<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Shen Research Group</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/</link><atom:link href="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>Shen Research Group</description><generator>Hugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)</generator><language>en-US</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/logo_hu_6ac18e931e5efed3.png</url><title>Shen Research Group</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/</link></image><item><title>New group members Wu Jingyi and Li Zeng will join us</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/wu-jingyi-joining/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/wu-jingyi-joining/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;We are pleased to welcome Wu Jingyi and Li Zeng, who will join the Shen Research Group.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Members</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/members/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/members/</guid><description>&lt;div class="shen-members-intro"&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-eyebrow"&gt;Shen Research Group&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figure class="shen-group-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/shen-group-2026.jpg" alt="Shen Research Group members in 2026"&gt;
&lt;figcaption&gt;Shen Research Group, 2026&lt;br/&gt;People advancing channel materials research&lt;/figcaption&gt;
&lt;/figure&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-members-list"&gt;
&lt;h2 class="shen-member-group"&gt;Principal Investigator&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member shen-member-pi" id="jie-shen"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/jie-shen.jpg" alt="Dr. Jie Shen"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Dr. Jie Shen&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Assistant Professor &amp;middot; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jie Shen’s research focuses on the molecular-level design and mechanistic understanding of mass-transport channels, nanofluidics, and membrane materials. His work has been published in leading journals, including &lt;em&gt;Science&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nature&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Nature Materials&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Nature Reviews Materials&lt;/em&gt;. He was selected as an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 Asia Pacific and has received several awards, including the Materials Today Rising Star Award by Elsevier, the AIChE SLS Outstanding Young Faculty Award, the 2D Materials Emerging Young Scientist Award by IOP Publishing, and the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award. He has also been recognized as one of the Global Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier. Before joining NTU, he conducted postdoctoral research at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Nanjing Tech University and was a visiting researcher in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;h2 class="shen-member-group"&gt;Research Fellows&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="tang-meng"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Tang-Meng.jpg" alt="Tang Meng"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Tang Meng&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Research Fellow&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Membrane crude oil separation, conjugated structure, CVD&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:meng.tang@ntu.edu.sg"&gt;meng.tang@ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="zhang-hao"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Zhang-Hao.jpg" alt="Zhang Hao"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Zhang Hao&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Research Fellow&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Membrane separation, confined mass transfer, interfacial polymerization&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:hao-zhang@ntu.edu.sg"&gt;hao-zhang@ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;h2 class="shen-member-group"&gt;PhD Students&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="lu-changan"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Lu-Changan.jpg" alt="Lu Changan"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Lu Changan&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;PhD Student&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Membrane materials, cation separation, electrodialysis&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:CHANGAN001@e.ntu.edu.sg"&gt;CHANGAN001@e.ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="li-yanan"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Li-Yanan.jpg" alt="Li Yanan"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Li Yanan&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;PhD Student&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Two-dimensional membranes, Membrane separation, Membrane catalysis&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:YANAN005@e.ntu.edu.sg"&gt;YANAN005@e.ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;h2 class="shen-member-group"&gt;MSc Students&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="wang-junru"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Wang-Junru.jpg" alt="Wang Junru"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Wang Junru&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;MSc Student&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Organic Solvent Nanofiltration &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:JUNRU002@e.ntu.edu.sg"&gt;JUNRU002@e.ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="li-yuefei"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Li-Yuefei.jpg" alt="Li Yuefei"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Li Yuefei&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;MSc Student&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Electrospinning, MOF&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:YUEFEI001@e.ntu.edu.sg"&gt;YUEFEI001@e.ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;h2 class="shen-member-group"&gt;Visiting Scholars&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="zhang-rui"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Zhang-Rui.jpg" alt="Zhang Rui"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Zhang Rui&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Visiting Scholar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Membrane separation, bioseparation, and adsorption&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:zhangr@hnust.edu.cn"&gt;zhangr@hnust.edu.cn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="zhang-pengrui"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Zhang-Pengrui.jpg" alt="Zhang Pengrui"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Zhang Pengrui&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Visiting Scholar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Ion-Selective Separation, Resource Valorization&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:CS-PENGRUI.ZHANG@ntu.edu.sg"&gt;CS-PENGRUI.ZHANG@ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="liu-yazi"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Liu-Yazi.jpg" alt="Liu Yazi"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Liu Yazi&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Visiting Scholar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Environmental Functional Materials, Solar-Driven Energy Conversion&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:yazi.liu@njnu.edu.cn"&gt;yazi.liu@njnu.edu.cn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="lin-sen"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Lin-Sen.jpg" alt="Lin Sen"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Lin Sen&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Visiting Scholar&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Sulphide composite materials, Piezocatalysis, Photocatalysis&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:CS-SEN.LIN@ntu.edu.sg"&gt;CS-SEN.LIN@ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;h2 class="shen-member-group"&gt;Visiting Students&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member" id="liang-xiaozheng"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-photo"&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Liang-Xiaozheng.jpg" alt="Liang Xiaozheng"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Liang Xiaozheng&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Visiting Student&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research interests:&lt;/strong&gt; Mineral materials, Nanoclay, Two-dimensional membranes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:xzliang@csu.edu.cn"&gt;xzliang@csu.edu.cn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;h2 class="shen-member-group"&gt;Alumni&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-member shen-member-text-only" id="ma-guangqiang"&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-body"&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Ma Guangqiang&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-member-title"&gt;Alumni&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-member-meta"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Current position:&lt;/strong&gt; Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Saudi Arabia&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:guangqiang.ma@kaust.edu.sa"&gt;guangqiang.ma@kaust.edu.sa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Contacts</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/contacts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/contacts/</guid><description>&lt;div class="shen-contact"&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-eyebrow"&gt;Shen Research Group&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;School of Materials Science and Engineering&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nanyang Technological University (NTU)&lt;br&gt;50 Nanyang Avenue&lt;br&gt;Singapore 639798, Singapore&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-note"&gt;The Wix contact form has not been migrated. This page is intentionally static for now, so no form submissions are accepted from the website yet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;img src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/contact.jpg" alt="Nanyang Technological University campus"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Dr. Jie Shen's Biography</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/about/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/about/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Jie Shen is an assistant professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Before he joined NTU, he conducted his postdoctoral research at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University and was a visiting researcher in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His current research is centered on the molecular-level designing and understanding of mass-transport channels, nanofluidics, and membrane materials.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harnessing channels and membranes as versatile platforms, the Shen Research Group @ NTU, Singapore, is dedicated to advancing the next-generation sustainable technologies to address challenges related to energy, environment, and healthcare. His research has been published in journals including Nature, Science, Nature Materials, Nature Review Materials, Science Advances, and Angewandte Chemie.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He is the recipient of the 2023 North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award and the 2023 European Membrane Society (EMS) Conference Fee Award for Young Academics. He has been recognized as one of the Global Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier (2022-2024). He also serves as a youth editorial member for journals such as The Innovation and Nano Research Energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="honors--awards"&gt;Honors &amp;amp; Awards&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2022-2024, selected as one of the global 2% top-cited scientists by Stanford University &amp;amp; Elsevier, DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.4.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2023, the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2023, the European Membrane Society (EMS) Young Academics Award.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2019, Excellent Prize of Doctoral Dissertation Award, by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, China.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2019, Excellent Prize of Jingbo Doctoral Dissertation Award for Chemical Engineering &amp;amp; Materials Science, by The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, Excellent Prize of CPCIF-Clariant Clean Tech Award, China Petroleum Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, First Prize of Scientific Research and Education Award, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, China.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, Outstanding Research Award of China Innovation Alliance of the Graphene Industry.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, First Prize of Principal Special Scholarship of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, Excellent Graduate Student of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, Excellent PhD Student of Jiangsu Province, China.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2018, the First Prize of Jiusi Scholarship.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2017, Excellent PhD Student of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2017, China National Scholarship for PhD Students.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2017, the First Prize of &amp;ldquo;Scientific-Publication-Super Star&amp;rdquo; Scholarship of Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2017, the First Prize of &amp;ldquo;International-Communication-Super Star&amp;rdquo; Scholarship of Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2017, the First Prize of Dow Chemical Scholarship.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2017, the First Prize of Jiusi Scholarship.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2016, the Excellent Award in ACS Shanghai Chapter Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2016, the First Prize of &amp;ldquo;Qingshan Cup&amp;rdquo; Graduate Forum in 5th Cross-Strait Seminar of Membrane Science and Technology.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2016, Excellent PhD Student of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2016, the Special Prize for Principal Scholarships of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2015, China National Scholarship for Master Students.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2015, the First Prize for Principal Scholarships of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2014, the First Prize of Jiangsu Sinorgchem Scholarship.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2014, the First Prize of Jiusi Scholarship.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2014, Excellent Poster Award of The 10th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2014).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In 2014, Excellent PhD Student of Nanjing Tech University.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Join us!</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/join-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/join-us/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="openings-for-phd-students-and-research-fellows"&gt;Openings for PhD Students and Research Fellows&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We warmly welcome creative, dedicated, and highly motivated individuals to join our laboratory! Prospective PhD students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Scholars, Research Assistants, and Master/Undergraduate research students with a keen interest in channels and membranes are encouraged to apply. Currently, we are particularly interested in candidates with research experience in 2D materials or nanoporous materials synthesis, nanofluidics, membrane separation, electrochemistry, and related fields.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Interested candidates should email Dr. Jie Shen at &lt;a href="mailto:jie.shen@ntu.edu.sg"&gt;jie.shen@ntu.edu.sg&lt;/a&gt; with a CV.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="phd-scholarship-opportunities--ntu"&gt;PhD scholarship opportunities @ NTU&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/graduate/financialmatters/scholarships/npgs" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Nanyang President&amp;rsquo;s Graduate Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/graduate/financialmatters/scholarships/rss" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;NTU Research Scholarship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/graduate-college/admissions/programme/interdisciplinary-graduate-programme" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="postdoc-fellowship-opportunities--ntu"&gt;Postdoc fellowship opportunities @ NTU&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-careers/presidential-postdoctoral-fellowship-%28ppf%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPF)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-careers/lee-kuan-yew-postdoctoral-fellowship-%28lkypdf%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKYPDF)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-careers/the-eric-and-wendy-schmidt-ai-in-science-postdoctoral-fellowship" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Publications</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/publications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/publications/</guid><description>&lt;div class="shen-links"&gt;
