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Principal Investigator

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Dr. Zhanxi FAN, Associate Professor

Email: zhanxi.fan@cityu.edu.hk

Tel.: +852 - 3442 7817

Fax: +852 - 3442 0522

 

Professional Experience

07/2024 - Now, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong

02/2020 - Now, Core Member, Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering                             Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong

11/2019 - 06/2024, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong

​03/2018 - 11/2019, Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University (Advisor: Prof. Hua Zhang)

03/2017 - 02/2018, Postdoc Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Advisor: Prof. Haimei Zheng)
​03/2016 - 02/2017, Research Fellow,
Nanyang Technological University (Advisor: Prof. Hua Zhang)

​08/2015 - 02/2016, Project Officer, Nanyang Technological University (Advisor: Prof. Hua Zhang)

 

​Education

07/2015, Ph.D., Materials Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University

                    Supervisor: Prof. Hua Zhang

06/2010, B.S., Chemistry, Jilin University

                    Supervisors: Prof. Bai Yang and Prof. Hao Zhang

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​Awards/Honors

2024, World's Top 2% Scientists in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, by Stanford University

2024, Top Scholar (Top 0.5%, World wide), by ScholarGPS

2023, Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1‰, World wide), by Web of Science

2023, World's Top 2% Scientists in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, by Stanford University

2023, Rising Star Speaker Award, by ICMAT 2023

2023, Outstanding Member of Youth Editorial Board, by SmartMat

2023, Emerging Scientist Lectureship, by C-MRS 2022-2023

2022, Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1‰, World wide), by Web of Science

2022, World's Top 2% Scientists in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, by Stanford University

2022, Rising Star, by Advanced Materials

2022, Early Career Scheme Award, by Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong

2022, Rising Star, by Small​

2022, Excellent Member of Youth Editorial Board, by SmartMat

2021, Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1‰, World wide), by Web of Science

2021, World's Top 2% Scientists in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, by Stanford University

2021, Vebleo Fellow, by Vebleo

2021, Emerging Investigator, by Journal of Materials Chemistry A​

2020, World's Top 2% Scientists in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, by Stanford University

2020, Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1‰, World wide), by Web of Science

2019, Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1‰, World wide), by Web of Science

2018, Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1‰, World wide), by Web of Science

2015, Young Scientist Award, by European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)

2016, MSE Doctorate Research Excellence Award, by NTU

2015, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, by CSC

2009, National Scholarship, by MOE

2008, National Scholarship, by MOE

2007, National Inspirational Scholarship, by Central Government

2008, Excellent Student of Jilin University, by JLU

2007 - 2009, Tsang Hin-Chi Scholarship, by Tsang Hin-Chi Education Foundation

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Academic Services

2024 - Present, Editorial Board, Nanotechnology

2023 - Present, Editorial Board, Science Bulletin

2023 - Present, Member, Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)

2022 - Present, Associate Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research

2021, Guest Editor, SmartMat

2021 - Present, Youth Editorial Board, SmartMat

2021 - Present, Youth Editorial Board, Microstructures

2021 - Present, Youth Editorial BoardActa Phys. -Chim. Sin.

2021, Guest Editor, Nanomaterials

2020 - Present, Editorial Board, Nanomaterials

2020 - Present, Youth Editorial Board, Rare Metals

2020, Guest Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research

2020, Guest Editor, Rare Metals

2019 - Present, Youth Editorial Board, Chinese Chemical Letters

2016 - Present, Reviewer of 50+ SCI journals: Nat. Catal., Nat. EnergyNat. Commun., Sci. Adv.

MatterChem. Rev.J. Am. Chem. Soc.Adv. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.Natl. Sci. Rev.,

Water Res.Chem Catal., Cell Rep. Phys. Sci.Nano Lett.ACS NanoAdv. Funct. Mater.

Adv. Energy Mater.Mater. TodayAppl. Phys. Rev.ACS Energy Lett.ACS Mater. Lett.Adv. Sci., Nano Res.Small, Mater. Horiz.​SmartMatSci. China Mater., Small Science, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, ChemSusChem, ChemCatChem, Energy Environ. Mater., Chem. Eng. J., Chin. Chem. Lett., ChemPhysChem, Rare Met., Dalton Trans., etc. 

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