Academic Staff

Dr LIU Kuan received his BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) in 2013, and PhD in Advanced Materials and Mechanics from Peking University (PKU) in 2018. He worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow under the supervision of Prof. LI Gang in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering (EIE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 2019 to 2021. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department. Prior to joining PolyU, he worked as a Visiting Scholar at Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018-2019), and a Research Assistant in Technical University of Denmark (2015).

Dr Liu is an awardee of the RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 2020/21. He won the Grand Prize (Innovation Category) and the First Prize in the 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, together with his research team members. His research interests include renewable energy application, third-generation photovoltaic technologies, e.g., hybrid perovskite solar cells and polymer solar cells.

• Bachelor of Science, University of Science and Technology Beijing
• Doctor of Science, Peking University