&lt;a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lTyNfBsAAAAJ&amp;amp;hl=en"&gt;Google Scholar&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0263-6454"&gt;ORCID&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h2 id="articles"&gt;Articles&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p class="shen-publication-note"&gt;† &lt;em&gt;Denotes equal contribution&lt;/em&gt; * &lt;em&gt;Denotes corresponding author&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="shen-publication-groups"&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-publication-frame"&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;After joining NTU&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol reversed start="46"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;H. Zhang, C. Lu, Y. Han*, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen*&lt;/strong&gt;, R. Wang. Advanced Materials Design for Sustainable Clean Water Production Technologies. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cell Reports Physical Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 2026, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2026.103218.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A. Zhang, K. Guan, S. Cao, Z. Li, L. Dai, M. Hu, P. Zhang, X. Yan, Y. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, H. Matsuyama. Interfacial polymerization regulated by self-assembled monomer complexes for organic solvent reverse osmosis membranes. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of Membrane Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 741 (2026) 125108. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.125108.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;†, A. Aljarb†, Y. Cai†, X. Liu†, J. Min†, Y. Wang, C. Zhang, C. Chen, M. Hakami, J. Fu, H. Zhang, G. Li, X. Wang, Z. Chen, J. Li, X. Dong, V. Tung*, G. Shi*, I. Pinnau*, L. Li*, and Y. Han*. Engineering grain boundaries in monolayer molybdenum disulfide for an efficient water-ion separation. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 387 (2025) 776–782.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;J. Li, Q. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, L. Cao, Y. Cai, W. Zhou, H. Zhang, X. Zhang, Y. Han, Z. Lai. High-strength conjugated-polymer-framework membranes for ultrafast and precise molecular sieving. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature Sustainability&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41893-025-01705-7.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;S. Duan, S. Jiang, P. Xu, Z. Li, P. Zhang, Y. Liu, A. Matsuoka, Y. Lin, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, K. Guan,* T. Yoshioka, H. Matsuyama*. Boosting Nanofiltration Membrane Selectivity via Amine-Polymer Additive Engineering for Efficient Lithium Extraction from Brine. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advanced Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 2025, e13172. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202513172.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Song, R. Zhang, B. Dong, Y. Liu, M. Zhang, X. Hu, J. Li, J. Zeng, K. Cheng, L. Zeng, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt; (2025). One-step engineering of multifunctional ZIF-8/PES membrane for synergistic separation of selected proteins, dyes and antibiotics. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Desalination&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 616 (2025), 119377.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Z. Chen, J. Wang, X. Liu, Y. Wang, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, J. Li, X. Liu, X. Li, W. Pei, Y. Guo, G. Shi, H. Li, A. Siddiqui, N. Rooij, L. Jiang, G. Zhou (2025). Crafting Hollow Spheres via Bulk Ice Melting with ppb-Level Gas Sensing Performance. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of the American Chemical Society&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 147(2025) 3478−3487.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Z. Chen, Q. Lei, Y. Ma, J. Wang, Y. Yan, J. Yin, J. Li, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Li, T. Pan, X. Dong, B. Davaasuren, Y. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Tao*, and Y. Han*. Highly sensitive, responsive, and selective iodine gas sensor fabricated using AgI-functionalized graphene. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature Communications&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 16 (2025) 1169.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Cai†, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;† &lt;strong&gt;(co-first author)&lt;/strong&gt;, N. Yang†, Z. Chen, Y. Wan, Y. Chiang, L. Ee, Y. Wang, V. Tung, Y. Han, I. Pinnau, K. Huang, L. Li*, and X. Dong*. MXene-Fiber Composite Membranes for Permeable and Biocompatible Skin-Interfaced Iontronic Mechanosensing. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nano Letters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 24 (2024) 12333−12342.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;/section&gt;
&lt;section class="shen-publication-frame"&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Before joining NTU&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol reversed start="37"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;C. Li, L. Chen, F. Jiang, Z. Song, B. Chen, X. Wang, E. Ugur, A. Balvanz, J. Hu, A. Maxwell, H. Chen, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, P. Xia, Y. Li, S. Fu, N. Sun, C. Grice, X. Wu, Z. Fink, L. Zeng, E. Jung, J. Wang, S. Park, D. Luo, J. Liu, C. Liu, Q. Hu, C. Chen, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Y. Han, C. Perini, J. Baena, Z. Lu, T. Russell, S. Wolf, M. Kanatzidis, D. Ginger, Y. Yan*, E. Sargent*. Diamine Chelates for Increased Stability in Mixed Sn–Pb and All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature Energy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 9 (2024) 1388–1396.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;C. Chen, L. Meng, L. Cao, D. Zhang, S. An, L. Liu, J. Wang, G. Li, T. Pan, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Z. Chen, Z. Shi, Z. Lai*, and Y. Han*. Phase Engineering of Zirconium MOFs Enables Efficient Osmotic Energy Conversion: Structural Evolution Unveiled by Direct Imaging. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of the American Chemical Society&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 146 (2024) 11855–11865.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Wang, V. Kumar, F. Elahi, B. Ghanem, M. Balcik, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Y. Han, and I. Pinnau*. Amidoxime-Functionalized Tetraphenylethylene Ladder Polymer for Efficient Membrane-Based Gas Separations. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;European Polymer Journal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 209 (2024) 112896.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;J. Li*, H. Cao, Q. Wang, H. Zhang, Q. Liu, C. Chen, Z. Shi, G. Li, Y. Kong, Y. Cai, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Y. Wu, Z. Lai*, Y. Han, and J. Zhang*. Space-confined synthesis of monolayer graphdiyne in MXene interlayer. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advanced Materials&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 2023, 2308429.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;J. Fu, Y. Cai, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, H. Sugisaki, K. Nanjo, K. To, C. Wu, Y. Han, L. Li, and V. Tung*. Pieces of 2D materials: The next step to crystallize the polycrystalline domains. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Matter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 6 (2023) 2136–2152.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;J. Chen, Z. Yang, H. Koh, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Y. Cai, Y. Yamauchi, L. Yeh*, V. Tung*, K. Wu*. Current Progress and Scalable Approach toward the Synthesis of 2D Metal–Organic Frameworks, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advanced Materials Interfaces&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 9 (2022) 2102560.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;†, Y. Cai†, C. Zhang†, W. Wei†, C. Chen, L. Liu, K. Yang, Y. Ma, Y. Wang, C. Tseng, J. Fu, X. Dong, J. Li, X. Zhang, L. Li, J. Jiang*, I. Pinnau*, V. Tung* and Y. Han*. Fast water transport and molecular sieving through ultrathin ordered conjugated-polymer-framework membranes. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature Materials&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 21 (2022) 1183–1190.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Cai†, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;† &lt;strong&gt;(co-first author)&lt;/strong&gt;, J. Fu, N. Qaiser, C. Chen, C. Tseng, M. Hakami, Z. Yang, X. Dong, L. Li*, Y. Han*, and V. Tung*. Graphdiyne-based nanofilms for compliant on-skin sensing. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ACS Nano&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 16 (2022) 16677–16689.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;C. Chen, M. Alalouni, P. Xiao, G. Li, T. Pan, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Q. Cheng, X. Dong*. Ni-loaded 2D Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework as a Heterogeneous Catalyst with Highly Activity for Ethylene Dimerization. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Industrial &amp;amp; Engineering Chemistry Research&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 61 (2022) 14374–14381.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Liu, Y. Han, and W. Jin*. Artificial channels for confined mass transport at the sub-nanometre scale. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature Reviews Materials&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 6 (2021), 294–312.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Xie, T. Pan, Q. Lei, C. Chen, X. Dong, Y. Yuan, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Y. Cai, C. Zhou, I. Pinnau, and Y. Han*. Ionic Functionalization of Multivariate Covalent Organic Frameworks to Achieve Exceptionally High Iodine Capture Capacity, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angewandte Chemie International Edition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 60 (2021) 22432–22440.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Cai†, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;† &lt;strong&gt;(co-first author)&lt;/strong&gt;, C. Yang, Y. Wan, H. Tang, A. Aljarb, C. Chen, J. Fu, X. Wei, K. Huang, Y. Han, S. Jonas*, X. Dong*, and V. Tung*. Mixed-dimensional MXene-Hydrogel Heterostructures for Electronic Skin Sensors with Ultrabroad Working Range. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Science Advances&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 6, eabb5367 (2020).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;G. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Y. Ji, Q. Liu, J. Yang, G. Liu*, and W. Jin*. Two-dimensional Ti2CTx MXene membranes with integrated and ordered nanochannels for efficient solvent dehydration. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of Materials Chemistry A&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 7 (2019) 12095–12104.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;†, G. Liu†, Y. Ji, Q. Liu, L. Cheng, K. Guan, M. Zhang, G. Liu*, J. Xiong, J. Yang, and W. Jin*. 2D MXene nanofilms with tunable gas transport channels, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advanced Functional Materials&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 28 (2018) 1801511.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Cai, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Ge, Y. Zhang, W. Jin, W. Huang, J. Shao*, J. Yang*, and X. Dong*. Stretchable Ti3C2Tx MXene/carbon nanotubes composite based strain sensor with ultrahigh sensitivity and tunable sensing range. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ACS Nano&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 12 (2018) 56–62.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;G. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Q. Liu, G. Liu*, J. Xiong, J. Yang, and W. Jin*. Ultrathin two-dimensional MXene membrane for pervaporation desalination. