Service and Leadership: 

1.   Editors-in-Chief - Sustainable Materials & Technology, Elsevier. 

2.   Associate Editor - Surface Innovation, ICE Publishing 
 
3.   Principal Editor -  Journal of Materials Research, MRS
 
4.   Handling Editor - Physics Open, Elsevier
 
5.   Editorial Board Member – Chemistry, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
 
6.   Editorial Board Member – Journal of Materials Science and Technology, Elsevier
 
7.   Editorial Board Member – Nano Materials Science, Elsevier
 
8.   Chair – Energy Committee, TMS USA, 2018-2020
 
9.   Vice-Chair – Energy Committee, TMS USA, 2016-2018 
 
10.   Member – Best Paper Selection Committee, LMD/EPD, TMS USA, 2015-2016
 
11.   Member – The EPD Awards Committee, EPD, TMS USA, 2016-2017
 
12.   Chair - 2018 International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Sustainable Technologies (AM&ST18), Brisbane, Australia, 22-25           July 2018.
 
13.   Lead-organizer - Bio-mimetics and Bio-Inspired Processing of Advanced Materials, 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass                               Technology   (PACRIM 14), Vancouver, Canada, 23-28 May, 2021
 
14.   Lead-organizer - Energing Materials for Energy Harvesting and Conversion, the 11th International Conference on High-performance           Ceramics (CICC-11), Kunming Yunnan, China, 25-29 May 2019. 
 
15.   Lead organizer: Symposium of Responsive Materials for Sustainable Energy, Materials Science and Technology 2017 (MS&T2017),             Pittsburgh, PA USA, Oct. 9-12 2017.
 
16.   Lead organizer: Symposium of the Energy Technology and Carbon Dioxide, TMS2018, Phoenix, AZ, March 11-15, 2018, USA
 
17.   Member of International Scientific Committee: 1st International Conference on Energy Materials, Malaysia, 16-19 April 2021.
 
18.   Member of International Advisory Committee: 2019 International Symposium on Future Materials, 30 Jan - 1 Feb, 2019, Wollongong,                         Australia
 
19.   Member of Organizing Committee & Co-organizer: 2019 International Symposium on Energy Conversion and Storage Materials (ISECSM                    2019), 30 July - 2 August 2019, Brisbane, Australia
 
20.   Member of Organizing Committee: the 11th International Conference on High-performance Ceramics (CICC-11), Kunming Yunnan,             China, 25-29 May 2019
 
21.   Member of Organizing Committee: Nano-Micro Conference 2018, Jeju, Korea, 17-20 Dec. 2018
 
22.   Member of Organizing Committee: 13th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Osaka, Japan, 26-28            Oct. 2017
 
23:   Member of Scientific Committee: Symposium of Ceramics for Energy and Environment, 7th International Congress on Ceramics                 (ICC7), June 17-21 2018, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. 
 
24:   Co-organizer: 4th Pacific Rim Engineering Ceramics Summit, Daytona Beach, USA, 26-31 Jan. 2020.
 
25.   Co-organizer: Symposium of the Energy Technology and Carbon Dioxide, TMS2020, San Diego, Feb 23-27, 2020, USA
 
26.   Co-organizer: Symposium of the Energy Technology and Carbon Dioxide, TMS2019, San Antonio, March 10-14, 2019, USA
 
27.   Co-organizer: FS1: BIO-INSPIRED PROCESSING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS, 43rd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics              and Composites (ICACC 2019), Daytona Beach, USA, 27 Jan - 1 Feb. 2019
 
28.   Co-organizer: Materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries, the 5th International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology          for Green Environment, Nov 11-14 2018, Jeju Korea.
 
