研究隊伍- 姓名： 郗云飛
- 性別： 男
- 職務(wù)： 先進環(huán)境裝備與污染防治技術(shù)全國重點實驗室主任
- 職稱： 研究員
- 學(xué)歷： 博士研究生
- 電子郵件： xiyf@gig.ac.cn
郗云飛，天津人，中國科學(xué)院廣州地球化學(xué)研究所研究員、博士生導(dǎo)師，先進環(huán)境裝備與污染防治技術(shù)全國重點實驗室主任。國家級海外人才，澳大利亞昆士蘭科技大學(xué)（Queensland University of Technology, QUT）客座教授。1998年畢業(yè)于天津大學(xué)化學(xué)工程專業(yè)，獲學(xué)士學(xué)位；2002年畢業(yè)于南開大學(xué)化學(xué)專業(yè)，獲碩士學(xué)位；2003年獲得澳大利亞國際研究生研究獎學(xué)金（IPRS）資助赴昆士蘭科技大學(xué)留學(xué)，并于2007年獲得材料化學(xué)博士學(xué)位。曾獲澳大利亞研究理事會首屆ARC Mid-career Industry Fellowship（國家杰青）、Advance Queensland Mid-career Research Fellowship（省杰青）及QUT校長研究員等重要科研資助。曾任QUT終身副教授、教授及分析測試中心首席科學(xué)家，并擔(dān)任澳大利亞黏土礦物協(xié)會委員會委員（昆士蘭州代表）和美國黏土礦物協(xié)會計劃發(fā)展委員會委員。
郗云飛在澳大利亞高校工作二十余年，長期從事天然礦物資源及工業(yè)固體廢棄物的結(jié)構(gòu)調(diào)控與功能化利用研究，重點探索其在環(huán)境污染治理與綠色建筑材料開發(fā)中的應(yīng)用，并致力于推動相關(guān)技術(shù)的產(chǎn)業(yè)化應(yīng)用。在學(xué)術(shù)研究方面，主要開展了環(huán)境礦物學(xué)與礦物功能材料研究，圍繞黏土礦物表界面化學(xué)、礦物基環(huán)境材料設(shè)計以及礦物在污染控制和資源利用中的功能機制等方面取得系列成果。目前已發(fā)表同行評議期刊論文273篇，總引用超過15100次（Google Scholar），H-index為62。連續(xù)六年（2020–2025）入選斯坦福大學(xué)“全球前2%科學(xué)家”榜單。擔(dān)任國際學(xué)術(shù)期刊 Clays and Clay Minerals 副主編，以及 Minerals 和 International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials（Springer）編委。
郗云飛重視跨學(xué)科研究與產(chǎn)學(xué)研合作，在礦物材料與綠色建材領(lǐng)域推動科研成果的工程化和產(chǎn)業(yè)化應(yīng)用。在產(chǎn)業(yè)合作方面，與國內(nèi)外多家企業(yè)建立了長期合作關(guān)系，如與澳大利亞最大建材企業(yè)Brickworks 集團建立了長達(dá)九年的深度合作關(guān)系，通過創(chuàng)新質(zhì)量控制策略、固廢資源化利用以及高端低碳磚與水泥產(chǎn)品開發(fā)，在該集團位于昆士蘭州Rochedale的Austral Brick工廠實現(xiàn)大規(guī)模技術(shù)應(yīng)用，為該廠持續(xù)每年創(chuàng)造超過1000萬澳元的新增經(jīng)濟價值，并已在該集團位于澳大利亞和美國的20余家工廠推廣應(yīng)用。在人才培養(yǎng)方面，郗云飛指導(dǎo)博士研究生多人次獲得澳大利亞昆士蘭大學(xué)優(yōu)秀畢業(yè)生獎、美國黏土礦物協(xié)會學(xué)生獎等獎項，并聯(lián)合指導(dǎo)學(xué)生獲得中國科學(xué)院院長特別獎。
目前，郗云飛研究員依托先進環(huán)境裝備與污染防治技術(shù)全國重點實驗室，圍繞環(huán)境礦物學(xué)、固廢資源化利用及低碳多功能建筑材料等方向開展跨學(xué)科研究，同時探索人工智能與機器學(xué)習(xí)在材料研發(fā)與環(huán)境技術(shù)中的應(yīng)用。團隊與國內(nèi)外高校、科研機構(gòu)及企業(yè)保持長期合作關(guān)系，致力于推動礦物材料科學(xué)在環(huán)境治理與綠色制造領(lǐng)域的創(chuàng)新發(fā)展。
簡 歷：
社會任職：
1. 環(huán)境礦物學(xué)
圍繞天然礦物特別是黏土礦物的結(jié)構(gòu)特征、表界面性質(zhì)及環(huán)境行為開展系統(tǒng)研究，重點揭示礦物與重金屬、有機污染物及水環(huán)境介質(zhì)之間的相互作用機制，發(fā)展面向廢水處理、污染控制和環(huán)境修復(fù)的高性能礦物功能材料，為環(huán)境治理提供理論基礎(chǔ)與技術(shù)支撐。2. 固廢資源化
面向工業(yè)固廢和礦業(yè)副產(chǎn)物高值利用中的關(guān)鍵科學(xué)與技術(shù)問題，開展固廢組成特征、活性激發(fā)機理及資源化利用路徑研究。通過材料設(shè)計、結(jié)構(gòu)調(diào)控和性能優(yōu)化，推動固廢在綠色建材和環(huán)境功能材料中的高效利用。3. 低碳多功能建筑材料
面向綠色低碳發(fā)展和高性能工程應(yīng)用需求，開展低碳建筑材料與多功能建筑材料的設(shè)計、制備及性能調(diào)控研究。重點依托天然礦物和固廢資源，開發(fā)兼具高性能、長壽命和功能特性的綠色建材，推動建筑材料向低碳化、高性能化和功能化方向發(fā)展。4. 材料開發(fā)的人工智能應(yīng)用
聚焦材料科學(xué)與人工智能的交叉前沿，利用機器學(xué)習(xí)、數(shù)據(jù)驅(qū)動建模和智能優(yōu)化方法開展新材料設(shè)計與性能預(yù)測研究。重點構(gòu)建材料組成、制備工藝、微觀結(jié)構(gòu)與服役性能之間的關(guān)聯(lián)模型，提升復(fù)雜材料體系的設(shè)計效率與研發(fā)精度，為礦物材料和建筑材料的智能化開發(fā)提供新范式。
