Liu Zekun

Male, member of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai Chenguang Scholar. Born in Tengzhou, Shandong, in 1996. Obtained his PhD from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2024 and joined the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering at East China University of Science and Technology as a Lecturer in the same year. His research focuses on micro-scale energy conversion materials and devices. He has led projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientist Fund (Category C), the Shanghai Chenguang Programme, and the Shanghai Qixingxing Yangfan Special Project. Over the past three years, he has published six SCI-indexed papers as first or co-first author in journals such as *Science Advances*, *The Innovation*, *Advanced Functional Materials*, and *Nano Energy*. In total, he has published 18 SCI-indexed papers, holds nine authorised invention patents, and has contributed a chapter to a monograph. He serves as a young editorial board member for SCI journals, including *Materials* and *Sensors*.

July 2024–present: Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology

September 2020–June 2024: PhD in Electronic Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

September 2017–January 2020: Master’s degree in Power Engineering, Northeastern University

September 2013–July 2017: Bachelor’s degree in New Energy Science and Engineering, Northeastern University

1. Preparation of thermoelectric materials and MEMS devices

2. Cross-disciplinary applications of micro-thermal sensing

3. Tactile Sensors and Electronic Skin

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Science Fund Project (Category C), Principal Investigator, 52505624, Jan 2026–Dec 2028

2. Shanghai Municipal Education Commission “Morning Light Programme” Project (Category A), Principal Investigator, Jan 2026–Jan 2028

3. Shanghai “Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan” Morning Star Project (Sailing Special Programme), Principal Investigator, 24YF2708000, Dec 2024–Nov 2027

4. Shenzhen Kunpeng Youth Innovation Project, Principal Investigator, KPGR20250731182459004

5. East China University of Science and Technology Faculty Professional Development Programme, Principal Investigator

Courses Taught: ‘Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality’, Undergraduate Elective

Student Awards: 2025 National Undergraduate Innovation Training Programme

2024 Gold Medal, Silicon Valley Invention Festival, USA

2024 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, Silver Medal

2023 International Society for Advanced Materials, Young Scientist Award

2022 National Scholarship for Doctoral Students

2024 Shanghai Outstanding Graduate

2023 Shanghai Jiao Tong University President’s Award

2023 China University Students’ Mechanical Engineering Competition “Ming Shi Cup” Micro-Nano Sensing Technology and Intelligent Applications Competition, Second Prize

[1] Zekun Liu, Shuai Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Xing-Er Wang, Kangning Zou, Zhiyuan Zhu, Xuyu Wang, Erzhen Mu, Xiaotian Zhang, Yan Liu, Huilie Shi, Zhiyu Hu. Visual‐Audio Thermoelectric Detectors for Images and Sound Recognition[J]. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34(46), 2406110. (IF=18.5)

[2] Zekun Liu, Shuai Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Erzhen Mu, Hong Wei, Yan Liu, Huilie Shi, Zhiyu Hu. High-performance integrated chip-level thermoelectric device for power generation and microflow detection[J]. Nano Energy, 2023, 114, 108611. (IF=16.8)

[3] Zekun Liu, Zhenhua Wu, Shuai Zhang, Yanxi Lv, Erzhen Mu, Ruijie Liu, Dongshi Zhang, Zhuguo Li, Shibo Li, Ke Xu, Zhiyu Hu. Recognitions of colored Fabrics/laser-patterned metals based on photo-thermo-electric effects[J]. Science Advances, 2022, 8(33), eabo7500. (IF=11.7)

[4] Shuai Zhang, Zekun Liu†, Xiaotian Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Zhiyu Hu. Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity[J]. The Innovation, 2024, 100591. (IF=33.2)

[5] Shuai Zhang, Zekun Liu†, Wenbin Zhang, Bin Zhao, Zhenhua Wu, Erzhen Mu, Hengxing Lin, Kangning Zou, Xiaotian Zhang, Zhiyu Hu. Multi-bioinspired flexible thermal emitters for all-day radiative cooling and wearable self-powered thermoelectric generation[J]. Nano Energy, 2024, 123, 109393. (IF=16.8, ESI highly cited paper)

[6] Shuai Zhang, Zekun Liu†, Zhenhua Wu, Zhengtong Yao, Wenbing Zhang, Yongwei Zhang, Zhihao Guan, Hengxin Lin, Haoge Cheng, Erzhen Mu, Jianwen Zeng, Chaochao Dun, Xiaotian Zhang, Johnny C. Ho, Zhiyu Hu. Boosting self-powered wearable thermoelectric generator with solar absorber and radiative cooler[J]. Nano Energy, 2024, 132, 110381. (IF=16.8)

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1016-6752

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zekun-Liu-11