2019年作为博士后加入合肥工业大学化学与化工学院张卫新教授和杨则恒教授课题组。主要从事用于能量储存和转换先进功能材料的合成、分离过程的离子透选膜(电渗析和扩散渗析)和燃料电池技术方面的研究，此外还包括环境保护战略规划的模拟、优化和开发。以第一作者的身份发表12篇研究论文，在同行评议的国际期刊上共发表32篇论文，拥有超过12年的教学和行业机构工作经验。
教育经历:
2015.05-2019.06 中国科学技术大学，化学与材料科学学院，化学工程博士，导师：徐铜文教授
2011.02-2013.04 巴基斯坦白沙瓦工程技术大学化学工程系，化学工程硕士
2004.09-2008.08 巴基斯坦白沙瓦工程技术大学化学工程系，化学工程学士
工作经历:
2019.07-现在 合肥工业大学，化学与化工学院，博士后
2011.01-2015.08 巴基斯坦白沙瓦工程技术大学，化学工程系，讲师
2009.04-2010.12 巴基斯坦谢胡布尔拉合尔Riches化肥有限公司，生产部经理助理
2008.09-2009.04 巴基斯坦谢胡布尔拉合尔凤凰化工有限公司，研发工程师
主要研究方向:
（1）离子交换膜的制备与表征
（2）新型高分子和功能材料的合成
（3）应用于锂离子电池的固体聚合物电解质的合成
（4）应用于扩散透析、电渗析、燃料电池和锂离子电池技术的高分子功能膜的合成
（5）化工过程的模拟、优化和数学统计分析
（6）水资源可持续发展与废水处理
科研项目:
（1）第67批中国博士后科学基金资助项目，资助号:2020M671844(8万元)
（2）中央高校基本科研经费资助项目，批准号:JZ2020HGQB0225(5万元)
联系方式:
地址：安徽省合肥市包河区屯溪路193号合肥工业大学升华楼411室
邮箱：mirfan@hfut.edu.cn
获奖情况:
（1）2018.10 中国国家留学基金委、中国科学技术大学颁发优秀留学生奖(30,000元)
（2）2018.11 获中国高等教育委员会国际博士生来华学习国家论坛中国科大最佳论文评选
（3）2018.11 获中国科学技术大学第四届化学与材料科学研究生研讨会最佳口头报告奖
（4）2015.10 获中国科学院研究生院院长奖学金
（5）2013.04 获巴基斯坦白沙瓦工程技术大学化学工程硕士第一名
（6）2008.07 获巴基斯坦白沙瓦工程技术大学化学工程系化学工程学士第一名金牌证书
（7）2008.06 巴基斯坦白沙瓦工程技术大学化学工程学系化学工程史最高平均学分绩点(3.86)
发表论文列表:
2021年
32. Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Atif, Zeheng Yang, and Weixin Zhang*, Recent advances in high performance conducting solid polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 2021, 486, 229378.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378775320316645
31. Weijian Tang, Zhangxian Chen*, Haijian Huang*, Muhammad Irfan, Cheng Huang, Zeheng Yang, and Weixin Zhang*, PVP-bridged γ-LiAlO2 nanolayer on Li1. 2Ni0. 182Co0. 08Mn0. 538O2 cathode materials for improving the rate capability and cycling stability, Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 229, 116126.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009250920306588
2020年
30. Muhammad Irfan, Yaoming Wang*, and Tongwen Xu*, Novel electrodialysis membranes with hydrophobic alkyl spacers and zwitterion structure enable high monovalent/divalent cation selectivity, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 383, 123171.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1385894719325835
29. Shaolin Ge, Zhao Zhang, Haiyang Yan, Muhammad Irfan, Yingbo Xu, Wei Li, Huangying Wang, and Yaoming Wang*, "Electrodialytic Desalination of Tobacco Sheet Extract: Membrane Fouling Mechanism and Mitigation Strategies, Membranes, 2020, 10(9), 245.
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/10/9/245
28. Haiyang Yan, Liang Wu, Yaoming Wang*, Muhammad Irfan, Chenxiao Jiang, and Tongwen Xu*, Ammonia capture from wastewater with a high ammonia nitrogen concentration by water splitting and hollow fiber extraction, Chemical Engineering Science, 2020, 227, 115934.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009250920304668
27. Haiyang Yan, Wei Li, Yongming Zhou, Muhammad Irfan, Yaoming Wang*, Chenxiao Jiang, and Tongwen Xu*, In-Situ Combination of Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis with Monovalent Selective Anion-Exchange Membrane for the Valorization of Mixed Salts into Relatively High-Purity Monoprotic and Diprotic Acids, Membranes, 2020, 10(6), 135.
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/10/6/135
26. Wenming Li, Weijian Tang, Maoqin Qiu, Qiuge Zhang, Muhammad Irfan, Zeheng Yang*, and Weixin Zhang*, Effects of gradient concentration on the microstructure and electrochemical performance of LiNi 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 O 2 cathode materials, Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2020, 14(6), 988-996.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11705-020-1918-9
25. Wengen Ji, Bin Wu, Yuan Zhu, Muhammad Irfan, Noor Ul Afsar, Liang Ge*, and Tongwen Xu*, Self-organized nanostructured anion exchange membranes for acid recovery, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 382, 122838.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S138589471932248X
24. Fangmeng Sheng, Linxiao Hou, Xiuxia Wang, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad A. Shehzad, Bin Wu, Xuemei Ren, Liang Ge*, and Tongwen Xu*, Electro-nanofiltration membranes with positively charged polyamide layer for cations separation, Journal of Membrane Science, 2020, 594, 117453.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037673881931107X
2019年
23. Muhammad Irfan, Tingting Xu, Liang Ge, Yaoming Wang*, and Tongwen Xu*, Zwitterion structure membrane provides high monovalent/divalent cation electrodialysis selectivity: Investigating the effect of functional groups and operating parameters, Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 588,117211.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738819303266
22. Muhammad Irfan, Liang Ge, Yaoming Wang, Zhengjin Yang, and Tongwen Xu*, Hydrophobic Side Chains Impart Anion Exchange Membranes with High Monovalent–Divalent Anion Selectivity in Electrodialysis, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 7(4), 4429-4442.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06426
21. Muhammad Atif, Chaoshi Chen, Muhammad Irfan, Fatima Mumtaz, Kang He, Miao Zhang, Lijuan Chen, and Yanmei Wang*, Poly (2-methyl-2-oxazoline) and poly (4-vinyl pyridine) based mixed brushes with switchable ability toward protein adsorption, European Polymer Journal, 2019, 120, 109199.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014305719311115
20. Sadia Akhtar*, Kashif Ullah Khan, Shah Hassan, Muhammad Irfan, and Fouzia Atlas, Antecedents of task performance: An examination of transformation leadership, team communication, team creativity, and team trust, Journal of Public Affairs, 2019, 19(2),1927.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pa.1927
19. Noor Ul Afsar, Muhammad Aamir Shehzad, Muhammad Irfan, Kamana Emmanuel, Fangmeng Sheng, Tingting Xu, Xuemei Ren, Liang Ge*, and Tongwen Xu*, Cation exchange membrane integrated with cationic and anionic layers for selective ion separation via electrodialysis, Desalination, 2019, 458, 25-33.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0011916418319726
18. Sadia Akhtar*, Muhammad Irfan, Asma Sarwar, and Qurat Ul Ain Rashid, Factors influencing individuals' intention to adopt mobile banking in China and Pakistan: The moderating role of cultural values, Journal of Public Affairs, 2019, 19(1),1884.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pa.1884
17. Shamsa Kanwal*, Abdul Hameed Pitafi, Sadia Akhtar, and Muhammad Irfan, Online self-disclosure through social networking sites addiction: A case study of pakistani university students, Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems: INDECS, 2019, 17(1), 187-208.
16. Sadia Akhtar*, Muhammad Irfan, Shamsa Kanwal, and Abdul Hameed Pitafi, Analysing UTAUT with trust toward mobile banking adoption in China and Pakistan: extending with the effect of power distance and uncertainty avoidance, International Journal of Financial Innovation in Banking, 2019, 2(3), 183-207.
https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJFIB.2019.102307
2018年
15. Muhammad Irfan, Erigene Bakangura, Noor Ul Afsar, and Tongwen Xu*, Augmenting acid recovery from different systems by novel Q-DAN anion exchange membranes via diffusion dialysis, Separation and Purification Technology, 2018, 201, 336-345.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383586617331283
14. Muhammad Irfan, Noor Ul Afsar, Yaoming Wang*, and Tongwen Xu*, Investigation of key process parameters in acid recovery for diffusion dialysis using novel (MDMH-QPPO) anion exchange membranes, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2018, 93, 405-413.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876107018304589
13. Muhammad Irfan*, Muhammad Imran Ahmad, Sadia Akhtar, Muhammad Alam Zaib Khan, and Muhammad Asif Khan, Experimental and statistical study for leaching of niobium pentoxide from Pakistani ore, Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2018, 24(1), 51-58.
