In March 2018, the research team of Professor Wang Jingtao (appointed by the school) of the School of Chemical Engineering and Energy of Zhengzhou University made breakthroughs in the field of membrane science. Their paper entitled "Molecular-Level Hybridization of Nafion with Quantum Dots for Highly Enhanced Proton Conduction" was published in the internationally renowned academic journal "Advanced Materials", and the other paper was entitled "Regularly Channeled Lamellar Membrane for Unparalleled Water and Organics Permeation" His research work was published in the internationally renowned academic journal "Angewandte Chemie International Edition", and both scientific research papers were used as cover articles.
Character: Professor Wang Jingtao's contribution to the two scientific research papers of
is to develop new structural membrane materials through independent innovation, which solves the major defects of traditional membrane materials and greatly promotes the development of hydrogen energy utilization technology and water treatment technology. Solving the current severe international energy and environmental problems provides a new path. The simultaneous publication of two top scientific research papers made Wang Jingtao's scientific research team famous, and also led to the story behind the post-80s professor.
is obsessed with scientific research and is a fruitful chemical worker
. Professor Wang Jingtao, who is only 34 years old, has published 48 SCI papers, served as reviewer for 20 international journals, and presided over 5 scientific research projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China. , Is the recipient of the 2018 Fok Ying Dong Education Fund Young Teachers Fund Project and the recipient of the Henan Province University Science and Technology Innovation Talent Support List.
During the two and a half years of thesis creation, Professor Wang Jingtao led the team to conduct hundreds of experiments, and achieved the ultimate in data collection and precise analysis, so that the conclusions were fully demonstrated. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month in 2017, the journal editor returned his paper revision comments. Professor Wang Jingtao gave up the Chinese New Year and lowered his head to solve the problem with the team. This year, Professor Wang Jingtao gave birth to gray hair.
Professor Wang Jingtao at work (first from the right)
sometimes forgets to eat when encountering problems in scientific research, and he keeps thinking while lying in bed at night. Working 6 days a week, from 8:15 in the morning to 10:30 in the evening, this is the normal state of the chemical industry. Professor Wang Jingtao said: "The most painful thing to do in scientific research is that you have never thought about the most painful thing about doing scientific research. At this time, physical exhaustion is no longer exhaustion, but brain exhaustion is the real torment."
Reading and literature are his inspiration for solving problems. Professor Wang Jingtao will read the world's cutting-edge scientific research literature when he takes the time. I also read when I take the subway in the morning. When he returned to China this year, he only brought back high-quality documents. Professor Wang Jingtao said: “Reading requires not only interdisciplinary reading, but also the soul of reading. If a scientific researcher does not read the literature for three months, there will be problems.”
is a teacher and helpful friend, creating a unique teaching method
in scientific research. Among them, Professor Wang Jingtao is one of the strictest teachers in the college because he has established a strict and effective supervision mechanism. Students should put personal labels in the work area to facilitate teachers to supervise the progress of the experiment; students must work on time; students need to meet with teachers regularly to report scientific research progress...
Professor Wang Jingtao is also selfless to help students. During the experiment of 2015 master student Chen Pingping, Professor Wang Jingtao, who is abroad, has also been contacting her by phone, WeChat, etc., asking her about the progress of the experiment and exchanging the themes and specific content of the thesis; originally Chen Pingping only wanted to go to graduate school Wang Jingtao knew that she was a good seedling, so he repeatedly worked for her to change her mind and prepare to go abroad to study for Ph.D.
Professor Wang Jingtao (right) at work
"Unity and cooperation, striving for first-class" is the creed of Wang Jingtao's team. For the development of the team, he often pays himself to organize team activities. Every time a classmate publishes an article in a well-known journal, he will also write hundredsThe text of the word is praised in the group. He encouraged the team to brainstorm. He set up a whiteboard in the laboratory of the research group and wrote down the 5 characters of "doing scientific research with heart" so that inspired students could write their ideas on the whiteboard.
is a good example of a teacher, a garden full of peaches and plums. Among the 16-member scientific research team of Professor Wang Jingtao, 80% of the graduate students received national scholarships, 3 received outstanding masters in Henan Province, and 60% of the graduates entered domestic and foreign universities for further studies. "At first, I didn't understand his strictness, but I gradually realized that I had made a grade different from others. Now I am grateful to the teacher." said Wu Wenjia, a 2015 doctoral student.
Professor Wang Jingtao also has his own unique teaching method in the classroom. He is good at enriching the international frontier knowledge into the classroom, using vivid and humorous metaphors to stimulate students' professional interest and desire for knowledge. Because of the students' love of his chemical engineering course, Professor Wang Jingtao won the 7th Zhengzhou University Student "My Favorite Teacher"-Charm Classroom Award.
“Schools set an example. Only if you are good enough will you get it, not by packaging.” Professor Wang Jingtao said earnestly, “A teacher must stand in the lecture hall and pass on his knowledge, spirit and soul. "
inheritance of family traditions, to be a branded Chinese scientific research
Professor Wang Jingtao comes from an ordinary family in Nanyang, Henan. Since his childhood, his family has taught him to "be an honest man and work hard" to support him Accomplish the good habit of being lofty and rigorous in supervising school. During his graduate studies, his mother was seriously ill, and his family still supported him to complete his studies and be a useful person to society. The influence of this family tradition made him learn to calm down and do scientific research and be grateful for his country.
Professor Wang Jingtao in life
In 2008, China’s environmental problems were very serious. At the time of the Beijing Olympics, Professor Wang Jingtao discovered that all the new energy vehicles in the Olympic Village were imported from Germany, which greatly stimulated their research workers. Encouraged by his mentor, Professor Wang Jingtao chose to engage in the scientific field of energy and environmental issues, determined to contribute to China's environmental protection and energy development.
In 2012, Professor Wang Jingtao, who graduated with a doctorate from Tianjin University, decided to return to his hometown, and he resolutely chose Zhengzhou University. Like many other young scholars, he hopes to "take the lead" in China's energy and environmental issues. "As a chemical worker, we must bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility of the blue water and blue sky of the motherland. We must take up this responsibility and lay our mark on China's scientific research!" Professor Wang Jingtao said.
"When he compares with other people doing research, you will find that he is extremely focused, very strong in execution, and never procrastinates." His junior brother Li Yifan said, "The reason is that he knows his own value. He has a clear goal and a sense of responsibility."
In the future, Professor Wang Jingtao will lead the team to continue to explore and forge ahead in the four fields of hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-sulfur batteries, carbon capture and water treatment, and contribute their youth and sweat.
Correspondents: Li Linhan, Cui Guoyu, Xu Rongguang
Picture from the interviewee
Editor: Yuan Yuqin
