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Embarking on a journey that seamlessly blends innovation with sustainability, Fangyuan Zheng's academic odyssey commenced with her graduation in Chemical Engineering in 2014 from the prestigious University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Her degree thesis delved into the intricate effects of NaOH concentration on the desilication process of zeolite HY, pivotal for enhancing the efficiency of Pt/HY catalysts in the hydrocracking of polystyrene. In 2016, Zheng's pursuit of excellence led her to attain a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from UPV/EHU. Her master's thesis, developed under the auspices of a grant at SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas, was a testament to her visionary approach, focusing on the design of water treatment plants that epitomize innovation and sustainability. Zheng's professional journey took a dynamic turn as she engaged in a multitude of international projects within the Environment & Renewable Energy sector. In 2019, she carried out doctoral thesis at BCMaterials and Macromolecular Chemistry Group (Labquimac) of UPV/EHU by a pre-doctoral fellowship from UPV/EHU. Her doctoral thesis was focused on dealing with the major drawback of photocatalysis (poor efficiency under sunlight and reusability) towards industrial applications for water remediation and concluded her PhD in 2023. She has a solid knowledge in removal of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as pharmaceuticals by photocatalytic process and a wide experience in the nanomaterials and nanocomposite membranes development and characterisation. Currently, as a post-doctoral researcher, she is now developing 3D printing natural/synthetic polymeric multifunctional membranes to remove persistent contaminants PFAs in water matrices. Notably, Zheng has realized two scientific stays at University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), as well as participated on different international and national conferences. She has published 6 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journal, most of them as first author. She also won the 3rd prize EU TalentON 2022 activity ((Leiden, Netherlands), due to project “Detecting and monitoring microplastics in surface waters using a combination of machine learning and citizen science”.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fangyuan Zheng

Citation names

  • Zheng, Fangyuan

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FD13-E659-4620
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4486-4583

Email addresses

  • fzheng@bio.uminho.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Chinese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/09/02 - 2023/03/29
Concluded
 Materials Science and Technology (Doctor of Philosophy)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
"Hybrid photocatalytic materials for contaminants of emerging concern degradation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Cum Laude
2014/09/22 - 2016/03/11
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Master)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
"Tratamiento de aguas y efluentes en una planta termosolar de producción de energía eléctrica (Water and effluent treatment in a solar thermal power plant) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/09/13 - 2014/07/21
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
" Efecto de la concentración de NaOH en la desilicación de la zeolita HY en catalizadores Pt/HY para hidrocraqueo de poliestireno en disolución (Effect of NaOH concentration on desilication of zeolite HY in Pt/HY catalysts for hydrocracking polystyrene)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01/19 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/05/15 - Current Postdoc (Research) BCMaterials, Spain
2019/09/02 - 2023/03/29 Researcher (Research) BCMaterials, Spain

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/03/01 - 2022/04/30 Scietific stay at University of Minho (Marie Curie RISE) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/05/07 - 2021/07/23 Scietific stay at University of Minho Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2026/12/31 3D PRINTED MEMBRANES TECHNOLOGY COMBINED WITH BIOREMEDIATION STRATEGIES FOR PER- AND POLY-FLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES REMEDIATION IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS – MEMBIO
POS_2023_1_0033
Post-doc Fellow
BCMaterials, Spain

