Lifeng Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Nanoengineering
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
North Carolina A&T State University and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2907 East Lee Street, Rm. 208I
Greensboro, NC 27401
Tel: (336)285-2875
E-mail: lzhang@ncat.edu
EDUCATION
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Ph.D., Fiber and Polymer Science and Engineering, 2006
University of California – Davis, United States
M.S., Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, 1997
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
B.Eng., Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, 1994
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
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2012-Present, Assistant Professor of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and
Nanoengineering (JSNN), North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27401
2007-2011, Research Scientist I-III, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines
and Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD 57701
2010-2011, Research Scientist III
2009-2010, Research Scientist II
2007-2009, Research Scientist I
2006-2007, Postdoctoral Scholar, Division of Textiles and Clothing, the University of California,
Davis (UC Davis), CA 95616
2001-2006, Research/Teaching Assistant, Division of Textiles and Clothing and Department of
Chemistry, UC Davis, CA 95616
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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The Fiber Society
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
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Research Grants
o Enhancement of Raman Detection of Minerals and Biomarkers Using Advanced Plasmonic
Nanomaterials
Co-PI with Science PI: Chaoyang Jiang (University of South Dakota, USD); Administrative PI:
Edward F. Duke (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, SDSM&T); other Co-PIs:
Hao Fong (SDSM&T), P. Stanley May (USD), Brian A. Logue (South Dakota State
University, SDSU)
Total Amount: $750,000
Source: NASA/EPSCoR: NNX10AN34A
Period: 09/01/2010 to 08/31/2013
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o Synthesis of Porous Silver Nanotube Networks with Controlled Morphologies and Structures
for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Applications
PI with Co-PI: Hao Fong (SDSM&T)
Total Amount: $5,000
Source: SDSM&T Nelson Research Grant, 03984 Nelson Rsch FY 11
Period: 07/01/2010 to 12/31/2011
o Continuous Nano-Scaled Carbon Fibers with Superior Mechanical Strength and Their
Innovative Composites for Aeronautics and Space Applications
Co-PI with Science PI: Hao Fong (SDSM&T); Administrative PI: Edward F. Duke
(SDSM&T); other Co-PI: Myung-Keun Yoon (SDSM&T)
Total Amount: $750,000
Source: NASA/EPSCoR: NNX07AT52A
Period: 09/01/2007 to 08/31/2011
o High Performance Supercapacitors Based on Nano-Engineered Electrodes
Subcontract PI with PI: Kuiyang Jiang (Agitron Inc.); other subcontract PI: Hao Fong
Total Amount: $487,872
Source: NSF SBIR Phase II: 1058570
Period: 04/01/11 to 03/31/13
o Polymer, Ceramic and Carbon/Graphite Nanofibers and Their Applications
User grant at the High Temperature Materials Laboratory (HTML) of Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL), 01/01/07 to 12/31/08
Other Research Activities
o Key investigator/senior personnel in the following research projects at SDSM&T
 Polycarbonate/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanofiber Nanocomposites for Ballistic
Protection
DOD ARL: DAAD19-02-2-0011, 05/01/05 to 06/30/10, $940,000
 Nanofiber Nanocomposites for Novel Space Mirror Backing Structure
DOD AFRL: FA9453-06-C-0366, 08/01/2007 to 07/31/2012, $300,000
 Fabrication and Bioseparation Studies of Adsorptive Nanofelts Made from Electrospun
Cellulose and/or Carbon Nanofibers
NSF: CBET-0827844, 09/01/08 to 08/31/11, $315,269
 Establishment of the South Dakota Catalysis Group at the University of South Dakota
and South Dakota School of Mines & Technology – Addressing Basic Research Needs
for Solar Energy Utilization
DOE: DE-FG02-08ER64624, 10/01/08 to 09/30/12, $283,713
 SBIR Phase I: High Performance Supercapacitors Based on Nano-engineered Electrodes
NSF SBIR Phase I: 0912671, 07/01/09 to 06/30/10, $99,969, Agitron Inc.
