Academic Staff

BEng (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), PhD (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)

Area of Specialization

• Boron nitride nanosheets reinforced nanocomposites for thermal-optical management
• Carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites for energy storage
• Carbon-based nanocomposites for solar-thermal conversion

Short Description

Dr Kit Ying Chan received first-class honours, BEng Degree (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2015, and PhD Degree in Materials Engineering from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia in 2020. After completion of her PhD, Dr Chan served as a Research Associate with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 2020 to 2021, and as Post-doctoral Fellow with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 2021 to 2022. She is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE) at PolyU.

Recruitment

We have Research Assistant / Post-doctoral Fellow positions in multifunctional composite materials. Please send your CVs with a list of publication to Dr Chan if you are interested.

Selected Publications

1. K.-Y. Chan, X. Shen, J. Yang, K.-T. Lin, H. Venkatesan, E. Kim, H. Zhang, J.-H. Lee, J. Yu, J. Yang, and J.-K. Kim, “Scalable Anisotropic Cooling Aerogels by Additive Freeze-Casting,” Nature Communications, vol.13, p.1-12, 2022.
2. K.-Y. Chan, B. Demir, K.-T. Lau, and X. Shen, “Structural energy storage composites for aviation applications,” Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering, pp. 4, 2022.
3. J. Yang, K.-Y. Chan, H. Venkatesan, E. Kim, M.H. Adegun, J.H. Lee, X. Shen and J.K. Kim, "Superinsulating BNNS/PVA Composite Aerogels with High Solar Reflectance for Energy-Efficient Buildings," Nano-micro Letters, vol. 14, pp.1-16, 2022.
4. K.-Y Chan*, A. Baktash, B. Demir, E. L. H. Mayes, D. Yang, D. Q. Pham, K.-T Lin, A. P. Mouritz, A. S. M. Ang, B. Fox, B. Zhu, H. Lin, B. Jia and K.-T Lau, “Tailoring Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Graphene Oxide Film for Structural Dielectric Capacitors,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 482, p. 229020, 2021.
5. K.-Y. Chan, D. Q. Pham, B. Demir, D. Yang, E. L. H. Mayes, A. P. Mouritz, A. S. M. Ang, B. Fox, B. Zhu, H. Lin, B. Jia, K.-T. Lau, “Graphene Oxide Thin Film Structural Dielectric Capacitors for Aviation Static Electricity Harvesting and Storage,” Composites Part B: Engineering, vol. 201, pp. 108375, 2020.
6. K.-Y. Chan*, D. Yang, B. Demir, A. P. Mouritz, H. Lin, B. Jia and K.-T. Lau, “Boosting the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Structural Dielectric Capacitor Composites via Gold Nanoparticle Doping,” Composites Part B: Engineering, vol. 178, pp. 10748, 2019.
7. B. Demir, K.-Y. Chan, D. Yang, A. P. Mouritz, H. Lin, B. Jia, K.-T. Lau and T. R. Walsh, "Epoxy-gold Nanoparticle Nanocomposites with Enhanced Thermo-mechanical Properties: An Integrated Modelling and Experimental Study," Composites Science and Technology, vol. 174, pp. 106-116, 2019.
8. K.-Y. Chan*, H. Lin, K. Qiao, B. Jia, and K.-T. Lau, " Multifunctional Graphene Oxide Paper Embodied Structural Dielectric Capacitor based on Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composites," Composites Science and Technology, vol. 163, pp. 180-190, 2018.
9. K.-Y. Chan*, B. Jia, H. Lin, B. Zhu, and K.-T. Lau, " Design of a Structural Power Composite using Graphene Oxide as a Dielectric Material Layer," Materials Letters, vol. 216, pp. 162-165, 2018.
10. K.-Y. Chan*, B. Jia, H. Lin, N. Hameed, J.-H. Lee, and K.-T. Lau, " A Critical Review on Multifunctional Composites as Structural Capacitors for Energy Storage," Composite Structures, vol. 188, pp. 126-142, 2018.