Members
Group Leader:
Dr. Luis K. Ono
(Brazil/Japan)
2013.4-Present: Staff Scientist and Group Leader, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2012.1-2013.3: Postdoctoral Scholar, iNANO, Aarhus University, Denmark.
2009.12-2011.12: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Central Florida, USA.
2005.1-2009.12: Ph.D. in Physics, University of Central Florida, USA.
2001.4-2004.3: MS in Nuclear Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan.
1996.1-2000.12: BS in Physics, Sao Paulo University, Brazil.
Researchers:
Dr. Chenfeng Ding
(China)
2021-Present : Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2019-2020: Joint PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Washington State University, USA.
2015-2020: PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China.
2011-2015: BS in Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China.
Dr. Silvia Mariotti
(Italy/Germany)
2021.10-Present: Postdoctoral Scholar (JSPS Fellow), Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2020.9-2021.11: Postdoctoral Researcher, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Berlin, Germany.
2019.1-2020.9: Postdoctoral Researcher, LCPO, CNRS, Universite' de Bordeaux, France / visiting researcher at RCAST, University of Tokyo, Japan.
2014.9-2019.9: Ph.D. in Physics, Stephenson Institute for renewable energy, University of Liverpool, UK.
2011.9-2014.3: MS in Industrial Chemistry, Universita' di Bologna, Italy / Humboldt Universität Berlin, Germany.
2008.9-2011.10: BS in Industrial Chemistry, Universita' di Bologna, Italy.
Dr. Penghui Ji(China)
2022.05-Present: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2017.09-2022.04: PhD in Materials Science, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Canada.
2014.09-2017.06: MS in Physics, Soochow University, China.
2010.09-2014.06: BS in Materials Science, Soochow University, China.
Dr. Tongtong Li
(China)
2022.07-Present: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2014.09-2022.04: PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Northeastern University, China.
2020.12-2021.05: Visiting research student in School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech, USA.
2018.12-2020.12: Joint PhD in School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech, USA.
2010.09-2014.06: BS in Applied Chemistry, Northeastern University, China.
OIST PhD Students:
Jiahao Zhang
(China)
2021-Present: PhD student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2015-2019: BS in Chemistry, Shandong University, China.
Ilhem Nadia Rabehi
(Algeria)
2022.05-Present: PhD student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2020.01-06. APSEY intern, Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency RCREE, Egypt
2017-2019 MS energy engineering, Pan African University PAUWES, Algeria
2014-2017 BS in physics of matter, Djelfa University, Algeria.
OIST Visiting Students:
Hengyuan Wang
(China)
2022.08-Present: Visiting student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2017.09-2022.07: PhD candidate in Electronic Science and Technology, Nanjing University, China.
2013.09-2017.06: BS in Micro-electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, China.
Xiaomin Liu
(China)
2022.10-Present: Visiting student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2019.09-2022.09: PhD candidate in Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2015.09-2019.06: BS in Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Xiaomin Huo
(China)
2022.10-Present: Visiting student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2018.09-2022.09: PhD candinate in Optical Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
2014.09-2018.06: BS in Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University, China.
Ting Guo
2022.10-Present: Visiting student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2019.09-2022.09: PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, China.
2016.09-2019.06: MS in Materials Engineering, Central South University, China.
2012.09-2016.06: BS in Material Forming and Controlling Engineering, East China Jiaotong University, China.