 Friction Stir Joining of Advanced Aerospace Materials and Structures
Advanced Materials Processing and Joining Laboratory at SDSM&T, 07/01/08 to 6/30/09
o Research activities at UC Davis
 Carbon nanofibers with specific surface and/or internal structures from electrospinning of
polyacrylonitrile based binary systems
 Super-hydrophobic/hydrophilic nonwoven fabrics by surface chemical reaction and/or
coating
 Fabrication of multi-component polymer nanofibers through electrospinning and
development of nano-scale fibers with specific structures like sheath-core, or nanoporous with enhanced specific surface and functionality, a pioneer work in the field of
electrospinning following the attention of novel nanomaterials structures and properties
 Nano-Porous Ultra-High Specific Surface Fibers (National Textiles Center projects:
C03-CD01s & C04-CD06s)
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Liquid Wetting and Flow in Nano-Fibrous Systems: Multi-scale and Heterogeneous
(National Textiles Center project: M04-CD01)
o Earlier research activities
 Controlled phase separation morphology and structure-property relationship in polymer
blend from melt extrusion
 Reactive blending of engineering plastics using di-block or graft copolymers as
compatibilizers for high performance polymer alloys
 Surface modification of non-polar polymers (e.g. polypropylene) via solid-phase grafting
polymerization
 Recycling of PET drink bottles
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
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2012: Instructor for “Fundamentals of Nanomaterials” (NANO 704) and “Introduction to
Nanoproessing” (NANO 785), Department of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and
Nanoengineering (JSNN), North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
2007-2011: Substitute instructor for “Organic and Biochemistry” (CHEM 108) and
“Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry” (CHEM 316), Department of Chemistry, South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology
2006: Substitue instructor for “Fiber Structure and Properties” (FPS 161), “Polymer Synthesis
and Reaction” (FPS 150/250), Division of Textiles and Clothing, the University of California at
Davis
2005 and 2003: Teaching assistant for “Textile Chemical Analysis” (FPS 161L), Division of
Textiles and Clothing, the University of California at Davis; Teaching assistant for “General
Chemistry”, Department of Chemistry, the University of California at Davis
PUBLICATIONS
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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (†equally contributing author, *corresponding author)
2012
55. Liu, Jie; Chen, Gui; Gao, Hui; Zhang, Lifeng; Liang, Jieying; Ma, Zhaokun; Fong, Hao.
Structure and thermo-chemical properties of continuous bundles of aligned and stretched
electrospun polyacrylonitrile precursor nanofibers collected in a flowing water bath. Carbon,
in press, doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2011.10.046.
54. Chen, Qi; Zhang, Lifeng; Zhao, Yong; Wu, Xiang-Fa; Fong, Hao. Hybrid multi-scale
composites developed from glass microfiber fabrics and nano-epoxy resins containing
electrospun glass nanofibers. Composites Part B: Engineering, in press,
doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.08.044.
53. Chen, Qi; Zhang, Lifeng*; Yoon, Myung-Keun; Wu, Xiang-Fa; Arefin, Ragib H.; Fong, Hao.
Preparation and evaluation of nano-epoxy composite resins containing electrospun glass
nanofibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012, 124(1), 444-451.
52. Gao, Yu; Presser, Volker; Zhang, Lifeng; Niu, Jun Jie; Mcdonough, John; Perez, Carlos R.;
Liu, Haibo; Fong, Hao; Gogotsi, Yuri. High power supercapacitor electrodes based on
flexible TiC-CDC nano-felts. Journal of Power Sources, 2012, 201, 368-375.
51. Zhang, Lifeng; Wang, Xiaoxu; Zhao, Yong; Zhu, Zhengtao; Fong, Hao. Electrospun carbon
nano-felt surface-attached with Pd nanoparticles for hydrogen sensing application. Materials
Letters, 2012, 68, 133-136.
2011
50. Schneiderman, Steven; Varadaraju, Hemanthram; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Menkhaus,
Todd J. Mathematical Model Using Non-Uniform Flow Distribution for Dynamic Protein
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Breakthrough with Membrane Adsorption Media. Journal of Chromatography A, 2011,
1218(51), 9121-9127.
49. Schneiderman, Steven; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Meankhaus, Todd J. Surfacefunctionalized electrospun carbon nanofiber mats as an innovative type of protein
adsorption/purification medium with elevated capacity and high throughput. Journal of
Chromatography A, 2011, 1218(50), 8989-8995.
