Prof. Peng Junxia      Tel: +86-29-81530853     E-mail:junxiapeng@snnu.edu.cn

Education and Work Experiences：

PhD., Shaanxi Normal University (Xi'an, China), (2003.09-2009.07）

Postdoc, University of Alberta (Canada), (2009.10-2011.11)

Prof. Shaanxi Normal University, (From 2012 to now)

Research Interests：

Functional molecular gels with optical, electrical, and other properties

Soft-templated porous polymer materials with wave absorption/transmission, separation, and other properties

Awards and Honors：

Youth Editorial Board Member, Responsive Materials, 2026-2028

Science and Technology Award of Shaanxi Province (2013, the first prize, the seventh recipient)

Science and Technology Award of Shaanxi Province (2018, the first prize, the third recipient)

Research Projects as Principal Investigator

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Grant No. 21972085, Application of acoustic levitation technology on adjustment of microgel structures, 2020.01-2023.12, 650 thousand.

2. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Grant No. GK202005002, Research on the Application of Acoustic Levitation Technology in Hydrogel Preparation, 2020.01-2022.12, 120 thousand.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Grant No. 21206089，Study on the Design, Preparation and Properties of Magnetic Demulsifiers，2013.01-2015.12，250 thousand.

4. Youth Project of Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Grant No. 2013JQ2023, Preparation of Surface-Active Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles and Their Applications in the Control and Separation of Multiphase Systems, 2014.01-2015.12, 40 thousand.

5. The 46th Batch of the Start-up Foundation for Returned Overseas Students, 2014.1-2015.12, 30 thousand.

Representative Achievements:

(1) Yan Dong, Huanhuan Dong#, Juan Wang, Zhiyuan Li, Xinyao Meng, Dongxu Xue, Yu Fang, Junxia Peng*，Atmospheric hygroscopic eutectogel for highly efficient and long-term stable evaporative cooling based on moisture sorption-desorption processes, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1039/D6TA02925F.

(2) Xinyu Gou, Junxia Peng*, Yu Fang*, Recent advances in fluorescent materials innovation and film-based sensing application, Responsive Mater., 2026, 4, e70041.

(3) Maohua Li, Chenxi Guan, Yaolong Zhi, Jindong Li, Shouyi Sun*, Xinchen Zhuang*, Yu Fang, Junxia Peng*. Water-resistant supramolecular eutectogel lubricant with MoS2: Thixotropic behavior and high-efficiency lubrication, ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, 2025, 17, 46197-46207.

(4) Yaolong Zhi, Maohua Li, Xuelei Ma, Xinyue Zhu, Jiakang Yuan, Yunhong Xin, Yu Fang, and Junxia Peng*. Freeze-tolerant and transparent eutectogel with high conductivity and long-lasting usability for low-grade heat harvesting, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2025, 7, 4383-4393.

(5) Min Li, Jiaqi Tang, Yan Luo, Jinglun Yang, Jianfei Liu, Junxia Peng*, Yu Fang*. Imine bond-based fluorescent nanofilms toward high-performance detection and efficient removal of HCl and NH3, Anal. Chem., 2023, 95, 2094-2101.

(6) Binbin Zhai, Jiaqi Tang, Jianfei Liu, Hongyue Wang, Kaiqiang Liu, Junxia Peng*, Yu Fang*. Towards a scalable and controllable preparation of highly-uniform surface-enhances Raman scattering substrates: Defect-free nanofilms as templates, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2023, 647, 23-31.

(7) Duoduo Zhang, Li Zhu, Qingwei Jiang, Xinyu Ge, Yu Fang, Junxia Peng*, Yongfeng Liu*. Real-time and rapid prediction of TVB-N of livestock and poultry meat at three depths for freshness evaluation using a portable fluorescent film sensor, Food Chem., 2023, 400, 134041.

(8) Jieli Lyu, Yuezhan Wan, Na Wang, Zetao Song, Zhongshan Liu, Junxia Peng*, Supporting non-noble metal composite organosilica monolithic foam for efficiently catalytic degradation of aromatic compounds, JCIS Open, 2022, 5, 10041.

(9) Wei Li, Jieli Lyu, Haimao Song, Zetao Song, Ruoyu Wang, Lei Ye, Zhongshan Liu, Yu Fang, Junxia Peng*, Covalent organic polymer nanoparticle-supported monolithic foams for separation of nitrotoluene isomers, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2021, 4,10864-10876.