29.   Co-organizer: Symposium on Graphene and 2D Materials, 12th International Conference on Ceramic Materials and Components for            Energy and Environmental Applications (CMCEE-12), Sigapore, 22-27 Jul. 2018
 
30.   Co-organizer: Symposium of the Energy Technology and Carbon Dioxide, TMS2017, USA.
 
31.   Co-organizer:  3rd Pacific Rim Engineering Ceramics Summit, Daytona Beach, USA, 2017.
 
32.   Co-organizer: Symposium of Carbon Nanostructures and 2D Materials and Composites, Daytona Beach USA, 2017.
 
33.  Co-organizer:  5th Global Young Investigator Forum, 40th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced             Ceramics and Composites (ICACC2016), Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
 
34.    Co-organizer:  Symposium of Responsive Materials for Sustainable Energy, Materials Science and Technology 2016 (MS&T2016),              Salt  Lack City, UT USA, Oct. 23-27 2016.
 
35.   Co-organizer: Symposium 4: The World Wide Increasing Demand in Energy, The 9th International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic             Societies (PACRIM9), Cairns, Australia, July 10-14, 2011.
 
36.   Session Chair: 30th National Conference of the Chinese Chemistry Society (CCS2016), Dalian, Liaoning, China, 30 June – 5 July,                2016.
 
37.   Session Chair: Symposium of the Energy Technology and Carbon Dioxide, TMS2016, Nashville TN, USA, 13-18 Feb 2016.
 
38.  Session Chair: 39th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC2015),            Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, January 25-30, 2015
 
39.     Member: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), USA
 
40.     Member: The American Ceramics Society, USA
 
41.    Member: Materials Research Society
 
42.   e-Member: Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
 
 
 
 Invited/Keynote Conference Talks:
 
 

59.  Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspired metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications", 2020 TMS Annual Meeting &                   Exhibition (TMS2020), San Diego, USA, 23-27 Feb. 2020

58.    Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspired metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable energy and environmental applications", International Conference on                             Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN2020), Brisbane, Australia, 9-19 Feb. 2020

57.    Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspired metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications",International Conference on Energy & Environment                       Materials 2020 (EEM2020), Gold Coast, Australia, 6-8 Feb. 2020
 
56.    Z. Q. Sun, “Molecular Self-Assembly of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications” 2019 International Conference on Advanced                 Functional Materials, Hangzhou, China, 29-31 Dec. 2019
 
55.    Z. Q. Sun, “Molecular Self-Assembly of 2D Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications” 8th FOCSA Australia-China Symposium in               Education, Science and Technology, Tianjin, China, 26-29 Dec. 2019
 
54.    Z. Q. Sun, "2D metal oxides for sustainable energy storages", Wiley-Guangdong University of Technology International Conference on                      Energy Chemistry" (Wiley-GDUT2019), Guangzhou, China, 20-22 Dec. 2019. (Keynote talk)
 
53.    Z. Q. Sun, "2D metal oxides for sustainable energy applications", 5th International Conference on 2D Materials and Technology (ICON-                    2DMAT 2019), Suzhou, China, 21-24 Oct. 2019
 
52.    Z. Q. Sun, "Molecular Self-Assembly of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications", 2019 International Conference on                      Nanospace Materials, Brisbane, Australia, 1-4 Oct. 2019
 
51.    Z. Q. Sun, "Rational design of metal oxides for sustainable energy storages", 20th National Electrochemistry Conference of China,                          Changsha, China, 26-29 Oct. 2019. 
 
50.    Z. Q. Sun, "Bioinspired metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications," Advanced Ceramics and Application VIII Conference (ACA              VIII), Belgrade, Serbia, 23-25 Sept. 2019. (Keynote Talk)
 
49.    Z. Q. Sun, "Metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable energy storages", China-Australia-Singapore Summit for Advanced Materials,                         Tianjin, China, 7-9 Sept. 2019. 
 
48.    Z. Q. Sun, "Bioinspired metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications", 15th IUPAC International Conference on Novel Materials               and their Synthesis (NMS-XV), Shenyang, China, 6-11 Sept. 2019. (Keynote Talk)
 
47.    Z. Q. Sun, "Rational design of metal oxides for sustainable energy storages", the 2019 International Conference on Electrochemical                        Energy, Sydney, Australia, 4-6 Aug. 2019. (Keynote Talk)
 
46.    Z. Q. Sun, "Bioinspired metal oxide nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storages", 21st Australia and New Zealand                                            Electrochemistry Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 29-30 Apr. 2019.
 