48. Zhong, Ganji; Wang, Ke; Zhang, Lifeng; Li, Zhong-Ming; Fong, Hao; Zhu, Lei. Nanodroplet
formation and exclusive homogenously nucleated crystallization in confined electrospun
immiscible polymer blend fibers of polystyrene and poly (ethylene oxide). Polymer, 2011,
52(24), 5397-5402.
47. Chen, Qi; Zhang, Lifeng; Rahman, Arifur; Zhou, Zhengping; Wu, Xiang-Fa; Fong Hao.
Hybrid multi-scale epoxy composite made of conventional carbon fiber fabrics with
interlaminar regions containing electrospun carbon nanofiber mats. Composites Part A:
Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2011, 42(12), 2036-2042.
46. Varadaraju, Hemanthram; Schneiderman, Steven; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Menkhaus,
Todd J. Process and economic evaluation for monoclonal antibody purification using a
memberane-only process. Biotechnology Progress, 2011, 27(5), 1297-1305.
45. Netzer, Nathan L.; Qiu, Chao; Zhang, Yongyi; Lin, Cuikun; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Jiang,
Chaoyang. Gold-silver bimetallic porous nanowires for surface-enhanced Raman scattering.
Chemical Communications, 2011, 47(34), 9606-9608.
44. Tian, Ming; Hu, Qinghua; Wu, Haiyan; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Zhang, Liqun. Formation
and morphological stability of polybutadiene rubber fibers prepared through combination of
electrospinning and in-situ photo-crosslinking. Materials Letters, 2011, 65(19-20), 30763079.
43. Hedin, Nyle; Sobolev,Vladimir; Zhang, Lifeng; Zhu, Zhengtao; Fong, Hao. Electrical
properties of electrospun carbon nanofibers. Journal of Materials Science, 2011, 46(19),
6453-6456.
42. Presser, Volker†; Zhang, Lifeng†; Niu, Jun Jie; McDonough, John; Fong, Hao; Gogotsi, Yuri.
Flexible nano-felts of carbide-derived carbon with ultra-high power handling capability.
Advanced Energy Materials, 2011, 1, 423-430 (Note: This paper has been featured as the
frontispiece of this issue of the journal).
41. Zhong, Ganji; Zhang, Lifeng; Su, Run; Wang, Ke; Fong, Hao; Zhu, Lei. Understanding
polymorphism formation in electrospun fibers of immiscible poly(vinylidene fluoride) blends.
Polymer, 2011, 52(10), 2228-2237.
40. Wang, Xiaoxu; Karanjit, Sudeep; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Qiao, Qiquan; Zhu, Zhengtao.
Transient photo-current and photo-voltage studies on charge transport in dye sensitized solar
cells made from the composites of TiO2 nanofibers and nanoparticles. Applied Physics Letters,
2011, 98, 082114.
39. Koepsell, Laura; Zhang, Lifeng; Neufeld, Daniel; Fong, Hao; Deng, Ying. Electrospun
polycaprolactone nano-fibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering of annulus fibrosus.
Macromolecular Bioscience, 2011, 11(3), 391-399.
38. Zhang, Lifeng; Luo, Jie; Menkhaus, Todd J.; Varadaraju, Hemanthram; Sun, Yuyu; Fong,
Hao. Antimicrobial nano-fibrous membranes developed from electrospun polyacrylonitrile
nanofibers. Journal of Membrane Science, 2011, 369(1-2), 499-505.
37. Lai, Chuilin; Zhong, Ganji; Yue, Zhongren; Chen, Gui; Zhang, Lifeng; Vakili, Ahmad; Wang,
Ying; Zhu, Lei; Liu, Jie; Fong Hao. Investigation of post-spinning stretching process on
morphological, structural, and mechanical properties of electrospun polyacrylonitrile
copolymer nanofibers. Polymer, 2011, 52(2), 519-528.
36. Yin, Kezhen; Zhang, Lifeng; Lai, Chuilin; Zhong, Lanlan; Smith, Steve; Fong, Hao; Zhu,
Zhengtao. Photoluminescence anisotropy of uni-axially aligned electrospun conjugated
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polymer nanofibers of MEH-PPV and P3HT. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21, 444448.
