Prof. Ziqi Sun is currently a full Professor and ARC Future Fellow at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. His research interest includes developing bio-inspired smart nanomaterials and 2D metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable energy and environmental applications, such as rechargeable batteries, oil-water separations, and sustainable fuel generations. Ziqi received his PhD degree from Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009. After one-year experience as NIMS postdoctoral fellow (Japan), he joined University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia in 2010 and moved to QUT as a faculty member in 2015. Ziqi also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Sustainable Materials and Technologies (Elsevier), Principal Editor of Journal of Materials Research (MRS), Associate Editor of Surface Innovations (ICE), and Associate Editor Journal of Materials Science and Technology (Elsevier).