Biography
Dr David Fengwei Xie holds a BE degree in Biological Engineering (2004) and a PhD degree in Polysaccharide Engineering (2009) from the South China University of Technology. He started his research career initially at the University of Guelph (Canada). Then, he spent a productive period of eight years at The University of Queensland (Australia) where he led a few research projects and studied for a Graduate Certificate degree in Higher Education (2014). In 2017, he moved to the University of Warwick (UK) by accepting a Marie Curie fellowship (actually, it turned out to be two). In 2020, he was awarded a five-year EPSRC Fellowship, which enables him to further work towards his research ambition. While his early studies primarily focused on starch processing, he has developed strong expertise in polymer science and engineering. He is passionate about applying particularly renewable and bio-polymers to addressing pressing challenges in sustainability, environmental, health, and food areas.
Qualifications
- Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (GCHEd), 2014, The University of Queensland, Australia
- PhD in Polysaccharide Engineering, 2009, South China University of Technology, China
- BE in Biological Engineering, 2004, South China University of Technology, China
Research experiences
- Newcastle University, UK: EPSRC Fellow, 12/2021–Present
- University of Warwick, UK: Marie Skłodowska-Curie WIRL-COFUND Fellow, 10/2017–12/2018; Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow, 01/2019–12/2020; EPSRC Fellow, 01/2021–11/2021
- California Institute of Technology, USA: Visiting Fellow, 04/2018–06/2018
- The University of Queensland, Australia: UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 02/2009–02/2012; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 02/2012–12/2013; Research Fellow, 01/2014–08/2017; Honorary Research Fellow, 09/2017–08/2020
- Université de Strasbourg, France: Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 09/2010 & 09/2011–10/2011
- University of Guelph, Canada: Post Doctoral Fellow, 08/2008–11/2008
Publications
See the list of publications and Google Scholar profile. Some of Dr Xie’s research findings are highlighted here.
Journal editorial and review work
- Peer review of many journal submissions (Publons); Recipient of Publons Peer Review Awards 2017, 2018 and 2019, indicating Top 1% in my fields; As a 2017 top reviewer (#8) for Australia and top reviewer (#2) for The University of Queensland, interviewed by Publons on 13/11/2017 and reported by Campus Morning Mail
- Editorial work for journals:
- Topical Advisory Panel Member, Polymers, 03/2022–Present
- Editorial Board Member, Coatings, 06/2020–Present
- Editorial Board Member, Carbohydrate Polymers, 02/2020–Present
- Editorial Board Member, PLOS ONE, 07/2018–Present
- Guest Editor, Polymers, Special Issue “Heterophase Polymer Materials”, 12/2022–05/2023
- Topic Editor, Frontier in Nutrition, Research Topic “Soft Matter and Colloids: Applications in Hydrophobic Nutrient Delivery System”, 09/2022–02/2023
- Topic Editor, Frontier in Nutrition, Research Topic “Food Digestibility and the Regulation of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism”, 04/2022–09/2022
- Guest Editor, Coatings, Special Issue “Green Polymer Coatings and Films for Food and Health Applications”, 06/2020–12/2021
- Guest Editor, Functional Composites Materials, Special Collection “Sustainable Polymer Composites: Functionality and Applications”, 12/2019–09/2020
- Handling Editor, PLOS ONE, Call “Plastics in the Environment”, 06/2019–12/2019
- Guest Editor, Polymers, Special Issue “Food Polymers: Chemistry, Structure, Function and Application”, 09/2018–06/2019
- Guest Editor, Polymers, Special Issue “Biopolymers and Biobased Polymers: Chemistry and Engineering”, 07/2018–07/2019
- Guest Editor, International Journal of Polymer Science, Special Issue “Food Polymers: Functionality and Applications”, 2015
Other highlights
- Member, EPSRC Peer Review College (ranked in the top 4% of College members for participating in peer review activities in the 2020/21 academic year, and ranked in the top 6% in the 2019/20 academic year)
- Professional member of RSC and IOM3
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