2019年7月23日，應澳门京葡娱乐网邀請，美國德克薩斯A&M大學Virender K.Sharma教授訪問我校澳门京葡娱乐网，并在桃李學術論壇做了題為“High-Valent Iron Species(Ferrates): Energy and environmental Applications”的專題報告。報告會由褚海斌教授主持，澳门京葡娱乐网院長張軍教授、王春燕教授、明佳林研究員等多位教師與研究生參加了報告會。Virender K.Sharma教授首先介紹了高鐵酸鹽在天然納米顆粒毒性形成以及在磁性石墨烯納米材料中的應用。重點講解了高鐵酸鹽在去除和降解金屬及有機污染物的過程中的應用。精彩的報告深深地吸引了在座的老師和學生。報告之後大家紛紛提問，與Sharma教授進行了深入的讨論。

Dr. Virender K. Sharma is currently a Professor at the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University. He is also serving as the Director of the Program of Environment and Sustainability of the SPH. Dr. Sharma has made seminal contributions in the areas of chemistry and environmental applications of ferrates. Dr. Sharma has also made key contributions in elucidating stabilization and toxicity of natural nanoparticles in an aquatic environment, resulting in an impact on human and ecological health. He is also working on understanding mechanism of the formation of disinfection byproducts in water. His research also includes studying environment fate of environmentally persistent free radicals and antibiotics resistant bacteria and genes. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Sharma has also published 55 book chapters, 36 proceedings, and authored/edited 8 books. His distinguish awards include Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Faculty Excellence in Research by Florida Tech, Outstanding Chemist by the American Chemical Society (Orlando Section), Outstanding Distinguish Scientist Award by Sigma Xi (Texas A&M University Chapter), International Fellowship awarded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Invited Professorship by University of Paris, France.

圖一為Virender K. Sharma教授與學院部分師生合影

圖二為Virender K. Sharma教授為學院師生作講座