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Principal Investigator
Prof. Song CHENG (成松教授)
Assistant Professor
Rm FG631 6/F Core FG
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
+852 2766 6668
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Yanqing CUI
(Postdoc, 2023 - )
Research Area: Laser Diagnostics and SOFC
Dr. Mingsheng WEN
(Postdoc, 2024 - )
Research Area: Optical Diagnostics and Soot
Dr. Wei LI
(Postdoc, 2026 - )
Research Area: Laser Diagnostics
Dr. Pengzhi WANG
(Postdoc, 2026 - )
Research Area: Chemical Kinetics
Graduate Students
Ms. Ruoyue TANG
(PhD, 2022 - )
Research Area: Nitrogen Chemistry and Soot
Mr. Minrui WANG
(PhD, 2022 - )
Research Area: Real Fluid Thermochemistry
Ms. Xinrui REN
(PhD, 2023 - )
Research Area: Machine Learning and Optimization
Mr. Haolong LI
(PhD, 2023 - )
Research Area: Hydrogen Technology
Ms. Zikangping WANG
(PhD, 2024 - )
Research Area: Particle Combustion & Interfacial Chemistry
Mr. Ting ZHANG
(PhD, 2024 - )
Research Area: Real-Fluid Kinetics and Transport
Mr. Yu HAN
(PhD, 2024 - )
Research Area: Trans-/Super-Critical Spray Combustion
Mr. Heng LIU
(PhD, 2024 - )
Research Area: Trans-/Super-Critical Spray Combustion
Mr. Hongqing WU
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: Ab Initio & High-Pressure Combustion
Ms. Yuxin DONG
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: NOx/HCs Interactions & SAF Combustion
Mr. Guangyuan FENG
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: N-Containing PAH and Soot
Ms. Hongjie ZHANG
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: Real-Fluid Chemical Kinetics
Mr. Buyao RAN
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: CFD & RCM Sampling
Mr. Yongxin CHEN
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: Particle Combustion
Mr. Tianzhou JIANG
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: Reactive Flow Modeling
Mr. Zeji ZHAN
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: AI in Combustion
Ms. Huixin YANG
(PhD, 2025 - )
Research Area: SAF Characterization
Mr. Zheng HAN
(MPhil, 2025 - )
Research Area: AI-Assisted UQ & Optimization
Mr. Peimian DU
(PhD, 2026 - )
Research Area: AI applications in combustion
Mr. Hao JIN
(PhD, 2026 - )
Research Area: Ab Initio & AI-Informed Fuel Design
Mr. Luoning LI
(MSc, 2024 - )
Research Area: Atmospheric Chemistry
Ms. Jingjie CHEN
(MSc, 2024 - )
Research Area: ROOH Chemistry
Mr. Zhicheng LUO
(MSc, 2024 - )
Research Area: CH3O2 Abstraction Chemistry
Mr. Zhenjia YUE
(MSc, 2024 - )
Research Area: Laminar Flame Characteristics
Mr. Bailin CHEN
(MSc, 2025 - )
Research Area: NOx Chemistry
Research Assistants
Mr. Adrian Shalom LUA
(Research Assistant, 2022 - )
Research Area: Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Mr. Yue (Jerry) GONG
(Research Assistant, 2024 - )
Research Area: Chemical Kinetic Modeling
Mr. Matthew TUNG
(Research Assistant, 2024 - )
Research Area: Automation
Mr. Stephen FAN
(Research Assistant, 2024 - )
Research Area: Automated Model Reduction
Alumni
- Mr Adrian Shalom LUA (Research Assistant at UHPC-Lab from 2022-2025): Currently Graduate Trainee at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO).
- Mr Hongqing WU (Master at UHPC-Lab from 2023-2025): Currently PhD student at UHPC-Lab.
- Ms Yuxin DONG (Master at UHPC-Lab from 2023-2025): Currently PhD student at UHPC-Lab.
- Mr Songyan CAI (Master at UHPC-Lab from 2023-2025): Currently Audio Device Engineer at Honor Device Co., LtD (荣耀终端股份).
- Ms Judy CHAN (Master at UHPC-Lab from 2023-2025): Currently Project Coordinator at Sherex Engineering Limited.
- Ms Yan ZHANG (Master at UHPC-Lab from 2023-2025): Currently Research Engineer at Shenzhen Dongfanghong of the Fifth Space Academy (航天五院深圳航天东方红卫星有限公司).
- Dr Saroj RAY (Postdoc at UHPC-Lab from 2022 – 2024): Currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at The National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.
- Ms Guojie LIANG (Master at UHPC-Lab from 2022 – 2024): Currently Engineering Scientist at COMAC (中国商飞).
- Mr Yu HAN (Master at UHPC-Lab from 2022 – 2024): Currently PhD student at UHPC-Lab.