
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 Fellows

Dr. Yunhao WANG
Postdoc (02/09/2024 - )
PhD, City University of Hong Kong
Awards/Honors:
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Outstanding Doctoral Research Award 2024
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)

Dr. Juan WANG
Postdoc (08/04/2025 - )
PhD, City University of Hong Kong
Awards/Honors:
Outstanding Research Thesis Award 2024
Outstanding Academic Performance Award (2023)

Dr. Fangren QIAN
Postdoc (21/07/2025 - )
PhD, University of Science and Technology of China
Awards/Honors:
National Scholarships (2024, 2023, 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.