2010
35. Joshi, Prakash; Zhang, Lifeng; Chen, Qiliang; Galipeau, David; Fong, Hao; Qiao, Qiquan.
Electrospun carbon nanofibers as low cost counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells.
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2010, 2(12), 3572-3577.
34. Joshi, Prakash; Zhang, Lifeng; Davoux, Daren; Zhu, Zhengtao; Galipeau, David; Fong, Hao;
Qiao, Qiquan. Composite of TiO2 nanofibers and nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cells
with significantly improved efficiency. Energy and Environmental Science, 2010, 3, 15071510.
33. Wu, Zhi-Chuan; Zhang, Yong; Tao, Ting-Xian; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao. Silver
nanoparticles on amidoxime fibers for photo-catalytic degradation of organic dyes in waste
water. Applied Surface Science, 2010, 257(3), 1092-1097.
32. Zhang, Lifeng; Hu, Jianjun; Voevodin, Andrey A.; Fong, Hao. Synthesis of continuous TiC
nanofibers and/or nanoribbons through electrospinning followed by carbothermal reduction.
Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 1670-1673.
31. Liu, Jie; Tian, Yuli; Chen, Yujia; Liang, Jieying; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao. A surface
treatment technique of electrochemical oxidation to simultaneously improve the interfacial
bonding strength and the tensile strength of PAN-based carbon fibers. Materials Chemistry
and Physics, 2010, 122(2-3), 548-555.
30. Wen, Shipeng; Liu, Li; Zhang, Lifeng; Chen, Qi; Zhang, Liqun; Fong, Hao. Hierarchical
electrospun SiO2 nanofibers containing SiO2 nanoparticles with controllable surfaceroughness and/or porosity. Materials Letters, 2010, 64(13), 1517-1520.
29. Menkhaus, Todd J.; Varadaraju, Hemanthram; Zhang, Lifeng; Schneiderman, Steven;
Bjustrom, Stephany; Liu, Li; Fong, Hao. Electrospun nanofiber membranes surface
functionalized with 3-dimensional nanolayers as an innovative adsorption medium with ultrahigh capacity and throughput. Chemical Communications, 2010, 46(21), 3720-3722.
28. Zhou, Zhenping; Liu, Kunming; Lai, Chuilin; Zhang, Lifeng; Li, Juanhua; Hou, Haoqing;
Reneker, Darrell H.; Fong, Hao. Graphitic carbon nanofibers developed from bundles of
aligned electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers containing phosphoric acid. Polymer, 2010,
51(11), 2360-2367.
27. Sun, Xinbo; Zhang, Lifeng; Cao, Zhengbing; Deng, Ying; Liu, Li; Fong, Hao; Sun, Yuyu.
Electrospun composite nanofiber fabrics containing uniformly dispersed antimicrobial agents
as an innovative type of polymeric materials with superior antimicrobial efficacy. ACS
Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2010, 2(4), 952-956.
26. Zhang, Lifeng; Gao, Yi; Chen, Qi; Tian, Ming; Fong, Hao. Bis-GMA/TEGDMA dental
composites reinforced with nano-scaled single crystals of fibrillar silicate. Journal of
Materials Science, 2010, 45(9), 2521-2524.
2009
25. Xie, Yu; Joshi, Prakash; Ropp, Mike; Galipeau, David; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; You,
Youngjae; Qiao, Qiquan. Structural effects of core-modified porphyrins in dye-sensitized
solar cells. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2009, 13(8-9), 903-909.
24. Zhang, Lifeng; Kopperstad, Perry; West, Michael; Hedin, Nyle; Fong, Hao. Generation of
polymer ultrafine fibers through solution (air-) blowing. Journal of Applied Polymer Science,
2009, 114(6), 3479-3486.
23. Zhu, Zhengtao; Zhang, Lifeng; Smith, Steve J.; Fong, Hao; Sun, Yugang; Gosztola, David.
Fluorescence studies of electrospun MEH-PPV/PEO nanofibers. Synthetic Metals, 2009,
159(14), 1454-1459.
