Dr. Chun ZHAO (Gary) received his BEng degree in 2006 from Southeast University 東南大學 in Nanjing. He completed his MSc degree in 2007 at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). From 2007 to 2009, Gary joined in a Hong Kong start-up technology company Minilogic as a development team member to be involved into IC design. He applied his expertise in CMOS analog and digital system architecture to enable the deployment of the worlds first electronic cigarette with ASIC integrated core. Gary was enrolled as a PhD student in University of Liverpool in 2009 and obtained the PhD degree in 2014. After graduation, he moved back to HKUST and was a senior research engineer in Nano and Advanced Materials Institute from 2014 to 2017. The research group, Gary used to work as a key staff member, is one of the most active teams in bridging academic and industry to implement technology commercialization. After three years of research experiences, he decided to return to academia full-time by joining EEE department in 2017.His research covers a broad area in emerging electronic devices ranging from process development to device design, characterization, and application. Gary is the one of major contributors to 3 US patents. He has contributed to more than 150 peer-reviewed journal/conference papers/presentations and some of them have been cited by Nature Reviews Materials (76.67), Nature Materials (47.65), Nature Electronics (33.25), Nature Communication (17.69), Science Advance (14.95), Advanced Materials (32.08). He was the leading author/scientist of research work with highly cited among worldwide top 1% from ESI.Gary is serving as the publication chair of The 17th 18th IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology (ICICDT 2019 2021). He was nominated/awarded into the 2018 Jiangsu Province High-level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Plan. From 2020 to 2022, Gary has been selected and awarded as Golden Reviewer for the IEEE Electron Devices Society upon his expertise in 3rd/4th genearation semiconductor.The research group is seeking highly motivated PhD candidate who has solid background in EE, Materials Science, Chemistry, or other related fields. The interested applicant with strong motivation to perform cutting edge research is highly encouraged to contact me via chun.zhao@xjtlu.edu.cn or chunzhao@liverpool.ac.uk.

3rd/4th Generation Novel Semiconductor: Wide Bandgap Metal Oxide

Advanced Synaptic Electronic Devices and its Artificial Intelligence Application (AI Integrated Circuit)

Wearable Electronics with Integration of Bio-Sensors and TENG

Programme Director (EST), Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, School of Advanced Technology - 2022 to Present

Founding Programme Director, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, School of Chips - 2019 to 2021

Senior Associate Professor, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2023 to present

Associate Professor, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2021 to 2023

Assistant Professor, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2017 to 2021

Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - 2014 to 2017

Senior Research Engineer, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - 2014 to 2017

IC Design Engineer, Minilogic Device Cooperation, Hong Kong Science Park - 2007 to 2009

EEE332 Micro and Nanomanufacturing Technology, Enrolled Students Numbers: 15 (2021), 36 (2022)

EEE112 Integrated Electronics and Design, Enrolled Students Numbers: 331 (2017), 290 (2018), 254 (2019), 280 (2020), 314 (2021), 432 (2022)

EEE118/MEC106 Engineering Drawing, Enrolled Students Numbers: 112 (2017), 92 (2018), 143 (2019), 155 (2020), 124 (2021)

EEE319 Optimization, Enrolled Students Numbers: 43 (2018), 53 (2019)

EEE216 Microsystem Processor, Enrolled Students Numbers: 101 (2017)

Leading author/scientist of research work with highly cited among worldwide top 1% from ESI (2021)

The 2nd JITRI Innovation Cup (集萃创新杯) by Yangtze River Delta National Technological Innovation Center (长三角国家技术创新中心): 2nd Prize (National Level)

2022 Royal Society of Chemistry Journal of Materials Chemistry C Oral Prize for International Conference (International)

2021 IEEE Electron Device Letters Golden Reviewer (International)

2020 IEEE Electron Device Letters Golden Reviewer (International)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Category: 1st Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Sentinel Robot Category : 1st Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Infantry Robot Category : 1st Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Engineering Robot Category : 1st Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Infantry Robot Category : 2nd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Hero Robot Category : 2nd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Air Robot Category : 3rd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-Final Darts Robot Category : 3rd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022- Infantry racing and intelligent shooting Category: 3rd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-East Region Category: 1st Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 21st National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2022-East Region Single Category: 2nd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 20th National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2021-South Region Category: 2nd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 20th National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2021-Standard Racing and Smart Firing Final Category: 2nd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 19th National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2020-International Region Category: 2nd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 18th National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2019-International Region Category: 3rd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

The 17th National College Undergraduate Students Robotic Competition Robomaster 2018-Southern Region Category: 3rd Prize for Supervisor (National Level)

Jiangsu Province High-level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Plan (2018)