Research directions
Currently, we are looking for PhD students to work on the following microbiological projects:
1.) Conversion of cellulosic materials to renewable energy
2.) Genomic and physiological analyses of novel bacteria
3.) Next-generation sequencing analysis of human and environmental microbiomes
The introduction of Supervisor
Dr. Patrick Lee is an Assistant Professor (Jan 2011– present) of the School of Energy and Environment at CityU. Dr. Lee received his PhD degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007, and was a postdoctoral researcher also at the University of California, Berkeley from 2008 to 2010. Dr. Lee received The President’s Award in the mid-January this year for his great academic performance. His current research focus is on microbiology with applications to energy, environment, and human health. Research achievements and lab introduction can be found at (http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/see/personal/Patrick_Lee/index.html). Interested applicants should contact Dr. Patrick Lee at <patrick.kh.lee@cityu.edu.hk> to further discuss.
导师简介
Dr. Patrick Lee 是香港城市大学能源与环境学院的助理教授 (2011年1月-至今)。2007年,Dr. Lee 在美国加州大学伯克利分校获得环境工程博士学位。2008年至2010年, Dr. Lee在伯克利从事博士后研究工作。Dr. Lee 目前主要研究方向是基于微生物技术的能源,环境以及人体健康等问题的研究。由于一直以来的出色工作和卓越的学术成果, Dr. Lee于今年年初荣获了校长嘉许奖(整个学院仅两位教授获得)。 实验室简介和研究成果可以通过以下网址访问 (http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/see/personal/Patrick_Lee/index.html)。有意向的同学请将个人简历发送至Dr. Patrick Lee的邮箱 <patrick.kh.lee@cityu.edu.hk>。
Requirements
1. Hold a bachelor or master degree in areas such as microbiology, microbial sciences, bioinformatics, bioengineering, biochemical engineering, environmental engineering, environmental sciences or related disciplines.
2. Meet the English proficiency requirement: a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based); or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5; other test scores that may be regarded as equivalent to TOEFL 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based).
note: (The Chinese mainland's College English Test Band 6 is not accepted.)
Application deadline and procedures
Applications are accepted throughout the year and will be considered mainly in one admission round. The application deadline for 2017 entry is 6 December 2016 and the application results will be announced in early March 2017.
Postgraduate studentship
The full-time research PhD students can receive HK$15,900 per month. Excellent applicants can receive the scholarship founded by HKPFS, HK$20,000+ per month.
Moreover, various kinds of financial awards and research funds will be offered by Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies and HK Government. See admission handbook for details.
我是Dr. Patrick Lee 的2015届博士生,有任何问题,欢迎咨询我, 我的邮箱 xinzhtong2-c@my.cityU.edu.hk。
入学差不多一年,所以对导师还有实验室的情况都有了一定了解。
在这里写一下自己的感受(字字发自内心,绝对真实,大家可以参考):
Dr. Patrick Lee是一个非常负责任的导师。在学术,会尽全力指导你,出现任何问题,都会非常耐心细致的帮助你。此外,Dr. Lee是一个典型的鼓励型导师,鼓励不同的意见和观点,鼓励创新思维。还有就是,Dr. Lee 会给学生足够的自由和尊重,所以我们的工作时间都是弹性的。
实验室的师兄师姐还有博后都很乐于分享自己的知识和经验,只要是在他们知识范畴内的,都会尽全力帮你排忧解难。能够在一个乐于互助和分享的实验室工作真是非常幸运(我想等我毕业的时候会无比怀念这一段时光)。
别的也不多说了,一个好导师,一个完美的实验室, 一个排名不错的大学,一个国际化大都市,如果你对我们的研究方向感兴趣,还犹豫什么?赶快申请吧!