Lingxiang Zhu, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Research and Innovation Center
National Energy Technology Laboratory
United States Department of Energy
Dr. Lingxiang Zhu is a research scientist at National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL) Research and Innovation Center and Leidos Research Support Team-Battelle. His research interests and activities involve synthesis and applications of polymer and organic-inorganic hybrid materials for membrane-based separations, and his current focus at NETL is developing high performance membranes for pre-combustion and post-combustion carbon capture. Prior to his current position, Lingxiang was an ORISE postdoctoral fellow at NETL during 2018-2019. Before joining NETL, he completed his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in 2018. His accomplishments in membrane separations have been recognized by numerous awards such as the Battelle Outstanding Performance Awards (2021), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award (2018), the North American Membrane Society Student Fellowship Award (2018), the Dean's Graduate Achievement Award at University at Buffalo (2018), and the Finalist of AIChE Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research (2017).