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22. Zhou, Zhengping; Lai, Chuilin; Zhang, Lifeng; Qian, Yong; Hou, Haoqing; Reneker, Darrell
H.; Fong, Hao. Development of carbon nanofibers from aligned electrospun polyacrylonitrile
nanofiber bundles and characterization of their microstructural, electrical, and mechanical
properties. Polymer, 2009, 50(13), 2999-3006.
21. Zhang, Lifeng; Chandrasekar, Ramya; Howe, Jane Y.; West, Michael K.; Hedin, Nyle E.;
Arbegast, William J.; Fong, Hao. A metal matrix composite prepared from electrospun TiO 2
nanofibers and Al 1100 alloy via friction stir processing. ACS Applied Materials and
Interfaces, 2009, 1(5), 987-991.
20. Zhu, Zhengtao; Zhang, Lifeng; Howe, Jane Y.; Liao, Yiliang; Speidel, Jordan T.; Smith,
Steve; Fong, Hao. Aligned electrospun ZnO nanofibers for simple and sensitive ultraviolet
nanosensors. Chemical Communications, 2009, (18), 2568-2570.
19. Chandrasekar, Ramya; Zhang, Lifeng; Howe, Jane Y.; Hedin, Nyle E.; Zhang, Yan; Fong,
Hao. Fabrication and characterization of electrospun Titania nanofibers. Journal of Materials
Science, 2009, 44(5), 1198-1205.
18. Liu, Jie; Zhou, Peixun; Zhang, Lifeng; Ma, Zhaokun; Liang, Jieying; Fong, Hao. Thermochemical reactions occurring during the oxidative stabilization of electrospun
polyacrylonitrile precursor nanofibers and the resulting structural conversions. Carbon, 2009,
47(4), 1087-1095.
17. Zhang, Lifeng; Howe, Jane Y; Zhang, Yan; Fong, Hao. Synthesis and characterization of
zirconium tungstate ultra-thin fibers. Crystal Growth and Design, 2009, 9(2), 667-670.
16. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Carbon nanofibers with nanoporosity and hollow channels
from binary polyacrylonitrile systems. European Polymer Journal, 2009, 45(1), 47-56.
2008
15. Liao, Yiliang; Zhang, Lifeng; Gao, Yi; Zhu, Zhengtao; Fong, Hao. Preparation,
characterization, and encapsulation/release studies of a composite nanofiber mat electrospun
from an emulsion containing poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid). Polymer, 2008, 49(24), 52945299.
14. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Ultrafine cellulose acetate fibers with nanoscale structural
features. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2008, 8(9), 4461-4469.
13. Gao, Yi; Sagi, Sriramaraju; Zhang, Lifeng; Liao, Yiliang; Cowles, David M.; Sun, Yuyu;
Fong, Hao. Electrospun nano-scaled glass fiber reinforcement of Bis-GMA/TEGDMA dental
composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2008, 110(4), 2063-2070.
12. Zhang, Lifeng; Menkhaus, Todd J; Fong, Hao. Fabrication and bioseparation studies of
adsorptive membranes/felts made from electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers. Journal of
Membrane Science, 2008, 319(1-2), 176-184.
11. Liu, Yi; Sagi, Sriramaraju; Chandrasekar, Ramya; Zhang, Lifeng; Hedin, Nyle E; Fong, Hao.
Preparation and characterization of electrospun SiO2 nanofibers. Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, 2008, 8(3), 1528-1536.
10. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Ultra-fine cellulose acetate/poly(ethylene oxide) bicomponent
fibers. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2008, 71(2), 196-207.
2007 and before
9. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Nanoporous ultrahigh specific surface polyacrylonitrile fibers.
Nanotechnology, 2006, 17(17), 4416-4423.
8. Zhang, Lifeng; Guo, Baohua; Zhang, Zengmin. Synthesis of multifunctional polypropylene
via solid phase cografting and its grafting mechanism. Journal of Applied Polymer Science,
2002, 84(5), 929-935.
7. Zhang, Lifeng; Guo, Baohua; Zhang, Zengmin. Studies on the technique and mechanism of
solid grafting polypropylene with dual monomers. Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities,
2001, 22(8), 1406-1409.
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6. Zhang, Lifeng; Guo, Baohua; Zhang, Zengmin. Synthesis of multifunctional polypropylene
via solid co-grafting and the mechanism study. Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2001, (3), 338-341.