(10) Ruoyu Wang, Wei Li, Rui Lu, Junxia Peng*, Xiaoyan Liu, Kaiqiang, Liu, Haonan Peng. A facile synthesis of cationic and super-hydrophobic polyHIPEs as precursors to carbon foam and adsorbents for removal of non-aqueous-phase dye, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2020, 605, 125334.

(11) Hongxia Zhang, Jieli Lü, Junxia Peng*, Guanqun Du, Haonan Peng, Yu Fang, One-step preparation of emulsion-templated amino-functionalized porous organosilica monoliths for highly efficient Cr(VI) removal, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2018, 555, 8-17.

(12) Guanquan Du, Junxia Peng*, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Jieli Lü, Yu Fang, One-step synthesis of hydrophobic multicompartment organosilica microspheres with highly interconnected macro-mesopores for the stabilization of liquid marbles with excellent catalysis, Langmuir, 2017, 33, 5223-5235.

(13) Huirong Yang, Hongxia Zhang, Junxia Peng*, Yuanyuan Zhang, Guanqun Du, Yu Fang, Smart magnetic ionic liquid-based Pickering emulsions stabilized by amphiphilic Fe3O4 nanoparticles: Highly efficient extraction systems for water purification, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2017, 485, 213-222.

(14) Yuanyuan Zhang, Junxia Peng*, Guanqun Du, Hongxia Zhang, Yu Fang, An economic and environmentally benign approach for the preparation of monolithic silica aerogels, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 93374-93383.

(15) Junxia Peng, Qingxia Liu, Zhenghe Xu*, Jacob Masliyah*. Synthesis of interfacially active and magnetically responsive nanoparticles for multiphase separation applications, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2012, 22, 1732-1740.

(16) Junxia Peng, Qingxia Liu, Zhenghe Xu*, Jacob Masliyah*. A novel magnetic demulsifier for water removal from diluted bitumen emulsion, Energy & Fuels, 2012, 26, 2705-2710.

Patents:

1. Junxia Peng, Junhui Wang, Yonglong Zhi, Yan Dong, Zhongyang Li, Jiaqi Zeng, Xuyang Peng, Yu Fang. Self-Hygroscopic Polymer Eutectogels and Theirs Applications, Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL202311257593.5，2026.06.23.

2. Junxia Peng, Wei Li, Jieli Lv, Zetao Song. A Porous COF Monoliths and Its Application in Isomer Separation, Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL202010112186.5, 2022.03.22.

3. Junxia Peng, Jinfen Li, Longlong Zeng, Guanqun Du, Jieli Lv. Magnetic-responsive Supported Janus Hierarchically Porous SiO₂ Composite Microspheres and Preparation Method Thereof, Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL201711200972.5, 2019.12.13.

4. Junxia Peng, Qing Tian, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hongxia Zhang. Cholesterol-based Zwitterionic Compounds Containing Double Bonds, Their Preparation Methods and Ionic Liquid Multiphase Emulsions Prepared Therefrom, Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL201710113307.6, 2019.05.14.

5. Junxia Peng，Longlong Zeng，Guanqun Du. Janus-type Hierarchical Porous SiO₂ Microspheres and Their Preparation Method and Application, Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL201611010992.1, 2018.12.28.

6. Junxia Peng, Guanqun Du, Jieli Lv, Qing Tian. A Photoresponsive Azobenzene Compound, Synthesis Method and Application Thereof，Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL201611138214.0, 2018.10.23.

7. Junxia Peng, Guanqun Du, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hongxia Zhang. W/O/W Multiple Emulsion and Method for Preparing Hierarchically Porous SiO₂ Microspheres Using It as Template，Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL201510408451. 3，2017.01.18.

8. Junxia Peng, Yuanyuan Zhang, Guanqun Du, Hongxia Zhang. Cholesterol Derivatives, Their Prepared O/W/O Multiple Gel Emulsions, and the Method for Preparing Porous Silica Bulk Materials Using the Emulsion, Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL201510315004.3, 2016.07.27.

9. Junxia Peng, Huirong Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Guanqun Du, Hongxia Zhang. Magneto-responsive Pickering Emulsion Based on Ionic Liquids and Amphiphilic Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles, Chinese Invention Patent, Patent No. ZL201410624004.7, 2016.08.24.