[CMT Key Members]

Professor Shing-jiang Jessie LUE

  • Education Background:Ph.D. – University of Missouri-Columbia
  • E-mail:  jessie@mail.cgu.edu.tw
  • Current Position: Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University 

Professional Specialty:

  • Polymeric Composites
  • Energy Materials
  • Membrane Separation Technology
  • Antibacterial Materials and Coatings

Research Fields:

  1. Separation & Purification using Membrane Technology: pervaporation, vapor permeation, electrodialysis, and nanofiltration for water treatment and vapor recovery.
  2. Preparation and Characterization of Membranes: membrane modification, relationship between physiochemical property and performance, interaction of permeant and membrane.
  3. Fuel Cell Material Development and Performance Evaluation: design, fabrication and development of electrolytes and electrodes, cell performance evaluation.
  4. Lithium Battery Development: design, fabrication and development of electrolytes and electrodes for lithium batteries, cycling performance evaluation.
  5. Biomaterials and Nanotechnology with Antibacterial Efficacy: design, fabrication and development of nanomaterials and antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications.

Potential Applications of Research:

  1. Water purification, recycling and reclaim, ultrapure water manufacturing.
  2. Recovery or removal of volatile organic compounds from gaseous streams.

  3. Fuel cells and batteries as backup power supply.

  4. Dental and orthopedic implants.

  5. Antibacterial materials in therapeutic and clinical applications.

Honors:

  • Outstanding Research Award from the Taiwanese Institute of Chemical Engineers (2005)
  • Research Award from the Polymer Society, Taipei. (2008)
  • Research Award from the Chinese Institute of Engineers (2012)
  • Research Award from Ming Chi University of Technology (2014)
  • Best Teacher Award on Counseling from Chang Gung University (2009)
  • Best Teacher Award on Teaching from Chang Gung University (2011)
  • Best Teacher Award on Research from Chang Gung University (2020)
  • Multi-year EU M-ERA.NET Project Selected as a Successful Story (2021)
  • World’s Best Scientists. (2023、2025)
  • World’s Top 2% Scientists, career-long impact (2025)

Selected Publications:

  1. F. Baskoro, C.B. Wong, S. Rajesh Kumar, C.W. Chang, C.H. Chen, D.W. Chen, S.J. Lue*, Graphene oxide-cation interaction: inter-layer spacing and zeta potential changes in response to various salt solutions, J. Membr. Sci. 554 (2018) 253-263.
  2. W.T. Ma, S. Rajesh Kumar, C.T. Hsu, C.M. Shih, S.W. Tsai, C.C. Yang, Y.L. Liu, S.J. Lue*, Magnetic field-assisted alignment of graphene oxide nano-sheets in a polymer matrix to enhance ionic conduction, J. Membr. Sci. 563 (2018) 259-269.
  3. W.T. Chang, Y.H. Chao, C.W. Li, K.L. Lin, J.J. Wang, S. Rajesh Kumar, S.J. Lue*, Graphene oxide synthesis using microwave-assisted vs. modified Hummer’s methods: Efficient fillers for improved ionic conductivity and suppressed methanol permeability in alkaline methanol fuel cell electrolytes, J. Power Sources 414 (2019) 86-95.
  4. T.T.V. Tran, S. Rajesh Kumar, S.J. Lue*, Separation mechanisms of binary dye mixtures using a PVDF ultrafiltration membrane: Donnan effect and intermolecular interaction, J. Membr. Sci. 575 (2019) 38-49.
  5. B. Kaker, S. Hribernik, T. Mohan, R. Kargl, K.S. Kleinschek, E. Pavlica, A. Kreta, G. Bratina, S.J. Lue, M. Božič*, Novel chitosan-Mg(OH)2 based nanocomposite membranes for direct alkaline ethanol fuel cells, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 7 (24) (2019) 19356-19368.
  6. S. Rajesh Kumar, J.J. Wang, Y.S. Wu, C.C. Yang, S.J. Lue*, Synergistic role of graphene oxide magnetite nanoparticles contribution on ionic conductivity and permeability for polybenzimidazole membrane electrolytes, J. Power Sources 445 (2020) 227-293.
  7. M. Hren, S. Hribernik, S. Gorgieva, A. Motealleh, S. Eqtesadi, R. Wendellbo, S.J. Lue, M. Božič*, Chitosan-Mg(OH)2 based composite membrane containing nitrogen doped GO for direct ethanol fuel cell, Cellulose 28 (2021) 1599–1616.
  8. T.T.V. Tran, S. Rajesh Kumar, C.H. Nguyen, J.W. Lee, H.-A. Tsai, C.-H. Hsieh, S.J. Lue*, High-permeability graphene oxide and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) blended poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes: Roles of additives and their cumulative effects, J. Membr. Sci. 619 (2021) 118773.
  9. S.R. Kumar, J.J. Wang, S.J. Lue*, An effective alkaline electrolyte with magnetic field-aligned Fe3O4–GO nanofillers in a polybenzimidazole membrane for methanol fuel cells, J. Power Sources, 580 (2023) 233416.
  10. M.K. Secario, T.T.V. Truong, C.-C. Chen, J.-Y. Lai, S.J. Lue*, Exploring antibacterial effectiveness: A comparative analysis of green and chemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus, J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng., 165 (2024) 105750.
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