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Research Foci of Professoriate Staff

Chan, P.K.L. (Associate Professor) Novel structures of organic memory non-volatile memory.
Chen, Yue (Associate Professor) Materials theory & computation; Electron & phonon transports.
Chow, P.C.Y. (Assistant Professor) Optoelectronics; Ultrafast optics, Solar cells, Organic electronics, Nanostructures.
Dai, H.J. (Chair Professor) Materials chemistry & physics; Nanoscience & nanomedicine; Biomedical science & engineering; NIR-II/SWIR imaging
Guo, Z.X. (Chair Professor) Manufacturing & synthesis of materials; Nanostructures.
Huang, M.X. (ChairProfessor) Advanced high strength steel; Deformation mechanism.
Huang, L. (Professor) Acoustics; Fluid mechanics; Aerospace; Biomechanics.
Fang, X. (Chair Professor) Nanodevices; Advanced manufacturing.
Jiang, Z.L. (Assistant Professor) Surgical robotics; Robot Learning; Medical image understanding; Embodied AI.
Lam, J. (Chair Professor) Multi-agent system; Networked control system; Positive system; Robust control and estimation.
Li, W.D. (Associate Professor) Advanced nanofabrication technology; Nanoelectronics.
Li, X.F. (Assistant Professor) Marine renewable energy; Ocean wave energy; Offshore wind energy.
Li, Y. (Chair Professor) Future city design & sustainability engineering; Mechanics of transmission; Fluid mechanics in urban climate.
Lin, Y. (Professor) Cell & tissue mechanics; Nanobiotechnology; Mechanics of soft and active materials.
Liu, C.H. (Associate Professor) Air pollution physics & chemistry; Geophysical turbulence.
Lu, P. (Assistant Professor) Autonomous UAVs; Vision and control for ground robotics.
Lu, Y. (Chair Professor) Nanomechanics; Experimental mechanics; Nanomanufacturing
Shin, D.M. (Assistant Professor) Flexible & stretchable energy harvesting devices.
Song, W.X.(Assistant Professor) Energy storage & conversion materials; Secondary ion batteries; Supercapacitors; Multi-dimensional transmission electron microscopy.
Srolovitz, David (Chair Professor) Materials science and engineering.
Tsang, A.C.H. (Assistant Professor) Active matter; Biophysics; Microfluidics; Micro-swimmers.
Wang, M. (Professor) Biomedical materials, In vitro & in vivo evaluation of biomaterials.
Wei, C.Y. (Assistant Professor) Spectroscopy dynamics; Advanced laser-based sensors; Alternative and sustainable fuels.
Xu, L.Z.(Associate Professor) Biomimetic materials; Biomedical devices; Soft electronics.
Yin, X.B. (Chair Professor) Heat transfer, Energy technologies; Metamaterials; Nanofabrication.
Zhang, F. (Associate Professor) Robotics & control; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).
Zhang, X. (Chair Professor) Heat transfer & energy technologies; Acoustic metamaterials; Nanofabrication, 3D printing.
Zhi, C.Y. (Chair Professor) Aqueous batteries; Zinc batteries; Solid state batteries; Catalysts for sustainable development.
Zhou, J.W. (Assistant Professor) Energy efficiency; Thermal management; Ultrafast optical characterization; Nanomaterial synthesis.

Research Foci of Research Assistant Professors

Chen, NanUAV Design, Autonomous Navigation, Control and Planning, Aerial Manipulation.
Chen, ZimingCharge carrier dynamics in optoelectronic materials and devices using advanced ultrafast spectroscopies.
Li, ChongComputational sensing of elastic metamaterials; AI‑driven edge intelligence; Structural health monitoring
Meng, FanlingIn-situ Electron Microscopy; Microstructure characterization; Micro/Nanomechanics; Nano-Manufacturing.
Meng, Wanqing2D semiconductor device fabrication; Three-dimension monolithic integration.
Pattamatta, SubbuStability, bifurcation theory and numerical continuation applied to atomistic systems.
Qu, SichaoCustomizable metamaterials; Noise control technology; Physical acoustics; Wave scattering theory.
Wang, MingDynamic thermomechanical behavior of alloy; Data/image-driven alloy design; Line profile analysis.
Wang, ShengnanAqueous flow batteries; Advanced electrolyte design; High-performance zinc-based flow batteries; Flow-battery-based electrochemical devices.
Wang, ShixunAqueous zinc batteries; Conversion-type cathodes; Lithium batteries; Electrolyte engineering.
Wang, YuanNanodevices for advanced imaging and sensing; Optical metamaterials and 2D materials; Nano-optics and optoelectronics; Nanomanufacturing; Hyper-spectral imaging
Wen, TongqiAI Materials Scientists; Materials Defect Theory and Design; Next-Gen Atomic Models.
Yu, KaipingCorrosion-resistant materials; Electrochemistry of reaction processes; Heterogeneous interfaces.
Zhang, JunqiuLow-dimensional semiconductors and devices.
Zhu, BohaoModel predictive control; MRI-guided robotics; Multi-agent systems; Periodic, switched systems; Positive systems.