STUDENT THESIS / AWARDS
Ph.D. Thesis
1. Dr. TIAN Linyuan (2020-2024): Tailoring Surface Properties of CeO2 for Atomic Insights into its Catalytic Reactions
2. Dr. MI Hua (2020-2024): Localized Surface Plasmonic Photothermal Nanoparticle for Biomolecular Diagnostics and Skin Antifungal Therapy [Transferred from Prof. LEE Jung-Hoon in 2021]
3. Dr. SUN Guohan (2019-2023): Surface Regulation of Metal Oxides for Catalytic Insights into Amide Hydrolysis and H₂O₂ Activation
4. Dr. WANG Quan (2019-2023): Tailoring Surface Properties of TiO2 for Atomic Insights into Its Catalytic Reactions
5. Dr. YUAN Bo (2019-2023): The Understanding and Regulation of H₂O₂ Activation over Metal Oxide-based Nanozymes
6. Dr. QIU Yuwei (2019-2023): Synthesis and Design of Magnetic Nanocomposites for Biosensing Applications
7. Dr. SUN Qidi (2019-2023): Synthesis and Application of Advanced Electrocatalysts toward Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions
8. Dr. LI Kedi (2019-2023): Sulfur and Alkyne-Rich Metal-Organic Frameworks for Solar Vapor Generation, Fluorescent Sensing and Pollutants Adsorption [Transferred from Prof. XU Zhengtao in 2022]
9. Dr. JIANG Kunlun (2019-2023): Plasmonic Photothermal Polymerase Chain Reaction [Transferred from Prof. LEE Jung-Hoon in 2021]
10. Dr. TAN Zicong (2018-22): Unravelling the Catalytic Mechanism of CeO2 Nanozymes from the Perspective of Heterogeneous Catalysis
11. Dr. ZHANG Jieru (2018-22): A Guideline for Designing and Synthesizing High Performance Peroxidase Mimicking Nanozymes
MScThesis
1. Ms. XU Ruolei (2023-24): The Surface Control of Ultrasmall CeO2 Nanocatalysts in Direct CO2-to-Dimethyl Carbonate Conversion
2. Ms. YE Xiaoying (2023-24): Facile Production of Fe-based Nanozymes Embedded in Carbon Framework with Oxidase-like Activity
3. Ms. ZHANG Haowen (2023-24): Manipulating the Specificity of Enzymatic Reactions over CeO2-based Nanoparticles
4. Mr. CUI Jialu (2022-23): The Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of MgO Nanosheets Enclosed by Polar (111) Surfaces
5. Mr. XIAO Zhanping (2022-23): An Investigation on the Hydrolysis of Amides over TiO2 Nanosheets
6. LIANG Shuyi (2022-23): The Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Peroxidase Nanozymes for Biomolecular Detections
7. Mr. CUI Yifan (2022-23): The Study of H2O2 Activation on TiO2 Nanoparticles in Cyclohexene Epoxidation
8. Ms. LAU Shun Ying (2021-23): C-N Bond Cleavage over Layered HNb3O8 with Surface Lewis/Bronsted Acid Sites: an Inspiration from Urease
9. Mr. SHEN Xiutong (2021-22): Coordination Structure Regulated H2O2 Activation Pathway Enables On/Off Switching between Peroxidase- and Haloperoxidase-like Activities on Pristine CeO2
10. Ms. ZHONG Ruotong (2021-22): Steering H2O2 Activation Pathway to Achieve Controllabl Oxidation of Aniline
11. Ms. WU Xinyu (2020-21): The Rational Design of Artificial Enzymes (Nanozymes) for Urease Mimicking
12. Mr. CHENG Tianqi (2019-20): The Synthesis of Morphology-Controlled Cu2O Nanoparticles as Peroxidase Mimetics for Glutathione Detection
13. Ms. LENT Wanying (2019-20): The Synthesis of Morphology-Controlled CeO2 Nanoparticles as Peroxidase Mimetics for Glucose Detection
STUDENT AWARDS
1. 2024 Jun. MI Hua, WU Xinyu, and XIAO Zhanping won First Prize in Life Sciences (Innovation Category) in the 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition [Team Project: Fast and Sensitive Real-time Photonic PCR Assisted by Plasmonic Magnetic Nanoparticles].
2. 2024 Jun. ZHAO Chao, CHENG Tianqi, and WU Xinyu won Third Prize in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Innovation Category) in the 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition [Team Project: One-Step Synthesis of CeO2 Nanozyme on Free-Standing Porous Host to Combat Biofouling on Steel Surface].
3. 2024 May QIU Yuwei secured a seed fund of HK$100,000 from HK300 (HKCityU).
4. 2023 Aug. TIAN Linyuan was awarded with the “Research Tuition Scholarship” by SGS.
5. 2022 Aug. JIANG Kunlun was awarded with the “Research Tuition Scholarship” by SGS.
6. 2020 Aug. ZHANG Jieru was awarded with the “Research Tuition Scholarship” by SGS.
7. 2020 Aug. TAN Zicong was awarded with the “Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Scholarship” (the most prestigious award, only 1 quota for CSCI) by SGS.