Personal Introduction

Prof. Dr. Xu received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Nanjing University in 1983 and 1986, respectively. Since 1988, he was highly privileged to study in the University of Konstanz, particularly under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Klaus Dransfeld (Member of German National Academy of Sciences; Founding Director of Institute for High Magnetic Fields, Max-Plank Society; Former Director of Institute for Solid State Research, Max-Plank Society). His doctoral dissertation was focused on nanoscopic heat transport associated with electronic processes. He earned his doctorate (Dr.rer.nat.) in 1993. Afterwards, he joined the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been promoted to a Professor in the department since the midst of 2002. He has been named as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering since August 2022.

Prof. Dr. Xu’s research interests include nanoscience and nanotechnology for electron devices and micro/nanoelectronics, namely 2D materials and devices; scanning probe techniques for electronics; advanced energy science and technology; interface engineering for materials and devices; physics and technology of organic semiconductors; functional and electronic oxides, etc. He has published c.a. 500 papers in peer-reviewed professional journals and conferences, with c.a. 25000 SCI peer citations, and 30000 Google Scholar citations. Meanwhile, he has secured more than 50 competitive research grants. Also he actively participates in a myriad of professional activities and has served as symposium chair in several international conferences. He is a Fellow of IEEE and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and Member of American Physical Society. He is a recipient of Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macau Scholars (formerly Distinguished Young Scholar Fund for Overseas Chinese), awarded by NSFC, a nationally prestigious fund; The Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) in the category of Natural Sciences (2nd Class), Ministry of Education, China; Research Excellence Award by The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Fellow of Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Also he was Chang Jiang Scholar Chair Professor by Ministry of Education, China.

Prof. Dr. Jianbin Xu is evidently respected by his students and his peers for his research and mentoring as well as administrative abilities. He has supervised more than 60 PhD students and postdoctoral research associates, many of whom have moved on to successful professional careers in academia and industry, notably in the leading mainland universities and major tech companies. He is currently serving as an Editor of IEEE Transaction on Electron Devices – a flagship journal in the global electron device community, and a Member of Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Nano – a top journal in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Also he has served numerous funding agencies and award committees. He is currently a Member of RGC Engineering Panel for GRF/ECS.