Principal Investigator
Dongyan Xu
Professor
Address: Room 206, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, ,Hong Kong
Tel: +852 3943-8045
E-mail: dyxu@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Prof. Dongyan Xu is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof. Xu received her Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. degrees from Tsinghua University and Vanderbilt University. After that, she worked as a Postdoc Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley for two years. She joined CUHK in 2010 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2016 and Professor in 2022. Her current research interests include nanoscale thermal transport, thermal energy harvesting, boiling heat transfer, and flexible tactile and thermal sensing.
Postdoc Fellow
Zhe Yan
Doctor
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: zheyan@cuhk.edu.hk
Zhe Yan received his Bachelor (2015), Master (2018), and Ph.D. (2022) degrees from Dalian Maritime University, Ocean University of China, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, respectively. After that, he worked at Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences. He joined the group as a Postdoctoral Fellow in December 2023. His current research focuses on flow boiling heat transfer in microchannels.
Zehao Zhao
Zehao Zhao received his B.S. (2018) and Ph.D. (2023) degree in Material Science in Qingdao University and Northwestern Polytechnical University. He joined the group as a Research Associate in March 2024. His current research focuses on ionic thermoelectric materials.
Ming Li
Doctor
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, ,Hong Kong
E-mail: mli2@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Postgraduate Students
Yanjun Du
PhD student, 2019 - Present
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: yjdu@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Yanjun Du received her B.S. degree in Energy and Power Engineering in Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2018. In August 2019, she joined the group as a PhD student. Her current research focuses on microfluidic devices for biomedical applications.
Yun Shen
PhD student, 2022 - Present
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: yshen@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Yun Shen received her B.S. degree in School of Science and Engineering in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in 2022. In August 2022, she joined in the group as a PhD student. Her current research focuses on thermalgalvanic cells.
Xiaotong Wang
PhD student, 2022 - Present
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: xtwang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Xiaotong Wang obtained his B.S. degree (2015) and MPhil degree (2017) from Tsinghua University. He joined the group as a Research Assistant in January 2022 and become a Ph.D student in August 2022. His research is focusing on boiling heat transfer.
Chunlei Wei
PhD student, 2023 - Present
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: clwei@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Chunlei Wei obtained her B.S. degree in Energy and Power Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2022. In February 2023, she joined our group as a research assistant, specializing in the design and applications of flexible sensors. In August 2023, she began her Ph.D. studies, with her current research centered around the development of soft robotics utilizing intelligent materials.
Guanghua Zeng
PhD student, 2023 - Present
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: guanghua@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Guanghua Zeng obtained his B.S. degree in Energy and Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2023. In August 2023, he began his Ph.D. studies, with his current research centered around the heat transfer in micronano scale.
Yuancheng Lou
PhD student, 2023 - Present
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: louyuancheng@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Yuancheng Lou received his B.S. degree in School of Science and Engineering in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in 2023. In August 2023, he joined in the group as a PhD student. His current research focuses on flexible thermal sensor.
Alumni
Hao Tang
Postdoc, 2013-2015
Dr. Hao Tang obtained his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Physics from the City University of Hong Kong in May 2008. In 2013, Dr. Tang joined the group as a postdoc. He was working on thermoelectric transport in topological insulator nanoribbons.
Qiang Fu
PhD student, 2011 - 2015
Research Assistant, 2016 - 2017
Dr. Qiang Fu received his B.S. degree (2008) in Mechanical and Automation Engineering, M.S. degree (2011) in Measuring and Testing Technologies and Instruments from Xi an Jiaotong University, and Ph.D. degree (2015) in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. After graduation, he continues to work in the same group as Research Assistant. His research focuses on Nanostuctured Thermoelectric Materials.
Xiaomeng Wang
PhD Student, 2011-2017
Dr. Xiaomeng WANG received her B.S. degree (2011) in Energy Engineering from Zhejiang University. In 2011, she joined the group as a Ph.D student. Her research focuses on Thermal transport in one-dimensional nanostructured thermoelectric materials.
Wenhua Zhang
PhD student, 2013 - 2017
Dr. Wenhua Zhang received his B.S. degree (2013) in Energy Engineering from Zhejiang University. In August 2013, he joined the group as a Ph.D student. His research focused on synthesis and characterization of electroplated thermoelectric materials and development of high power density thermoelectric generators for wireless sensor network and wearable electronics applications.
Wangbin Zheng
PhD student, 2014 - 2017
Mr. Wangbin Zheng graduated from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2014 with a B.S. degree in Theoretics and Applied Mechanics. His research involved thermoelectric transport in organic thin films.
Yajun Sun
Research Assistant, 2017 - 2019
Yajun Sun received his B.S. degree (2017) in Energy and Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology. In Sep 2017, he joined the group as a RA. His research is focusing on setting up the test platform of measuring thermal interface materials and tuning thermal transport properties of one-dimensional nanostructures.
Yucheng Xiong
PhD student, 2013 - 2018
Research Assistant, 2018 - 2019
Postdoc, 2019 - 2021
Yucheng Xiong received his B.S. degree (2013) in Energy and Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology. In Aug 2013, he joined the group as a Ph.D. student. After graduation, he continues to work in the same group as a Research Assistant and a Postdoc Fellow. His research is focusing on tuning thermal transport properties of one-dimensional nanostructures.
Yi Liu
PhD student, 2014 - 2019
Mr. Yi Liu obtained his B.S. degree from the Department of Thermal and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Sci.&Tch. in 2014. At the same year, he joined the Nano Energy Research Laboratory as a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the enhancement of pool boiling performance with micro-structured surfaces.
PhD student, 2016 - 2020
Postdoc, 2020 - 2022
Haoxiang Wei
Mr. Haoxiang Wei obtained his B.S. degree (2013) in Mechanical Engineering and Automation from Xi’an Jiaotong University and MPhil degree (2015) from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He joined the group as a Ph.D student in August 2016 and focuses on synthesis and characterization of nanostructured thermoelectric materials.
Jiaqi Tang
PhD student, 2016 - 2021
Mr. Jiaqi Tang received his B.S. degree from the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University in 2015. In August 2016, he joined the group as a Ph.D student. His research focuses on flow boiling in microchannels.
Jian Zhang
PhD student, 2017 - 2022
Jian Zhang received his B.S. degree in Process Equipment and Control Engineering in Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2017. In August 2017, he joined the group as a Ph.D student. His research focuses on development of high power density thermoelectric generators for wireless sensor network and wearable electronics applications.
Fengju Yao
PhD student, 2018 - 2022
Fengju Yao obtained her B.S. degree and Master degree from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering in Harbin Institute of Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. In March 2018, she joined the group as a RA. In August 2018, She became a Ph.D student. Her research is focusing on studying thermal transport characteristics of nanowires.
PhD student, 2019 - 2022
Postdoc, 2022 - 2024
Ming Li
Ming Li obtained her B. Eng. degree (2016) in Materials Science and Engineering from Kunming University of Science and Technology. She joined the group as a PhD student in July 2019. Her current research focuses on studying thermal transport properties of low-dimensional materials.
Ming Li
Doctor
Address: Room 301, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
E-mail: mli2@mae.cuhk.edu.hk