Dr. Xinglong Zhang
            Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor
            xinglong.zhang[AT]cuhk.edu.hk
            
            
            
             
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                  Education
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                2016–2019 | 
                
                  Doctor of Philosophy
 
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                University of Oxford, UK | 
               
              
                2015–2016 | 
                
                  
                    Master of Science in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
                    (Distinction)
                  
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                University of Oxford, UK | 
               
              
                2011–2014 | 
                
                  
                    Bachelor of Arts  
                    in Natural Sciences  
                    (First Class Honours)
                  
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                University of Cambridge, UK | 
               
              
                
                  Position
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                2024–now | 
                
                  
                    Assistant Professor  
                    (On No-Pay Leave)
                  
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                CUHK, Hong Kong | 
               
              
                2020-now | 
                
                  
                    Research Scientist  
                    (No-Pay Leave Oct '24)
                  
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                IHPC, A*STAR, SG | 
               
              
                2019–2020 | 
                Postdoctoral Scholar | 
                Caltech, USA | 
               
              
                2014–2015 | 
                Laboratory Officer | 
                IBN, A*STAR, SG | 
               
              
                2009–2010 | 
                National Service | 
                Singapore Armed Forces | 
               
             
            
              
                
                  Awards
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                2025 | 
                
                  
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                2025 | 
                
                  
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                2024 | 
                
                  
                    ASEAN-Republic of Korea Next ASEAN Innovator Awardee
                  
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                2023 | 
                
                  
                    ASEAN-Republic of Korea Next ASEAN Innovator Finalist
                  
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                2018 | 
                
                  
                    The Leathersellers’ Company Scholarship, University of
                    Oxford
                  
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                2017-2019 | 
                
                  
                    Stipendiary Lectureship in Physical Chemistry (undergraduate
                    teaching), University of Oxford
                  
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                2017 | 
                
                  
                    Graduate Travel/Research Grant, New College, University of
                    Oxford
                  
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                2015 | 
                
                  
                    National Science Scholarship (PhD), A*STAR, Singapore
                  
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                2013, 2014 | 
                
                  
                    E. M. Burnett Prize, Hughes Hall College, University of
                    Cambridge
                  
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                2013 | 
                
                  
                    BP Prize for the most outstanding performance in
                    Part IB Chemistry A
                    (ranked 1/118 in the whole univeristy), University of
                    Cambridge
                  
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                2012 | 
                
                  
                    BP Prize for the most outstanding performance in
                    Part IA Chemistry
                    (ranked 1/466 in the whole univeristy), University of
                    Cambridge
                  
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                2009 | 
                
                  
                    National Science Scholarship (BS), A*STAR, Singapore
                  
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                    Competitve Funding
                  
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                2024/ 2025 | 
                
                  
                    CUHK Academic Equipment Grant (AEG), for High Performance
                    Computing Facilities, as PI, HKD$1,536,000
                  
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                2022 | 
                
                  
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                2021 | 
                
                  
                    A*STAR Career Development Fund, as PI, S$234,000
                  
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