Postdoctoral Research Associate · S²AVE Lab
Anli Ji
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Swansea University
Joined July 2026
Research
Anli develops porous polymers for membrane applications in long-duration iron–sulfur redox flow batteries. Anli’s doctoral research in Neil McKeown’s group at the University of Edinburgh focused on designing and synthesising monomers and functional polymers for gas-separation membranes.
Education
- Doctoral research in Chemistry, University of Edinburgh (from 2022).
- MSc in Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, University of Manchester (2017–2018).
- BEng in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology (2013–2017).
Research and Teaching Experience
Anli’s experience includes organic synthesis, polymer film casting, NMR spectroscopy, chromatography, mechanical testing and BET surface area analysis. Anli also supported PVDF film development in industry and taught undergraduate chemistry practicals and tutorials at Edinburgh.
Selected Publication
Wu, K. J., Tobin, J. M., Ji, A., et al. The CF₃TMS adduct of anthraquinone as a monomer for making polymers with potential as separation membranes. Polymer Chemistry, 15, 4312–4318 (2024).