Research Summary: Research is focused on surface and interface engineering of polymer membranes, including surface modification, organic- inorganic composite membranes, Janus membranes, etc. Selected Recent Publications: 1. H.-C. Yang, W. Zhong, J. Hou, V. Chen, Z.-K. Xu. Janus hollow fiber membrane with a mussel-inspired coating on the lumen surface for direct contact membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci., 2017, 523, 1-7. 2. H.-C. Yang, J. Hou, V. Chen and Z.-K. Xu. Janus membranes: exploring duality for advanced separation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 13398-13407. 3. H.-C. Yang, J. Hou, L.-S. Wan, V. Chen, Z.-K. Xu. Janus Membranes with Asymmetric Wettability for Fine Bubble Aeration, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 3, 1500774. 4. H.-C. Yang, Y.-F. Chen, C. Ye, Y.-N. Jin, H. Li. Z.-K. Xu. Polymer Membrane Wearing a Mineral Coating for Enhanced Curling Resistance and Surface Wettability, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 12779-12782. 5. H.-C. Yang, J. Luo, Y. Lv, P. Shen, Z.-K. Xu. Surface Engineering of Polymer Membranes via Mussel-Inspired Chemistry, J. Membr. Sci., 2015, 483, 42-59. Hao-Cheng Yang Postdoctoral Fellow Quantum and Energy Materials Group Phone: 630-252-4461 Fax: 630-252-4646 Email: [email protected] Argonne National Laboratory Center for Nanoscale Materials 9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg 440 Argonne, IL 60439