Zhong Xu
2023.11-Present: Visiting student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2020.09-2023.10: PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
2018.09-2020.06: MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
2014.09-2018.06: BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
Research Unit Administrator:
Ms. Naoko Ogura-Gayler(Japan)
EMSSU Alumni
Dr. Min-Cherl JUNG
(Republic of Korea)
Current: Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba
2011-2015: Postdoctoral Scholar / Staff Scientist, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
Dr. Michael V. Lee
(USA)
Current: Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University
2012-2015: Postdoctoral Scholar / Staff Scientist, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
Dr. Shenghao Wang
(China)
Current: Professor, Shanghai University
2013-2016: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2010-2013: PhD in Applied Physics, Institute of pure and applied siences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
2007-2010: MS in Condensed Matter Physics, Sichuan University, China
2003-2007: BS in Material Science and Engineering, Hinan Univerisity, China
Dr. Matthew R. Leyden
(USA)
Current: Data Archive Coordinator, Faculty Affairs Office, OIST, Japan
2013-2017: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2012: Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, USA
2011: PhD in Physics Oregon State University, USA
2005: BS in Physics California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo, USA
Dr. Sonia Ruiz Raga
(Spain)
Current: Senior Researcher, Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnología
2013-2017: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2009-2013: PhD in Physics, Photovoltaic and Optoelectronics Group, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
2009-2011: MS in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Universitat Jaume I, Spain
2004-2010: BS in Chemical Engineering. Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Dr. Mikas Remeika
(USA/Lithuania)
Current: Senior Process Engineer, ASM
2014-2017: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2013-2014: Metrology Engineer, Intel Corp., Oregon, USA
2006-2013: MS, PhD in Physics University of California San Diego, USA
2001-2005: BS in Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Dr. Jia Liang
(China)
Current: Junior Scientist（青年研究员）, Fudan University, China
2017: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2015.08-2017.08: Research Assistant, Nanjing University, China
2014.03-2014.08: Research Intern, Rice University, USA
2010.09-2015.07: PhD in Physical Electronic, Peking University, China
2006.09-2010.06: BS in Physics, Southeast University, China
Dr. Robin Ohmann
(Germany)
Current: Senior Researcher, Universität Siegen, Germany
2014-2018: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2011.6-2014.8: Researcher, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
2010.10-2011.2: Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
2006.2-2010.10: Ph.D. in Physics, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
2004.12-2005.12: Diploma thesis, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
2003.06-2003.08: Internship, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
1999.10-2005.12: Diploma in Physics, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Dr. Emilio J. Juarez-Perez
(Spain)
Current: ARAID Researcher, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA) CSIC-UNIZAR, Spain
2015-2018: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2013.3-2015.8: Postdoctoral Scholar, Photovoltaic and Optoelectronics Group, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
2012.9-2013.2: Postdoctoral Scholar, Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV-EHU), Spain
2009.11-2011.7: Postdoctoral Scholar, Instituto Nacional del Carbon (INCAR-CSIC), Spain
2006.12-2008.12: PhD in Chemistry, Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
2004.9-2006.12: MS in Organometallic Chemistry, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
1998.9-2004.3: BS in Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Dr. Yan Jiang
(China)
Current: Professor, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, China
2015-2018: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2013-2015: PhD in Institute of Chemistry Chinese academy of Sciences, China
2011-2012: MS in Institute of Chemistry Chinese academy of Sciences, China
2006-2010: BS in School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen Univerisity, China
Dr. Taehoon Kim
(Republic of Korea)
Current: Assistant Professor, Incheon National University, Republic of Korea
2015-2019: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2010-2015: DPhil in Engineering Science, University of Oxford, U.K.
2010-2014: Non-MRC employee, Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), U.K.
2009-2010: MSc in Biochemical Engineering, Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London (UCL), University of London, U.K.
2002-2005: Test Analysis team, POONGSAN Corporation, Republic of Korea
Dr. Wentao Song
(China)
Current: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dalhousie University, Canada
2017-2019: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2016-2017: Research Scientist, UHV Technologies, Inc., Fort Worth TX, USA
2008-2016: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park MD, USA
2004-2008: BS in Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Dr. Yangyang Dang
(China)
Current: Assistant Professor, Qufu Normal University, China
2018-2019 : Post-doctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2017-2018: Post-doctoral Scholar, Tianjin University, China.
2013-2017: PhD in Material Physics and Chemistry, Shandong University, China.
2011-2013: MS in Organic Chemistry, Wuhan University, China.
2006-2010: BS in Chemistry, Zaozhuang University, China.
Dr. Zhifang Wu
(China)
2016-2019: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2015-2016: Shanghai Tech University (joint education program), China.
2011-2015: PhD in fine chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, China.
2006-2010: BS in mechanical engineering, Jiang Nan University, China.
Dr. Longbin Qiu
(China)
Current: Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
2016-2020: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2011-2016: PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Fudan University, China
2007-2011: BE in Polymer Material and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Dr. Jeremy Hieulle
(France)
Current: Postdoc, Universite du Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Oct. 2016-Dec. 2019: Postdoctoral Scholar, OIST, Okinawa, Japan.
Jan. 2016-Sep. 2016: Postdoctoral researcher, NanoGune, San-Sebastian, Spain.
Oct. 2014-Dec. 2015: Postdoctoral researcher, ICN2, Barcelona, Spain.
Oct. 2011-Sep. 2014: PhD thesis, Physics, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France.
Dr. Zhanhao Hu
(China)
2017-2020: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2013-2017: PhD, Materials Physics and Chemistry, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
2009-2013: BS, Materials Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Dr. Sisi He
(China)
Current: Associate Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China
2018-2020 : Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2017-2018: Research assitance, Fudan University, China.
2014-2017: PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Fudan University, China.
2011-2014: MS in Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China.
