Advanced Energy and Structures Group
Disordered Matter and Thermophysics Research Laboratory
Principal Investigator:
Assistant Professor, MAE Department, HKUST, Hong Kong SAR
Email: maeygzhou@ust.hk
Selected Honors and Awards:
2022, IAAM Young Scientist Medal
2022, Foresight Fellowship
2021, Delegate, The World Laureates Forum
2021, Hong Kong SciTech Pionners Award
2018, Borchers-Plakette at RWTH Aachen University
2017, RWTH-Aachen University Award for Outstanding Graduation Thesis
2017, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
2014-2017, AICES Fellowship (The scholarship of German Universities Excellence Initiative)
2014, Beihang University Award for Outstanding Graduation Thesis
2009, National Encouragement Scholarship
Visiting students & Postdoctoral Scholar:
Simin Wang (Visiting PhD student),
Ph.D. Student, Physics Department@CityU (2019. 09 - )
Research topic: Thermal transport in layered materials
Email: smwang6-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Graduate Students:
Yixin Xu
Ph.D. Student, MAE Department (2020. 09 - )
B. E. : Dalian University of Technology
M. E. : Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Research topic: Interfacial engineering for enhancing the heat transfer coefficient
Email: yixin96.xu@connect.ust.hk
Guang Wang (Lab Manager)
Ph.D. Student, MAE Department (2020. 09 - )
B. S. : Tongji University
M. S. : Tsinghua University
Research topic: Synthesis, measuring and modeling the thermal properties of MOF-polymer composites
Email: gwangav@connect.ust.hk
Hongzhao Fan (Co-supervised with Prof. Can Yang)
Ph.D. Student, MAE Department (2021. 09 - )
B. E. : Shandong University
M. E. : Shandong University
Research topic: Thermal transport in metal-organic frameworks (MOF) and across MOF-metal interfaces
Email: hfanan@connect.ust.hk
Xing Xiang
Ph.D. Student, MAE Department (2021. 09 - )
B. E. : Sichuan University
M. E. : Xian Jiaotong University
Research topic: Machine learning assisted quantify the thermal transport process in disorder systems
Email: xxiangad@connect.ust.hk
Longyun Shen (Co-supervised with Prof. Francesco Ciucci),
Ph.D. Student, MAE Department (2021. 09 - )
B. E. : Central South University
M. E. : Xian Jiaotong University
Research topic: Solid-state batteries design via advanced computations
Email: lshenaf@connect.ust.hk
Xiuzhu Wang (Co-supervised with Prof. Qiming Shao),
Ph.D. Student, ECE Department (2020. 09 - )
B. E. : Xidian University
M. S. : HKUST
Research topic: spintronic device theory and modeling
Email: xwangfj@connect.ust.hk
Jiawang Li (Co-supervised with Prof. Huihe Qiu)
Ph.D. Student, MAE Department (2022. 09 - )
M.E.: Tsinghua University
B. E. : China University of Mining&Technology
Research topic: Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) materials for adsorption application
Email: TBD
Alumni:
Ruijie Xie, M.S. Student, MAE Department (2020. 09 - 2021.06; now at Li Auto Inc.)
Xifan Chen, M.S. Student, MAE Department (2021. 09 - 2022.06)