people
members of the Chi Lab.
Principal Investigator
Chi (David) Cheng
Senior Lecturer & ARC Future Fellow
Deputy Director, UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology
School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Yuan Yan
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2026–
University of Melbourne (PhD)
Dr. Tongxi Lin
Research Associate, 2026–
UNSW Sydney (PhD)
PhD Students
John Ogbe
PhD Student, 2023–
Chemical Engineering
(w/ Prof. Pierre Le-Clech)
Zhouhao Wang
PhD Student, 2024–
Chemical Engineering
Bohan Hao
PhD Student, 2024–
Chemical Engineering
Feifan Yang
PhD Student, 2025–
Chemical Engineering
Univ. of British Columbia (MEng)
Hongzhe Chen
PhD Student, 2025–
Chemical Engineering
MPhil Students
Dan Wu
MPhil Student, 2024–
Chemical Engineering
Jiahao Ding
MPhil Student, 2025–
Chemical Engineering
Xuanming Chang
MPhil Student, 2025–
Chemical Engineering
Yihua Song
MPhil Student, 2025–
Chemical Engineering
Zhengyao Chen (Kairos)
MPhil Student, 2026–
Chemical Engineering
Alumni
| Name | Degree | Period | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiancheng (Ivan) Lin | PhD, Chemical Engineering | 2021–2025 | University of Sydney |
| Weile Gu | ToR (Taste of Research) student, Chemical Engineering | 2024–2025 | UNSW Sydney |
| Maoqi Lin | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2022–2023 | BYD Company Limited |
| Hien Thao Nguyen | MPhil, University of Melbourne | 2022–2023 | — |
Join Us
We are always looking for motivated PhD students and visiting researchers to join the lab. Postdoctoral positions may also become available depending on funding availability, and opportunities will be announced from time to time. If you are interested in working on nanofluidics, membrane science, or related areas, please get in touch at chi.cheng2@unsw.edu.au.