45.    Z. Q. Sun, "2D metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications", 2019 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2019), San Antonio,             USA, 10-14 Mar. 2019.
 
44.    Z. Q. Sun, "2D metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications", 2019 International Symposium on Future Materials (ISFM2019),                 30 Jan - 1 Feb, 2019, Wollongong, Australia.
 
43.    Z. Q. Sun, "Bioinspired nanomaterials for sustainable applications", International Symposium on Inorganic Materials and Energy Chemistry            2019 (ISIMEC-2019), Auckland, New Zealand, 23-26 Jan. 2019.
 
42.    Z. Q. Sun, "Metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications", 2018 Wiley-Suda Energy Materials Conference, Suzhou, China, 19-25               Dec. 2018
 
41.    Z. Q. Sun, “2D metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable energy applications”, 5th International Conference on              Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE2018), Nov 11-14 2018, Jeju, Korea. 
 
40.    Z. Q. Sun, “2D metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications”, China-Australia Symposium on Environmentally Friendly                                Materials,    Qingdao, China, 14-16 Oct 2018
 
39.    Z. Q. Sun, “2D metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable energy applications”, 3rd International Conference on Emerging Advanced                        Nanomaterials, (ICEAN 2018), Newcastle, Australia, 30 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2018.
 
38.    Z. Q. Sun, "Metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable energy storages", China-Australia-Singapore Summit for Advanced Materials,                          Harbin, China, 17-21 Sept. 2018
 
37.    Z. Q. Sun, “Inorganic Bio-inspired Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications", 4th International                 Conference on Bioinspired and Biobased Chemistry & Materials (N.I.C.E. 2018), Nice, France, 14-17 Aug 2018.               (Keynote talk)
 
36.    Z. Q. Sun, "Metal oxide nanomaterials for energy applications", 11th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials in Cairns,                      Australia, Cairns, Australia, 28 Jul. -2 Aug. 2018.
 
35.    Z. Q. Sun, "Metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications", 3rd International Symposium on Renewable Energy Technology, Gold                Cost, Australia, 19-22 Jul. 2018.
 
34.    Z. Q. Sun, “Emerging 2D metal oxide nanosheets with atomic level thickness for sustainable applications”, 7th               International Cogress on Ceramics (ICC-7), Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, 17-21 Jun, 2018. 
 
33.    Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspired multifunctional inorganic nanomaterials: synthesis and properties” 3rd Conference on                Future Energy, Sydney, Australia, 5-7 Feb. 2018. 
 
              Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspired metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable applications", 2017 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2017), San               Diego, USA, 26 Feb. - 2 Mar. 2017
 
32.    Z. Q. Sun, "Emerging 2D metal oxide nanosheets with atomic level thickness for sustainable applications", 10th International Conference on High-Performance Ceramics (CICC-10), Nanchang, China, 4-7 Nov, 2017 
 
31.    Z. Q. Sun, "Rational Design of 2D Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Energy Applications" 2017 International Symposium on Functional Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion, Shanghai, China, 26-29 Oct 2017
 
30.    Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspired superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces,” Technical Meeting and Exhibition on Materials Science and Technology (MS&T17), 8-12 Oct, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
 
29.    Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspired inorganic superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic nanomaterials",  Nanostructures for Sensors, Electronics, Energy and Environment International School and Workshop (NanoS-E3 2017), 26-29 Sept. 2017, Brisbane, Australia
 
28.    Z. Q. Sun, T. Liao, “A combination of theoretical and experimental study on novel catalysis materials” Catalyst and Catalysis Forum 2017 (CCF2017), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-5 Aug 2017.
 
27.    Z. Q. Sun, “Nanostructure Engineering of metal oxides for solar energy harvesting,” The International Conference on Hydrogen Production (ICH2P2017), 29-31 Jul, 2017, Brisbane, Australia.
 
