Wei (Angela) Zhang
Academic and research departments
Centre for Translation Studies, School of Literature and Languages, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.About
My research project
Remote interpreting in healthcare settingsA two-stage mix-method study conducted via systematic review and survey, aiming to provide an overview of the current remote healthcare interpreting practice.
A two-stage mix-method study conducted via systematic review and survey, aiming to provide an overview of the current remote healthcare interpreting practice.
Biography
Wei (Angela) Zhang is a PhD researcher in Interpreting studies. She holds a MA in Translation and Interpreting, a BSc in Life Science and Biotechnology, and a MRes in Biomedicine (Cancer Biology).
Angela has worked as a freelance and in-house business interpreter/translator and public service interpreter in the UK and China for ten years. She is an ITI and NWTN registered interpreter in the UK and CATTI certified translator in China working in various fields, specializing in biomedicine/healthcare and education (Chinese-English). Her work experience also involves language teaching and tutoring of Chinese and English to non-native speakers.
As a postgraduate researcher and a medical interpreter for the NHS, Angela is particularly interested in investigating various modalities of healthcare interpreting. She is currently conducting a mixed-method systematic review and is also conducting a survey on remote medical interpreting (i.e., via telephone interpreting and videoconference interpreting).
Publications
Rational design of single-atom catalysts (SACs) with high metal loadings is essential to enhance the sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reactions in metal-air batteries and proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Herein, an effective plasma engineering strategy to construct Fe/Co dual single atoms densely dispersed on porous nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (Fe, Co SAs-PNCF) with a high mass loading of 9.8 wt% is proposed without any acid leaching. The electrocatalyst exhibits superior ORR performances in both alkaline and acidic media (e.g., Eonset = 1.04 V and E1/2 = 0.93 V). The N3-Fe-Co-N3 moieties are identified to be the main active sites by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and density functional theory calculations. The in situ XAS and Raman spectroscopy quantitively reveal the decrease in oxidation states of Fe/Co and the increase in bond lengths of the Fe-N/Co-N in the N3-Fe-Co-N3 during the ORR. Benefitting from the high loading of single atoms and enhanced activity, the Fe, Co SAs-PNCF endows the Al-air batteries and PEMFCs with excellent discharge performances, demonstrating promising practical applications. [Display omitted] •The atomic N3-Fe-Co-N3 dual sites with a high mass loading of 9.8 wt% are achieved.•The mass loading is linearly correlated with the defect degree.•Dual single atom sites are confirmed by AC-STEM and X-ray absorption spectroscopy.•In situ XAS and Raman reveal that the N3-Fe-Co-N3 plays an active role for ORR.