Rate My Professor Jae-Hun Yang

Dr. Jae-Hun Yang serves as a Research Fellow and Lab Coordinator in the School of Science, within the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and is affiliated with the Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN). He earned his Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science in Chemistry from Seoul National University. Prior to his current role, which began in late 2017, Yang held a Research Associate position at the Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, from April to November 2017. His research centers on nanoporous materials and 2D nanohybrids composed of layered inorganics combined with organics, bio-molecules, or other inorganics. These materials function as heterogeneous catalysts, with a particular emphasis on photocatalysts, as well as drug delivery carriers and nano-fillers in polymer nanocomposites, targeting green energy production, environmental applications, and biomedical uses. His fields of research are classified under inorganic materials, including nanomaterials.

Yang has authored or co-authored 79 journal articles, with key publications demonstrating his contributions to advanced nanomaterials. Selected works include 'Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Self-Assembled Carbon Nitride Nanostructures for Photocatalytic Water Splitting' in Advanced Materials (2024), 'Carbon nitride based nanoarchitectonics for nature-inspired photocatalytic CO2 reduction' in Progress in Materials Science (2024), 'Insights into Atomic Level π-Electron Modulations in Supramolecular Carbon Nitride Nanoarchitectonics for Sustainable Green Hydrogen Production' in Advanced Energy Materials (2024), 'Strategies for Improving the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Carbon Nitride-Based Catalysts' in Small (2023), 'Zn-Loaded SBA-1 and SBA-15 Molecular Sieves for Combined Antimicrobial and Osteogenic Activity' in Advanced Materials Technologies (2023), and 'Mesoporous titanium carbonitride derived from mesoporous C3N5 for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction' in Carbon (2022). Additionally, he has contributed to book chapters such as 'Nanostructured Materials for Hydrogen Storage and Generation and Oxygen Reduction Reaction' in ACS Symposium Series (2022). As an investigator or lead researcher, Yang has obtained grants including the PNU-UoN Global Collaborative Research Center for Green Ammonia Integrated Power Generation (2022-2027, $1,233,588), Cold catalysis for water splitting funded by the Australian Research Council (2022-2024, $365,438), and a project on transition metal sulphide-N-rich carbon nitride hybrids from ANSTO (2022, $1,564). His research advances sustainable technologies in photocatalysis and energy conversion.