Principal Investigator

​Haipeng LU
​Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Email: haipenglu@ust.hk      
Phone: (852) 3469 2097​     
​Office: Room 4533​

​2026 - , Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2020-2026, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2017-2020, Postdoc, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Advisor: Matthew C. Beard)
2017, Ph.D., University of Southern California (Advisor: Richard L. Brutchey)
2012, B.S., Nanjing University

Selected Awards and Honors
• NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Category B), 2026.
• HKUST School of Science Research Award, 2025.
• World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, Elsevier BV, 2023,2024,2025.
• Royal Society of Chemistry Materials Chemistry Frontiers Emerging Investigator, 2024.
• Royal Society of Chemistry Nanoscale Emerging Investigator, 2022.
• American Chemical Society PHYS Young Investigator Award, 2019.

Service
• Editorial Board Member of Chiral Chemistry.
• Early Career Advisory Board of JACS Au.
• Early Career Advisory Board of Materials Chemistry Frontiers.

Staff/Postdoc

Jian Qiu
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. National University of Singapore (NUS)
jianqiu@ust.hk
 

Zhou Wu
Postdoc
Ph.D. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
zhouwu@ust.hk
 

Ming Lai
Postdoc
Ph.D. Sun-Yat Sen University
laim7@mail.sysu.edu.cn
 

Haifeng Sun
Postdoc
Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong
sunhaifeng@ust.hk
 

Nanlong Zheng
Postdoc
Ph.D. Peking University
nlzheng@ust.hk
 

Jiaxu Zhang
Postdoc
Ph.D. Technische Universität Dresden
jiaxuzhang@ust.hk
 

Research Postgraduate Students


Kin Ting (Rex) Chang
Graduate Student (Year 4)
B.S. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
ktchang@connect.ust.hk


Hyo Cheol Lee
Graduate Student (Year 3, HKPFS)
M.S. degu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
B.S. Hanyang University
hcleeas@connect.ust.hk


Pui Ying (Chloe) Wong
Graduate Student (Year 3, RedBird PhD Award)
B.S. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
pywongax@connect.ust.hk
 

Ziji Bai
Graduate Student (Year 2)
M.S. National University of Singapore
B.S. Jilin University
zbaiaf@connect.ust.hk

Zixuan Chu
Graduate Student (Year 2)
B.S. Shandong University
zchuac@connect.ust.hk

Jiaxin Luo
Graduate Student (Year 2)
M.S. Nanjing University
B.S. Nanjing University of Science and Technology
jluobw@connect.ust.hk

Wenfei Liang
Graduate Student (Year 1)
M.S. Sichuan Normal University & Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
wliangan@connect.ust.hk


Hengtian Ma
Graduate Student (Year 1)
B.S. South China University of Technology
hengtian.ma@connect.ust.hk


Shuhuai Xiao
Graduate Student (Year 1)
M.S. Beihang University
B.S. Nankai University
sxiaoap@connect.ust.hk
Undergraduate Student


Alumni

Postdoc:
Dr. Feng, Tanglue; Associate Professor, Zhengzhou University
Dr. Yao, Jingwen; Associate Professsor, Chongqing Normal University
Dr. Wu, Jin; Senior Application Scientist, Rigaku Shanghai Corporation

Postgraduate Students:
Qinxuan Cao (PhD, 2025); Postdoc at University of Chicago
Zhongwei Chen (PhD, 2025); Senior Engineer at CATL
Zhiyu Wang (PhD, 2025); Postdoc at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jie Xue (PhD, 2025); Senior Engineer at Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute (MRDI)
Zixuan Zhang (PhD, 2025); Postdoc at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chi Wa Chow (MPhil, 2025)

Selected Undergraduate Students:
Frederick Gabriel Jusmin (2025); PhD student at City University of Hong Kong (HKPFS)
Boyu Ouyang (2024); PhD student at EPFL
Pang Ho Yeung (2024); PhD student at HKU
Pui Ying Wong (2024); PhD student at HKUST
Chi Wa Chow (2023); MPhil student at HKUST
Kin Ting Chang (2022); PhD student at HKUST

Summer Research Program
Zihang Sun (2024); PhD student at University of Southern California
Chunting Wu (2024); PhD student at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Xinyu Zhang (2023); PhD student at Brown University