Mohsen received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Prof. Hany Aziz in November 2024. His previous research focused on quantum dot light-emitting devices (QDLEDs). In December 2024, he joined the Sargent group as a postdoctoral fellow, where his current research focuses on a colloidal quantum dot photodetector.
Dr. Sile Hu
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: sl.hu@utoronto.ca
Husile received her Ph.D. degree in Material Sciences and Engineering from City University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Andrey L. Rogach in October 2024. Her previous research was on the synthesis and Field Effect Transistor device performance of chiral metal halide perovskites. She Joined the Sargent group as a postdoctoral fellow in October 2024, and her current research is on colloidal quantum dot photodetector.
Dr. Ning Han
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: n.han@utoronto.ca
Ning has received his Ph.D. from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Jan Fransaer. His Ph.D. research was in designing transition metal oxide catalysts for oxygen electrocatalysis. He joined Sargent Group in 2024 as a postdoc fellow with a research interest in AI-accelerated electrocatalytic materials discovery for renewable-fuel production.
Dr. Hafiz Ghulam Abbas
Abbas obtained Ph.D. in computational physics from Jeonbuk National University in the Republic of South Korea, under the guidance of Professor Jae-Ryang Hahn. Subsequently, he undertook postdoctoral research at DGIST and the Korea University, Seoul campus, under supervision of Professor Stefan Ringe. His research endeavors focus on pioneering computational design methodologies tailored for sustainable energy conversion. Specifically, he specializes in the precise prediction of novel materials utilizing cutting-edge machine learning potentials. Furthermore, his work delves into the intricate realms of electronic structure and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) modeling using Density Functional Theory (DFT). Additionally, his deeply intrigued by investigating phase transitions in metallic glasses, employing advanced machine learning potentials.
Dr. Hyun Sik Moon
Hyun Sik received his Ph.D. under the guidance of Prof. Kijung Yong in August 2023 at POSTECH, South Korea. His prior research focused on developing novel photocatalysts for fuel production applications and studying charge transfer dynamics. He joined the group in Mar. 2024 as a postdoctoral fellow, co-advised by Prof. Sinton and Prof. Sargent. His current research focuses on the design of electrocatalysts and electrochemical systems for CO2 reduction.
Dr. Yang Bai
Yang obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Liverpool in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Andy Cooper. Then he moved to Singapore as a Scientist in IMRE, A*STAR. His previous research focuses on photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis using the approach of high throughput. As an A3MD postdoctoral fellow in the Sargent group, he is now using high-throughput and automatic tools to accelerate the discovery of new electrocatalysts for renewable-fuel production.
Dr. Yuting Luo
Email: yuting.luo@utoronto.ca
Yuting Luo received her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University, P. R. China in Jan. 2021, under supervision of Prof. Bilu Liu. Her Ph.D. research focused on two-dimensional materials for mechanism study and large-current-density water splitting. She joined Sargent group in Mar. 2021 as a postdoc fellow with a research interest in electrochemical CO2 reduction.
Dr. Yangning Zhang
Yangning received her Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering in May 2021 from the University of Texas at Austin under the supervision of Prof. Brian Korgel. Her previous research was focused on the synthesis and characterization of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals. She joined Sargent group as a postdoctoral fellow in September 2021, and her current research is on colloidal quantum dot photodetectors.
Dr. Muhammad (Imran) Imran
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: muhd.imran@utoronto.ca
Imran received his Ph.D. in Nanochemistry from Italian Institute of Technology in 2019, under the supervision of Prof. Liberato Manna. Then, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the same institute till December 2021. His previous research primarily centered on the syntheses of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and their post-synthetic structural, chemical, and surface transformations. He joined Sargent group as a postdoctoral fellow in 2021. His current research interests include the synthesis of colloidal quantum dots for light emission applications.
Dr. Lizhou Fan
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: lizhou.fan@utoronto.ca
Lizhou Fan received his Ph.D. degree from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2020, under the supervision of Prof. Licheng Sun. He joined the Sargent Group in 2021 as a postdoc fellow. He is currently working on electrochemical CO2 reduction.
