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Ph.D. Students

Thesis title: Synthesis of MgO Nanosheets for Dispersion and Declustering of Noble Metal Atoms and Nanoparticles.

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Thesis title: The Design and Synthesis of Nanozymes with Controllable Specificity.

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Thesis title: Gram-Scale Synthesis of Ultrathin MgO(111) Nanosheets and Their Surface Study for Noble Metal Dispersion and Declustering.

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Thesis title: Tailoring Surface Properties of CeO2 for Atomic Insights into its Catalytic Reactions.

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Thesis title: Localized Surface Plasmonic Photothermal Nanoparticle for Biomolecular Diagnostics and Skin Antifungal Therapy. [Transferred from Prof. LEE Jung-Hoon in 2021]

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Thesis title: Surface Regulation of Metal Oxides for Catalytic Insights into Amide Hydrolysis and H2O2 Activation.

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Thesis title: Tailoring Surface Properties of TiO2 for Atomic Insights into Its Catalytic Reactions.

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Thesis title: The Understanding and Regulation of H2O2 Activation over Metal Oxide-based Nanozymes.

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Thesis title: Synthesis and Design of Magnetic Nanocomposites for Biosensing Applications.

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Thesis title: Synthesis and Application of Advanced Electrocatalysts toward Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions.

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Thesis title: Sulfur and Alkyne-Rich Metal-Organic Frameworks for Solar Vapor Generation, Fluorescent Sensing and Pollutants Adsorption. [Transferred from Prof. XU Zhengtao in 2022]

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Thesis title: Plasmonic Photothermal Polymerase Chain Reaction. [Transferred from Prof. LEE Jung-Hoon in 2021]

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Thesis title: Unravelling the Catalytic Mechanism of CeO2 Nanozymes from the Perspective of Heterogeneous Catalysis.

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Thesis title: A Guideline for Designing and Synthesizing High Performance Peroxidase Mimicking Nanozymes.

M.Sc. Students

  • Ms. Chen Xinyan (2024 - 2025)

Thesis title: The Mass-Production of Cu-Based Nanozymes and Their Applications.

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  • Mr. GONG Kewei (2024 - 2025)

Thesis title: Improving the Accuracy of Glucose Detection by Mimicking the Catalytic Behavior of Horseradish Peroxidase using CeO2 Artificial Enzyme.

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  • Ms. Wu Xiaozhu (2024 - 2025)

Thesis title: Bromide-assisted Catalytic Peroxo Species Production from H2O2 for the Degradation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Inactivation of Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria.

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  • Mr. Wen Jianbin (2024 - 2025)

Thesis title: An Investigation on the Structure-Activity of Pt-based Peroxidase Nanozymes.

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  • Mr. ZHANG Haowen (2023 - 2024)

Thesis title: Manipulating the Specificity of Enzymatic Reactions over CeO2-based Nanoparticles.

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  • Ms. XU Ruolei (2023 - 2024)

Thesis title: The Surface Control of Ultrasmall CeO2 Nanocatalysts in Direct CO2-to-Dimethyl Carbonate Conversion.

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  • Ms. YE Xiaoying (2023 - 2024)

Thesis title: Facile Production of Fe-based Nanozymes Embedded in Carbon Framework with Oxidase-like Activity.

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  • Mr. CUI Yifan (2022 - 2023)

Thesis title: The Study of H2O2 Activation on TiO2 Nanoparticles in Cyclohexene Epoxidation.

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  • Mr. XIAO Zhanping (2022 - 2023)

Thesis title: An Investigation on the Hydrolysis of Amides over TiO2 Nanosheets.

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  • Ms. LIANG Shuyi (2022 - 2023)

Thesis title: The Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Peroxidase Nanozymes for Biomolecular Detections.

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  • Mr. CUI Jialu (2022 - 2023)

Thesis title: The Study of H2O2 Activation on TiO2 Nanoparticles in Cyclohexene Epoxidation.

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  • Ms. ZHONG Ruotong (2021 - 2022)

Thesis title: Steering H2O2 Activation Pathway to Achieve Controllable Oxidation of Aniline.

