Principal Investigator

Dr. Junzhi Liu, Assistant Professor (08.2019-)
07. 2011-01. 2016: Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Germany (Supervisor: Prof. Klaus Müllen).
07.2015-06.2017: Postdoc, Dresden University of Technology, Germany (Collaborator: Prof. Xinliang Feng).
07.2017-07.2019: Research Group Leader, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
Awards & Recognition:
Small "Rising Star" (Wiley-VCH, 2022)
ChemComm Emerging Investigator (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022)
NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Award (Hong Kong and Macau, 2021)
RGC Early Career Award (2020)
Early Career Advisory Board for Chemistry – An Asian Journal (2020-)
IUPAC International Award for Young Chemists - Honorable Mention Award (2017)
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students (2015)
Best Poster Award, EUROMAT2013, Spain (2013)
EU “Marie Curie” Fellowship (2011-2014)
Royal DSM N.V. (DSM) scholarship (2009).
Scientific Interests:
Bottom-up organic synthesis of topological molecular nanocarbons and their applications for organic electronics. 

Our Team

Mingguang Rong
Postdoctoral fellow  (11. 2019~)

Ph.D: Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjian, China
Office: HOC402A
Research Interest: Organic Materials
Email: rongmg@hku.hk

Yang Yu
Postdoctoral fellow  (07. 2020~)

Ph.D: Optoelectronic materials and devices, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China
Office: HOC402A
Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email: leonyyu@hku.hk

Yi-Xiong Hu
Postdoctoral fellow  (12. 2021~)

Ph.D: Organic Chmistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Office:
​Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email:​

Yiyang Fei
PhD student (09. 2019~)

Bsc and Msc: University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Office: HOC402A
Research Interest: Organic Materials
Email: fyy1008@hku.hk

Junting Wang
PhD student (11. 2019~)

Msc: Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS, Changchun, China
Bsc: Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Office: HOC402A
Research Interest: Organic Materials
Email: jtwang19@hku.hk

Biao Xia
PhD student ​(08. 2020~)

Bsc and Msc: Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Office: HOC402A
Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email: biaoxia@hku.hk

Zhaohang Lin
PhD student ​(09. 2020~)

Bsc and Msc: Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
Office: HOC404
Research Interest: Organic Materials
Email: linzh@connect.hku.hk

Weiwen Zhuang
PhD student (11. 2020~)

Msc: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, Shanghai, China
Bsc: University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Office: HOC402A
Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email: weiwenz@connect.hku.hk

Huan Luo
PhD student (12. 2020~)

Msc: Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Bsc: Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
Office: HOC402A
Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email: lhuan@hku.hk

Weixiang Zhou
​PhD student (HKU-PS, 08. 2021~)

Msc: Institute of Chemistry, CAS, Beijing, China
Bsc: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Office: 
Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email: 

Jian Sun
​PhD student (09. 2021~)

Bsc: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Office: 
Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email: 

Chang Wang
PhD student (03. 2022~)

Bsc and Msc: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Office: HOC 404
Research Interest: Organic Materials
Email: wangc94@hku.hk

Peiyun Zeng
Research Assistant (05. 2022~)

Msc: University College London, London, UK
Bsc: Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
Office: 
Research Interest: Organic Functional Materials
Email: ​

Alumni:​

Dr. Jianping Zhao (2020-2022, HKU-JNU Joint Programme)

Dr. Hao Miao

Arushee Kadam (07.2021-08.2021, Summer Intern Student)
(Imperial College London, UK)

Simeon Audu (07.2021-08.2021, Summer Intern Student)
(Year 12, Winchester College, UK)