
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 (Tenured), 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)
Postdoc

Dr. Yunhao WANG
Postdoc (02/09/2024 - )
PhD, City University of Hong Kong
Awards/Honors:
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Scholarship (2023)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2024, 2024, 2024, 2023)

Dr. Miao WANG
Postdoc (18/02/2025 - )
PhD, University of Science and Technology of China
Awards/Honors:
Excellent Graduate of USTC (2019)
PhD Students

Yuecheng XIONG
PhD Student (01/09/2021 - )
M.S., Tongji University
Awards/Honors:
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship (2024, 2023, 2022)
Outstanding Academic Performance Award (2022)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2024, 2024)

Guozhi WANG
PhD Student (01/08/2022 - )
M.S., General Research Institute
for Nonferrous Metals
Awards/Honors:
Excellent Graduation Thesis of GRINM (2021)

Hongming XU
(Co-supervised with Prof.
Minhua SHAO @ HKUST)
PhD Student (01/08/2022 - )
M.S., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Awards/Honors:
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship (2024)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2024)

Fengkun HAO
PhD Student (01/02/2023 - )
B.S., China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Awards/Honors:
Research Tuition Scholarship (2024)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2024)

Fu LIU
PhD Student (01/02/2023 - )
M.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University
Awards/Honors:
Research Tuition Scholarship (2024)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2023)

Liang GUO
PhD Student (01/09/2023 - )
M.S., Shandong University
Awards/Honors:
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship (2024)

Xiang MENG
PhD Student (01/09/2023 - )
M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Awards/Honors:
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship (2024)

Mingzheng SHAO
PhD Student (01/09/2024 - )
M.S., Tianjin University
Awards/Honors:
First-class Scholarship
(2020 & 2022)

Chaohui WANG
PhD Student (01/01/2025 - )
M.S., South China University of Technology
Awards/Honors:
National Inspirational Scholarship
(3 times)
Group Alumni
PhD Students

Yangbo MA
PhD Student (01/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
M.S., Tsinghua University
Awards/Honors:
Research Tuition Scholarship (2022)
Outstanding Academic Performance Award (2023, 2022)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2024)

Juan WANG
PhD Student (01/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
M.S., Nankai University
Awards/Honors:
Outstanding Academic Performance Award (2023)

Jinli YU
PhD Student (01/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
M.S., Sun Yat-sen University
Awards/Honors:
Research Tuition Scholarship (2023, 2022)

Pengyi LU
PhD Student (01/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
M.S., Tianjin University
Awards/Honors:
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship (2022)

Jinwen YIN
PhD Student (01/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
B.S., Huazhong University of
Science and Technology
Awards/Honors:
Outstanding Academic Performance Award (2023)

Yunhao WANG
PhD Student (01/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
M.S., Tianjin University
Awards/Honors:
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Scholarship (2023)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2024, 2024, 2024, 2023)

Jingwen ZHOU
PhD Student (01/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
M.S., Tianjin University
Awards/Honors:
Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship (2023, 2022)
Outstanding Academic Performance Award (2022)
CSCI Excellent Paper Award for Research Students (2024)
Master Students
Mr. Hanqing MAO
Master student (01/09/2021 - 30/06/2022); B.S., Qingdao University.
Ms. Yimo ZHANG
Master Student (01/09/2021 - 30/06/2022); B.S., Capital Normal University.
Mr. Yongqiao SONG
Master Student (01/09/2022 - 30/06/2023); B.S., Hubei University.
Ms. Weichao LYU
Master Student (01/09/2022 - 30/06/2023); B.S., Beijing Institute of Technology.
Ms. Tianyi FENG
Master Student (01/09/2022 - 30/06/2023); B.S., Anhui Normal University.
Ms. Haiyu WEN
Master Student (01/09/2022 - 30/06/2023); B.S., Capital Normal University.
Ms. Rui SUN
Master Student (01/09/2022 - 30/06/2023); B.S., Sichuan University.
Ms. Weiyi ZHANG
Master Student (01/09/2022 - 30/06/2023); B.S., Huaqiao University.
Ms. Cheng WANG
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Sichuan University.
Mr. Xinyu BI
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Qiqihar University.
Ms. Jihan YU
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Northeast Electric Power University.
Ms. Yuqian LIU
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Guangdong Ocean University.
Mr. Ruifeng ZHAN
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology.
Ms. Miao LI
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Zhuhai College of Science and Technology.
Ms. Yuting HUANG
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Shanghai Institute of Technology.
Ms. Qianfang FENG
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Shaanxi University of Science & Technology.
Ms. Xiangyi YUAN
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Central China Normal University.
Ms. Qi DIAO
Master Student (01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024); B.S., Anhui Jianzhu University.