​Yuanyuan (Alvin) ZHOU joined HKUST as an Associate Professor (with Tenure) under the university’s prestigious "30 for 30" global talent acquisition scheme in 2023. He obtained his B.S. from Xi’an Jiaotong University and Ph.D. from Brown University. He was an Assistant Professor of Physics in Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) from 2020 to 2023. He has authored over 130 journal publications with 14,000 Google citations and 60 H-index. He has received top honors continuously throughout his research career, including Brown University Outstanding Engineering Thesis Award, HKBU Presidential Young Research Award, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Excellent Young Scientist Award, and HKUST Star Faculty. He serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Energy Chemistry (IF=14; Elsevier) and Advisory Board Member for Device (Cell Press). Prof. Zhou's recent publications feature 1 in Science, 1 in Nature Nanotechnology, 2 in Nature Energy, 1 in Nature Synthesis, 5 in Nature Communications, and 13 in Cell series (Joule/Chem/Matter).

 

Prof. Zhou’s research group ΣLab leverages fundamental innovations to transform semiconductor science and technologies, focusing on three areas of research:

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• microstructure of perovskite materials/devices;

• multi-modal characterizations;

• experimental AI & data (ΣxAID) enabled materials exploration. 

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Outside the research and teaching, Zhou is dedicated to the roles of husband and father in his family, supporting his wife, who is an expert in statistic genetics, and his daughter and son in developing curiosity in the macro- and micro-worlds.