http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=1451-93721700018I#.YAjlhOgzaUk
12. Shamsa Kanwal, Ren Chong*, Abdul Hameed Pitafi, Sadia Akhtar, and Muhammad Irfan, Investigating the impact of excessive use of social networking on self-disclosure: Evidence from Pakistan, Asian Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Studies, 2018, 74-91.
http://ikprress.org/index.php/AJAHSS/article/view/4293
11. Sadia Akhtar*, Muhammad Irfan, Amjad Amin, Shamsa Kanwal, Abdul Hameed Pitafi, and Amjad Amin, Investigating the moderating role of uncertainty avoidance on mobile banking adoption: A cross‐cultural study, Asian Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Studies, 2018, 1(2), 59-73.
https://publons.com/journal/56586/asian-journal-of-arts-humanities-and-social-studie/
10. Abdul Hameed Pitafi*, Shamsa Kanwal, Sadia Akhtar, and Muhammad Irfan, Investigating the employee work performance in task interdependence and ESM environment, International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management, 2018, 10(3), 266-292.
https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJISCM.2018.096787
9. Noor Ul Afsar, Bakangura Erigene, Muhammad Irfan, Bin Wu, Tingting Xu, Wengen Ji, Kamana Emmanuel, Liang Ge*, and Tongwen Xu*, High performance anion exchange membrane with proton transport pathways for diffusion dialysis, Separation and Purification Technology, 2018, 193, 11-20.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383586617322992
8. Muhammad Imran Ahmad*, Khan Zaib Alam Muhammad, Muhammad Ali Kamran, Afzal Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan, and Ali Ahmed Durrani, Concentration of cane-sugar syrup in a pilot scale climbing film evaporator, Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2018, 24(1), 43-50.
http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=1451-93721700017A
2017年
7. Muhammad Irfan, Erigene Bakangura, Noor Ul Afsar, Md Masem Hossain, Jin Ran*, and Tongwen Xu*, Preparation and performance evaluation of novel alkaline stable anion exchange membranes, Journal of Power Sources, 2017, 355, 171-180.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378775317304688
6. Muhammad Irfan, Noor Ul Afsar, Erigene Bakangura, Abhishek N. Mondal, Muhammad Imran Khan, Kamana Emmanuel, Zhengjin Yang, Liang Wu, and Tongwen Xu*, Development of novel PVA-QUDAP based anion exchange membranes for diffusion dialysis and theoretical analysis therein, Separation and Purification Technology, 2017, 178, 269-278.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383586616320421
5. Erigene Bakangura, Congliang Cheng, Liang Wu, Xiaolin Ge, Jin Ran, Muhammad Imran Khan, Emmanuel Kamana, Muhammad Irfan, Tongwen Xu*, Hierarchically structured porous anion exchange membranes containing zwetterionic pores for ion separation, Journal of Membrane Science, 2017, 537, 32-41.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738816321871
2014年
4. Muhammad Irfan, Saeed Gul*, Mohammad Younas, Babar Nawaz, M. Ishfaq, and M. Amir Durrani, Fermentation of sugarcane molasses by saccharomyces cerevesia: effects of operating parameters on ethanol production, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2014, 33(1), 1-10.
http://researcherslinks.com/current-issues/FERMENTATION-OF-SUGARCANE/31/5/3192
3. Saeed Gul*, Muhammad Irfan, Hazrat Bilal, Atta Ur Rehman, Umair Khan, and Sadaqat Ullah Khan, Recycling of used engine oil using solvent extraction and distillation, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2014, 33(2), 39-46.
http://researcherslinks.com/current-issues/RECYCLING-OF-USED-ENGINE/31/5/3205
2. Muhammad Irfan*, Muhammad Imran Ahmad, and Muhammad Saleem Khan, Extraction of Niobium from ore deposits in KPK, Pakistan, NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2014, 7(1), 1-4.
https://journals.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njes/article/view/40
2013年
1. Muhammad Irfan, Saeed Gul*, and Younas, Solar still performance for sea water purification: A statistical and experimental study, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2013, 32(2), 1-8.
http://researcherslinks.com/current-issues/SOLAR-STILL-PERFORMANCE/31/5/3224
参加会议
（1）邀请报告：庆祝改革开放40周年来华留学博士论坛，2018.10.19-10.20，中国成都，
（2）口头报告：中国科学技术大学第三届化学与材料科学研究生研讨会，2017.11.25-11.26，中国安徽。
（3）口头报告：国际新兴材料与工艺会议，2013.8.22-8.24，巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡。
（4）口头报告：国际物理与环境化学会议，2013.9.9-9.11，巴基斯坦纳西亚加利。
（5）口头报告：第四届中国科学技术大学化学与材料科学研究生研讨会，2018.11.27-11.28，中国合肥。