Team Members

Prof. Yong Yang (楊勇教授) 
Chair Professor of Mechanics and Materials
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, & Department of Advanced Design and System Engineering
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

PhD, 2007, Princeton University (普林斯頓大學), NJ, USA
MPhil, 2003, HKUST (香港科技大學), Hong Kong, China
BEng, 2001, Peking University (北京大學), Beijing, China 

Dr. Jihao Yu  (于吉皓博士)  

PhD, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOPCAS) (中國科學院物理研究所), Beijing, China, 2023
BSc, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (中國科學院大學) , Beijing, China, 2018 

August 2023 to present 

Research topic
nanoimprint of low dimensional metallic glass

Dr. Yushan Geng  (耿玉山博士)  

PhD, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (中國科學院大學), Beijing, China, 2023
BSc, Lanzhou University of Technology (蘭州理工大學 ) , Lanzhou, Gangsu, China, 2018 

Nov 2023 to present

Research topic
Tribology of high entropy materials 

Dr. Zhibo Zhang  (張智博博士)  

PhD, City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大學), Hong Kong, China, 2024

April 2025 - present 

Research topic
2D metals, ductile ceramics

Dr. Xiang Gao  (高翔博士)  

PhD, City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大學), Hong Kong, China, 2024

Feb 2025 - present 

Research topic
high entropy alloy electrocatalyst

Mr. Zhaoqi Chen (陳兆琦)
BENG & MSc Harbin Institute of Technology (哈爾濱工業大學), Harbin, Helongjiang, China
August 2021-present
Research topic
Design of strong yet ductile metal matrix composites

Mr. Anliang Lu (陸安糧)
BENG, Northeastern University (東北大學)，Shengyang, Liaoning, China
MENG,  Shanghai  Jiaotong University  (上海交通大學), Shanghai,  China
Sept  2021-  Dec  2022  (The group of Prof.  Yang  Lu at CityU)
Jan  2023 - present
Research topic
Semiconducting materials (co-supervised with Prof. Yang Lu of HKU)

Miss Yinghui Shang (商颖慧)
BSc  (joint degree) Shandong Normal University (山東師範大學), Jinan, Shandong, China; University of Waterloo (滑鐵盧大學), Ontario, Canada
Sept 2021 - present
Research topic
Accelerated design of high entropy metallic-glass through machine learning

Mr. Weijiang Zhao (趙偉江)
BENG Central South University (中南大學), China
(CityU-CSU joint program 城大中南聯培項目)
Sept 2021 - present
Research topic
Fabrication and mechanical behavior of highly distorted BCC high entropy alloys

Mr. Ziyin Yang (楊梓崯)
BSc (joint degree) University of Science and Technology Beijing (北京科技大學) , China & Trinity College Bublin (都柏林聖三一學院), Ireland
(CityU-Songshan Lake Materials Labs joint PhD supervision program 城大松山湖材料實驗室聯培項目)
Jan 2022 - present
Research topic
physical behavior of quasi-2D amorphous materials

Mr. Hao Gong (龚浩)
BEng & MEng,  Harbin Institute of Technology (哈爾濱工業大學)
August 25 2022-present
Research topic
Data driven design of nanostructured high entropy alloys via spinodal decomposition

Miss Sijia Hu (胡思佳) -  Hong Kong  PhD Fellowship  Recipient
BENG & MENG, Central South University (中南大學), Changsha, China
Sept 2023 - present
Research topic
Design of severely distorted FCC high entropy alloys with machine learning

Miss Rong Han (韓融)
BENG, East South University (東南大學), Nanjing, China
Sept 2023 - present
Research topic
design of high entropy metallic-glass through generative machine learning

Miss Yiyu Yao (姚亦雨)
BENG, East China University of Science and Technology (華東理工大學), Shanghai, China
MSc,  City University of  Hong  Kong (香港城市大學),  Hong  Kong,  China
Plan to  join us in  Jan 2024
Research topic
2D metallic nanomaterials enabled structural/functional composites

Mr. Zhixin Li (李郅鑫)
BENG, Shandong University (山東大學), Shandong, China
(CityU-Songshan Lake Materials Labs joint PhD supervision program 城大松山湖材料實驗室聯培項目)
Sept 2023 - present
Research topic
3D printing of complex alloys

Mr. Fang Su (蘇方)
BENG, Jiangxi Agricultural University  (江西農業大學), Jiangxi, China
MSc, Shenzhen University (深圳大學), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Sept 2023 - present
Research topic
development of 2D silicon/silica for micro- and nano-mechanical systems 

Mr. Ruiqi Ding (丁瑞祺)
BENG & MENG, Tianjin University (天津大學), Tianjin, China
sept 2024 - present
Research topic
Design of ductile refractory high entropy alloys 

Mr. Jianxiang Zhao (趙健翔)
BENG, City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大學), Hong Kong, China
MSc,  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (香港科技大學),  Hong Kong , China
Sept 2024 - present
Research topic
Design of low-melting-point eutectic high entropy alloys for advanced packaging

Miss Youyuan Shi (施又元)
BENG, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (北京航天航空大學), Beijing, China
Sept 2024 - present
Research topic
nano-welding with 2D metals

Mr. Yeran Shi (石燁然)
BENG & MENG, Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工業大學), Xi'an, China
Plan to join us in Sept 2025
Research topic
Design of spinodal high entropy alloys

Miss Shengkun Zhang (張盛坤)
BENG, Shandong University (山東大學), Jinan, Shandong Province, China
(CityU-Songshan Lake Materials Labs joint PhD supervision program 城大松山湖材料實驗室聯培項目)
Plan to join us in Sept 2025
Research topic
Artificial intelligence based design of Ti and Al based metallic glass

Mr Zhihao Ling (凌志豪)
BENG, Shandong University (山東大學), Jinan, Shandong Province, China
(CityU-Songshan Lake Materials Labs joint PhD supervision program 城大松山湖材料實驗室聯培項目)
Plan to join us in Sept 2025
Research topic
Artificial intelligence based design of soft magnetic metallic glass

Mr Yinsen Yan (顏崟森)
BSc, Fudan University (復旦大學), Shanghai, China
MSc,   Nanyang  Technological  University  (南洋理工),  Singapore
Plan to join us in Jan 2026
Research topic
Inkjet printing of metals