Alumni

The ET lab would not be where it is now without the contributions from all these wonderful individuals!
78. Wong Cheuk Kwan      Since 2025 Sep​ - 2025 Oct      UG
  1. Electrocatalytic upcycling

​High School  CCC Kei Yuen College
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Watching documentaries, visiting museums, photographing nature
77. Zeng Tian     2023 Jul - 2025 Sep  PD      2019 Jan - 2023 Jun  PhD
  1. ​​Using Lipid-Modified Electrodes to Control Reaction Pathways
  2. Designing Organic-Inorganic Hybrids to Tune Product Speciation

FoS Pilot scheme on International Experience for RPg students - 2019 Recipient
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2020
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PhD University of Hong Kong
BSc Northwest University

Baking, running, making handicrafts
76. Zhou Tao     2025 Jan - 2025 Aug      PD
  1. ​​De novo electrocatalyst design
  2. Sustainable electrocatalysis
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PhD University of Hong Kong
BSc Sun Yat-sen University

Fitness training, hiking, reading
75. Chau Pui Yiu Yuri      Since 2025 Jun​ - 2025 Aug      UG
  1. Electrocatalytic upcycling

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​High School  Tsung Tsin College
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Photography, watching dramas
74. Cheng Sum Yuet Sarah      Since 2025 Mar​ - 2025 Aug      UG
  1. Agricultural wastewater treatment
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​​​HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  HKUGA College

Playing lacrosse
73. Chan Yung Wai Kimmie      2025 Mar - 2025 Aug      UG
  1. Resource recovery

​​​HKU Capstone Internship Student​

​Secondary School  PLK Mrs Ma Kam Ming-Cheung Fook Sien College

Drama, watching movies
72. Zhu Yiwei      2025 Jun - 2025 Aug      Exchange
  1. Green chemistry and electro-upcycling

​​HKU Summar Research Programme (SRP)
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BSc  University College London
​High School  Qingdao No. 58 High School
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Photography, dancing
71. Yu Kai Wing Sam      2025 Jun - 2025 Aug      UG
  1. Electrocatalytic upcycling

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​High School  Immaculate Heart of Mary College
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Volleyball, basketball, table tennis, pool
70. Chan Long Tin Sky      2025 Jun - 2025 Aug      UG
  1. Electrocatalytic upcycling

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​High School  Wah Yan College
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Travelling, basketball
69. Yu Cheung Shing      2025 Jun - 2025 Aug      UG
  1. Electrocatalytic upcycling

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​High School  Fukien Secondary School (Siu Sai Wan)
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Basketball
68. Chan Ho Fei Ivan      2025 Feb - 2025 May      UG
  1. Electrochemical valorization

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​Secondary School  C.C.C. Heep Woh College

Hiking, reading, watching movies
67. Wong Yik Hoi      2025 Feb - 2025 May      UG
  1. Electrocatalytic upcycling

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​Secondary School  St. Paul's College

Playing hockey and football
66. Wong Yui Pong      2025 Jan - 2025 May      UG
  1. Flow electrochemistry

​HKU Capstone Directed Study Student
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​Secondary School  Buddhist Hung Sean Chau Memorial College

Playing trombone, listening to K-pop
65. Wang Juan     2024 Sep - 2025 Apr      PD
  1. ​​Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials with Unique Surface Properties
  2. Electrocatalysis for Circular Economy
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PhD City University of Hong Kong
MSc Nankai University
BSc Qingdao University

Travelling, movies
64. Kan Pok Man Eric      2024 May - 2024 Aug      UG
  1. Electrode Functionalization

​Secondary School  St. Paul's College

Playing Go chess, playing the piano
63. Mo Xiaoyong (Wing)     2022 Sep - 2024 Nov  PD      2018 Sep - 2022 Aug  PhD
  1. Enabling Efficient and Selective Electrocatalysis
  2. Developing Facile and Green Nanofabrication Techniques
  3. Bioelectroanalytical Sensors

​FoS Pilot scheme on International Experience for RPg students - 2019 Recipient
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2020

Now(STO) University of Hong Kong
Then(PD) LSCCB (Health@InnoHK, HKSTP)
PhD University of Hong Kong
MSc Hong Kong Baptist University
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Reading, swimming, ​playing piano
62. Gao Xutao     2020 Aug - 2024 Sep      PhD
  1. ​​Theoretical and Experimental Methods to Explore Catalytic Mechanisms on Electrode Surfaces

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2022

Now CATL
Then Hong Kong Quantum AI Lab (AIR@InnoHK, HKSTP)
PhD University of Hong Kong
MSc University of Virginia
BSc Taiyuan University of Technology

Basketball, badminton, movies, travelling 
61. Kim Hyun Jun Jason     2024 Jun - 2024 Aug​      UG
  1. Electrocatalytic Upcycling

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​Secondary School  St Francis Xavier's College

Playing table tennis, listening to music
60. Sulaim Bibi     2024 Jun - 2024 Aug​      UG
  1. Electroanalytical Sensing

​Secondary School  Ling Liang Church E Wun Secondary School

Painting
59. Yeung Ho Shing Jason     2024 Jun - 2024 Aug​      UG
  1. Electroanalytical Sensing

​Secondary School  Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School

Singing, rap, badminton, reading
58. Mok Yun Kam Cody      2024 Jun - 2024 Aug      RA
  1. Electrode Functionalization

​Secondary School  Munsang College (Hong Kong Island)

Playing the piano, reading fiction
57. Ro Yoon Seo (Amy)      2024 Jan - 2024 May      UG
  1. Electrochemical Transformation

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  Shanghai High School International Division

Dancing, singing
56. Roh Hye-gang (Hailey)      2023 Jan - 2024 May      UG
  1. Plastic Upcycling

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  Shenzhen Oriental English College International School

Photography, playing drums
55. Xie Junwen      2023 Nov - 2023 Dec      RA
  1. Electrocatalysts for Nitrate Reduction

RA EC Innovation Ltd
MPhil Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
BSc Harbin University of Science and Technology
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Basketball, swimming, badminton, table tennis
54. Wang Wanying     2019 Sep - 2023 Nov      PhD
  1. ​​Green Redox-Flow Batteries
  2. Functionalized Carbon Electrodes for Flow Electrocatalysis

​Hui Pun Hing Memorial Postgraduate Fellow
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2022

Now Hong Kong Polytechnic University
PhD University of Hong Kong
BSc Wuhan University

Cooking, writing bullet journals
53. Rita Lim      2023 Jun - 2023 Aug      UG
  1. Bioelectrochemical reactor design

​HKU Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) Student
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​Secondary School  Renaissance College Hong Kong

Eating, photography, reading, hiking
52. Brandon Julio Hadisaputro      2023 Mar - 2023 Aug     UG
  1. Sustainable Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Upcycling

HKU Laidlaw Scholar
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BSc University of Hong Kong
​Secondary School  Canisius College High School Jakarta

Photography, cooking, mixology, coffee brewing, basketball
51. Isaac Cheng      2023 Jun - 2023 Aug  Intern     2022 Jul - 2022 Aug  Intern
  1. Turning Agricultural Wastes into Resources
  2. ​Synthesis of Biomimicking Ligands and Metal Complexes

Now(BEngg) Purdue University
​Secondary School Hong Kong International School

Competitive swimming, playing euphonium & trumpet
50. Navpreet K Sethi     2022 Sep - 2023 Aug     PD
  1. Metallogels for Photoelectrocatalysis

Distinguished RA Sun Yat-Sen University
Postdoc Zhejiang University
PhD University of York

Writing, sketching, cooking, travelling
49. Pamela Audrey Lie      2022 Feb - 2023 Jun     UG
  1. Redox Electrolysis in Fuel Cells and Electrolysers

​HKU Final Year Project (FYP) Student
​HKU Capstone Internship Student

Now(PhD) University of Hong Kong
BSc University of Hong Kong
​Secondary School  Penabur Secondary School Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Singing, baking, learning new languages
48. Pak Shing Billy Poon      2023 Jan - 2023 Jun     UG
  1. Flow Electrocatalysis
  2. Patent Filing (now a patent attorney trainee at GRST)

​HKU Capstone Directed Study Student

Now GRST
BSc University of Hong Kong
​Secondary School  Po Leung Kuk No.1 W.H.Cheung College

