Associate Professor Zhanying Zhang

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PhD (University of Adelaide), Masters of Engineering (Research)

Dr Zhanying Zhang is an Associate Professor of Bioprocess Engineering at the Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy at QUT. He is also an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow (2018-2021). A/Prof Zhang’s primary research areas are bioprocessing and biorefining and his research aims to solve real world problems in energy, resource and waste.  His current projects and project activities include (1) lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment and biorefining for biofuels, biochemicals and bio-based materials, (2) food waste processing and biorefining for nutraceuticals and value-added products, and (3) animal waste and sludge processing for resource recovery and waste management cost reduction. A/Prof Zhang has published many high quality research articles in Q1 journals including Green Chemistry, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Bioresource Technology. He has also been granted 12 patents in 3 patent families in the area of biomass pretreatment and processing.

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A/Prof Zhang has many years research experience in the development of bioprocessing and biorefinery technologies for value-adding to by-products and wastes generated from agricultural, forestry, food and wastewater treatment industries. His research aims to develop industrially applicable and sustainable technologies to solve the real world problems. A/Prof Zhang was a Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Syngenta Centre for Sugar Cane Biofuels Development, Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, and Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy since he joined the Queensland University of Technology in 2008.

Type
Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
Reference year
2019
Details
Visiting professor
Type
Fellowships
Reference year
2018
Details
Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship
Type
Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
Reference year
2018
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Visiting professor
Type
Other
Reference year
2017
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Vice-Chancellor's Performance Award
Type
Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year
2015
Details
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Title
ARC Research Hub for Value-Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Waste
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
IH230100011
Start year
2023
Keywords
Title
Joint Research Centre for Biofuels and Biorefining
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
ACSRIV000053
Start year
2022
Keywords
Title
High Performance Bioderived Hybrid Fillers for Rubber Composite
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP200200965
Start year
2021
Keywords
Title
Wastes to Profits: Value Propositions for Better Management of Wastes in Animal Industry Supply Chains (4303)
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
V.RDP.3010
Start year
2018
Keywords
Title
A profitable future for Australian agriculture: Biorefineries for higher-value animal feeds, chemicals, and fuels (RnD4Profit 14-01-044) (4207)
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
2015/902
Start year
2016
Keywords
Agriculture; Bioproducts; Biorefinery; Diversification; Value Chain
Title
Enhancing Sugarcane Growth and Yield by Biocontrol Agents/Biofertilizers (SRA ECR) (4260)
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
2014/402
Start year
2016
Keywords
Biocontrol Agent; Biofertilizer; Fermentation; Sugarcane; Sugarcane Disease
Title
Revenue diversification from sugarcane fibre: novel technologies for the processing of bagasse for low-cost biofuels production
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
QUT051
Start year
2011
Keywords
Pretreatment; Biofuels; Ethanol