About the supervisor: Dr. Xue Wang is an assistant professor in School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong,
starting January 2023. She received her Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Xiamen University in 2015 under the supervision of Prof. Zhaoxiong Xie
and Prof. Younan Xia. During her graduate studies, she worked at the Georgia Institute of Technology as a visiting graduate student (2013-2015).
After her Ph.D. graduation, she was appointed as associate professor at Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics,
Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016-2017). Then she went to University of Toronto and worked as a postdoctoral fellow with
Prof. Edward Sargent, prior to joining the City University of Hong Kong as an assistant professor. Dr. Wang's research expertise covers
nanomaterial design, electrocatalysis, and reaction engineering, with a particular emphasis on energy-related applications. To date, Dr. Wang
has published>50 peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals, such as Science, Nature, Nature Energy, Nature Catalysis, Nature Commun.,
JACS, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, and Advanced Materials.
For details, please find https://www.cityu.edu.hk/see/people/dr-xue-wang
Group website:https://www.xuewang-research.com/
Group research interests: The group research focuses on science and engineering for decarbonization of the energy sector using
electrocatalysis approach. Through the combination of catalyst design, mechanism investigation, and reaction engineering, we aim to
develop efficient CO2 electrochemical conversion technologies for renewable energy storage and conversion, electrosynthesis of chemicals/fuels, and climate change mitigation, as well as unravel the physical and chemical events at the molecular level during the electrocatalysis processes.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS): The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, established by the Research Grants Council (RGC)
of the HKSAR government, aims to attract the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their research degree programmes in Hong
Kong's institutions. The Fellowship provides awardees with a monthly stipend of HK$27,100 (~US$3,474) and a conference and research
related travel allowance of HK$13,600 (~US$1,744) per year for a maximum of three years. For Fellowship awardees who are admitted to a 4-year PhD programme, CityU will provide a monthly studentship at the same level as the RGC Fellowship for their fourth year of study.
If the candidates does not receive the HKPFS, the 4-year CityU scholarship (~hk$17,500 per month at the beginning and ~ hk$18,000 per month after passing qualification in the first year) will be applied after admission.
Initial application:Potential graduate students (including students who will receive/have received the bachelor degree or master degree)
who are interested in the topics of sustainable technologies for renewable energy storage & conversion are welcome to contact Dr. Wang
at xue.wang@cityu.edu.hk with your CV, UG/postgraduate transcripts, English proficiency certificate, and publications (if applicable).
The candidates with research experience in one or more areas of chemistry, nanomaterials, or electrocatalysis will be preferred.
Deadline: Please contact Dr. Wang before October 31, 2022. However, review of applications will begin immediately.
The potential candidates will be invited for interviews.
Basic requirements:
-UG average mark >= 85/100 or GPA > = 3.5/4.0
-First degree has or will be obtained at least from a 985, double first class, or 211 university in Mainland China or top 20 worldwide university.
-English proficiency requirement:(1) a minimum total score of 550 (paper-based test); or 79 (internet-based); or 59 (revised paper-delivered test; sum of reading, listening and writing section scores in toefl; or (2) a minimum ielts score of 6.5. |