Zhanxi FAN Group
Principal Investigator
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
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
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 Board, Acta 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. Energy, Nat. Commun., Matter,
Chem. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Adv. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Natl. Sci. Rev., Water Res.,
Chem Catal., Cell Rep. Phys. Sci., Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., Nano Lett., ACS Nano,
Mater. Today, ACS Energy Lett., ACS Mater. Lett., Adv. Sci., Nano Res., Small, Mater. Horiz.​,
SmartMat, Sci. 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.