5. Zhang, Lifeng; Guo, Baohua; Zhang, Zengmin. Synthesis of PP-g-MAH via solid grafting
with a quantitative express method for analyzing MAH content. Journal of Tsinghua
University (Science and Technology), 2001, 41(10), 5-8.
4. Zhang, Lifeng; Guo, Baohua; Zheng, Zengmin. Application of comonomer in solid-state
graft of maleic anhydride onto polypropylene. China Plastics Industry, 2000, 28(6), 7-9.
3. Zhang, Lifeng; Zhang, Zengmin. Study on toughening blends of polycarbonate and recycled
PET. China Synthetic Resin and Plastics, 1999, 16(4), 3-7.
2. Ren, Chongyuan; Luo, Yilin; Zhang, Lifeng. Microwave curing of thermosetting resin.
Thermosetting Resin, 1995, 10(3), 38-40.
1. Qi, Liying; Li, Xuxiang; Zhang, Lifeng. Forecast on the physical properties of polymer aging
and degradation. Computers and Applied Chemistry, 1995, 12(3), 216-219.
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Presentationss at Conferences and Forums (* corresponding author)
28. Hedin, Nyle E.; Sobolev, Vladimir; Zhang, Lifeng; Zhu, Zhengtao; Fong, Hao; Handberg,
Erin; Serfling, Greg. Electrical properties of electrospun carbon nanofibers. 242nd ACS
National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, Colorado, United States, August 28-September 1,
2011.
27. Lai, Chuilin; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Christopher, Lew P. Lignin-based carbonaceous
nano-fibrous felts. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, October 16-21, 2011.
26. Presser, Volker; Zhang, Lifeng; Niu, Jun Jie; McDonough, John; Perez, Carlos R; Fong, Hao;
Gogotsi, Yury. Flexible nano-felts of carbide-derived carbon with ultra-high power handling
capability. 220th ECS meeting and electrochemical energy summit, Boston, Massachusetts,
United States, October 9-14, 2011.
25. Presser, Volker; Zhang, Lifeng; Niu, Jun Jie; McDonough, John; Fong, Hao; Gogotsi Yury.
Flexible carbon nano-felt with ultra-high power handling ability. 4th International Conference
on Carbons for Energy Storage/Conversion and Environment Protection (CESEP’11), Vichy,
France, September 25-29, 2011.
24. Zhang, Lifeng; Presser, Volker; Niu, Jun Jie; McDonough, John; Fong, Hao; Gogotsi Yury.
Flexible carbon nano-felt derived from electrospun TiC nanofibers and its superior
electrochemical properties. 2011 Annual World Conference on Carbon, Shanghai, China,
July 24-29, 2011 (Note: This is a keynote presentation).
23. Lai, Chuilin; Zhang, Lifeng*; Christopher, Lew P.; Fong, Hao. Carbonaceous nano-fibrous
felts developed from alkali lignin. 2011 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology
for Renewable Materials, Washington D.C., United States, June 6-8, 2011.
22. Zhang, Lifeng*; Presser, Volker; Gogotsi, Yuri; Fong, Hao. High power-density
supercapacitor electrodes based on flexible TiC-CDC carbon nano-felts. 2011 SD EPSCoR
All Investigator Meeting, Cedar Shore Resort, Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States,
June 1-3, 2011.
21. Joshi, Prakash; Zhang, Lifeng; Chen, Qiliang; Fong, Hao; Galipeau, David; Qiao, Qiquan.
“Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”. 2011 SD
EPSCoR All Investigator Meeting, Cedar Shore Resort, Chamberlin, South Dakota, United
States, June 1-3, 2011.
20. Netzer, Nathan; Qiu, Chao; Zhang, Yongyi; Lin, Cuikun; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Jiang,
Chaoyang. “Gold-Silver Bimetallic Nanowires and Their Applications in Surface-Enhanced
Raman Scattering”. 2011 SD EPSCoR All Investigator Meeting, Chamberlin, South Dakota,
United States, June 1-3, 2011.
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19. Zhang, Lifeng*. Electrospinning and Nanofibers. The workshop on “Introduction to
Nanotechnology”, Sinte Gleska University, Mission, South Dakota, United States, April 2930, 2011 (Note: This is an invited talk).
