S.H. Chu, Ph.D., HKU

Research scientist 2024, Columbia University

Research interests

structural materials, electrochemical resources recovery, MgO cement, AI

Experiences

2024 – 2025   Scientist (postdoc), University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

                        Research: Electrochemical materials recovery and characterization

2022 – 2024 Research Scientist (PDRS PI), Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

                      Research: Multiscale modeling of Mg-based materials & resource recovery

2022 – 2022 Research Fellow (visiting), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

                      Research: AI data-driven design of advanced composite materials

2021 – 2022 Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

                    Research: Recovery of Mg-based materials from desalination brine

2019 – 2020 Postdoc Fellow, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

                    Research: Advanced sustainable structural materials

Education

2019 Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Supervisor: Prof. A.K.H. Kwan

2014 M.S. in Mechanical & Automation Engineering, with minor courses from the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Honors

2025 Finalist (Top 75/1000 U.S. nationwide), Entrepreneurship Scientist Program

2024 Member, American Chemistry Society (ACS)

2023 Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)

2023 Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI); Committees 239 & 544

2024 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (career & single year)

2023 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (single year)

2022 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (single year)

2021 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (single year)

2021 Four Highly Cited Papers by Clarivate

2016 Full scholarship (4 years), The University of Hong Kong

2015 Hong Kong Green Innovation Merit Award

Selected grants

2023 – 2024 Principal Investigator. To harvest magnesium-based low-carbon cement from the ocean for future construction. New York State, USA.

2024 – 2025 Full proposal preparation. To harvest reusable carbonation seeds by aqueous carbonation of brucite into magnesium carbonates. New York State, USA.