Cycling, eating (dessert lover), playing saxophone, watching Netflix
47. Hiu Fung Lau      2023 Jan - 2023 May     UG
  1. Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Fuel Cells
  2. Science Communication

HKU Capstone Internship Student
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​​Secondary School  Lok Sin Tong Ku Chiu Man Secondary School

Swimming, cycling, playing Chinese chess
46. Ting Hay Angela Fan      2021 Sep - 2023 Jan     UG
  1. Biomaterials for Antibacterial Applications
  2. The Power of Biofilm in Coral Reef Restoration

​​HKU Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) Student
HKU Capstone Internship Student
HKU TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Initiative
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​Secondary School  Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School

Singing, playing piano, swimming, learning psychology & history
45. Gareth Zuo Hang Yu     2021 Feb - 2023 Jan     PD
  1. Functionalized Electrodes for Redox Catalysis

Now HKSTP
PD University of Hong Kong
PD LSCCB (Health@InnoHK, HKSTP)
PhD University of Hong Kong
BSc Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hiking, football, travelling
44. Tat Kwan Brian Lau      2022 Apr - 2022 May     UG
  1. Sustainable Fuel

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student

Secondary School Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School​

Aviation, photography, powerlifting, learning languages
43. Winnie Wai Ling Tam      2021 Feb - 2022 Sep     RA
  1. Cancer Bioinformatics

Now Hong Kong Baptist Universit
RA University of Hong Kong
​​RA LSCCB (Health@InnoHK, HKSTP)
MSc University of Edinburgh​
BSc University of Hong Kong

Playing harp, cycling
42. Chin Hung Zay Chan      2022 Jan - 2022 Sep     UG
  1. Upcycling Microplastics using Electrochemistry

​​​HKU TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Initiative
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​Secondary School  SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School

Chess, card games, reading
41. Yik Hei Marco Chan      2022 Jun - 2022 Sep     UG
  1. Electrocatalytic Waste Reforming

HKU Laidlaw Scholar

​Secondary School  Queen's College

Learning Spanish, listening to music, camping
40. Matthew Chow      2022 Jun - 2022 Aug      Intern
  1. Coordination Compounds for Electrocatalysis

Secondary School Diocesan Boys' School​

Orchestra, choir, photography, football
39. Raphael Lin      2022 May - 2022 Aug      Intern
  1. Metal Complexes as Electrocatalysts

Secondary School Diocesan Boys' School​

Playing cello, linguistics, studying history
38. Lung Fai Eric Lam      2022 Jul - 2022 Aug     UG
  1. Environmental Impacts of Biofuels

​HKUtopia Capstone Student

​Secondary School  Shek Lei Catholic Secondary School

Photography, reading, playing guitar
37. Wang Jian (Peter)      2022 Jul - 2022 Aug     UG
  1. Environmental Impacts of Biofuels

​​HKUtopia Capstone Student

​Secondary School  The Salvation Army William Booth Secondary School

Swimming, cooking
36. Kyungmin Nam (Karina)      2022 Jul - 2022 Aug     UG
  1. Biochemical Studies of Metalloproteins

​​HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  Singapore American School

Reading books, working out, pilates
35. Fung Man Ulrike Ngo      2020 Jan - 2022 Aug     MPhil
  1. ​​[4Fe4S] Protein Identification and Downstream Biochemical Investigations
  2. Cancer Bioinformatics & Biomarker Discovery

Now University of Sydney
MPhil University of Hong Kong
RA LSCCB (Health@InnoHK, HKSTP)
BSc University of Hong Kong

Cycling, swimming
34. Angelina Wang      2022 Jun - 2022 Jul     Intern
  1. AI-assisted Pathway Design

Secondary School Hong Kong International School

Forensic speaking, singing, volunteering, writing
33. Claudia Hui      2022 May - 2022 Jun     Intern
  1. Metalloprotein Purification

Secondary School Canadian International School of Hong Kong​

Volleyball, cooking, sewing
32. Yin Chung Yves Lo      2022 Jan - 2022 May     UG
  1. Upcycling Microplastics using Electrochemistry

​​HKU TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Initiative

​Secondary School  Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School

Playing cello & guitar, jogging
31. Pui Kong Andrew Siu      2022 Jan - 2022 May     UG
  1. Upcycling Microplastics using Electrochemistry

