11月22日，应中国科学院城市污染物转化重点实验室邀请，澳大利亚Curtin university Shaobin Wang教授访问城市环境研究所，并作了题为“Green catalysis for water treatment: from metals to nanocarbons”的学术报告。王教授介绍了cutin university的重点研究领域及他们团队的研究领域，重点介绍了高级氧化技术去除水体有机污染物的催化材料，即金属类钴锰铁等氧化物催化剂并探讨了其反应机理。针对金属类材料催化活性较高但存在二次污染等问题，王教授详细介绍了纳米碳“绿色”催化材料，比如石墨烯，碳纳米管，C3N4类石墨烯等复合材料，用于催化降解有机污染物。报告会后，王教授与相关科研人员作了详细的探讨，如材料性能的表征问题，催化材料的循环使用等。王教授细心地回答了老师同学们提出的问题。此次王教授的来访交流为城市环境研究所与Curtin university开展更深层次的合作研究奠定了良好的基础。 　　

    Prof. Wang obtained BSc and MSc from Peking University and PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Queensland, Australia. He is now a Professor at Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia. His research interests focus on nanomaterial synthesis and application for adsorption and catalysis, fuel and energy conversion and environmental remediation. He has published more than 300 refereed journal papers and his paper citation was over 11700 with H-index=65. He was awarded 2012 Thomson Reuters Citation & Innovation Awards in Australia. He is an editorial board member of several international journals.