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Gobierno Vasco
Ongoing
2020/11/01 - 2023/03/29 Hybrid multifunctional nanoparticles for environmental and biomedical applications
PIFI20/08
PhD Student Fellow
BCMaterials, Spain
 Universidad del País Vasco
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Fangyuan Zheng; Ane García-García; Isabel Moreno-Benítez; Leire Ruiz-Rubio; Leyre Pérez-Álvarez; José L. Vilas-Vilela. "Shape-memory Polymers for Tissue Engineering Applications". 2024.
    10.1002/9783527838882.ch3
Conference poster
  1. Zheng, Fangyuan; Pedro M. Martins; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez; Javier Reguera. "Synthesis of novel hybrid Au-TiO2 nanoparticles for water remediation". Paper presented in Synthesis of B&B 2021: BCMaterials – University of Bordeaux symposium on bilateral cooperation in advanced materials and applications, 2021.
  2. Nerea Jiménez; Zheng, Fangyuan; Javier Reguera. "Development of new material coatings based on hybrid Au@Ag nanostars and PVDF for biocid applications". Paper presented in New Materials for a Better Life: Advanced Materials for next-generation Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioelectronics, 2021.
  3. Zheng, Fangyuan; Pedro M. Martins; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez; Javier Reguera. "Synthesis of novel hybrid Au-TiO2 nanoparticles for plasmonic photocatalysis in water remediation". Paper presented in Imaginenano (IM2020), 2020.
  4. Zheng, Fangyuan; Pedro M. Martins; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez; Javier Reguera. "Synthesis of novel hybrid Au-TiO2 nanoparticles for water remediation". Paper presented in New Materials for a Better Life: Advanced multifunctional materials and devices, 2020.
  5. Zheng, Fangyuan; Martins, Pedro; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez; Javier Reguera. "Synthesis of novel hybrid Au-TiO2 nanoparticles for water remediation". Paper presented in New Materials for a Better Life! Advanced devices and Materials as Key Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Environment (NM4BL-2019), 2019.
  6. Zheng, Fangyuan; Pedro M. Martins; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez; Javier Reguera. "Synthesis of novel hybrid Au-TiO2 nanoparticles for water remediation". Paper presented in The 3rd Biennial Young Researchers Workshop on Biomaterials and Applications (bioMAPP19), 2019.
Journal article
  1. Rosalía López-Méndez; Javier Reguera; Alexandre Fromain; Esraa Samy Abu Serea; Eva Céspedes; Francisco Terán; Fangyuan Zheng; et al. "X-ray Nanothermometry of Nanoparticles in Tumour-Mimicking Tissues Under Photothermia". Advanced Healthcare Materials (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202301863.
    10.1002/adhm.202301863
  2. Fangyuan Zheng; Joana M. Queirós; Pedro M. Martins; Roberto Fernández de Luis; Arkaitz Fidalgo-Marijuan; José L. Vilas-Vilela; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez; Javier Reguera. "Au-sensitised TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles for broadband pharmaceuticals photocatalytic degradation in water remediation". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2023): 131594-131594. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131594.
    10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131594
  3. Fangyuan Zheng; Pedro M. Martins; Joana Queirós; Carlos J. Tavares; José L. Vilas-Vilela; Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez; Javier Reguera. "Hybrid TiO2:Au nanostars based polymeric membranes for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin in water samples". Chemosphere (2023): 137630-137630. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137630.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137630
  4. Fangyuan Zheng; P.M. Martins; Joana M. Queirós; Carlos Jose Tavares; José Luis Vilas-Vilela; senentxu lanceros-mendez; Javier Reguera. "Size Effect in Hybrid TiO2:Au Nanostars for Photocatalytic Water Remediation Applications". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 22 (2022): 13741-13741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232213741.
    10.3390/ijms232213741
  5. Reguera, Javier; Zheng, Fangyuan; Shalan, Ahmed Esmail; Lizundia, Erlantz. "Upcycling discarded cellulosic surgical masks into catalytically active freestanding materials". Cellulose 29 4 (2022): 2223-2240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04441-9.
    10.1007/s10570-022-04441-9
  6. Tovar, Gabriel Ibrahin; Valverde, Ainara; Mendes-Felipe, Cristian; Wuttke, Stefan; Fidalgo-Marijuan, Arkaitz; Larrea, Edurne S.; Lezama, Luis; et al. "Chitin/Metal-Organic Framework Composites as Wide-Range Adsorbent". ChemSusChem 14 14 (2021): 2892-2901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202100675.
