Affiliation
Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering
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University of Macau
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Taipa, Macau, China
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HUI Kwun Nam 許冠南
Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering
Academic Qualifications
M.Phil., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2006.
B.S., Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2003.
Research Interests
Chemical engineering
Nanomaterials
Graphene materials
Electrochemical energy storage and conversion (Na-ion batteries, flexible supercapacitors, fuel cell)
Teaching Areas
Publications
Qingbin Jiang, Huifang Xu, Kwan San Hui, Yijie Wei, Lingwen Liu, Zhenqing Ye, Chenyang Zha, Mengting Zheng, Jun Lu, Kwun Nam Hui*, “Inner‐Layer Indium Doping Achieved Highly Active and Stable Sulfur Vacancies in MoS2 for Superior Sulfur Redox Kinetics”, Advanced Materials, 2415986 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202415986
Huixian Xie, Lingwen Liu, Hongyi Chen, Kwan San Hui, Zhuoheng Kuang, Guangmin Zhou, Yuanmiao Sun, Hui-Ming Cheng, Kwun Nam Hui*, “Fast-Charging Phosphorus Anodes Enabled by Fluorinated Weakly Solvated Electrolytes for Stable and High-Rate Lithium Storage”, Advanced Materials, 2504248 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202504248
Yunshan Zheng, Zhenjiang Yu, Meijia Qiu, Mengting Zheng, Kwan San Hui, Huifang Xu, Huixian Xie, Yunlong Teng, Jinliang Li, Wenjie Mai, Jun Lu, Kwun Nam Hui*, “Self-Adaptive Bismuth Composite Anode for High-Performance Potassium-Ion Batteries”, Advanced Energy Materials, 2500370 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513540
Lingwen Liu, Huixian Xie, Yunshan Zheng, Kwan San Hui, Yuanmiao Sun, Hui-Ming Cheng, Kwun Nam Hui*, “Multicomponent Anodes Based on Amorphous ZnP2 for Fast-Charging/Discharging Lithium-Ion Batteries”, Advanced Energy Materials, 15, 2404900 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202404900
Qingbin Jiang, Huifang Xu, Kwan San Hui, Zhengqing Ye, Chenyang Zha, Zhan Lin, Mengting Zheng, Jun Lu, Kwun Nam Hui *, “Breaking the Passivation Effect for MnO2 Catalysts in Li-S Batteries by Anion-Cation Doping”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63, e202408474 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202408474
2017-present
Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau
2015-2017
Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau
2013-2015
Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
2009-2013
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Mar 2009-Aug 2009
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, US
1st runner up of postgraduate session of IET Younger Members Exhibition Conference, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Hong Kong (2008-2009)
Second Prize of (PG) Student Paper Contest, IEEE Hong Kong Section, IEEE (2008)
DuPont Scholarship, The University of Hong Kong (2007-2008)
Associate Editor, Journal of Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology, MedCrave Publishers, http://medcraveonline.com/JTEFT/editorial-board (2017-present)
Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, Scientific Journals, http://sjournals.com/index.php/SJPAS/index (2015-present)
Editorial Board, Frontiers in Materials, Frontiers Media, http://www.frontiersin.org/ (2014-present)
Editorial Board, Materials Science Category, The Scientific World Journal, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/ (2012-present)
Editorial Board, Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering, Scientific Journals International, http://www.scientificjournals.org/ (2009-present)
Organizing Committee, 10th International Conference on Computational Physics, 16-20 January 2017, Macau, China (2017)
Organizing Committee, 1st International Workshop on Solid State Lighting of LED and Laser Diode, 15 December 2016, Macau, China (2016)
Organizing Committee, Macau Summit on Carbon and Energy Materials 2016, 29 November 2016, Macau, China (2016)
Organizing Committee, Session Chair, International Conference and Expo on Smart Materials & Structures, Smart Materials 2015 (2015)
Session Chair, The 4th Conference on New Energy and Sustainable Development, NESD (2014)
Session Chair, Hong Kong International Conference on Engineering and Applied Science, HKICEAS (2013, 2014)
Committee Member, Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation (LINC), Pusan National University (2014-2015)
Session Chairs, 9th International Conference on Fracture & Strength of Solids, FEOFS 2013 (2013)
Technical program committee member of 2012 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications (2012)
Technical program committee member of 2012 IEEE International Conference on Electronics Design, Systems and Applications (2012)
Technical program committee member of 2012 IEEE International Power and Energy Conference (2012)
Technical program committee member of 2012 International Congress on Engineering Education (2012)
Technical program committee member of 2012 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (2012)
MSE PhD advising committee (2012-2015)
MSE Undergraduate Lab committee (2012)
Supervisor, Capstone Design Team, Pusan National University (2011-2012)
Committee Member, Education Center for Green Industry-friendly Fusion Technology (GIFT), Pusan National University (2010-2015)
Committee Member, National Core Research Center for Hybrid Materials Solution (NCRC), Pusan National University (2010-2015)
Guests in ‘Confluence Dinner’ which is a campus-wide educational program organized for HKUST undergraduate students to broaden their exposures to community as well as to polish their interpersonal skills (2005, 2008, 2009)