Dr. Guohua Jia
Associate Professor | ARC Future Fellow
School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University
GPO Box U1987, Perth Western Australia 6845, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 9266 7882, Facsimile: +61 8 9266 2300
E-mail: guohua.jia@curtin.edu.au
Professional info
Dr. Guohua Jia is an Associate Professor and an ARC Future Fellow in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University. He obtained his Ph.D. from City University of Hong Kong in 2009, then he conducted postdoctoral research in Prof. Uri Banin’s group at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel from 2010-2014. In 2015, he started his independent research as a group leader at Curtin University. His research mainly focuses on the chemistry and physics of colloidal nanocrystals, with particular emphasis on their shape-dependent properties and applications in lighting and displays, catalysis, solar energy harvesting and storage. He has received many prestigious awards, including the ARC Future Fellowship (2021), the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2016), the Australian Academy of Science J G Russell Award (2016), and the Curtin Research Fellowship (2015). He is a Young Associated Editor of SmartMat (Wiley), an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Chemistry, a Guest Editor of Materials & Design (Elsevier) and Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering (Springer).
Education & Academic Appointments
2021 - present: Associate Professor, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University,
Perth, Australia
2020 - 2021: Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Fellow, School of Molecular and Life
Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
2016 - 2019: ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
2015 - 2016: Curtin Early Career Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
2010 - 2014: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Chemistry & The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (with Prof. Uri Banin), Jerusalem, Israel
2009 - 2010: Research Associate, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong (with Prof. Peter A. Tanner), Hong Kong SAR
2006 - 2009 Ph.D. in Chemistry (with Prof. Peter A. Tanner), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Awards and Honors
2010 - present
2010 - present
2021 ARC Future Fellowship, The Australian Research Council
2019 Key Outcomes to hydrogen and energy futures, The Australian Council of
Deans of Science
2018 Curtinnovation Awards, Curtin University
2016 J G Russell Award, The Australian Academy of Science
2015 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), The Australian Research Council (ARC)
2014 Curtin Early Career Research Fellowship, Curtin University
2011 Early Career Researcher Award, The Chinese Society of Rare Earths
2011 The Lady Davis Fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2010 The Golda Meir Fellowship, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2009 Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, City University of Hong Kong
2008 Research Tuition Scholarship, City University of Hong Kong
2005 The Yongling Liu Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005
Teaching
Materials Chemistry (CHEM2001)
Advanced Materials Chemistry (CHEM3000)
Principal and Processes in Chemistry (CHEM1000)
Advanced Materials Chemistry (CHEM3000)
Advanced Topics in Chemistry (CHEM4001)
Chemistry Research Method (CHEM3006)
Professional Acativities and Affiliations