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HU, Zhongyan

Portrait of HU, Zhongyan

HU, Zhongyan

MSE-PhD (2025)

Supervised by LU Xinhui

Education

  • B.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2021-2025
  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2025-present

Research Interest

  • Materials science and experimental soft condensed matter physics
  • X-ray and neutron scattering
  • Organic solar cells
  • Perovskite optoelectronics

Research and Professional Experience

  • Summer Research Scholar, UC San Diego (Prof. Sheng Xu’s group), 2024
    – Developed flexible ultrasound sensors and acoustic lenses for real-time blood viscosity monitoring and 3D ultrasound imaging
  • Undergraduate Thesis, Zhejiang University (Prof. Jie Jiang), 2024–2025
    – Pulsed laser deposition and transfer of ZnO thin films onto flexible substrates for UV photodetectors
  • Research Assistant, Zhejiang University (Prof. Jianguo Lv), 2023–2024
    – Designed hydrogel electrolytes for zinc-ion batteries and studied flexible energy storage for wearable devices

Awards and Honors

  • 87 Silicate Scholarship, Zhejiang University
  • Third Prize, Zhejiang Provincial College Student Physics Competition, 2022

Other Skills

  • Programming: MATLAB, Python
  • Simulation: COMSOL Multiphysics, Ultrasound simulation
  • Circuit/PCB design: High-voltage driver circuits for ultrasound devices