18. Presser, Volker; Zhang, Lifeng; Yu, Gao; McDonough, John; Niu, Jun Jie; Perez, Carlos;
Fong, Hao; Gogotsi, Yuri. High power-density supercapacitor electrodes based on flexible
carbon nano-felts. Research Day, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United
States, April 8, 2011.
17. Chen, Qi; Zhang, Lifeng*; Yoon, Myung-Keun; Fong, Hao. Epoxy composites reinforced
with electrospun SiO2 nanofibers. 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Anaheim,
California, United States, March 27-31, 2011.
16. Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao. TiC nanofibers and/or nanoribbons developed through
electrospinning followed by carbothermal reduction. 241st ACS National Meeting &
Exposition, Anaheim, California, United States, March 27-31, 2011.
15. Varadaraju, Hemanthram; Schneiderman, Steven; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Menkhaus Todd.
Performance and economic analyses of nanolayer functionalized nanofibers as a novel protein
purification medium. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting,
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, November 7-12, 2010.
14. Menkhaus, Todd; Varadaraju, Hemanthram; Schneiderman, Steven; Bjustrom, Stephany;
Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao. Nanolayer functionalized electrospun nanofibers as an ultra-high
capacity membrane adsorption medium. The Recovery of Biological Products XIV
Conference, Lake Tahoe, California, United States, August 1-6, 2010.
13. Varadaraju, Hemanthram; Schneiderman, Steven; Bjustrom, Stephany; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong,
Hao; Menkhaus, Todd. Bioseparations using electrospun cellulose nanofiber adsorption
membranes. American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Nashville,
Tennessee, United States, November 8-13, 2009.
12. Joshi, Prakash; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Li, Jing; Davoux, Daren; Galipeau, David; Qiao,
Qiquan. Electrospun TiO2 nanofibers for dye sensitized solar cells. South Dakota/Wyoming
EPSCoR State Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, September 23-24, 2009.
11. Joshi, Prakash; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao; Galipeau, David; Qiao, Qiquan. PbS quantum dots
embedded TiO2 nanofibers for dye sensitized solar cells. 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists
Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, June 7-12, 2009.
10. Zhu, Zhengtao; Fong, Hao; Zhang, Lifeng; Smith, Steve; Sun, Yugang; Gosztola, David.
Fluorescence of conjugated polymer MEH-PPV/PEO electrospun fibers. A joint Workshop of
ACS/IEEE/MRS on Organic Microelectronics & Optoelectronics, San Francisco, California,
United States, July 7-10, 2008.
9. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Electrospinning of cellulose acetate/poly (ethylene oxide)
bicomponent fibers. 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, March 2630, 2006.
8. Hsieh, You-Lo; Du, Jian; Zhang, Lifeng. Cellulose and chitin ultra-fine and nanoporous fibers.
231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, March 26-30, 2006.
7. Hsieh, You-Lo; Zhang, Lifeng; Li, Lei. Nano-structured fibers from biomolecules. The Fiber
Society 2005 Spring Conference: Technical Textiles from Fiber to Composites, St. Gallen,
Switzerland, May 25-27, 2005.
6. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Nano-porous ultra-high specific surface polyacrylonitrile fiber.
229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, California, United States, March 13-17, 2005.
5. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Nanoporous ultra-high specific surface fibers. 13th Annual
National Textile Center Forum, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, March 20-22, 2005.
4. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Nanoporous ultra-high specific surface fibers. 12th Annual
National Textile Center Forum, Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States, February 15-17,
2004.
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3. Zhang Lifeng; Guo Baohua; Zhang Zengmin. Synthesis of high polar polypropylene via solid
grafting maleic anhydride with comonomer. 2000 National Symposium on Application of
Polymer Materials in Engineering, Lushan, Jiangxi, China, September 9-12, 2000.
2. Zhang Lifeng; Zhang Zengmin. Study on the structure and property relationships of PC/
Recycled PET blend. ’99 National Symposium on Polymer Science and Engineering,
Shanghai, China, May 9-14, 1999.
