Ph.D. (McMaster University, Canada)

Master (Beijing University of Chemical technology)

Bachelor (Shaanxi University of Science & Technology)

Lei Lei joined the School of Science and Engineering (SSE), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen as a research assistant professor in Nov. 2024. Lei received his bachelor's degree from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (2005-2009), master's degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2010-2013), and doctorate from McMaster University in Canada (2013-2017). Lei worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Queen's University (Canada, 2018) and University of New South Wales (Australia, 2019-2022). He was a senior scientist at Flame Security International Pty. Ltd. (Australia) from 2022 to 2024. Lei's research interests include smart polymers, functional polymer coating materials, and high efficient & sustainable flame retardant materials. Lei has published over 40 academic papers in internationally recognized core journals related to polymer materials, including Chem. Eng. J., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, and J. Colloid Interface Sci. Lei has developed and commercialized 2 products in the field of fire-resistant, anti-fouling, and heat-insulating materials. Lei received the Shell Canada Research Fellowship in 2016 and the BASF Perpetual Award for Technical Excellence in 2022.

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1. Zhiming Ha, Lei Lei*, Yuzheng Xia, Xiaonong Chen, Peng Mao, Bifa Fan*, Shuxian Shi*. A facile strategy to resolve the contraction of dispersion stability and coating Anti-smudge performance of bio-based waterborne polyurethane under amibient condision. Progress in Organic Coatings, 2024, 197, 108813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2024.108813
2. Jingtian Chen, Huanxian Yang, Yong Qian*, Dongjie Yang, Yuxia Pang, Lei Lei*, and Xueqing Qiu. Translucent Lignin-based Omniphobic Polyurethane Coating with Anti-smudge and UV-blocking Dual-functionalities. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11, 6, 2613-2622. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06907
3. Zhiming Ha, Lei Lei*, Yuzheng Xia, Xiaonong Chen, Shuxian Shi*. Bio-based and Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings with High hardness, Anti-smudge, and Anti-corrosion properties, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 7427−7441.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c21525 
4. Lei Lei, Jasmine Buddingh, Jiandong Wang, and Guojun Liu*. Transparent omniphobic polyurethane coatings containing partially acetylated β-cyclodextrin as the polyol, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 380,122554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122554.
5. Lei Lei, Qi Zhang, Shuxian Shi*, Shiping Zhu*. Oxygen and carbon dioxide dual gas-switchable thermoresponsive homopolymers, ACS Macro Lett., 2016, 5(7), 828–832. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00426
6. Lei Lei, Qi Zhang, Shuxian Shi*, Shiping Zhu*. High internal phase double emulsions and their templated porous polymer systems - A combination of high internal phase emulsion and double emulsion, Journal of Colloid Interface Sci., 2016, 483, 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2016.08.034.
7. Lei Lei, Qi Zhang, Shuxian Shi*, Shiping Zhu*. Oxygen and carbon dioxide dual gas-responsive and switchable microgels prepared from emulsion copolymerization of fluoro- and amino-containing monomers. Langmuir, 2015, 31(7), 2196-2201. https://doi.org/10.1021/la504829j.