Leng Kai's Group
Low-dimensional hybrid materials
& opto-microelectronics
Principal Investigator
Dr Kai Leng
Assistant Professor
Presidential Young Scholar
Assistant Dean of Faculty of Science
Dr. Kai Leng obtained her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2018. She then worked as a research fellow in NUS and University of Cambridge (2018-2020) before joining the Department of Applied Physics, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as a Research Assistant Professor (Independent PI) in Oct. 2020. She was promoted to Assistant Professor in Sep. 2021.
1. Asian Young Scientist Fellowship 2024
2. Outstanding Young Researcher Award from the Faculty 2024
3. MIT Technology Review "Innovators Under 35" in the Asia Pacific region 2023
(麻省理工科技評論「亞太地區35歲以下創新35 人」2023)
4. Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award 2023
(裘槎麥德華前瞻科研大獎 2023)
5. China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund 2023
(优青 (港澳) 2023)
6. PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award 2023
7. Early Career Scheme Awardee 2022-The Reseach Grants Council (HK)
8. Prof Lee Soo Ying Early Career Gold Award 2020-Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC)
9. Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Student Abroad 2018
Career Milestone Awards
1, The Croucher Foundation (Hong Kong), Croucher Innovation Award Fund. Role: Project Investigator (HK$ 5 million). (July 2023 – July 2028).
2, PolyU-UGC, Strategic Hiring Scheme-Assistant Professor to Professor. Role: Project Investigator, (HK$ 3 million). Project ID P0040564. (Mar 2022 – Feb 2025).
3, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), NSFC for Excellent Yong Scholar. Role: Project Investigator, (RMB¥ 2 million). Project ID 62322413. (1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2026).
4, The Research Grants Council (Hong Kong), General Research Fund. Role: Project Investigator, (HK$ 1,079,287). Ref No. 15306742. (Dec 2024 – Dec 2027).
5, The Research Grants Council (Hong Kong), General Research Fund. Role: Project Investigator, (HK$ 877,079). Ref No. 15304623. (Dec 2023 – Dec 2026).
6, The Research Grants Council (Hong Kong), Early Career Scheme. Role: Project Investigator, (HK$ 825,110). Ref No. 25305222. (Dec 2022 – Dec 2025).
7, The Research Grants Council (Hong Kong), General Research Fund. Role: Project Investigator, (HK$ 666,015). Ref No. 15305221. (Oct 2021 – Sep 2024).
8, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), NSFC for Yong Scholar. Role: Project Investigator, (RMB¥ 300,000). Project No. 12104382. (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024).