Rate My Professor Dan Li

Dan Li is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering and Energy within the College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at Murdoch University. She obtained her PhD in 2009 from Monash University under the supervision of Professor Huanting Wang in the Department of Chemical Engineering, followed by postdoctoral research at the same institution. Prior to her current role, Li contributed to advancements in membrane technology during her time at Monash. At Murdoch University, she has progressed from lecturer to senior lecturer, focusing on sustainable water treatment solutions. Her career emphasizes practical applications of advanced materials in addressing environmental challenges, including supervision of PhD candidates such as Zhangwang Xie on polysaccharide fouling in osmosis processes and Veena A. Ravisankar on membrane distillation.

Li's research specializations encompass nanomaterials for photocatalysis and adsorption in pollutant removal, membrane fouling in reverse osmosis and forward osmosis desalination, and winery wastewater management. Key publications include 'Forward osmosis desalination using polymer hydrogels as draw agents' (Water Research, 2012), which explores innovative draw agents for desalination; 'Recent advances in polymer and polymer composite membranes for reverse and forward osmosis processes' (Progress in Polymer Science, 2016), reviewing membrane technologies; 'Adsorptive removal of phosphate from water using mesoporous materials' (Journal of Environmental Management, 2017), detailing phosphate remediation; 'Hierarchically structured LaFeO3 with hollow core and porous shell for enhanced pollutant adsorption and photo-Fenton catalytic degradation' (Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2022), on perovskite photocatalysts; and 'Recent progresses in synthesis and modification of gC3N4-based photocatalysts toward environmental remediation' (Water Science and Technology, 2024), summarizing graphitic carbon nitride advancements. Additional works cover S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalysis (Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2024) and enhanced photocatalytic degradation using exfoliated g-C3N4 (Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2025). Her contributions have influenced water treatment research through high-impact studies on fouling mechanisms and sustainable remediation strategies.