Welcome to Tan Research Group@
Department of Electrical Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
Principle Investigator
Chaoliang Tan, Ph.D, Associate Professor, FIAAM
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center
City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
Email: chaoltan@cityu.edu.hk
Awards/Honors
2025 Excellent Young Editorial Board Member by SmartMat (Wiley)
2024 Fellow of International Assoc. of Advanced Materials (FIAAM)
2024 Highly Cited Researcher in Chemistry & Materials Science by Web of Science
2024 Highly Ranked Scholar (World Top 0.05%, Lifetime) by ScholarGPS
2024 Top 2% Scientists in the world (Career Long Impact & Single Year) by Stanford University
2024 Editorial Outstanding Contribution Award by Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
2023 Highly Cited Researcher in Chemistry & Materials Science by Web of Science
2023 Top 2% Scientists in the world (Career Long Impact & Single Year) by Stanford University
2023 Rising Star by Advanced Materials (Wiley)
2023 World Top 100,000 Scientists by www.globalauthorid.com
2023 Editorial Outstanding Contribution Award by Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
2023 Emerging Investigator by Materials Chemistry Frontiers (RSC)
2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award by Nanoscale Advances (RSC)
2022 Highly Cited Researcher in Chemistry by Web of Science
2022 Top 2% Scientists in the world (Career Long Impact & Single Year) by Stanford University
2022 World Top 100,000 Scientists by www.globalauthorid.com
2022 Rising Star by Small (Wiley)
2022 Editorial Outstanding Contribution Award by Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
2021 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross Field by Web of Science
2021 NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Fund (HK & Macau) (国家优青-港澳)
2021 Top 2% Scientists in the world (Career Long Impact & Single Year) by Stanford University
2021 Emerging Investigator by Journal of Materials Chemistry A (RSC)
2021 Rising Star Lecturer (Chemistry) by Hong Kong Institute of Advanced Study
2021 Outstanding Reviewer Award by Science China Materials
2020 Top 2% Scientists in the world (Career Long Impact & Single Year) by Stanford University
2020 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross Field by Web of Science
2019 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross Field by Web of Science
2018 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross Field by Web of Science
2016 MSE Doctorate Research Excellence Award (NTU)
2016 Best Poster Award (ICEM)
2015 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
Academic Services and Memberships
Reviewer of many journals including Nat. Electron.; Nat. Commun.; Chem. Rev.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; Adv. Mater.; Angew. Chem. In. Ed., ACS Nano; Nano Lett.; Adv. Funct. Mater.; Adv. Energy Mater.; Appl. Phys. Rev.; Mater. Today; IEEE Electron Device Lett.; IEEE Trans. Electron Devices; Adv. Sci.; Appl. Catal. B: Environ.; Small; Chem. Sci.; ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces; Adv. Opt. Mater.; Adv. Electron. Mater.; Nano Res.; Chem. Commun.; SmartMat; Chin. Chem. Lett.; Sci. China Mater.; etc.
Associate Editor of Smart Materials and Devices (2024-Present)
Nanotechnology Committee Member of IEEE Electron Devices Society (2025-Present)
Editorial Board Member of Nanomaterials (2023-Present)
Editorial Board Member of Science Bulletin (2023-Present)
Editorial Board Member of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (2022-Present)
Editorial Board Member of Energies (2021-Present)
Young Editorial Board Member of Nano-Micro Letters (2023-Present)
Young Editorial Board Member of Chinese Chemical Letters (2017-Present)
Ph.D Candidates
Haoxin Huang, Ph.D student (Co-supervised with Prof. Andy Chan)
Sept. 2020 - Present, Ph.D student, EE CityU
Sept. 2017 - Jun. 2020, M.E., South China University of Technology
Sept. 2013 - Jun. 2017, B.E., South China University of Technology
Email: haoxhuang3-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Kekang Liu, Ph.D student (Co-supervised with Prof. Can Li)
Sept. 2024 - Present, Ph.D student, EEE HKU
Sept. 2021 - Jun. 2024, M.E., Sun Yat-sen University
Sept. 2017 - Jun. 2021, B.E., Huangzhong University of Science and Technology
Email: kekangliu99@connect.hku.hk