1. Zhang Zengmin; Zhang Lifeng; Han Darong. Study on application of recycled PET －
preparation of PC/PET polymer alloy. ‘98 National Symposium on Application of Polymer
Materials in Engineering, Wuyishan, Fujian, China, October 8-13, 1998.
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Patents
4. Fong, Hao; Zhang, Lifeng. Flexible nano-felts of TiC derived carbon for energy applications.
US Patent, 2011, in progress.
3. Qiao, Qiquan; Fong, Hao; Joshi, Prakash; Zhang, Lifeng. Carbon nanofibrous electrode as a
low cost alternative to existing platinum counter electrode. US Patent, 2011, in progress.
2. Qiao, Qiquan; Joshi Prakash; Fong, Hao; Galipeau, David; Zhang, Lifeng. Semiconductor
nanoparticle/nanofiber composite electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Patent, US
20110079275, WO 2011041762.
1. Hsieh, You-Lo; Xie, Jiangbing; Wang, Yuhong; Chen, Hong; Li, Lei; Zhang, Lifeng; Cecile,
Corine. Generation of polymer-based nano-porous fibers and protein or enzyme membrane
composition. Patent WO 2004/044281.
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Books, Book Chapters, Preprints, and Proceedings (* corresponding author)
12. Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao. TiC nanofibers and/or nanoribbons developed through
electrospinning followed by carbothermal reduction. Polymer Preprints, 2011, 52(1), 430431.
11. Chen, Qi; Zhang, Lifeng*; Yoon, Myung-Keun; Fong, Hao. Epoxy composites reinforced
with electrospun SiO2 nanofibers. Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering, 2011, 104,
346-347.
10. Menkhaus, Todd J.; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao. Applications of electrospun nanofiber
membranes for bioseparations. Nova Science Publishers Inc: Hauppauge NY, ISBN: 978-160876-782-3, 2010.
9. Menkhaus, Todd J.; Zhang, Lifeng; Fong, Hao. Applications of electrospun nanofiber
membranes for bioseparations. Chapter 3 in Handbook of Membrane Research: Properties,
Performance and Applications. Nova Science Publishers Inc: Hauppauge NY, ISBN: 978-160741-638-8, 2009, 105-135.
8. Cowles, David M.; Gao, Yi; Sagi, Sriramaraju; Zhang, Lifeng; Liao, Yiliang; Fong, Hao.
Electrospun nano-scaled glass fibers and their reinforced dental composites. Chapter 2 in
Glass Materials Research Progress, Nova Science Publishers Inc.: Hauppauge NY, ISBN:
978-1-60456-578-2, 2008, 39-59.
7. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Electrospinning of cellulose acetate/poly(ethylene oxide)
bicomponent fibers. Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 2006, 94, 74-75.
6. Zhang, Lifeng; Hsieh, You-Lo. Nano-porous ultra-high specific surface polyacrylonitrile fiber.
Polymer Preprints, 2005, 46(1), 59-60.
5. Zhang Lifeng; Guo Baohua; Zhang Zengmin. Express method for quantitative analysis maleic
anhydride content in maleic anhydride functionalized polypropylene. Proceedings of 2000
National Symposium on Application of Polymer Materials in Engineering, China, 2000, 129130.
4. Zhang Lifeng; Guo Baohua; Zhang Zengmin. Synthesis of high polar polypropylene via solid
grafting maleic anhydride with comonomer. Proceedings of 2000 National Symposium on
Application of Polymer Materials in Engineering, China, 2000, 109-13.
CV - L. Zhang, Page 10 of 10
3. Zhang Lifeng; Zhang Zengmin. Study on the structure and property relationships of PC/
Recycled PET blend. Proceedings of ’99 National Symposium on Polymer Science and
Engineering, China, 1999, f64-f65.
2. Zhang Lifeng; Zhang Zengmin. Study on toughening Polycarbonate (PC) and Poly (ethylene
terephthalate) (PET) blend. Proceedings of 1st Academic and Technological Communication
Conference on Applications of Engineering Plastics, China, 1998, 91-97.
1. Zhang Zengmin; Zhang Lifeng; Han Darong. Study on application of recycled PET －
preparation of PC/PET polymer alloy. Proceedings of ‘98 National Symposium on
Application of Polymer Materials in Engineering, China, 1998, 261-262.