研究方向：
1. Marion L. and Chrystie M. Jackson Award, Clay Minerals Society (US) (2026)
2. Inaugural Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-career Industry Fellowship (2023)
3. Stanford University World’s Top 2% scientists (2020-2025)
4. Advance Queensland Research Fellowship (mid-career), QLD, Australia (2017)
5. Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship, QUT, Australia (2013)
6. Representative of Australia to the 56th Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners (18th Lindau meeting in Chemistry), Lindau, Germany, 25-30th June 2006, nominated by Australian Academy of Science and approved by Lindau Council
獲獎及榮譽：
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代表論著：
1. ARC Mid-career Industry Fellowship (IM230100132), 2023-2027, $1,060K (plus $2,489K cash and in-kind contributions from Brickworks and QUT), Novel minerals for advanced mix design in low embodied carbon concrete products, Principal Investigator
2. QUT-Brickworks collaborative Project, 2022-2023, $107K, Local industrial minerals for building materials, Principal Investigator
3. Linkage Spark, 2021-2023, $52K, Multiscale characterisation of an expansive soil, Participant Investigator
4. Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences (Q-CAS) Collaborative Science Fund (QCAS2020-00011), 2021-2023, $443K, Novel mineral-carbon heterogeneous Fenton catalysts, Principal Investigator
5. Strategic Links Pilot Program (jointly funded by QUT and Brickworks Ltd.), 2019-2020, $53K, Development of new generation boards with high performance characteristics using natural minerals as additives and reinforcements, Principal Investigator
6. Advance Queensland Research Fellowship (AQRF01716-17RD2, Mid-career), 2017-2020, $724K, Value-added building materials using Queensland’s natural mineral resources, Principal Investigator
7. Advance Queensland Innovation Partnerships (AQIP01515-16RD1), 2017-2020, $1,719K, Biomanufacturing advanced animal feed supplements, Participant Investigator
8. QUT-Guangdong Department of Science and Technology collaborative program (2017A050501048), 2017-2019, Chinese Yuan 1000K (approx. $200K), Preparation and application of porous mineral-based VOCs adsorption – catalytic materials, Principal Investigator
9. ARC Discovery (DP15010717), 2015-2018, $306K, Characterisation of mechanical behaviour of TiO2 nanotube thin films, Participant Investigator
10. QUT Vice Chancellor’s Research grant (open to global applicants), 2013-2016, $404K, Remediation of contaminated water by modified clays, Principal Investigator
