Zhiyong Xia

Dr. Zhiyong Xia has an extensive experience in polymeric materials, elastomers, hydrogels, nanocomposites, membrane technologies, and biomaterials for a wide range of applications.  Dr. Xia has 20 US patents and more than 100 technical papers in these areas. 

Education History

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

Work Experience

Adjunct Faculty, JHU Whiting School of Engineering, Engineering for Professionals

Publications

1) W. DiGuiseppi, C. Newell, G. Carey, P. Kulkarni, Z. Xia, J. Stults, T. Maher, E. Houtz, R. Mora, R. Wice, P. Tomiczek III, S. Richardson, J. Xiong, J. Hale, J. Hnatko, R. McGregor, J. McDonough, A. Oka, R. Thomas, J. Fenstermacher, and J. Hatton “Available and emerging liquid treatment technologies for PFASs” Remediation 2024, 34(3)e21782. https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.21782.
2) C. Joe-Wong, A. Aleman-Reyes, N. Le, M. Salerno, J. Johnson. Z. Xia and D. Nachman “Fluoride Removal by Calcite and Hydroxyapatite” Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology 2023, 9, 1683-1689. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EW00826B .
3) D. Schlesinger, C. McDermont, N. Le, J. Ko, J. Johnson and Z. Xia “Destruction of PFAS by magnetite nanoparticles catalyzed UV Fenton chemistry” Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2022, 8, 2732-2743. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EW00058J.
4) J. Johnson, D. Schlesinger, N. Le, J. Ko and Z. Xia. “Removing Forever Chemicals via amphiphilic functionalized membranes” npj Clean Water 2022, 5, 55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-022-00193-y.
5) T. Luo, S. Park, T. Chen, Prerna, R. Patel, J. Siepmann, S. Caratzoulas, Z. Xia, M. Tsapatsis “Simultaneously Enhanced Hydrophilicity and Stability of a Metal-Organic Framework via Post-Synthetic Modification for Atmospheric Water Harvesting” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 134, e202209034. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202209034.
6) J. Boothby, J. Gagnon, E. McDowell, T. VanVolkenburg, L. Currano, Z. Xia, “An Untethered Soft Robot Based on Liquid Crystal Elastomers” Soft Robotics 2022 9:1, 154-162. http://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2020.0135.
7) J. Ko, P. Meng, H. Elazar-Mittelman, J. Johnson, Z. Xia and S. Holdren “Rapid Carbothermal Shock Enhances the Double-Layer Response of Graphene Oxide–Carbon Nanotube Electrodes” Energy & Fuels 2021, 35, 17919–17929.
8) Z. Xia, T. VanVolkenburg, J. Boothby, J. Gagnon, E. McDowell, L. Currano and M. Trexler “Untethered Autonomous Soft Robotics” Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest 2021, 35, 457.
9) J. Ko, J. Johnson, P. Johnson and Z. Xia “Decoupling Oxygen and Chlorine Evolution Reactions in Seawater using Iridium-based Electrocatalysts” ChemCatChem 2020, 12, 4526– 4532. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202000653.
10) Z. Xia, D. Trigg, T. Montalbano, D. Rose (2020) “Thermoplastic Elastomer Phase Changing Materials for Stiffness Modulation” Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2020.1730583.
11) M. Logan, S. Langevin, Z. Xia “Reversible Atmospheric Water Harvesting Using Metal-Organic Frameworks” Scientific Reports 2020, 10, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58405-9.
12) J. Boothby, T. VanVolkenburg, N. Le, K. Ohiri, M. Hagedon, Z. Xia “Effects of network structure on the mechanical and thermal responses of liquid crystal elastomers” Multifunctional Materials 2020, 3, 015002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-7532/ab6d1e.
13) J. Johnson, C. Hoffman, D. Smith and Z. Xia “Advanced Filtration Membranes for the Removal of Perfluoroalkyl Species from Water” ACS Omega 2019, 4, 8001−8006, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00314.
14) D. Lewis, H. Pruitt, N. Jain, M. Ciccaglione, J. McCaffery, Z. Xia, K. Weber, T. Eisinger-Mathason and S. Gerecht “A feedback loop between hypoxia and matrix stress relaxation increases oxygen-axis 1migration and metastasis in sarcoma” Cancer Research 2019, 79(8)1981-1995; DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-198.
15) M. Trexler, C. Hoffman, D. Smith, T. Montalbano, M. Yeager, D. Trigg, S. Nimer, X. Calderon-Colon, C. Peitsch and Z. Xia “Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Para-Aramid Nanofibers” Journal of Polymer Science B-Physics 2019, 57, 563. https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.24810.
16) Z. Xia, V. Alphonse, D. Trigg, T. Harrigan, J. Paulson, Q. Luong, E. Lloyd, M. Barbee and S. Craig “‘Seeing’ Strain in Soft Materials” Molecules 2019, 24(3), 542. DOI: 10.3390/molecules24030542.
17) D. Lewis, V. Tang, N. Jain, Z. Xia and S. Gerecht “Collagen Fiber Architecture Regulates Hypoxic Sarcoma Cell Migration” ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering 2018, 4 (2) 400–409, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00056.
18) Z. Xia and J. Kopsky “Effect of High Aspect Ratio Fillers on the Performance of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber” Journal of Macromolecular Science-Part B Physics 2017, 56, 800-809, https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222348.2017.1385362.
19) Z. Xia, L. Baird, N. Zimmerman and M. Yeager “Heavy metal ion removal by thiol functionalized aluminum oxide hydroxide nanowhiskers” Applied Surface Science 2017, 416, 565–573.
20) J. Eoh, N. Shen, J. Burke, S. Hinerer, Z. Xia, K. Schenke-Layland, and S. Gerecht “Enhanced elastin synthesis and maturation in human vascular smooth muscle tissue derived from induced-pluripotent stem cells,” Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 52, 49–59.

Honors and Awards

• • The Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physis Laboratory Invention of the Year Award (2022, 2021, 2015)
  • The Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physis Laboratory Outstanding Research Paper Award (2022)
  • The Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physis Laboratory R.W. Hart Prize of Best IRAD (2022)
  • The Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physis Laboratory Outstanding R&D Paper Award (2022)
  • Materials Research Society (MRS) Best Paper Award (2021
  • British Petroleum (BP) Helios Award for Innovation (2010)
  • Society of Plastics Engineers Best Paper Award (2010) (2020)

Professional Organizations

American Chemical Society (ACS), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)