
GE Research Group
People

Prof. Jingjie Ge
Education
Sep. 2013 - Jun. 2018 Ph.D. University of Science and Technology of China
(Supervisors: Prof. Yadong Li and Prof. Xun Hong)
Sep. 2009- Jun. 2013 B. Eng. Tiangong University
Professional Experience
Jul. 2023 - Current Assistant Professor,
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Apr. 2022 - Jun. 2023 Research Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jul. 2018 - Apr. 2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
School of Material Science and Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University
Services & Memberships
Youth Editorial Board Member of Nano Research (JCR Q1, IF 9.6)
Youth Editorial Board Member of MedMat
Youth Editorial Board Member of Materials Reports: Energy
Junior Fellow of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Member of the Electrochemistry Society (ECS)
Honors & Awards
Nano Research Energy (NRE) Young Star Researcher Award, 2023
Outstanding Graduate Award, Anhui Government, 2018
Excellent Doctoral Thesis of the University of Science and Technology of China, 2018
China National Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates, 2017
Rising Star in China Scholarship, Oxford Instruments, 2017
Best Poster Award, 30th CSC Academic Meeting, China, 2016
Principle Investigator
Postdocs

Dr. Di Si
Research Direction: Electrocatalytic organic oxidation
E-mail: diiiii.si@polyu.edu.hk
PhD, Physical Chemistry, East China Normal University (2024)
BS, Applied Chemistry, Suzhou University of Science and Technology (2018)

Dr. Jiawei Zhu
Research Direction: Electrocatalytic water splitting
E-mail: jiawei.zhu@polyu.edu.hk
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology (2023)
ME, Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology (2019)
BE, Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology (2017)

Dr. Yihao Liu
Research Direction: Electrocatalytic water splitting
E-mail: yihaooo.liu@polyu.edu.hk
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University (2022)
BE, Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University (2017)

Dr. Xiao Han
Will join in Aug 2025.
Research Direction: In-situ TEM study for energy materials
E-mail: xhan@ustc.edu.cn
PhD, Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (2023)
BE, Materials Chemistry, Beijing Jiaotong University (2018)

Dr. Zian Xu
Will join in Sep 2025.
Research Direction: Electrocatalytic water splitting and oxygen reduction
E-mail: yc17830@um.edu.mo
PhD, Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau & Southern University of Science and Technology (2025)
MS, Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, City University of Hong Kong (2020)
Ph.D. Students


Lilin Zhang (2023/24)
Research Direction: Water Electrolysis
E-mail: lilin.zhang@connect.polyu.hk
MSc, Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University (2022)
BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University (2019)
Zichen Ye (2023/24)
Research Direction: Nanozyme-based diagnosis and treatment
E-mail: breath.ye@connect.polyu.hk
MSc, Inorganic Chemistry, Xiamen University (2023)
BS, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University (2020)

Zhipeng Liu (2024/25)
Research Direction: Water Electrolysis
E-mail: zhipeng.liu@connect.polyu.hk
MSc, Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University (2023)
BS, Civil Engineering, South China Agricultural University (2020)

Fusong Kang (2024/25)
Research Direction: Electrocatalytic organic oxidation
E-mail: 24096015r@connect.polyu.hk
MSc, Electronic Science and Technology, Nankai University (2024)
BS, Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology (2021)
Former Group Members
Prof. Yinchun Fang
Ruoqing Xu
Kaifa Xue
Vincent Cheung
Shenghan Gao
Visiting Scholar (2024)
Research Assistant (2023-2024)
Research Assistant (2023-2024)
MSc Student (2023-2024)
MSc Student (2023-2024)