HKU TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Initiative

​Secondary School  Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School

Table tennis, programming, chess 
30. Arthur Chiu      2021 Sep - 2022 Jan     Intern
  1. Metal Complexes as Electrocatalysts

Secondary School Diocesan Boys' School​

Music, hiking
29. Siu Ham Alice Yau      2021 May - 2021 Dec​​     UG
  1. Biomaterials for Antibacterial Applications
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HKU Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) Student

​Secondary School  St. Paul's Secondary School

Singing, cycling, reading Jin Yong's novel, watching anime
28. Cheuk Man Megan Wong      2021 Sep - 2021 Dec​​     UG
  1. Science Communication, Science Animation
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HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  Our Lady of the Rosary College

Flying a plane, hiking
27. Angela Yat Laam Yau      2021 Aug - 2021 Sep      Visiting Student
  1. Molecular Docking

BSc Imperial College London​
High School Ruthin School (UK)
Middle School St. Stephen's Girls' College (HK)

Horse riding, badminton
26. Zain-ul-aabidin Mohammad      2021 Jun - 2021 Aug​     UG
  1. Municipal Water Supply Surveillance
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HKUtopia Capstone Student

​Secondary School  Delia Memorial School (Broadway)

Badminton, table tennis, movies
25. SeungMin Hong (Ken)      2021 Apr - 2021 Aug​     UG
  1. Nanomaterials for Energy Catalysis
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HKU Capstone Internship Student

Now(PhD)  Brown University
BSc  University of Hong Kong
​Secondary School  The SMIC Private School

Harmonica
24. Michael Hei Wang Cheng      2019 Apr - 2021 Jul     Intern
  1. Molecular Mechanisms of Magnetotaxis
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BSc Princeton University
Secondary School St. Paul’s Co-educational College (HK)

Sci-fi books, choir, orchestra
23. Mary Yuen      2021 Jun - 2021 Jul     Visiting Student
  1. Surface Energy Calculations

BSc University College London​
Secondary School St Clare's Girls' School

Playing badminton, singing, reading fictions
22. Jacqueline Wu      2021 May - 2021 Jun     Visiting Student
  1. Bioinorganic Chemical Probes

BSc University of Pennsylvania​
Secondary School German Swiss International School

Singing, crocheting, historical fiction
21. Wang Shihuai     2020 May - 2021 Jun     PD
  1. Mechanistic Studies of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Systems for Fuel Production through Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy and Electrochemical Methods

Now(PI) Yunnan University
PD University of Hong Kong
PhD Uppsala University
MSc Shaanxi Normal University
BSc Inner Mongolia University

Swimming, hiking, skiing
20. Wei Zhen     2019 Dec - 2021 Jun     PD
  1. ​​​Using Ultrafast Spectroscopy to Study Interfacial Catalytic Redox Reactions

Now(PI) Beijing University of Technology
PD University of Hong Kong
PhD Tsinghua University
BSc Hubei University

Cycling, table-tennis
19. Ka Wai Kauã Kenneth Ng      2021 Mar - 2021 Jun     UG
  1. Process Assessment of Green Protocols
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HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  The Church of Christ in China Kei To Secondary School (HKDSE)

Ice-skating, coffee brewing, learning Japanese & Portuguese
18. Agnes Ka Kiu So      2021 Feb - 2021 May     UG
  1. Product Analysis of Sustainable Processes
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HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School (HKDSE)

Basketball, fishing
17. Yuen Ching Lam      2021 Feb - 2021 Apr     UG
  1. Synthesis of Functional Self-Assembled Monolayers
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HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  Elegantia College (HKDSE)

Badminton, music
16. Alex Lok Yin Cheung      2020 Mar - 2020 Aug     UG
  1. Custom-Constructed Chamber for Real-Time Tracking of Biological Events

HKU Capstone Internship Student

​Secondary School  The Church of Christ in China Kei To Secondary School (HKDSE)

Band, choir, theology
15. Carl Yik Ngai Cheung      2019 Jun - 2020 Jul     UG
  1. Designing DNA Sensors for Rare Diseases

HKU Final Year Project (FYP) Student

Now(HKgov) C&ED
BSc University of Hong Kong
​Secondary School  King Ling College (HKDSE)

