Dr. Mei Ju received her Bachelor's degree in Material Chemistry from China University of Geosciences in Wuhan in 2008. She was then admitted by Zhejiang University as a PhD candidate waived of the entrance examination.

In June 2013, she was awarded a PhD degree in Polymer Chemistry and Physics from Zhejiang University. After graduation, she joined HKUST and is currently an IAS Postdoctoral Fellow. She has authored and co-authored about 20 scientific papers and is an inventor of two Chinese patents. Her current research interests include (1) developing novel luminescent materials; (2) bio-detecting or sensing based on fluorescent molecules. 

Dr. Mei worked with Prof. TANG Benzhong.