Research @ Faculty of Science 2023

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PHYSICS 115 Email y.chai@polyu.edu.hk Qualification BSc (Nanjing University) MSc (Peking University) PhD (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) ORCID ID 0000-0002-8943-0861 Representative Publications • Nature Electronics, 2022, 5, 483-484 • Nature Electronics, 2022, 5, 84-91 • Nature Electronics, 2020, 3, 664-671 • Nature, 2020, 579, 32-33 • Nature Nanotechnology, 2019, 14, 776-782 Patent • US Patent: Methods of establishing low-resistance electrical contact to carbon nanostructures with graphitic interfacial layer (US20130059134 A1) Prof. CHAI Yang Professor Associate Dean of Faculty of Science Research Overview Prof. Chai’s research interest mainly focuses on micro- and nano-electronic devices. He aims to develop new computation paradigms and device structures for new functionalities and unprecedented performance. Awards and Achievements • A finalist for the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022 in Engineering and Technology, 2022 • Nano Research 45 Young Innovator Award, 2021 • President Award in Research and Scholarly Activities, 2019/2020 • Member of The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences since 2019 • Faculty Award in Research and Scholarly Activities, 2018/2019 • IEEE Distinguished Lecturer since 2016

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