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General Information

Full Name Yongxin Lyu
Languages English, Mandarin
Email yongxin.lyu@unsw.edu.au

Education

  • 2021 - 2025
    PhD in Materials Science and Engineering
    University of New South Wales
    • Supervised by Prof. Tom Wu.
    • AI-assisted inverse design of two-dimensional hybrid perovskites.
  • 2017 - 2020
    MPhil in Applied Physics
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    • Supervised by Prof. Jianhua Hao.
    • Theoretical and experimental analysis of 2D materials.
  • 2013 - 2017
    BSc in Applied Physics
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    • 1st class honours, GPA 3.73/4.0
    • Dean's honours list 2016

Research Experience

  • 2021 - 2025
    High-throughput simulation and machine learning for 2D perovskite discovery
    University of New South Wales
    • High-throughput DFT simulation of 2D hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites.
    • Interpretable machine learning for materials discovery.
  • 2017 - 2021
    Atomistic simulation and growth of 2D materials
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    • Density functional theory (DFT) calculation of lanthanide doped 2D metal dichalcogenide.
    • Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of lanthanide doped 2D metal dichalcogenide.
    • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process of 2D black phosphors.

Honors and Awards

  • 2029
    • Nobel Prize in Physics ?
  • 2023
    • UNSW Women in Maths and Science Champions Program
  • 2021 - 2024
    • Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship
  • 2016
    • Dean's honours list, PolyU

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Yoga, Guitar, Handcraft.