Biography
Dr. Haiqing Lin received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin in 2005. His academic work targeted the development of poly(ethylene oxide) based materials for membrane CO₂ removal from mixtures with H₂. He joined Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) as a Senior Research Scientist and Group Leader of the Gas Separations Group. Dr. Lin led projects on natural gas clean-up and CO₂/H₂ separation membranes, including commercial development of MTR’s Polaris™ membranes. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at University at Buffalo (UB). His current research is focused on advanced membranes for gas separation and water purification. He is a recipient of NSF CAREER award in 2016, and the Early Career Researcher of the Year at School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at UB in 2016.
The Lin research group focuses on the study of advanced polymer-based membrane materials and processes for gas and vapor separation and water purification. As an energy efficient separation technology, membrane is an attractive alternative to conventional thermally driven and energy intensive separations in addressing critical challenges in the area of energy and sustainability. Their research projects are often composed of design and synthesis of new materials and characterization of material structure and transport properties, with an end goal of solving practical problems and advancing fundamental understanding of structure-property correlation.
Sponsored by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Originally published at energy.nd.edu.