Affiliation

Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering

Email (@um.edu.mo)

yongqingcai

Tel

+853 8822 9959

Office

N23 Research Building, Room 3004
University of Macau
Avenida da Universidade
Taipa, Macau, China

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Curriculum Vitae

CAI Yongqing 蔡永青

Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D., Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2012.
M.S., Materials Science, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China, 2007.
B.S., Materials Science, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China, 2004.

Research Interests

Computational materials science and physics, in particular:

  • Simulating phonons and other quantum quasiparticles in condensed matters;
  • Phase transitions;
  • Materials informatics and artificial intelligence.

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Courses
Green Energy for Global Society (GEGA 1006)

Publications

Jiaren Yuan, Yuanping Chen, Yuee Xie, Xiaoyu Zhang, Dewei Rao, Yandong Guo, Xiaohong Yan*, Yuan Ping Feng*, and Yongqing Cai*. Squeezed metallic droplet with tunable Kubo gap and charge injection in transition metal dichalcogenides. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A, 117, 6362-6369 (2020).

Yu Jun Tan, Hareesh Godaba, Ge Chen, Siew Ting Melissa Tan, Guanxiang Wan, Guojingxian Li, Pui Mun Lee, Yongqing Cai, Si Li, Robert F. Shepherd, John S. Ho & Benjamin C. K. Tee, A transparent, self-healing and high-κ dielectric for low-field-emission stretchable optoelectronics. Nature Materials 19, 182–188 (2020).

Yue Cao, Yu Jun Tan, Si Li, Wang Wei Lee, Hongchen Guo, Yongqing Cai, Chao Wang, Benjamin C.-K. Tee, Self-healing electronic skins for aquatic environments. Nature Electronics 2, 75–82 (2019).

Xiao Zhang#, Zhimin Luo#, Peng Yu#, Yongqing Cai#, et al, Lithiation-induced amorphization of Pd3P2S8 for highly efficient hydrogen evolution. Nature Catalysis 1, 460 (2018).

Subhadeep Datta#, Yongqing Cai#, Indra Yudhistira, Zebing Zeng, Yong-Wei Zhang, Han Zhang, Shaffique Adam, Jishan Wu, and Kian Ping Loh, Tuning magnetoresistance in molybdenum disulphide and graphene using a molecular spin transition. Nature Communications 8, 677 (2017).

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Aug 2019-present
Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau

Mar 2019-Jul 2019
Scientist III, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore

Mar 2016-Feb 2019
Scientist II, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore

Jan 2013-Feb 2016
Scientist I, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore

Mar 2012-Dec 2012
Research Fellow, Physics Dept., National University of Singapore, Singapore

Aug 2011-Feb 2012
Research Associate, Physics Dept., National University of Singapore, Singapore

Prof. Yongqing CAI’s research group

Several RA/PhD/Postdoc vacancies on computational materials and physics are available.

Postdoc candidates are encouraged to apply the following two types of Postdoctoral centrally funded by University of Macau:

a). UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (UMPF, Class A): Monthly remuneration of MOP40,000 (taxable). Annual conference and research related trips allowance of MOP20,000; Maximum contract period of 2 years.

b). UM Macao Postdoctoral Associateship (UMPA, Class B): Monthly remuneration of MOP28,000 (taxable). Annual conference and research related trips allowance of MOP14,000, Maximum contract period of 2 years.

Remark:  1 MOP ~= 0.87 RMB;   1 MOP ~= 0.11 Euro;   1 MOP ~= 0.12 USD;

Eligibility

  1. The UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship and Associateship are awarded to PhD degree holders who have graduated within 2 years, or PhD students who are expected to graduate within 6 months from the application date.
  2. Applicants should have proven record of outstanding academic achievements, including publications, and academic awards etc.
  3. Applicants for UMPF should possess a PhD degree from top ranked universities or disciplines (i.e., Top 200 ranked universities listed in the THE/QS ranking, or those listed under the Double First-Class Initiatives and Programs in Mainland China).

Application Procedure:

  1. Application usually opens from 1st to 31st January and 1st to 30th June each year.
  2. Applicants shall submit applications through the online application system (https://isw.um.edu.mo/tpms/) of RSKTO during the application period

For more information:

https://www.um.edu.mo/research/MPF%202019.html

https://www.um.edu.mo/research/mpf_mds.html

Please contact Prof. Cai for more details and information if you are interested.