Dr Kai Chen

Associate Investigator

Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures

Address:
AM 201, Alan Macdiarmid Building
Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
Wellington, New Zealand

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• Kai.Chen@vuw.ac.nz

Biography

Kai received his PhD in physics from Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) in 2015. He then worked as a Postdoc Fellow in the Ultrafast Spectroscopy group at VUW under Dr Justin Hodgkiss’s supervision. Before joining VUW, he had research experience at Academia Sinica and earned his bachelor's degree in physics and master's in electronic engineering from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

Research interests

Kai's research focuses on advanced optoelectronic materials and spectroscopy technologies.  As a spectroscopist, he has experience in optics, nonlinear optics, and advanced laser and spectroscopy systems. He has developed and applied ultrafast laser based spectroscopy techniques for various advanced material systems, for example, organic semiconductors, conducting polymers, semiconducting quantum dots, and hybrid perovskites. Currently, he is collaborating with several top international groups in fundamental research and instrumental development.