In February 2022, 22 outstanding postdoctoral fellows selected from leading universities in Mainland China will take part in two-year research projects in Hong Kong under the guidance of 22 PolyU academics. These 22 individuals represent the largest share of this year’s cohort of 52 postdoctoral fellows among all government-funded universities in Hong Kong.
Two ITC professors, Prof. Kinor Jiang and Prof. Zijian Zheng, will supervise two postdoctoral fellows who received their PhD from Donghua University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology respectively. Our two professors are looking forward to meeting their postdoctoral fellow.
Prof. Jiang's project aims to construct wearable electrochemical energy storage devices with high-performance flexible electrodes. The electrodes are fabricated by in-situ growing active materials on a textile substance via magnetron sputtering. The project will focus on the practical application performance of textile-based devices and is committed to developing green intelligent energy storage products.
Prof. Zheng's postdoctoral fellow is currently Associate Professor of the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He will be involved in a wearable electronics project.
Electronic devices and systems with high stretchability are essential in the fields of wearable electronics, on-skin electronics, soft robotics, and bioelectronics. Stretchable electronic devices conventionally built with elastomeric thin films show a lack of permeability, which not only impedes wear comfort and creates skin inflammation over the long term with wear, but also limits the design form factors of device integration in the vertical direction. This project aims to develop new permeable and conductive materials for stretchable electronics. The scope of the project includes materials development and device fabrication to study the mechanical and electrical properties, as well as the biocompatibility of the materials and devices.
About the 2021 Hong Kong Scholars Programme
The 2021 Hong Kong Scholars Programme is a cross-border initiative to nurture postdoctoral fellows so that they conduct high-level research work, particularly in experimental science and the engineering disciplines. The initiative helps to cultivate research talent who will contribute to the development of innovation and technology in society. The programme is supported by the Society of Hong Kong Scholars and Mainland authorities, including the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The research projects cover about 15 subject areas, including chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, information and communication engineering, materials science and engineering, medical technology, and textiles.
