Projects per year
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Research interests
Physics & Astronomy - Polymer nanometer films
Physics & Astronomy - Disordered materials
Physics & Astronomy - Material physics
Physics & Astronomy - Disordered materials
Physics & Astronomy - Material physics
Position Held
Director of William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Physics, PhD, Princeton University
1996
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Study of microscale mobile surface layer in polymer glasses
TSUI, O. K. C. (PI) & ZHANG, R. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Mechanical Properties of Free-standing Nanometer Polymer Films
TSUI, O. K. C. (PI)
1/09/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Glass Transition Temperature of the Surface Monolayer in a Polymer Film
WENG, L. (CoI) & TSUI, O. K. C. (PI)
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Controlling the Flow Dynamics of Polymer Films by Mixing Polymers with Antagonistic Confinement Effects
TSUI, O. K. C. (PI)
16/09/17 → 15/09/20
Project: Research
Research output
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Correlation between surface relaxation dynamics and fragility of glassy polymers
NIE, H., CHEN, X., ZHANG, R. & TSUI, O. K. C., Jan 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Delayed crystallization response-inspired waterborne polyurethane with high performance
Huyan, C., Liu, D., Han, X., Liu, D., Li, H., Tsui, O. K. C., Su, L., Qin, X., Pan, C., Chen, F. & Zhang, L., 29 Oct 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 11 p., 9546.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Desorption Dynamics of Polymer Adsorbed Layers
Yuan, H., Nie, H., Ma, Z., Weng, L. T. & Tsui, O. K. C., 19 Aug 2025, In: ACS Macro Letters. 14, 8, p. 1121-1126 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Exploring long-range surface-induced mobility enhancement in poly(methyl methacrylate)
Nie, H., Chen, X., Ma, Z., Zhang, R. & Tsui, O. K. C., 14 Oct 2025, In: Macromolecules. 58, 19, p. 10937-10947 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Impact of Nonequilibrium Effects on Polymer Glass Surface Mobility
TSUI, O. K. C., XU, J., GHANEKARADE, A., LI, L., ZHU, H., YUAN, H., YAN, J., SIMMONS, D. S. & WANG, X., Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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"Substrate Influence on the Surface Glass Transition Temperature of Polymers", a contributed talk presented at the American Physical Society Joint March Meeting and April Meeting Global Summit 2025, Anaheim, CA (March 16–21, 2025).
Ma, Z. (Speaker), NIE, H. (Contributor) & TSUI, O. K. C. (Contributor)
16 Mar 2025 → 25 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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"Mixed Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Effects Influence Surface Mobility in Polymer Glasses", a contributed talk presented at the American Physical Society Joint March Meeting and April Meeting Global Summit 2025, Anaheim, CA (March 16–21, 2025).
TSUI, O. K. C. (Speaker), XU, J. (Contributor), GHANEKARADE, A. (Contributor), Li, L. (Contributor), Zhu, H. (Contributor), YUAN, H. (Contributor), YAN, J. (Contributor), SIMMONS, D. S. (Contributor) & Wang, X. (Contributor)
16 Mar 2025 → 21 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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"Correlation between surface relaxation dynamics and fragility of glassy polymers", a contributed talk presented at 第六届大湾区软物质生命物质论坛 (The 6th Great Bay Area Soft and Biological Materials Discussions), HKUST (GZ), Guangzhou, CHINA.
NIE, H. (Speaker), CHEN, X. (Contributor), ZHANG, R. (Contributor) & TSUI, O. K. C. (Contributor)
10 Jan 2025 → 13 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Progress in Polymer Science (Journal)
TSUI, K. C. (Senior Editor)
1 Dec 2024 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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ACS Applied Engineering Materials (Journal)
TSUI, O. K. C. (Advisory Board Member)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Awards
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Faculty Research Award, HKUST
TSUI, O. K. C. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary Award
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