Liming Dai

Scientia Professor Liming Dai is a leading academic at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), holding roles as Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation and the Centre for Advanced Carbon Materials. His expertise spans carbon nanomaterials for energy and biomedical applications, with a focus on metal-free electrocatalysts. He has authored over 500 publications, holds an h-index of 146, and is a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher. Awards include the ARC Laureate Fellowship and IUMRS-Somiya Award.

Research Interests: Professor Dai’s work emphasizes carbon-based materials for renewable energy (e.g., fuel cells, electrolyzers), biomedical devices, and environmental applications. His lab develops novel catalysts for CO₂ reduction, hydrogen production, and sustainable chemical synthesis. Key innovations include nanoporous graphitic carbon and doped carbon nanotubes.

• Awards: IUMRS-Somiya Award (2019), ARC Laureate Fellowship (2019), Advanced Materials Hall of Fame (2018), and Fellowships from Royal Society of Chemistry, AIMBE, and others.
• Labs/Teams: Leads the UNSW Carbon Science group and collaborates globally on energy storage and catalysis projects.