Fei SUN 孙飞

Professor , Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

B.Sc. in Chemistry, Peking University, 2007

Ph.D. in Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 2012

Postdoctoral Researcher, California Institute of Technology, 2012-2014

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

PG Programs Coordinator (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)

Program Director of Bioengineering Graduate Program

Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2014-2020

Associate Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2020-2024

Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2024-present

Honors and Affiliations

2023  RGC Research Fellow

2022  “Future Chemical Engineer” Elected by the Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Symposium

2021  National Natural Science Foundation of China Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau)

2021  Senior Principal Investigator, Greater Bay Biomedical InnoCenter, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory

2020  Director, Center of Synthetic Biology and Engineered Protein Materials, Research Institute of Tsinghua, Pearl River Delta

2020  Founding Member of the Committee of Regenerative Medicine, China Association of Medical Equipment

2019  Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurial Mentor Award in the 5th China College Students “Internet +” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Gold Medal)

2019  Chairman of SPES Tech Ltd., a Hong Kong-based biotech company with focus on synthetic biology approaches toward biomedical materials, in partnership with Merck and Hong Kong Science Park

2019  Royal Society of Chemistry Molecular Systems Design & Engineering 2020 Emerging Investigator

2019  Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award

2019  Founding Member of the Professional Committee of Synthetic Biology, China Medicinal Biotech Association

2018  Founding Member of the Professional Committee of Synthetic Biology, the Chinese Society of Biotechnology

2018  Visiting Professor, Biomedical Research Institute, Shenzhen Peking University-The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center

Research Interests:

 Materials Synthetic Biology; Biomaterials; Protein Topology Engineering; Directed Evolution; Optogenetics; Chemical Biology