The Group - Current Members

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Kamal Kumar Paul

  • Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Research Professor at CINAP, Sungkyunkwan University(2022 - 2023) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CINAP, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)(2019 - 2022)
  • Research interests: Hot-carrier photovoltaics; van der Waals heterostructures; carrier multiplication; optoelectronic devices
  • Contact: kkp26@cam.ac.uk

 

Dr. Leyi Loh

  • Royal Society Newton International Fellow
  • Research Fellow in Physics, NUS (2022-2024)
  • PhD from National University of Singapore (2022)
  • Research interest: 2D materials-based devices; optoelectronic devices; electron microscopy; nanoscale engineering and imaging
  • Contact: ll788@cam.ac.uk

 

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Dr. Lixin Liu

  • PhD from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2024).
  • Research interest: 2D materials-based devices; vdW interfaces; dielectric layer
  • Contact: ll789@cam.ac.uk

 

Dr. Han Yan

  • B.Eng. in Mechanical and Materials Systems from the Australian National University in 2019
  • Research interests: 2D materials-based devices; contacts between 2D materials and dielectric layers
  • Contact: hy346@cam.ac.uk

 

Maheera Abdul Ghani

  • M.Sc. in Functionalised Advanced Materials Engineering from Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany and Grenoble INP, France in 2021
  • Research interests: 2D materials; nanoelectronic devices
  • Contact: mag98@cam.ac.uk

 

Dr. Abhisek Padhy

  • IoE, Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2023-2025)
  • PhD, National Institute of Science Education and Research, DAE, India (2018-2023)
  • Research Interests: 2D TMDs and TMOCs; Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, Li-S Batteries
  • Contact: ap2540@cam.ac.uk

 

Dr. Jung Sun Eo

  • Ph.D. from Korea University, Korea (2025)
  • Research Interests: Mixed-dimensional heterojunctions; Interfacial band engineering; 2D materials; Nanoelectronic devices
  • Contact: jse46@cam.ac.uk

 

PhD Students

Han Zang

  • MRes in Microelectronics from Nanjing University, China (2020) and BEng in Materials Science and Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, China (2017)
  • Research interests: Lithium metal anodes; 2D materials for Li-ion batteries
  • Contact: hz378@cam.ac.uk

 

Esther Gray

  • MChem with industrial experience from the University of Bradford (2022)
  • Research interests: Batteries; Li-S batteries; LiSTAR Project with The Faraday Institution
  • Contact: elg64@cam.ac.uk

 

Wong Jun Yao Andrew

  • BEng (First Class Honors) in Materials Science and Engineering from the National University of Singapore (2021)
  • Research interests: Batteries; Na-S batteries; Li-S batteries; Solid-State Electrolytes
  • Contact: jyaw2@cam.ac.uk

 

Juveiriah Mohammed Ashraf

  • MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Khalifa University of Science and Technology (2019)
  • BSc (Highest Honors) in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering from University of Sharjah (2017)
  • Research interests: Nanomaterials; Nanoelectronics; Batteries
  • Contact: jma202@cam.ac.uk

 

Laura Gorzawski

  • MPhil in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge
  • B.Sc. in the Department of Physics from the University of Konstanz
  • Research interests: 2D TMD-based electronic devices
  • Contact: lg679@cam.ac.uk

 

John (Wan Hee) Kim

  • MSc by Research in Engineering from the University of Warwick
  • BSc (Hons) Physics from the University of Exeter
  • Research interests: Batteries; Li-S batteries; dry fabrication techniques; textile batteries
  • Contact: whk26@cam.ac.uk

 

Mustafa Ikinci

  • MSc in Nanomaterials from the University of Manchester (2023)
  • BSc in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Gazi University (2018)
  • Research interests: Nanomaterials; 2D TMDs; TMOCs
  • Contact: mi397@cam.ac.uk

 

Cheol Lee

  • M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University Korea (2025)
  • B.S. in Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Korea (2023)
  • Research interests: 2D Materials
  • Contact: cl2052@cam.ac.uk

 

Zhihao Luo

  • BSc (First Class Honors) in Applied Physics from the City University of Hong Kong (2025)
  • Research interests: 2D materials, catalysis
  • Contact: zl637@cam.ac.uk

 

Staff

Dr. Peter Knight, Group Technician

 

Dr. Marcel Yiao, Group Technician

 

Ana Talaban-Bailey, PA to Prof. Manish Chhowalla

 

Dr. Jung-In Lee, Royce Battery Suite Technical Operator

  • PhD in Energy Engineering from Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) in 2014.
  • Research interests: energy storage & conversion materials; metal-sulfur batteries; metal-air batteries
  • Contact: jil29@cam.ac.uk

 

Dr. Shaoliang Guan, XPS Scientist

  • BSc, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
  • MSc, Queen's University Belfast
  • PhD, Cardiff University.
  • Research interests: surface science; catalysis; XPS; DFT
  • Contact: sg2156@cam.ac.uk