26.     Z. Q. Sun, “Molecular self-assembly of ultrathin 2D metal oxide nanosheets for energy applications” 2017 International Symposium on Energy Conversion and Storage Materials (ISECSM2017), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 Jul.-3 Aug. 2017
 
25.     Z. Q. Sun, “Graphene-like ultrathin metal oxide nanosheets for sustainable applications,” 2017 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2017), San Diego, CA USA, February 25-March 2, 2017
 
24.    Z. Q. Sun, “Molecular self-assembly of ultrathin 2D metal oxide nanosheets for sustainable applications” The Australia-China Forum on Clean Energy (ACFCE2017), Perth, WA, Australia, 2-6  Feb. 2017
 
23.    Z. Q. Sun, “Ultrathin 2D metal oxide nanosheets for sustainable applications,” 41th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC2017), Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, January 22-27, 2017
 
22.    Z. Q. Sun, “Rational design of metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable energy applications” The 2nd International Symposium on Renewable Energy Technologies, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 30 Nov.-4 Dec. 2016
 
21.    Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspired multifunctional nanomaterials for sustainable applications” 2016 Australia-China Science, Technology, Commercialisation and Innovation Forum, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 27-30 Nov., 2016
 
20.    Z. Q. Sun, “Wet-chemical synthesis of high-performance graphene-like ultrathin 2D metal oxide nanosheets” Materials Science and Technology 2016 (MS&T2016), Salt Lack City, UT, USA, Oct. 23-27, 2016
 
19.    Z. Q. Sun, “Molecular self-assembly of ultrathin 2D metal oxide nanosheets for sustainable applications” International Symposium on Next-Generation Batteries, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 9-14 Aug. 2016
 
18.    Z. Q. Sun, “Molecular self-assembly of graphene-like metal oxide nanosheets,” 39th National Conference of the Chinese Chemistry Society (NCCCS2016), Dalian, China, July 1-4, 2016.
 
17.     Z. Q. Sun, Jung Ho Kim, S. X. Dou, “Chemical design of high-performance metal oxide photoelectrodes for solar energy conversion,” 2016 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2016), Nashvill, USA, Feb 14-18, 2016.
 
16.      Z. Q. Sun, "Molecular self-assembly of ultrathin 2D metal oxide nanosheets - a bottom-up approach on grapheme analogues synthesis," 40th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC2016), Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, January 23-28, 2016.   
 
15.     Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspiration: a new approach for designing novel nanomaterials," Nanostructures for Sensors, Electronics, Energy and Environment International Workshop and School on Nanotechnology (NanoS-E3 2015), Kingscliff NSW, Australia, 27 Sept. - 2 Oct., 2015.
 
14.       Z. Q. Sun, Jung Ho Kim, S. X. Dou, “Nanostructure engineering: a robust thruster to boost the performance of the current photovoltaic devices” 2015 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2015), Orlando, FL USA, March 15-19, 2015.
 
13.       Z. Q. Sun, Jung Ho Kim, S. X. Dou, “Nanostructure engineering of metal oxides for solar energy harvesting” 39th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC2015), Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, January 25-30, 2015.
 
12.       Z. Q. Sun, Jung Ho Kim, S. X. Dou, “Metal oxide nanostructures for advanced photovoltaic devices,” Second International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICYRAM), Haikou, Hainan, China, October 24-29, 2014.
 
11.       Z. Q. Sun, Jung Ho Kim, S. X. Dou, “Bottom-up self-assembly ultrathin “Graphene-like” 2D metal oxide nanosheets for sustainable energy applications” 2014 International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development (ICAMN-2014), Kathmandu, Nepal, November 4-6, 2014.
 
10.         Z. Q. Sun, “Metal oxide nanostructure engineering for advanced photovoltaic devices”, 5th Australia-China Symposium for Materials Science conjunction with 5th Australia-China Conference on Science, Technology and Education (ACSMS5 & ACCSTE5), Wollongong, Australia, July 21-25, 2014.
 
9.         Z. Q. Sun, J. H. Kim, Y. Zhao, S. X. Dou, TiO2 nanostructure design and its application in dye‐sensitized solar cells”, 2012 Photonics Global Conference (PGC2012), Singapore, Dec. 13-16, 2012.
 
8.         Z. Q. Sun, J. H. Kim, Y. Zhao, S. X. Dou, “Morphology engineering of 1D, 2D and 3D TiO2 nanostructures and their application in dye‐sensitized solar cells”, 2012 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2012), Orlando, FL USA, March 11-15, 2012.
 
