Forces between Nanoparticles by Molecular Dynamics Simulation', Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 5.
Yue, J., Jiang, X., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2010), 'Experimental and numerical study of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-directed synthesis of goethite nanorods', Solid State Sciences, 8.
Zeng, Q., Xu, W., Yu, A. and Paul, D. (2010), 'Quantification of the Interface Interactions in Polymer Nanocomposites', Materials Science Forum, 4.
Xu, W., Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Paul, D. (2010), 'Determination of Interphase Thickness and Mechanical Properties of Effective Nanofillers in Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamic Simulation', Materials Science Forum, 4.
Wong, K., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2010), 'Electronic structure of bilayer (Fe, Ni) metallic a-Al2O3(0001) catalysts towards CH4 adsorption and dissociation', Materials Science Forum, 4.
Zeng, Q., Mrayed, S. and Yu, A. (2010), 'Interfacial Interactions in clay-based polymer nanocomposites: Effect of Surfactant', Advanced Materials Research, 5.
Bandyopadhyay, S., Zaeni, A., Nath, D., Yu, A., Zeng, Q., Blackburn, D. and White, C. (2010), 'Advanced utilization of as received and near whitened fly ash in polypropylene polymer to improve mechanical, notched impact and whiteness colour properties', International Journal of Plastics Technology, 6.
Kydd, R., Teoh, W., Wong, K., Wang, Y., Scott, J. and Zeng, Q. (2009), 'Flame-Synthesized Ceria-Supported Copper Dimers for Preferential Oxidation of CO', Advanced Functional Materials, 9.
Mrayad, S., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2009), 'Interfacial interactions in clay-based nylon 6 nanocomposites: A density functional theory study', Computational Materials Science, 8.
Nath, D., Bandyopadhyay, S., Yu, A., Zeng, Q., Das, T. and Blackburn, D. (2009), 'Structure-property interface correlation of fly ash-isotactic polypropylene composites', Journal of Materials Science, 12.
Wong, K., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2009), 'Gold catalysts: a new insight into the molecular adsorption and CO oxidation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 5.
Zeng, Q., Wong, K., Jiang, X. and Yu, A. (2008), 'Molecular understanding of the deposition of gold nanoclusters on Ti O2 (110)', Applied Physics Letters, .
Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2008), 'Molecular dynamics simulations of organoclays and polymer nanocomposites', International Journal of Nanotechnology, 14.
Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2008), 'Multiscale modelling and simulation of polymer nanocomposites', Progress in Polymer Science, 79.
Jiang, X., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2007), 'Thiol-frozen shape evolution of triangular silver nanoplates', Langmuir, 6.
Zeng, Q., Jiang, X., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2007), 'Growth mechanisms of silver nanoparticles: A molecular dynamics study', Nanotechnology, .
Jiang, X., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2006), 'A self-seeding coreduction method for shape control of silver nanoplates', Nanotechnology, 7.
Xu, Z., Zeng, Q., Lu, G. and Yu, A. (2006), 'Inorganic nanoparticles as carriers for efficient cellular delivery', Chemical Engineering Science, 14.
Xiang, A., Du, Z., Zeng, Q., Zhang, C. and Li, H. (2005), 'Preparation of flexible polyhedral particles via concentrated emulsion templating polymerization', Polymer International, 5.
Paul, D., Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2005), 'The interlayer swelling and molecular packing in organoclays', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 7.
Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2005), 'Interfacial interactions and structure of polyurethane intercalated nanocomposite', Nanotechnology, 7.
Zeng, Q., Yu, A., Lu, G. and Standish, R. (2005), 'Interfacial interactions and structure of organic-inorganic nanohybrids', Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 5.
Zeng, Q., Yu, A., Lu, G. and Paul, D. (2005), 'Clay-based polymer nanocomposites: Research and commercial development', Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 19.
Zeng, Q., Yu, A., Lu, G. and Standish, R. (2004), 'Molecular dynamics simulation of the structural and dynamic properties of dioctadecyldimethyl ammoniums in organoclays', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 9.
Zeng, Q., Yu, A., Lu, G. and Standish, R. (2003), 'Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites: Layering Behavior and Interlayer Structure of Organoclays', Chemistry of Materials, 7.
Zeng, Q., Wang, D., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2002), 'Synthesis of polymer-montmorillonite nanocomposites by in situ intercalative polymerization', Nanotechnology, 5.

Conference Papers

Zeng, Q., Paul, D., Yu, L. and Lu, G. (2007), 'The swelling behavior of organoclays', Key Engineering Materials, .
Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2007), 'Effect of nanofillers on phase separation behavior of diblock copolymer: A molecular dynamic study', Key Engineering Materials, .
Zeng, Q., Yu, A. and Lu, G. (2006), 'Molecular dynamics simulations of organoclays and polymer nanocomposites', ACUN-5: Developments in Composites: Advanced, Infrastructural, Natural and Nanocomposites, UNSW, Sydney, Australia.
Mrayed, S., Zeng, Q. and Yu, A. (2006), 'Investigation of the interface interactions between clay surface and nylon 6 using first principle ab initio quantum mechanics methods', ACUN-5: Developments in Composites: Advanced, Infrastructural, Natural and Nanocomposites, UNSW, Sydney, Australia.

Research

Qinghua has been doing research in the areas of polymer composites, nanomaterials, computational materials science, and metallurgical engineering. His research on polymer nanocomposites has made a significant impact in this area with results being widely cited. His current research interests are the design, processing, characterisation, and computer modelling of various nanomaterials and nanosystems (eg. polymer nanocomposites, layered solid materials, catalysts, nanoparticle growth and self-assembly) by state-of-the-art experimental and numerical techniques.