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Shao

Name
Godlisten Shao

Academic Rank
Senior Lecturer

Department
Chemistry

Biography

Biography

I hold a PhD in Chemical Engineering (nanotechnology) from Hanyang University, Korea Republic. I have a Master of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, from Kangwon National University, Korea Republic. I have a Bachelor of Science with Education from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 

Awards

  • 2005: Department of Chemistry Prize for being the Best Overall Second Year Student in the Department of Chemistry, University of Dar es Salaam, in the academic year 2004/2005.

  • 2005: Thermodynamics Prize by Cooper Motors Limited for being the Best Second Year Student in Thermodynamic Chemistry in the academic year 2004/2005 at University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2006: Department of Chemistry Prize for being the Best Overall Third Year Student in the Department of Chemistry, University of Dar es Salaam, in the academic year 2005/2006.

  • 2007: University Prize for being the Best Final Year Student in the Faculty of Science, University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2007: Chemistry Prize by Metal Box (Tanzania) Ltd: for being The Best Final Year Student in the Chemistry Department, University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2007: Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education Prize by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education for being the Best Final Year Student in the Faculty of Science, University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2007: Double Cola Prize by Industrial Management Services Ltd, for being the Best Final Year student in the Faculty of Science, University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2007: Faculty of Science Prize, for being the Best Fourth Year Student in the Faculty of Science. University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2014: Gold medal, for being the Best PhD student in the Department of Fusion Chemical Engineering of Hanyang University, Korea Republic.

  • November 13, 2014: Excellent Paper Presentation Award, the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.

  • 2017, Best candidate excelled in most publications at College level, Mkwawa University College, University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2017, Best candidate excelled in most publications at College level, Mkwawa University College, University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2017, Certificate of Excellence for been the Best Worker at the Faculty of Science of Mkwawa University College, University of Dar es Salaam.

  • 2017, Certificate of Excellence for been the Overall Best Worker for Academic Staff at Mkwawa University College, University of Dar es Salaam.

Contacts

Email:

Email Address
godlisten.shao@muce.ac.tz

Phone:

Research Interest

Research Interest
My research interest focuses on materials science, nanotechnology, energy conversion and storage, sustainable environment and ceramics.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar Profile

Projects

Projects

  • 2010-2013: Collaborative research program among industry, academia and research institutes of Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA-2010).

  • 2014-2016: Brain-Korea 21 Phase II (BK 21-II), Hanyang University

  • 2015: Coordinator, Science and Technology Higher Education Project (STHEP - AF): Retooling of science and mathematics teachers using ICT and other technologies.

Publications

Publications

  • GN Shao, G Elineema, DV Quang, YN Kim, YH Shim, A Hilonga, JK Kim, HT Kim, Two step synthesis of a mesoporous titania–silica composite from titanium oxychloride and sodium silicate, Powder Technology 217, 489-496.

  • GN Shao, R Sheikh, A Hilonga, JE Lee, YH Park, HT Kim Biodiesel production by sulfated mesoporous titania-silica catalysts synthesized by the sol-gel process from less expensive precursors, Chemical Engineering Journal 215–216 (2013) 600–607.

  • GN Shao, A Hilonga, SJ Jeon, JE Lee, G Elineema, DV Quang, JK Kim, HT Kim, Influence of titania content on the mesostructure of titania-silica composites and their photocatalytic activity, Powder Technology 233 (2013) 123–130.

  • GN Shao, A Hilonga, YN Kim, JK Kim, G Elineema, DV Quang, SJ Jeon, HT Kim, Peptization technique in the synthesis of titania–silica composites and their photocatalytic properties, Chemical Engineering Journal 198, 122-129.

  • GN Shao, Y Kim, SM Imran, SJ Jeon, PB Sarawade, A Hilonga, JK Kim, HT Kim, Enhancement of porosity of sodium silicate and titanium oxychloride based TiO2-SiO2 systems synthesized by sol-gel process and their photocatalytic activity, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 179 (2013) 111–121.

  • GN Shao, YN Kim, SJ Jeon, SM Imran, PB Sarawade, HT Kim, Sol-gel synthesis of sodium silicate and titanium oxychloride based TiO2-SiO2 aerogels and their photocatalytic property under UV irradiation, Chemical Engineering Journal 231 (2013) 502–511.

  • PB Sarawade, GN Shao, DV Quang, HT Kim, Effect of various structure directing agents on the physicochemical properties of the silica aerogels prepared at an ambient pressure, Applied Surface Science 287 (2013) 84– 90.

  • DV Quang, JE Lee, JK Kim, YN Kim, GN Shao, HT Kim, A gentle method to graft thiol-functional groups onto silica gel for adsorption of silver ions and immobilization of silver nanoparticles, Powder Technology 235 (2013) 221–227.

  • DV Quang, PB Sarawade, A Hilonga, JK Kim, YH Shim, GN Shao, HT Kim Synthesis of silver nanoparticles within the pores of functionalized-free silica beads: The effect of pore size and porous structure, Materials Letters 68, 350-353.

  • A Hilonga, JK Kim, PB Sarawade, DV Quang, GN Shao, G Elineema, HT Kim Synthesis of mesoporous silica with superior properties suitable for green tire, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 18 (5), 1841-1844.

  • A Hilonga, JK Kim, PB Sarawade, DV Quang, G Shao, G Elineema, HT Kim, Silver-doped silica powder with antibacterial properties, Powder Technology 215, 219-222.

  • A Hilonga, JK Kim, PB Sarawade, DV Quang, GN Shao, G Elineema, HT Kim, Two-step rapid synthesis of mesoporous silica for green tire, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 29 (11), 1643-1646.

  • A Hilonga, JK Kim, PB Sarawade, DV Quang, GN Shao, G Elineema, HT Kim, BET study of silver-doped silica based on an inexpensive method, Materials Letters 80, 168-170.

  • G Elineema, JK Kim, A Hilonga, GN Shao, YN Kim, DV Quang, PB Sarawade, HT Kim, Quantitative recovery of high purity nanoporous silica from waste products of the phosphate fertilizer industry, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 19 (2013) 63–67.

  • DV Quang, JK Park, JK Kim, G Elineema, GN Shao, JE Lee, HT Kim, Characterization of Calcium-doped Silica Gel Prepared in an Aqueous Solution, Resources Processing 59(2012) 33–41.

  • SM Imran, YN Kim, GN Shao, M Hussain, Yh Choa,HT Kim, Enhancement of electroconductivity of polyaniline/graphene oxide nanocomposites through in situ emulsion polymerization, J. Mater. Sci. (2014) 49:1328–1335, DOI 10.1007/s10853-013-7816-5.

  • G.N. Shao, S.M Imran, N. Abbas, H.T Kim, Sol-gel synthesis of less expensive mesoporous titania-tin dioxide systems: Investigation of the influence of tin dioxide on the phase structure, morphology and optical properties, Materials Research Bulletin 88 (2017) 281–290.

  • B.K. Mutuma, G.N. Shao , W.D. Kim, H.T Kim, Sol–gel synthesis of mesoporous anatase–brookite and anatase– brookite–rutile TiO2 nanoparticles and their photocatalytic properties, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 442 (2015) 1–7.

  • S.M Imran, G.N. Shao, M. S Haider, N. Abbas, M. Hussain, H.T. Kim, Electroconductive performance of polypyrrole/graphene nanocomposites synthesized through in situ emulsion polymerization, J. APPL. POLYM. SCI. 2015, DOI: 10.1002/APP.41800.

  • R. Sheik, G.N. Shao, Z. Khan, N. Abbas, H.T Kim, Y.H Park, Esterification of oleic acid by Heteropolyacid/ TiO2-SiO2 catalysts synthesized from less expensive precursors, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, DOI: 10.1002/apj.1871.

  • M.S.Haider,A.CBadejo,G.N.Shao,S.M.Imran,N.Abbas,Y.GChai,M.Hussain,H.T. Kim, Sequential repetitive chemical reduction technique to study size property relationships of graphene attached Ag nanoparticle, Solid State Sciences 44 (2015) 1-9.

