People

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Prof. Dennis Y.C. Leung

Group leader

Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, HKU.

Current h-index is 85 with total citations 40000+. One of the top 1% highly cited scientists in the world in energy field since 2010 and a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics from 2017.

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Dr. Wending Pan

Research Assistant Professor

Aqueous ion batteries as post-Li batteries and rechargeable aqueous metal-air batteries for large-scale energy storage.

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Dr. Yingguang Zhang

Postdoctoral Fellow

Photocatalyst for pollute degradation and O2/CO2 batteries.

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Dr. Xiaolong Zhao

Postdoctoral Fellow

Nanomaterials, Energy production&conversion

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Dr. Wiecheng Chen

Postdoctoral Fellow

Nanomaterial fabrication, photothermal energy conversion, and heat transfer enhancement

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Dr. Tingting Qin

Postdoctoral Fellow

(1) host-guest interaction (2) stress-strain management and (3) space charge effect.

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Prof. Xun Sun

Hong Kong Scholar

Associate Professor at Shandong University.

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Shijing Luo

Postdoctoral Fellow

Energy conversion, energy storage, fuel cells, and batteries.

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Sarah K.W. Leong

PhD Student with HKPF

Aqueous Mg-ion and Mg-air batteries.

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Jessica Mingyu Xia

PhD Student

Photocatalytic for water splitting.

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Wei Dong

PhD Student

Metal based batteries for energy storage.

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Shaoru Tang

PhD Student

pollutant degradation.

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Zhenfei Chang

PhD Student with HKPF

Li-ion batteries.

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Jiaxing Sun

Research Assistant

Pollutant degradation..

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Ziheng Li

Exchange Undergraduate Student

Solar energy utilization and energy storage.

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Junshuo Lian

Exchange Undergraduate Student

Ion diffusion control and and energy storage.

Alumni

Prof. Yifei Wang, PhD 2016 and Postdoc 2021

Associate Professor of Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China

Dr. Ruijie Xie, Postdoc 2021

Postdoc at Sun Yat-sen University, China.

Miss. Xiaoping Yi, Visiting Student 2021

PhD student at University of Science and Technology Beijing, China.

Dr. Zhiqiang Niu, Postdoc 2020

Lecturer at the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering of Loughborough University, UK.

Dr. Melody Muyan Wu, PhD 2020

China Everbright Environment Group Limited, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Yu Ho Kwok, PhD 2020

Dr. Fang Li, PhD 2019

BYD, China

Prof. Wei Zhao, Hong Kong Scholar 2018

Professor of Changshu Institute of Technology, China

Dr. Wai Szeto, PhD 2018

Dr. Siyang Hu, PhD 2017

Director of Research and Engineering of Mapxus (Maphive Technology Limited), China

Prof. Zhanjun Cheng, Visting Scholar 2016

Professor at School of Environmental Science and Technology, Tianjin University, China

Dr. Binbin Chen, PhD 2016

Chief R&D engineer of Shenzhen Lithium battery Co., BYD, China

Dr. Xu Lu, PhD 2016

Assistant professor of KAUST, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Huimin Zhang, Visiting Scholar 2016

Associate Professor of East China Jiao Tong University, China

Prof. Hejingying Niu, PhD 2013

Assistant Researcher of Shanghai University, China

Prof. Xuan Wu, PhD 2012

Associate Professor in Guangxi University of Science and Technology, China

Prof. Haibao Huang, Postdoc 2012

Associate Dean and Professor of the School of Environment, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Prof. Xianliang Fu, Postdoc 2012

Professor of Wuhan Institute of Technology, China

Miss. Laura Chuan Yu, MPhi 2012

Business Development Manager at The University of Hong Kong Technology Transfer Office, Hong Kong, China

Prof. Huizhi Wang, PhD 2011

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) of Imperial College London, UK

Dr. Yun-on Tong, PhD 2011

Architectural Services Department, Hong Kong Government, Hong Kong, China

Prof. Jin Xuan, PhD 2011

Associate Dean for the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, the University of Surrey, UK

Prof. Guisheng Li, Postdoc 2010

Associate Dean and Professor of the School of Materials and Chemistry, Shanghai University of Technology, China

Prof. Memon Rizwan Ahmed, PhD 2009

Professor of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

Dr. Michael Wing Han Ching, PhD 2009

Work at CLP Engineering Limited, Hong Kong, China

Prof. Xianxiang Li, PhD 2008

Associate Professor at School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Prof. Meng Ni, PhD 2007

Associate Dean (FCE) & Professor in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Yan Guo, PhD 2005

Prof. Xiuli Yin, PhD 2004

Director of Biomass Thermochemical Conversion Division, Guangzhou Energy Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Michael K.H. Leung, RAP 2002

Associate Provost and Professor of City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Jiyang Xia, PhD 2000

Manager of Separation Systems Lab, GE Global Research Shanghai, China

Prof. Chun-Ho Liu, PhD 1999

Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Prof. Guanyi Chen, Postdoc 1998

Vice President of Tianjin University of Commerce; former Dean of the School of Environment, Tianjin University, China

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Where we are

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

The Department of Engineering is a growing department at HKU, an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research based in London, United Kingdom.

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Join us!

Opportunities

We welcome highly-motivated students and postdoctoral researchers with an interest in energy & environment areas to join our group.