Dr. Lai is a full professor of the Chemical and Biological Engineering degree program of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He is one of the founding faculty members of KAUST and the KAUST Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center.
Dr. Lai’s research mainly focuses on development of high-performance membranes out of ordered porous materials such as zeolites, metal organic frameworks, carbon nanotubes, covalent organic frameworks and porous polymers. The applications of these membranes are targeted to industrially important and energy-intensive...Read more