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I joined the Electronic and Computer Engineering department at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as an assistant professor in August 2019 (see my profile at HKUST). The lab website can be found here. If you are interested in working with me, check out the Opportunities

I was previously a postdoc researcher and graduate student researcher in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. I was with Device Research Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Kang L. Wang. I study spintronic devices based on novel spin-orbit coupling phenomena, including spin-orbit torques, magnetoelectric effect, and skyrmions. Many of my research involve magnetic multilayer thin films, topological insulator, 2D materials and magnetic insulators.

Here are a few keywords describing our research topics:

  • spin-orbit torque
  • topological insulator
  • spin-charge interconversion
  • skyrmion in ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic and antiferromagnetic multilayers
  • MRAM (current-induced magnetization switching)
  • spin Hall effect
  • magnetic proximity effect

The techniques that we use frequently are the following: