Professor Andrey Rogach stands as a preeminent figure in materials science whose groundbreaking work has transformed the field of nanophotonics through innovative approaches to nanocrystal synthesis and characterization. He currently holds the distinguished position of Yeung Kin Man Chair Professor of Photonics Materials at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at City University of Hong Kong where he has pioneered research initiatives since joining the institution in 2009. His academic foundation was established at the Belarusian State University where he earned his Diploma in Chemistry with honors in 1991 followed by a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 1995 with research focused on the formation and properties of silver nanoparticles. After completing his doctoral studies he spent fourteen productive years advancing his expertise in Germany with significant research periods in both Hamburg and Munich before transitioning to his current leadership role in Hong Kong. As the Founding Director of the Centre for Functional Photonics he has cultivated a world renowned research environment that seamlessly integrates fundamental scientific inquiry with practical technological applications.
Professor Rogach's seminal contributions have centered on the precise synthesis assembly and sophisticated optical spectroscopy of colloidal semiconductor and metal nanocrystals and their hybrid architectures with particular expertise in infrared-emitting semiconductor nanocrystals ternary quantum dots carbon dots perovskite nanocrystals and metal nanoclusters. His exceptional scholarly productivity encompasses over 550 peer reviewed publications achieving an impressive h-index of 138 as of 2023 with more than 70,000 cumulative citations which has consistently earned him recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics across multiple categories from 2018 through 2022. Through advanced photoluminescence techniques his research group has elucidated fundamental mechanisms of light emission energy transfer and charge separation in composite nanostructures providing critical insights that have enabled breakthroughs in optoelectronic device development. These discoveries have directly contributed to advancements in next generation technologies including high efficiency LEDs displays photodetectors solar concentrators and innovative battery systems.
The profound impact of Professor Rogach's work has been recognized through numerous prestigious accolades including the RGC Senior Research Fellowship the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship and the distinguished Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He maintains a robust international presence through honorary appointments at Trinity College Dublin Xi'An Jiaotong University and Soochow University while actively mentoring emerging scientists as demonstrated by his former postdoctoral researchers securing faculty positions at leading academic institutions worldwide. His research group continues to demonstrate exceptional productivity with over thirty five publications in the 2023-2024 period three new major projects initiated five doctoral students successfully graduating and participation in more than fifteen international conferences. Currently Professor Rogach is expanding his research frontier into chiral perovskite nanomaterials as evidenced by recent publications on ultraviolet circularly polarized luminescence marking the next chapter in his ongoing mission to advance photonics materials for sustainable energy solutions.
