Rate My Professor Jun Huang

Professor Jun Huang holds the position of Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney. He earned his PhD from the Institute of Chemical Technology at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 2008. Subsequently, he conducted postdoctoral research at Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States and ETH Zürich in Switzerland. In 2010, he was appointed as a Lecturer in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney, where he progressed through promotions to Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor. He serves as an ARC Professorial Research Fellow and leads the Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering. Additionally, he directs the University of Sydney-Zhejiang University Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Environment and is a committee member of the Asia Pacific Catalysis Society.

Professor Huang's research focuses on catalysis engineering, biorefinery engineering, and in situ spectroscopy, particularly involving zeolite catalysts, sustainable production of green chemicals, CO2 conversion to energy, and high-value chemicals from renewable feedstocks. His laboratory develops advanced catalysts, such as amorphous silica-alumina with enhanced acidity and methods mimicking photosynthesis for CO2 utilization. He has secured major grants, including an ARC Future Fellowship exceeding $1 million for producing high-value chemicals from renewables, a $590,000 project for turning CO2 into green energy, and other funding totaling over $1 million. His scholarly impact is evidenced by over 17,800 citations on Google Scholar. Notable publications include 'Solid-state NMR Investigation of Zeolite Catalysts' (2026), 'Stabilizing active N species on support for enhancing ammonia synthesis' (2026), 'One-Pot Encapsulation of Enzymes in a Calcium Carboxylate Metal-Organic Framework' (2025), 'Make like a leaf: researchers developing new method to convert CO2' (2019), and contributions to ammonia synthesis and perovskite photocatalysts. Professor Huang contributes to teaching in chemical engineering and has been recognized for research excellence, including awards for ongoing contributions in the field.