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of Membrane Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 548 (2018) 548–558.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;L. Chen†, G. Shi†, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;† &lt;strong&gt;(co-first author)&lt;/strong&gt;, B. Peng†, B. Zhang, Y. Wang, F. Bian, J. Wang, D. Li, Z. Qian, G. Xu, G. Liu, G. Zhou, M. Wu*, W. Jin*, J. Li*, and H. Fang*. Ion sieving in graphene oxide membranes via cationic control of interlayer spacing, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nature&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 550 (2017) 380–383.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Cai, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Z. Dai, X. Zang, Q. Dong, G. Guan, L. Li*, W. Huang*, and X. Dong*. Extraordinarily stretchable all-carbon collaborative nanoarchitectures for epidermal sensors. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advanced Materials&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 29 (2017) 1606411.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;K. Guan, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Liu, J. Zhao, H. Zhou, and W. Jin*. Spray-evaporation induced graphene oxide membranes for selective hydrogen transport. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Separation and Purification Technology&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 174 (2017) 126–135.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Q. Li, L. Cheng, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, J. Shi, G. Chen, J. Zhao, J. Duan, G. Liu, W. Jin*. Improved ethanol recovery through mixed-matrix membrane with hydrophobic MAF-6 as filler, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Separation and Purification Technology&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 178 (2017) 105–112.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;M. Zhang, K. Guan, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Liu*, Y. Fan, and W. Jin*, NPs@rGO membrane enabling highly-enhanced water permeability and structural stability with preserved selectivity, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;AIChE Journal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 63 (2017) 5054–5063.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;G. Shen, J. Zhao, K. Guan, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, and W. Jin*. Highly efficient recovery of propane by mixed-matrix membrane via embedding functionalized GO nanosheets into PDMS. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;AIChE Journal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 63 (2017) 3501–3510.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;K. Guan, G. Liu, D. Zhao, M. Zhang, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Zhou, and W. Jin*. 3D nanoporous crystals enabled 2D channels in graphene membrane with enhanced water purification performance, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of Membrane Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 542 (2017) 41–51.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;J. Yuan, Q. Li, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, K. Huang, G. Liu*, J. Duan, and W. Jin*. Hydrophobic-functionalized ZIF-8 nanoparticles incorporated PDMS membranes for high-selective separation of propane/nitrogen, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 12 (2017), 110–120.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;†, G. Liu†, K. Huang, Z. Chu, W. Jin*, and N. Xu. Subnanometer two-dimensional graphene oxide channels for ultrafast gas sieving. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ACS Nano&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 10 (2016) 3398–3409.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, M. Zhang, G. Liu, K. Guan, and W. Jin*. Size effects of graphene oxide on mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;AIChE Journal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 62 (2016) 2843–2852.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Liu, K. Huang, Q. Li, K. Guan, Y. Li, and W. Jin*. UiO-66-polyether block amide mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of Membrane Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 513 (2016) 155–165.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, M. Zhang, G. Liu, and W. Jin*. Facile tailoring the two-dimensional graphene oxide channels for gas separation. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;RSC Advances&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 6 (2016) 54281–54285.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Li, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, K. Guan, G. Liu, H. Zhou, and W. Jin*. PEBA/ ceramic hollow fiber composite membrane for high-efficiency recovery of bio-butanol via pervaporation. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of Membrane Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 510 (2016) 338–347.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;C. Pian, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, G. Liu, Z. Liu, and W. Jin*. Ceramic hollow fiber-supported PDMS composite membranes for oxygen enrichment from air. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 11 (2016) 460–466.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;†, G. Liu†, K. Huang, W. Jin*, K. Lee, and N. Xu. Membranes with fast and selective gas-transport channels of laminar graphene oxide for efficient CO2 capture, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angewandte Chemie International Edition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 54 (2015) 578–582.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;K. Huang, G. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Z. Chu, H. Zhou, X. Gu, W. Jin*, and N. Xu. High-efficiency water-transport channels using the synergistic effect of a hydrophilic polymer and graphene oxide laminates. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Advanced Functional Materials&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 25 (2015) 5809–5815.