Current ΣLab Members
A Multidisciplinary Team Working TOGETHER on Transdisciplinary Research
(1 Robot, 7 Postdoctoral Researchers, 11 PhD Students)
"Square" - A Machine Materials Scientist
she/her/hers
Hong Kong's First AI Robotic Platform for Self-Driving Materials Exploration
Under Training
Specialty and Interest
All Kinds of Materials Research
Dr. DUAN Tianwei
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HKUST Research Assistant Professor
港科大研究助理教授
Previously Hong Kong RGC Junior Research Fellow JRFS
香港研究资助局青年学者
Ph.D. Shanghai Jiao Tong University 上海交通大學
Specialty and Interest
Chiral Semiconductors & Emerging Electronics
Milestone ΣLab contribution
Duan et al. Science 384, 878-884 (2024)
Dr. HAO Mingwei
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
博士後研究員
Ph.D. Hong Kong Baptist University 香港浸會大學 (港府資助博士生)
Specialty and Interest
Materials Synthesis & Microscopic Characterization
Milestone ΣLab contribution
Hao et al. Nature Nanotechnology (2025) DOI: 10.1038/s41565-025-01854-y
Dr. GUO Pengfei
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
博士後研究員
Ph.D. Northwestern Polytechnic University 西北工業大學
Specialty and Interest
Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules
Milestone ΣLab contribution
Li & Guo et al. Nature Synthesis (2025)
Dr. LI Xiaofen
she/her/hers
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
博士後研究員
Under ΣLab's ExAID Initiative
Ph.D. Tsinghua University 清华大學
Specialty and Interest
Computational Materials Sciences and Experiment-Theory Coupling
Dr. CHENG Qian
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
博士後研究員
Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences 中科院國家納米中心
Specialty and Interest
Materials Chemistry and Devices
Dr. HE Lifei
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
博士後研究員
Ph.D. Zhejiang University 浙江大學
Specialty and Interest
Organic Synthesis & Semiconductors
Dr. XU Huifen
she/her/hers
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
博士後研究員
Ph.D. University of Science and Technology of China 中國科学技术大學
Specialty and Interest
Perovskite Solar Cells
XIAO Tong
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PhD Student
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Awardee HKPFS
香港政府博士生奖学金获得者
M.S. Xi'an Jiaotong University 西安交通大學
B.S. Chongqing University 重慶大學
Specialty and Interest
Optical Spectroscopy and Device Up-Scaling
Milestone ΣLab contribution
Tong et al. Nature Energy 9, 999-1010 (2024)
ZHANG Yalan
she/her/hers
PhD student
Under ΣLab's ExAID Initiative
MPhi Hong Kong Baptist University 香港浸會大學
B.S. Shenzhen University 深圳大學
Specialty and Interest
Machine Learning & Data Nano-Analytics
Milestone ΣLab contribution
Zhang et al. Matter 7, 255-265 (2025)
YU Wenjian
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PhD Student
M.S. Hong Kong Baptist University 香港浸會大學
B.S. South University of Science and Technology 南方科技大學
Specialty and Interest
Organic Chemistry
YANG Changyu
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PhD Student
M.S. University of Southern California 美國南加州大學 (硕士GPA全系第一名)
B.S. Donghua University 東華大學
Specialty and Interest
Textile optoelectronics
XIE Lifang
she/her/hers
PhD Student
Under ΣLab's ExAID Initiative
M.S. Fudan University 复旦大學
B.S. Xiamen University 厦门大學 (本科GPA排名环境系第一名)
Specialty and Interest
Characterization and Data Nanoanalytics
PETERKES Noah
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Incoming Ph.D. Student
M.S. Lund University 瑞典隆德大学 （Visiting M.S. Student at HKUST)
B.S. University of Gottingen 德国哥廷根大学
Specialty and Interest
Semiconductor Physics and AI
LYU Xinyi
She/her/hers
Incoming Ph.D. Student
M.S. National University of Singapore 新加坡國立大學
B.S. Zhejiang University 浙江大學
Specialty and Interest
Optoelectronic Device
TANG Jiahong
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Incoming Ph.D. Student
M.S. Beijing Institute of Technology 北京理工大學
B.S. Sichuan University 四川大学
Specialty and Interest
Materials AI and Solar Module
LI Shaoying
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PhD Student
M.S. Tsinghua University 清华大學
B.S. Northwestern Polytechnic University 西北工业大學 (本科GPA排名材料系第一名)
Specialty and Interest
Materials synthesis and microstructures
LIN Xianhao
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Incoming Ph.D. Student
B.S. Nanjing University 南京大学
Specialty and Interest
TEM & Machine Learning
HE Lewei
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Ph.D. Student
M.S. The University of Hong Kong 北京理工大學
B.S. Southeast University 東南大学
Specialty and Interest
Memristor and In-Sensor Computing