M.Phil Candidates
Xuyang Zheng, M.Phil student (Co-supervised with Prof. Can Li)
Sept. 2024 - Present, M.Phil student, EEE HKU
Sept. 2020 – Jun. 2024, B.E., South China University of Technology
Email: xyzheng3@connect.hku.hk
Bufan Zhou, M.Phil student (Co-supervised with Prof. Can Li)
Sept. 2024 - Present, M.Phil student, EEE HKU
Sept. 2020 – Jun. 2024, B.S., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: u3011143@connect.hku.hk
Postdocs
Dr. Jiajia Zha
Oct. 2024 - Present, Postdoc Fellow, EE CityU
Nov. 2023 - Oct. 2024, Postdoc Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
Sept. 2020 - Nov. 2023, Ph.D, City University of Hong Kong
Sept. 2017 - Aug. 2020, M.S., Fudan University
Sept. 2013 - Jun. 2017, B.E., Southeast University
Email: jiajiazha2@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Min Ge
Oct. 2024 - Present, Postdoc Fellow, EE CityU
Oct. 2023 - Oct. 2024, Postdoc Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
Sept. 2018 - Jun. 2023, Ph.D, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sept. 2014 - Jun. 2018, B.E., Wuhan University of Technology
Email: minge2@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Tingting Hu
Oct. 2024 - Present, Postdoc Fellow, EE CityU
Sept. 2023 - Oct. 2024, Postdoc Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
Sept. 2018 - Jun. 2023, Ph.D, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Sept. 2014 - Jun. 2018, B.E., Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Email: tingtihu@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Chaojie Yu
Nov. 2024 - Present, Postdoc Fellow, EE CityU
Sept. 2019 - Jun. 2024, Ph.D, Tianjin University
Sept. 2015 - Jun. 2019, B.E., Tianjin University
Email: chaojiyu@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Lu Yang
Feb. 2025 - Present, Postdoc Fellow, EE CityU
Sept. 2019 - Jun. 2024, Ph.D, Harbin Engineering University
Sept. 2015 - Jun. 2019, B.E., Qiqihar University
Email: luyang@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Guoqiang Xi
Feb. 2025 - Present, Visiting Postdoc Fellow, EE CityU
Sept. 2024 - Present, Postdoc, Shenzhen University
Sept. 2020 - Jul. 2024, Ph.D, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Sept. 2017 - Jul. 2020, M.E., Shihezi University
Sept. 2013 - Jul. 2017, B.E., Yulin University
Email: xiguoqiang@szu.edu.cn
Lab Alumni
Dr. Yunpeng Xia
Sept. 2020 - Aug. 2024, Ph.D, EE CityU (Co-supervised with Prof. Andy Chan)
Sept. 2017 - Jun. 2020, M.S., University of Science and Technology of China
Sept. 2013 - Jun. 2017, B.E., Hefei University of Technology
Email: yunpenxia2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Jiajia Zha
Currently Position: Postdoc Fellow in Our Group
Sept. 2020 - Nov. 2023, Ph.D, City University of Hong Kong (Co-supervised with Prof. Johnny Ho)
Sept. 2017 - Aug. 2020, M.S., Fudan University
Sept. 2013 - Jun. 2017, B.E., Southeast University
Email: jiajiazha2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
Personal link: https://jiajiazha.com/
Dr. Jiangqi Zhao,
Currently Position: Asscoiate Professor in Sichuan University (Double-Hundred Talents Project)
Oct 2020 - May 2021, Research Assistant, CityUniversity of Hong Kong (Co-Supervised)
Sept. 2017 - Sept 2019, Exchange Student, University of California, Berkeley
Sept. 2014 - Jun. 2020, Ph.D, Sichuan University
Sept. 2010 - Jun. 2014, B.E., Sichuan University
Email: Jiangqizhao@scu.edu.cn
Dr. Peng Yang
Currently Position: Assistant Professor in Shenzhen Technology University
Jun. 2021 - Jun. 2022, Visiting Postdoc Fellow, CityUniversity of Hong Kong
Dec. 2020 - Nov. 2022, Postdoc., Shenzhen University
Sept. 2017 - Sept. 2020, Ph.D, Fudan University
Sept. 2014 - May. 2017, M.E., Central South University
Sept. 2010 - Jul. 2014, B.E., Chifeng University
Email: yangpeng@sztu.edu.cn
Dr. Huide Wang
Currently Position: Associate Professor in Shenzhen University
Oct. 2021 - Jun. 2023, Visiting Postdoc Fellow, CityUniversity of Hong Kong
Jul. 2021 - Present, Postdoc., Shenzhen University
Sept. 2016 - Jun. 2021, Ph.D, Shenzhen University
Sept. 2012 - Jun. 2016, B.E., Anhui Polytechnic University
Email: wanghuide@szu.edu.cn
Dr. Chen Qian
Febr. 2023 - March 2024, Postdoc Fellow, CityUniversity of Hong Kong
Sept. 2015 - Jun. 2022, Ph.D, Zhejiang University
Sept. 2011 - Jun. 2015, B.E., Northwestern Polytechnical University
Email: cheqian@cityu.edu.hk