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  • Mr. SHEN Xiutong (2021 - 2022)

Thesis title: Coordination Structure Regulated H2O2 Activation Pathway Enables On/Off Switching between Peroxidase- and Haloperoxidase-like Activities on Pristine CeO2.

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  • Ms. LAU Shun Ying (2021 - 2023)

Thesis title: C-N Bond Cleavage over Layered HNb3O8 with Surface Lewis/Bronsted Acid Sites: an Inspiration from Urease.

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  • Ms. WU Xinyu (2020 - 2021)

Thesis title: The Rational Design of Artificial Enzymes (Nanozymes) for Urease Mimicking.

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  • Ms. LENG Wanying (2019 - 2020)

Thesis title: The Synthesis of Morphology-Controlled CeO2 Nanoparticles as Peroxidase Mimetics for Glucose Detection.

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  • Mr. CHENG Tianqi (2019 - 2020)

Thesis title: The Synthesis of Morphology-Controlled Cu2O Nanoparticles as Peroxidase Mimetics for Glutathione Detection.

Undergraduate Students

  • Ms. Tasha Lam (2026 - 2026) 

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  • Mr. Chao Chun Kiu (2019 - 2020)

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  • Mr. Tam Ka Ching (Jan. 2021 - Jun. 2021)

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  • Mr. Lee Kin (Oct. 2020 - Jun. 2021)

Student Awards

  • 1. 2026 Mar. YUAN Bo, CHENG Tianqi, ZHAO Chao, and WU Xinyu won Bronze Medal at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva [Team Project: Industrial Approach to Cost-Effective Enzyme-Inspired Nanomaterials for Regulating Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria/Genes in Wastewater Treatment with High H2O2 Utilization].

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  • 2. 2025 Dec. YUAN Bo, CHENG Tianqi, ZHAO Chao, and WU Xinyu won Silver Medal in the Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong [Team Project: Industrial Approach to Cost-Effective Enzyme-Inspired Nanomaterials for Regulating Antibiotics Resistance Bacteria/Genes in Wastewater Treatment with High H2O2 Utilization].

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  • 3. 2025 Jun. CHENG Tianqi, ZHAO Chao, WU Xinyu, CAI Yuzhen, XIAO Zhanping, and CUI Yifan won Second Prize in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Innovation Category) in the 11th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition [Team Project: Industrial Approach to Cost-Effective Enzyme-Inspired Nanomaterials for Regulating Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria/Genes in Wastewater Treatment with High H2O2 Utilization].

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  • 4. 2025 May LUO Zhongbin was awarded the “Excellent Paper Award” by CsCI.

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  • 5. 2025 Jan. ZHAO Chao was awarded the “Excellent Paper Award” by CSCl.

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  • 6. 2024 Jun. MI Hua, WU Xinyu, and XIAO Zhanping won First Prize in Life Sciences (Innovation Category) in the 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition [Team Project: Fast and Sensitive Real-time Photonic PCR Assisted by Plasmonic Magnetic Nanoparticles].

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  • 7. 2024 Jun. ZHAO Chao, CHENG Tianqi, and WU Xinyu won Third Prize in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Innovation Category) in the 10th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition [Team Project: One-Step Synthesis of CeO2 Nanozyme on Free-Standing Porous Host to Combat Biofouling on Steel Surface]. 

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  • 8. 2024 May QIU Yuwei secured a seed fund of HK$100,000 from HK300 (HKCityU).

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  • 9. 2023 Aug. TIAN Linyuan was awarded the “Research Tuition Scholarship” by SGS.​

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  • 10. 2022 Aug. JIANG Kunlun was awarded the “Research Tuition Scholarship” by SGS.

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  • 11. 2020 Aug. ZHANG Jieru was awarded the “Research Tuition Scholarship” by SGS.

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  • 12. 2020 Aug. TAN Zicong was awarded the “Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Scholarship” (the most prestigious award, only 1 quota for CSCI) by SGS.

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