Current research focuses on spintronics and organic optoelectronics, including spintronic device physics, optical and optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductor devices, and spin-related effects. Principal investigator of two NSFC projects, one Ministry of Education New Engineering Research and Practice Project (Second Batch), and one Shanghai Natural Science Foundation project. Participated in multiple national and provincial natural science foundation projects. Published over 40 academic papers.

Special Researcher, Fudan University Centre for Faculty Development

Collaborative Committee Member, National Steering Committee for Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering Programmes, Ministry of Education

2006 Star-of-the-Century, Fudan University

2011 Third Prize, 1st Fudan University Young-Teachers' Teaching Competition

2020 Dean's Award, College of Information Science and Engineering, Fudan University

2021 First Prize, 1st Fudan University Teachers' Teaching Innovation Competition

2021 Dean's Award, College of Information Science and Engineering, Fudan University

1995: BSc, Department of Physics, Nanjing University. 2001: PhD, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, under the supervision of Academician Du Youwei. 2001: Postdoctoral research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University. Since 2003: Successively worked at the Advanced Materials Laboratory and the Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University. 2010–2011: Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Utah, USA.

Undergraduate courses: University Physics B; Quantum Mechanics; Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics. University Physics B (Part 1) was named one of the inaugural Fudan University Quality Courses of 2022.

Postgraduate course: Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Devices.

(1) J.Y. Shi, Z.R. Zhao, Y. Dai, J. He, T. Li, E. Liang, J. Wang*, G. Ni*; C.X. Sheng, D. Wu, S.M. Zhou, L. Y. Chen; H. B. Zhao*, Advanced Science, 2023, 10 : 2205903.

(2) H. C. Zhao, H. Xia, S. Hu, Y.Y. Lv, Z. R. Zhao, J. He, E. Liang, G. Ni*, L. Y. Chen, X. P. Qiu*, S. M. Zhou*, H. B. Zhao*, Nature Communications, 2021, 12: 5266

(3) M. P. Zhu, K. Meng, C. H. Xu, J. Y. Zhang, G. Ni*, Organic Electronics, 2020,78: 105585.

(4) S.Y. Liang, S. Y. Li, Y. N. Zhang, T. Li, H. X. Zhou, F. Jin, C. X. Sheng, G. Ni, J. Y. Yuan, W. L. Ma*, H. B. Zhao*, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31:2102764.

(5) B.W. Hou, Y. M. Zhang, H. Zhang*, H.Z. Shao*, C. C. Ma, X.T. Zhang, Y. Chen, K. Xu, G. Ni*, H.Y. Zhu, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2020, 11:3116