City University of Hong Kong and ANSD
College of Engineering
Center for Advanced Nuclear Safety
and Sustainable Development

People

Expertise across nuclear engineering, materials and sustainable technologies.

ANSD brings together researchers whose work spans nuclear safety, irradiation effects, computational materials science, energy conversion and circular systems.

Leadership

Centre Director

Prof. KAI Ji-Jung
Director, ANSDMNE · MSE

Prof. KAI Ji-Jung 開執中教授

Chair Professor of Nuclear Engineering

Professor Kai’s research covers nuclear structural materials, radiation damage in materials, electron microscopy and nanomaterial applications. His work connects atomic-scale characterisation with the performance and safety of materials in demanding environments.

Emailjijkai@cityu.edu.hk Phone+852 3442 8071

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DepartmentsMechanical Engineering · Materials Science and Engineering

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Research leadership

Core Members

Six faculty members contribute complementary expertise across engineering, materials, chemistry and the environment.

Prof. LEE Duu-JongMNE

Prof. LEE Duu-Jong 李篤中教授

Chair Professor of Thermofluids and Smart Manufacturing

Research in microscale heat and mass transfer, bioenergy and circular bioeconomy, with a focus on resource conversion and sustainable engineering systems.

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Prof. CHI YunMSE · CHEM

Prof. CHI Yun 季昀教授

Chair Professor, Materials Science and Engineering & Chemistry

Research in organic and organometallic materials, transition-metal phosphors, OLEDs, dye-sensitised solar cells and perovskite solar cells.

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Prof. ZHAO ShijunMNE

Prof. ZHAO Shijun 趙仕俊教授

Associate Professor

Computational materials science focused on radiation effects, defect engineering and chemically disordered materials, using methods from first principles to kinetic Monte Carlo.

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Prof. FAN JunMSE · MNE

Prof. FAN Jun 范俊教授

Professor

Theoretical and computational research connecting molecular mechanisms with materials and biological systems, including energy materials, interfaces and multiscale modelling.

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Prof. YANG TaoMSE · MNE

Prof. YANG Tao 楊濤教授

Associate Professor

Advanced metallic materials for structural and functional applications, including high-entropy alloys, intermetallics, superalloys, nanoprecipitation engineering and additive manufacturing.

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Prof. Sam H.-Y. HSUSEE · MSE

Prof. Sam H.-Y. HSU 徐先億教授

Associate Professor

Materials design and operando characterisation for energy and environmental applications, including solar fuels, photovoltaics, waste-to-energy and carbon-neutral processes.

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Extended centre team

Other Members

Faculty members, technical staff and researchers who contribute specialist expertise to ANSD’s work in nuclear safety, advanced materials and sustainable development.

Faculty Members

6 members

Technical Staff

1 member

Researchers

6 members

Where they are now

Alumni & Former Centre Members

Current appointments and destinations have been checked against official institutional pages where available. The list preserves ANSD’s research lineage while linking visitors to each person’s current organisation.

Prof. TONG Yang

Former CityUHK postdoctoral fellow

Prof. TONG Yang 仝陽教授

Professor, Institute for Advanced Study of Precision Materials, Yantai University. Research in metallic materials for extreme environments, mechanical and irradiation behaviour, and multiscale defect characterisation.

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Assoc. Prof. WANG Jing

Former CityUHK postdoctoral fellow

Assoc. Prof. WANG Jing 王靜副教授

Associate Professor, Department of Metallic Materials Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology. Research in corrosion and passivation mechanisms, microstructural characterisation and transmission electron microscopy.

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Assoc. Prof. HAN Bin

Former CityUHK postdoctoral fellow

Assoc. Prof. HAN Bin 韓斌副教授

Associate Professor, Institute of Materials Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology. Research in atomic-scale characterisation of semiconductor materials and devices.

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Prof. WANG Zuankai

Former faculty member

Prof. WANG Zuankai 王鑽開教授

Associate Vice-President (Research), Dean of Graduate School and Chair Professor of Nature-Inspired Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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Prof. LU Yang

Former faculty member

Prof. LU Yang 陸洋教授

Kingboard Professor in Materials Engineering and Chair Professor of Nanomechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.

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Prof. ZHI Chunyi

Former faculty member

Prof. ZHI Chunyi 支春義教授

Chair Professor of Energy Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.

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Prof. YANG Zhengbao

Former faculty member

Prof. YANG Zhengbao 楊征保副教授

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

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Prof. ZHAO Yilu

Former postdoctoral fellow

Prof. ZHAO Yilu 趙怡潞教授

Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen.

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Assoc. Prof. CHEN Da

Former postdoctoral fellow

Assoc. Prof. CHEN Da 陳達副教授

Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southeast University.

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Dr. YELI Guma

Former postdoctoral fellow

Dr. YELI Guma 葉麗古瑪副研究員

Associate Researcher and Deputy Director, High-Temperature Metallic Materials Research Center, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University.

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Prof. HE Feng

Former postdoctoral fellow

Prof. HE Feng 何峰教授

Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University.

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Assoc. Prof. LI Yiran

Former postdoctoral fellow

Assoc. Prof. LI Yiran 李亦然副教授

Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University.

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Prof. XIAO Bo

Centre alumnus · National-level Young Talent

Prof. XIAO Bo 肖博教授

Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University.

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Prof. ZHOU Yinghao

Centre alumnus · National-level Young Talent

Prof. ZHOU Yinghao 周英豪教授

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology.

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Dr. LIN Weitong

Centre graduate

Dr. LIN Weitong 林為彤博士

Fuel Materials Engineer, China General Nuclear Power Research Institute. Research in advanced nuclear-energy cladding and structural materials, including irradiation effects and helium-defect evolution.

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Dr. LIU Shaofei

Centre alumnus

Dr. LIU Shaofei 劉少飛研究員

Researcher, Liaoning Materials Laboratory; project lead in irradiation behaviour of nickel-based superalloys.

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Dr. LIU Zhiying

Centre alumnus · National-level Young Talent

Dr. LIU Zhiying 劉志穎副研究員

Associate Researcher, State Key Laboratory of Marine Key Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Dr. JIN Huixin

Former postdoctoral fellow · ANSD through September 2026

Dr. JIN Huixin 金輝鑫研究員

Researcher, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences; joined the institute in September 2026.

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Prof. HE Jufang

Former centre member · CityUHK

Prof. HE Jufang 賀菊方教授

Wong Chun Hong Chair Professor in Translational Neuroscience and Head of Neuroscience.

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