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Prof. Tong Zhu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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tong.zhu@cityu-dg.edu.cn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar: Tong Zhu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tong Zhu received the B. Sc. in Materials Physics from Fudan University in 2011, the M. Eng. in Materials Physics & Chemistry from Fudan University in 2014, and the Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke University in 2019. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Sargent group at the University of Toronto, focusing on perovskite systems. He joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan) as an assistant professor in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His publications have been cited over 3,000 times, with an h-index of 20 (Google Scholar<\/a>). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Postdoctoral Associates\/Research Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several open positions, see CAREERS<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Han Miao\/\u7f2a\u6db5 (Research Assistant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduated from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Shanghai University with a master’s degree. Specialized in composition design and thermodynamic calculations based on energy materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ph.D. Students (Welcome to Contact!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Xiaoya Ni\/\u502a\u5c0f\u96c5 (2026 Fall)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduated from Soochow University with a B.Eng. degree. Currently an M.Eng. student at the College of Design and Engineering, NUS. Mainly focusing on machine learning-aided first-principles (DFT) software development, with interests in perovskite and semiconductor simulations and related high-throughput workflows.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Master Students (Welcome to Contact!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junjie Zhu\/\u6731\u541b\u6770<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduated from the School of Nano Science and Technology at Soochow University with a bachelor’s degree. Served as a research assistant in Baoquan Sun’s group at Soochow University for one year. Mainly focusing on the optimization of various types of solar cells and other semiconductors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Yifan Liu\/\u5218\u4e00\u5e06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Received a BSc in Applied Physics from Shandong University, now focusing on materials research. I’m a dedicated football enthusiast and enjoy watching a wide range of sports while possessing no athletic gene.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jiayu Zheng\/\u90d1\u4f73\u96e8 (Visiting Students)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postgraduate student in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, focusing mainly on perovskite solar cells and DFT calculations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yifan Liao\/\u5ed6\u4e00\u5e06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduated from Jilin University with a bachelor’s degree. Main research interests focus on machine learning-assisted first-principles (DFT) software development and inverse design of perovskite materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Undergraduate Researchers (Welcome to Contact!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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