Min Hong

Professor Min Hong is a leading researcher in thermoelectric materials at the University of Southern Queensland, School of Engineering. He holds a PhD from the University of Queensland (2016) and has advanced through academic roles at UniSQ from Research Fellow to full Professor (2025). He is affiliated with the Centre for Future Materials and has an ORCID of 0000-0002-6469-9194.

Research Interests: His work focuses on thermoelectric semiconductors, flexible thermoelectrics, nanostructuring, first-principles calculations, and thermoelectric devices for energy generation and refrigeration. He specializes in materials such as GeTe, Bi2Te3, and Cu2Se, with expertise in SEM/TEM, MATLAB modeling, and finite element analysis.

Publication Trends: His recent articles (2024–2025) reveal a strong focus on band and defect engineering, nanostructuring, and heterojunction design to enhance thermoelectric performance. There is also a growing emphasis on photocatalytic materials for solar-to-fuel conversion and sustainable composites.

Scientific Awards:

• Excellence Award for Early Career Research, University of Southern Queensland (2022)
• The most influential paper for 2021, Chinese Physical Society
• Top 2% Highly Cited Researcher worldwide (Elsevier, 2019–2021)
• Dean’s Award for Outstanding HDR Thesis, University of Queensland (2016)

Grants and Supervision: He is Chief Investigator on ARC DECRA and Discovery Projects and participates in an ARC Research Hub. He supervises multiple doctoral students in thermoelectric materials, flexible devices, and machine learning applications. His lab collaborates on fire-safe materials and sustainable energy technologies.

Laboratories and Teams: He is part of the Centre for Future Materials at UniSQ and collaborates with researchers in materials science, nanotechnology, and sustainable engineering.