  • S.I Sempeho, H.T Kim, E. Mubofu, A. Pogrebnoi, G. Shao, A. Hilonga, Encapsulated Urea- Kaolinite Nanocomposite for Controlled Release Fertilizer Formulations, Journal of ChemistryVolume 2015, Article ID 237397, 17 pages.

  • S.I Sempeho, H.T Kim, E. Mubofu, A. Pogrebnoi, G. Shao, A. Hilonga, Dynamics of Kaolinite- Urea Nanocomposites via Coupled DMSO-Hydroxyaluminum Oligomeric Intermediates, Indian Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 2015, Article ID 920835, 10 pages.

  • N. Abbas , G. N. Shao, M. S.Haider, S.M. Imran, S. S Park, H. T Kim, Sol–gel synthesis of TiO2- Fe2O3 systems: Effects of Fe2O3 content and their photocatalytic properties, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 39 (2016) 112–120.

  • N. Abbas, G. N. Shao, M.S Haider, S.M Imran, S.S Park, S.J Jeon, H. T Kim, Inexpensive sol-gel synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotube-TiO2, hybrids for high performance antibacterial materials, Materials Science and Engineering C 68 (2016) 780–788.

  • N. Abbas, G. N. Shao, S.M. Imran, M.S. Haider, H.T Kim, Inexpensive synthesis of a high- performance Fe3O4-SiO2-TiO2 photocatalyst: Magnetic recovery and reuse, Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. (2016) 10: 405-416. doi: 10.1007/s11705-016-1579-x.

  • S.M Imran, A. Salman, G.N Shao, M.S Haider, N. Abbas, S.S Park, M. Hussain, H.T Kim, Study of the Electroconductive Properties of Conductive Polymers-Graphene/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites Synthesized via in Situ Emulsion Polymerization, POLYMER COMPOSITES— 2016 DOI 10.1002/pc.

  • S. M Imran, G. N Shao, M.S Haider, H. J Hwang, Y. H Choa, M. Hussain, H.T Kim, Carbon Nanotube-Based Thermoplastic Polyurethane-Poly (methyl methacrylate) Nanocomposites for Pressure Sensing Applications, POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE—2016, DOI 10.1002/pen

  • GN Shao, SM Imran, SJ Jeon, M. Engole, N. Abbas, SJ Kang, HT Kim, Sol-gel synthesis of photoactive zirconia-titania from metal salts and investigation of their photocatalytic properties in the photodegradation of methylene blue, Powder Technology 258 (2014) 99–109.

  • G.N. Shao, M. Engole, S.M. Imran, S.J Jeon, H.T Kim, Sol–gel synthesis of photoactive kaolinite- titania: Effect of the preparation method and their photocatalytic properties, Applied Surface Science 331 (2015) 98–107.

  • G.N. Shao, S.M. Imran, S.J Jeon, S. J Kang, S. M Haider, H. T. Kim, Sol-gel synthesis of vanadium doped titania: Effect of the synthetic routes and investigation of their photocatalytic properties in the presence of natural sunlight, Applied Surface Science 351(2015) 1213-1223.

  • G.N. Shao, S.J Jeon, M.S. Haider, N. Abbas, H.T Kim, Investigation of the influence of vanadium, iron and nickel dopants on the morphology, and crystal structure and photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide based nanopowders, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 474 (2016) 179–189.

  • M. S. Haider, G. N. Shao, S.M. Imran, S.S Park , N. Abbas , M. S. Tahir, M. Hussain, W. Bae, HT Kim, Aminated polyethersulfone-silver nanoparticles (AgNPs-APES) composite membranes with controlled silver ion release for antibacterial and water treatment applications, Materials Science and Engineering C 62 (2016) 732–745

  • G.N Shao and H.T Kim, Titania-silica heterogeneous catalyst: Sol-gel routes and applications, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2014), ISBN: 978-365-9-26064-3.

  • G.N Shao and H.T Kim, Sol-gel Synthesis of Modified Titania Based Nanostructures, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2017), ISBN: 978-620-2-02125-8.