7.         Z. Q. Sun, E. Fabbri, L. Bi and E. Traversa, “Improvement of Sinterability and Electrochemical Performance of Barium Zirconate for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Application,” The 9th International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies (PACRIM9), Cairns, Australia, July 10-14, 2011.
6.         Z. Q. Sun, Y. C. Zhou, M. S. Li and J. Y. Wang, “Preparation, characterization and properties of -Y2Si2O7,” The 7th Pacific Rim Conference  on Ceramic and glass Technology (PacRim-7), Shanghai, China, Nov. 11-14, 2007.
 
5.      J. H. Kim, Z. Q. Sun, Y. M. Kang, “Rational design of 3D dendritic TiO2 nanostructures with favorable architectures”, International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE 2012), Jeju, Korea, September 16-19, 2012.
 
4.      J. H. Kim, Z. Q. Sun, J. Kim, F. Bijiarbooneh, “Dendritic TiO2 Nanostructure for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell” International Union of Materials Research Society – International Conference in Asia 2012 (IUMRS-ICA 2012), August 26-31, Busan, Korea.
 
3.      T. Liao, T. Sasaki, Y. Yoshinichi and Z. Q. Sun, “Theoretical study of ionic conductivity in apatite-structured oxides,” The 9th International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies (PACRIM9), Cairns, Australia, July 10-14, 2011.
 
2.      Y. C. Zhou and Z. Q. Sun, “Novel Synthesis, Multi-Scale Structure Features and Properties of Y-Si-O Ternary Oxides”, Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference and Exhibition (MS&T10’), Houston, Texas USA, Oct. 17-21, 2010.
 
1.      Y. C. Zhou and Z. Q. Sun, “Slip casting and pressureless sintering of Ti3AlC2,” The 34th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, Jan 24-29, 2010.
 
 
 

Invited Seminars:

 

 

16. Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspiration multifunctional nanomaterials”, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, 27 June 2016


15. Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspiration multifunctional nanomaterials” (Lecture for Keji Forum), Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, China, 17 June 2016


14. Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspiration, a new approach to reach novel multifunctional nanomaterials," Lecture for Populus Euphratica Forum, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an China, 13 Nov. 2015.

13. Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspiration: a new approach to reach novel multifunctional nanomaterials”, Hunan University, Changsha China, 14 October 2015

12. Z. Q. Sun, "Bio-inspired nanostructure design," Wuhan University Science and Technology, Wuhan China, 13 Oct. 2015.

11. Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspiration: a new approach to reach novel multifunctional nanomaterials”, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen China, 11 October 2015

10. Z. Q. Sun, "Advanced photoelectrodes via nanostructure engineering," Beihang University, Beijing China, 10 Sept. 2015.


9. Z. Q. Sun, "Metal oxide nanostructure engineering to achieve superior photovoltaic devices," Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho Falls ID, USA, 2nd Feb 2015.


8. Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspired nanomaterials for advanced photovoltaic devices,” Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 30th Oct. 2014.


7. Z. Q. Sun, “Bio-inspired oil-water separation and spilled oil collection,” Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 29th Oct. 2014.


6. Z. Q. Sun, “High performance nanostructured photoanodes for superior dye-sensitized solar cell,” Shenzhen Institute, Peking University, Shenzhen, China, 23rd Oct. 2014.

5. Z. Q. Sun, “Metal oxide nanostructure engineering for advanced photovoltaic devices,” Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, 9th Oct. 2014.

4. Z. Q. Sun, “Learning from Nature – Bio-inspired nanostructures for smart materials,” Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, 10th Oct. 2014.

3. Z. Q. Sun, “Superior Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Achieved by Rational Nanostructure Design,” Hubei University, Wuhan, China, 16th Oct. 2013.

2. Z. Q. Sun, “How to design metal oxide nanostructures,” Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 11th Oct. 2013.

1. Z. Q. Sun, “Preparation, structural and functional application of ceramics: examples of ternary Y-Si-O and Ba-Zr-O oxides”, Materials, Mechanical and Mathematics School, University of Wollongong, Australia, 30 March, 2011.