Ruikun Zhao – Senior Lecturer in the preparatory program at Khalifa University

Dr. ruikun zhao Senior Lecturer Preparatory Program

Contact Information

ruikun.zhao@ku.ac.ae +971 (0)2312 4527

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Biography

Dr. Ruikun Zhao is a Senior Lecturer in the Preparatory Program at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, UAE since 2018. During his PhD study at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, he carried out the research project about the ‘Spectroscopy of Redox States of Flavin relevant to Photoactive Flavoprotein’ with high impact publications in journals such as JACS, PCCP and et. al. He is a fellow of UK Advanced Higher Education (AHE) and was awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PgCHE) in 2015.

Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PgCHE) (UK) 2015
Fellow of the UK Advanced Higher Education (AHE), Recognized since 2015
PhD, Biophysical Chemistry, University of East Anglia (UEA) (UK), 2013
MSc, Material Science/Polymer Technology, Loughborough University (UK), 2008
BSc, Applied Chemistry, Loughborough University (UK), 2006

Teaching

chemistry

Affiliated Research Institutes/Centers

Petroleum Institute

Research

Research Interests

Spectroscopy Analysis of Flavin Protein
Photoactive Flavoprotein, Green fluorescent protein(GFP)
Ultrafast Transient Infra-Red/Ultraviolet–visible(UV) spectroscopy
Rheology of Polymer Materials
Nano-Particle Centered Protein Crystallization
Pedagogical/Educational Research in Science

Additional Info

Selected Recent Publications:

(1) X. Lia, X.H. Huang, Z.R. Wang, Ruikun Zhao* (2022), ‘In-situ polymerization induced manganese sites as intrinsic carbon defects for capacitive organic dye removal’, Separation and Purification Technology, Elsevier, Volume 287, 120583, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120583

(2) N. Wang, X. Huang, L. Zhang, J. Hu, Y. Chao, Ruikun Zhao* (2021), ‘Pyrolysis Transformation of ZIF-8 Wrapped with Polytriazine to Nitrogen Enriched Core-shell Polyhedrons Carbon for Super Capacitor’, Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, Springer 15(4), 944–953, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-020-2005-y

(3) M. Zeidan, X. Huang, L. Xiao and Ruikun. Zhao* (2022) Improving student engagement using a video-enabled activity-based learning: an exploratory study to STEM preparatory education in UAE, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (24). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi24.888.