    10.1002/cssc.202100675
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Hybrid photocatalytic materials for contaminants of emerging concern degradation". PhD, 2023. https://addi.ehu.es/handle/10810/61359.
  2. "Tratamiento de aguas y efluentes en una planta termosolar de producción de energía eléctrica". Master, 2016.
  3. "Efecto de la concentración de NaOH en la desilicación de la zeolita HY en catalizadores Pt/HY para hidrocraqueo de poliestireno en disolución)". Degree, 2014. https://addi.ehu.es/handle/10810/14878.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12/19 Multifunctional materials for water purification Materials Science for Environment and Beyond (under the frame of INDESMOF-RISE-MSCA project)
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2023/09/28 Nanoscale temperature of photoactivated nanoparticles in 3D tumour cells using X-ray nanothermometry 6th Spanish Conference on Biomedical Applications of Nanomaterials (SBAN 2023)
(Madrid, Spain)
2023/09/18 Polymer-based membranes of PVDF/ZnO:Au and TiO2:Au with nanostar morphology and size tunability for the plasmonic photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals. 2023 Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)
Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
2021/11/24 Photocatalytic PVDF/TiO2:Au nanostars membranes for ciprofloxacin degradation in water remediation ImagineNano2021 International Event-Composites2021 Conference
ImagineNano (Bilbao, Spain)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 BCMaterials calendar. Images of scientific results were selected to appear in the company calendar for scientific dissemination.
Other
 BCMaterials calendar
BCMaterials, Spain
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 The European Researchers' Night is a Europe-wide public event, which displays the diversity of science and its impact on citizens' daily lives in fun, inspiring ways.
Exhibition
 European Researchers' Night 2024
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/02/11 - 2024/02/11 International day of women and girls in science events. 11 February Initiative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XqXN8oZ6mk
Exhibition
 Women in Science
BCMaterials, Spain
2023/11/08 - 2023/11/12 Zientzia Astea, the Week of Science, Technology, and Innovation, is organized by the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea. It is designed for everyone curious about the world around them, regardless of age or gender. Participants, whether young or old, girls, boys, or adolescents, have the opportunity to see, hear, feel, and talk about science with professionals who work in the field every day.
Exhibition
 Science week (Zientzia Astea)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
2021/12/16 - 2021/12/16 Presentation and labs visit. High school students have the opportunity to visit the labs and see the work that is being done and talk with researchers and professors.
Seminar
 School visit “Colegio San Adrián”
BCMaterials, Spain
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 The European Researchers' Night is a Europe-wide public event, which displays the diversity of science and its impact on citizens' daily lives in fun, inspiring ways.
Exhibition
 European Researchers' Night 2021
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
2020/11/04 - 2020/11/04 Synthesis of novel hybrid nanoparticles. Removal of pollutants through plasmonic photocatalysis
Seminar
 Fortnightly seminar
BCMaterials, Spain
2019/11/09 - 2019/11/13 Zientzia Astea, the Week of Science, Technology, and Innovation, is organized by the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea. It is designed for everyone curious about the world around them, regardless of age or gender. Participants, whether young or old, girls, boys, or adolescents, have the opportunity to see, hear, feel, and talk about science with professionals who work in the field every day.
Exhibition
 Science week (Zientzia Astea)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/04 - Current Technologies (2227-7080) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2025/03/31 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2024/11/15 - Current Catalysts (2073-4344) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/06 SAMBA Beamline in the proposal n°20211140 (XANES study of photo-induced electronic transformations on Au:TiO2 Janus nanostars as NIR-activated plasmonic photocatalyst agents) Synchrotron SOLEIL, France
Distinctions

Award

2022 Third Prize in EU TalentON 2022 (Leiden, Netherlands)
European Commission, Belgium
2022 Travel grant to attend the first EU TalentON 2022 activity (Leiden, Netherlands)
European Commission, Belgium