{"id":28,"date":"2026-05-06T22:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/gao-lab\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:28:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/gao-lab\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Position Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are always interested in welcoming motivated researchers to join our group. Our research spans electrochemistry, materials science, nanoscience, and quantum physics, with interests in emergent low-dimensional quantum materials, electrochemical systems, coupled ionic\/electronic transport, and functional nanoelectronics. If you are interested, feel free to send emails to Mengyu at\u00a0<mark><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">mengyu.gao[at]bc.edu<\/mark><\/strong><\/mark>\u00a0or send a message through &#8220;<strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">Leave a Reply<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; box below (<em>the messages are invisible to the public<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in our group receive interdisciplinary training in materials synthesis, advanced characterization (such as electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy), electron transport measurements, and optics (including the development of home-built microscopy and spectroscopy tools). Our research combines both fundamental and applied perspectives, bridging chemistry, quantum physics, and micro-electronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate students from chemistry, physics, engineering, and related fields are encouraged to join the group. Please contact\u00a0Mengyu\u00a0with your transcript and CV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate students already admitted to Boston College are encouraged to contact\u00a0Mengyu\u00a0to schedule a meeting and discuss joining the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Postdoctoral Scholars <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are particularly interested in postdoctoral researchers with expertise in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Operando<\/em> characterization techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrocatalysis and interfacial electrochemsitry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electron and ion transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2D materials synthesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply for a postdoc position, please email\u00a0Mengyu a one-page research statement,\u00a0CV, and contact information for two or three references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/gao-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/gao-lab\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required=\"required\"><\/textarea><\/p><div class=\"ast-comment-formwrap ast-row\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"comment-form-author ast-grid-common-col ast-width-lg-33 ast-width-md-4 ast-float\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"author\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Name*<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Name*\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsize=\"30\" aria-required='true' autocomplete=\"name\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email ast-grid-common-col ast-width-lg-33 ast-width-md-4 ast-float\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Email*<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Email*\"\n\t\t\t\tsize=\"30\" aria-required='true' autocomplete=\"email\" \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url ast-grid-common-col ast-width-lg-33 ast-width-md-4 ast-float\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"url\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Website<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Website\"\n\t\t\t\tsize=\"30\" autocomplete=\"url\" \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='28' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are always interested in welcoming motivated researchers to join our group. 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