Hongyu obtained his B.S. degree at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2016, where he conducted research in Prof. Michel Gagné's lab. He moved to Princeton University to pursue his PhD study with Prof. Paul Chirik. Hongyu's graduate research focused on developing a new generation of cobalt catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of pharmaceutically relevant compounds. After completing his PhD in 2021, Hongyu joined Prof. Bill Morandi's group at ETH Zürich as a post-doc. Supported by the ETH Fellowship, he developed new strategies for nickel-mediated molecular editing chemistry. Hongyu joined the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Nanyang Technological University as a Nanyang Assistant Professor in August, 2024.