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;G. Liu, W. Hung, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, Q. Li, Y. Huang, W. Jin*, K. Lee, J. Lai. Mixed matrix membranes with molecular-interaction-driven tunable free volumes for efficient bio-fuel recovery, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Journal of Materials Chemistry A&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 3 (2015) 4510–4521.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;K. Huang, Q. Li, G. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, K. Guan, W. Jin*. A ZIF-71 hollow fiber membrane fabricated by contra-diffusion. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;ACS Applied Materials Interfaces&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 7 (2015) 16157–16160.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;K. Huang, G. Liu, Y. Lou, Z. Dong, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, and W. Jin*. A graphene oxide membrane with highly selective molecular separation of aqueous organic solution. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angewandte Chemie International Edition&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 53 (2014) 6929–6932.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;S. Liu, G. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, and W. Jin*. Fabrication of MOFs/PEBA mixed matrix membranes and their application in bio-butanol production, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Separation and Purification Technology&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 133 (2014) 40–47.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Y. Lou, G. Liu, S. Liu, &lt;strong&gt;J. Shen&lt;/strong&gt;, and W. Jin*. A facile way to prepare ceramic-supported graphene oxide composite membrane via silane-graft modification. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Applied Surface Science&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, 307 (2014) 631–637.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Research</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/research/</guid><description>&lt;img class="shen-wide-image shen-research-concept" src="https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/media/Reseach-concept-Shen-group@NTU.jpg" alt="Research concept diagram for channel materials, membranes, and applications"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jie Shen&amp;rsquo;s current research is centered on designing and understanding of channels and membranes for energy-efficient separation, ionic sieving, carbon capture, and clean water production. Through developing advanced channel materials, future research will explore potential interdisciplinary innovations across various applications such as smart sensors, catalysis, batteries, and bioelectronics, where channels or membranes can serve as key components. Harnessing channels and membranes as versatile platforms, the Shen Research Group @ NTU, Singapore, is dedicated to advancing the next-generation sustainable technologies to address challenges related to energy, environment, and healthcare.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Jie Shen selected as a 2025 Materials Today Rising Star Award winner</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/materials-today-rising-star-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/materials-today-rising-star-2025/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Jie Shen has been selected as a 2025 Materials Today Rising Star Award winner in the Sustainability category.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.elsevier.com/en-gb/subject/materials-today/rising-star-award/winners-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>NTU Assistant Professor Jie Shen named MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 Asia Pacific 2025</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/mit-tr35-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/mit-tr35-2025/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Assistant Professor Jie Shen has been named to the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific 2025 list in the Inventors category.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/mse/news-events/news/detail/ntu-assistant-professor-jie-shen-named-mit-technology-review-innovator-under-35-asia-pacific-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Work on MoS2 monolayers accepted in Science</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/science-2025/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/science-2025/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Great News! Our work on MoS2 monolayers for precise water separation has finally been accepted in Science. What a journey!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado7489" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Dr. Jie Shen joins NTU MSE</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/joining-ntu/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/joining-ntu/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jie Shen will join the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore as an Assistant Professor in December 2024.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>European Membrane Society Young Academics Award</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/ems-award/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/ems-award/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jie Shen receives the European Membrane Society (EMS) Young Academics Award and will attend the ICOM2023 conference in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>North American Membrane Society Young Membrane Scientist</title><link>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/nams-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jieshenlab-NTU.github.io/post/nams-award/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jie Shen is thrilled to become one of the three 2023 North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientists.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>