2007-2011: BE in Material Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, China.
Dr. Zonghao Liu
(China)
Current: Associate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
2017-2019: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan
2016.03-2017.03: Research Assistant, Peking University, China
2015.03-2015.09: Research Intern, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2011.09-2016.06: PhD in Opto-Electronic Information Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
2007.09-2011.06: BS in Applied Chemistry, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Dr. Dae-Yong Son
(Republic of Korea)
Current: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea
2018-2020: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2011.3.1-2017.8.25: MS and PhD in Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea.
2005.3.1–2011.2.25 : BS in Advanced Materials Chemistry, Korea University, Republic of Korea.
Dr. Maowei Jiang
(China)
Current: Professor, Henan University, China
2018-2020: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2017-2018: Researcher in Zhejiang University, China.
2012-2017: PhD in Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China.
2008-2012: BS in Chemistry, Lanzhou University, China.
Dr. Hui Zhang
(China)
Current: Professor, Hainan University, China
2021-2022: Postdoc, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
2019-2021: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2014-2019: PhD in Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Peking University, China.
2010-2014: BE in Polymer Materials Processing Engineering, Sichuan University, China.
Dr. Yuqiang Liu
(China)
Current: Professor, Qingdao University, China
2019-2021: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2017-2019: Joint PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA, USA.
2016-2019: PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, FUNSOM, Soochow University, China.
2013-2016: MS in Materials Science and Engineering, FUNSOM, Soochow University, China.
2009-2013: BS in Textile Engineering, Soochow University, China.
Dr. Guoqing Tong
(China)
Current: Professor, Hefei University of Technology, China
2018-2021: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2017-2018: Research Assistant, Hefei University of Technology, China.
2014-2017: PhD in Electronic Science & Technology, Nanjing University, China.
2011-2014: MS in Materials Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China.
2007-2011: BS in Powder Materials Engineering, Hefei University, China.
Dr. Tongle Bu
(China)
Current: Professor, Wuhan University of Technology, China.
2020.11-2022.02: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST,Japan.
2018-2019: Joint PhD in Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Australia.
2015-2019: PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China.
2011-2015: BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China.
Dr. Wei Zhang
(China)
Current: Associate Professor, Nanjing Aeronautics and Astronautics University, China.
2021-Present : Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2016-2020: PhD in Condensed Matter Physics, Université Paris-Saclay, France.
2013-2016: MS, in Condensed Matter Physics, Lanzhou University, China.
2009-2013: BS in Materials Science, Lanzhou University, China.
Dr. Congyang Zhang
(China)
2021.02-2023.03: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2019.10-2020.10: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington, USA.
2015.09-2019.06: PhD in Environment Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
2012.09-2015.06: MS in Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, China.
2008.09-2012.06: BS in Environment Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, China.
Dr. Tianhao Wu
(China)
2021.10-2023.12: Postdoctoral Scholar, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
Joint PhD in Photovoltaics Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan.
2016.09-2021.06: PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
2012.09-2016.06: BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Previous PhD Students:
Dr. Zafer Hawash
(Palestine)
Current: Assistant Professor, Birzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank, Palestine
2012-2017: PhD, OIST, Japan.
2010-2012: Researcher, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Al-Quds University, East-Jerusalem, Palestine.
2004- 2009: B.Sc. Physics/Minor Electronics, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Dr. Collin Stecker
(USA)
Current: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, the Institute of Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery, Hokkaido University, Japan
2014-2020 PhD, OIST, Japan
2012-2014 QA Specialist, Futaba Industrial, USA
2009-2011 Coordinator of International Relations, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Japan
2004-2008 BSc in Chemistry/Japanese/East Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Dr. Afshan Jamshaid
(Pakistan)
Current: Postdoc, The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany
2016.9-2021.4: PhD, OIST, Japan.
2014.2-2015.3: Development Engineer, Physics Department, LUMS Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan.
2011.9-2013.9: MS in NanoEngineering, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan.
2009.3-2011.8: Scientific Officer, Electronics Faculty, GIKI Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology Topi, Pakistan.
2008.9-2009.2: Teaching Assistant, IMS Institute of Management Sciences.
Previous Visiting Students:
Caiyi Zhang
(China)
2022.09-2023.03: Visiting student, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2018.09-2022.08: PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
2014.09-2018.06: BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China.
Previous Research Intern:
Ryusei Morimoto
(Japan)
2023.01-2023.03: Research Intern, Qi Unit, OIST, Japan.
2020.09-Present: Office Assistant in Socio-Environmental Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan.
2020.04-Present: BS in Chemical Science and Technology, Kyoto University, Japan.