We welcome Dr. Xianghong Li joining the Zhao Group as a Research Fellow! Dr. Li received his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Jinlong Gong in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2023. His research interests include the rational design and operando imaging of novel nanocatalysts toward sustainability.

We welcome Dr. Lei Huang joining the Zhao Group as a Research Fellow! Dr. Huang received his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Baoyu Xia in Material Chemistry from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2022. His research interests center on the rational design of novel nanocatalysts for sustainability applications.

We welcome Xiaofei Long joining the Zhao Group as a visiting Ph.D. student! Xiaofei is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Jianbo Li at Chongqing University. His research interests focus on utilizing biomass to rationally design novel nanocatalysts for clean-energy applications.

We welcome Shengnan Hu joining the Zhao Group as a visiting Ph.D. student! Shengnan is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Na Tian at Xiamen University. His research interests include the rational design and characterization of novel nanocatalysts.

We welcome Qingdian Yan joining the Zhao Group as a Ph.D. student! Qingdian obtained his BS degree from Xiamen University and MS degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include the super-resolution imaging of nanocatalysis.

The Zhao group concludes the 2023 fall semester with delicious seafood!

We welcome Dr. Wenbin Jiang joining the Zhao Group as a Research Fellow! Dr. Jiang obtained both his BS and PhD degrees (advisor: Prof Yujie Xiong) from the University of Science and Technology of China. Before joining the Zhao Group, he worked as a Research Fellow under the supervision of Prof Enyi Ye at A*STAR for two years. His research interests include the rational design of nanocatalysts for sustainability.

We welcome Lee Chan Hon joining the Zhao Group as an FYP undergraduate student; Zixun Huang, Yuzhu Pang, and Yanzhao Xu joining the Zhao Group as the MLE 5003 Master students; and Hongjie Huang, Jiakai Li, and Zebin Zhan joining the Zhao Group as Master students! 

We welcome Dr. Ying Xie and Dr. Zhi Zheng joining the Zhao Group as visiting scholars, and Congdong She, Shuchi Zhang, and Zhen Zheng as visiting graduate students! 

Dr. Zhao officially starts his research career in MSE at NUS!

Dr. Zhao wins the NRE Young Star Researcher Award 2022 (Gold Award) presented by Nano Research and Nano Research Energy, in recognition of outstanding research achievement in nanomaterials and nanotechnology for energy. Congratulations!