Boxing
14. Yu Shang-Bo     2020 May - 2020 Jul     PD
  1. Biomimetics

PhD Fudan University
BSc Central China Normal University

Basketball, badminton, riding, hiking, climbing, music, reading, history
13. Jae Elise Payong     2019 Feb - 2020 Jun     UG
  1. Analyzing Proton Carriers in Hybrid Bilayer Membrane Electrodes
  2. Developing New Classes of Artificial Cation and Anion Channels

HKU Laidlaw Scholar

Now(PhD) University of California, Irvine
BSc University of Hong Kong
​Secondary School Australian International School Saigon (IB Diploma)

Amateur cook, footballer & quidditch player, coffee connoisseur
12. Nicholas Yuen     2018 Sep - 2019 Mar     PD
  1. ​​​Developing Bioinformatics and Proteomics Tools to Identify New Redox-active Metalloproteins as Cancer Biomarkers

Now(STO) University of Hong Kong
PD University of Hong Kong
PhD Chinese University Hong Kong
MSc Chinese University Hong Kong
MSc King’s College London
BSc Imperial College London

Trying out new restaurants, ​searching for gourmet food
11. He Beibei     2019 Apr - Oct     ​RA
  1. ​Overexpression and Purification of Putative [4Fe4S] Protein Targets

Now BGI
Then(PhD) University of Hong Kong
MSc Shanghai Jiao Tong University
BSc Jiangnan University

Playing football, watching football, running
10. Kwan Ming Tam      2019 May - Aug      Visiting Student
  1. Effect of Chirality-induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) on the Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism of Interfacial Catalysts
  2. ​Electro-organic Synthesis

Québec Mobility Bursary Fund from Québec’s Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur (MEES)

Now(PhD) McGill University
BSc Concordia University

Fish keeping, biking, swimming
9. Alexia Ching Yee Chan      2019 Aug​    High-school Lab Shadowing Student
  1. Biofilm Removal

YMCA Boundless Lab Shadowing Programme

Secondary School Leung Shek Chee College

Drawing, listening to music, reading articles & books about science
8. Joe Jo Lam Leung      2019 Aug    High-school Lab Shadowing Student
  1. Water Pollutants and Bioremediation
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​YMCA Boundless Lab Shadowing Programme

Secondary School S.K.H. Chan Young Secondary School
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Doing sports, in particular playing badminton & table tennis
7. Ben Hin Chi Wong      2019 Aug    High-school Lab Shadowing Student
  1. Wearable Sensors
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​YMCA Boundless Lab Shadowing Programme

Secondary School S.K.H. Chan Young Secondary School

Biotechnology
6. Li Zhuoying      2019 Jul - Aug     LabX Exchange Student
  1. Preparation of SAM-coated Au Nanoparticles for Raman Spectroscopic Studies​

HKU LabX Programme 

BSc Imperial College London

Argentine tango, ballet, taekowndo
5. Ye Xiangyu      2019 Jul - Aug     LabX Exchange Student
  1. Synthesis of Precursors for Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs)
  2. Preparation of SAM-coated Au Nanoparticles

HKU LabX Programme 

BSc Southern University of Science and Technology

Badminton, billiards, biking
4. Zhou Yiqin      2019 Jul - Aug     LabX Exchange Student
  1. Exploring the Use of Solid-phase Peptide Synthesis to Prepare Bio-inspired Catalysts for Wastewater Treatment
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HKU LabX Programme ​

BSc Shandong Normal University
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Taekwondo, swimming, cooking
3. Nicholas Tam      2019 Jun - Jul     ​Visiting Student
  1. Developing Bioinformatics Tools to Identify Putative Disease-relevant Biomarkers

Now(Analyst) Horizon Next
BSc University of Wisconsin-Madison

Basketball, watching NBA games
2. Li Shani      2019 Jul     LabX Exchange Student
  1. Investigating New Materials using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
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HKU LabX Programme 

BSc ​Beijing Institute of Technology

Climbing, playing Guzheng, watching movies
1. Hoi Kin Wong     2019 Jan - May     UG
  1. ​​Electrochemistry-assisted Crystal Growth 

Now(PhD) University of Hong Kong
BSc University of Hong Kong
Secondary School Carmel Pak U Secondary School

Doing chemistry experiments, collecting elements
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