Academic Staff

Prof. Di Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University starting from July 2026, with a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry. He is also a recipient of PolyU’s Presidential Young Scholars Scheme.

Prof. Chen received his bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After two years in industry, he completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University.  In November 2019, he joined the Future Laboratory at Tsinghua University as an Associate Professor in research-track (副研究员) and established his independent research group. He was promoted to Professor in research-track (研究员) in December 2025.

Prof. Chen has published 16 patents and more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including Nature Catalysis (2020 and 2026), the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Advanced Functional Materials. He has served as principal investigator of National Key R&D Program of China (Young Scientist and International Cooperation) and a Natural Science Foundation of China grant. He has also led collaborative projects with Sinopec, Apple, Microsoft, Country Garden, and the municipal governments of Foshan and Kunshan. Postdoctoral researchers under his supervision have secured five NSFC Youth Grants and five grants from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. All seven postdoctoral researchers from his group have subsequently taken faculty positions. The team is currently recruiting postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and research assistants. Outstanding candidates are warmly invited to join us.

陳迪教授自2026年7月起任香港理工大學建築環境及能源工程學系副教授，並獲化學系聯合聘任。他亦入選香港理工大學「校長青年學者計劃」。陳教授於清華大學取得材料科學與工程學士學位，其後於麻省理工學院取得博士學位。在業界工作兩年後，他於史丹福大學完成博士後研究。2019年11月，他加入清華大學未來實驗室，擔任副研究員並建立獨立研究團隊；2025年12月晉升為研究員。陳教授已在國際權威期刊發表超過50篇同行評審論文，申請或獲授權專利16項。他主导的论文发表于《Nature Catalysis》（2020年及2026年）、《Journal of the American Chemical Society》及《Advanced Functional Materials》等。他曾主持國家重點研發計劃青年科學家項目、國家重點研發計劃政府間國際科技創新合作項目，以及國家自然科學基金項目。他亦曾帶領團隊與中國石化、蘋果、微軟、碧桂園，以及佛山和昆山市政府開展合作項目。他指導的博士後共獲5項國家自然科學基金青年項目及5項中國博士後科學基金資助。團隊的7名博士後研究人員均獲聘高校教職。團隊現正招募博士後研究員、博士研究生及科研助理，歡迎優秀人才加入。

• Bachelor of Engineering, Tsinghua University
• Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology