Session Organizors
EEST2016 is pleased to have seven distinguished plenary speakers, 11 session organizors, and 96 confirmed keynote speakers.
Dr. Shichun Mu
Wuhan University of Technology, China
Dr. Shichun Mu is a full Professor at Wuhan University of Technology. Dr. Mu is the Editor of the Frontiers in Energy Storage and the Senior Editor of the Journal of Nanoscience Letters. Dr. Mu received his Ph.D. in 2001 from Chinese Academy of Science, China. He was a postdoctoral at State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing at Wuhan University of Technology. In 2006, he was promoted to be a full Professor at the same institution. He was an academic Visitor Scholar (from 2007 to 2008) at the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory at University of Oxford.
Dr. Mu’s expertise areas are nonmetallic mineralogy, mineral materials, hydrogen storage materials and reinforced proton exchange membranes of PEM fuel cells. His current research interests include advanced membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) with ultralow Pt loading and electrocatalysts with high activity and stability towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for both PEM fuel cells and alkaline fuel cells, nano-materials for lithium ion batteries and nano-carbon materials (e.g., graphene) applied in new energy. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed technical articles and applied for 82 invention patents involving hydrogen storage, graphene materials, PEM fuel cells and lithium ion batteries. | |
Dr. Yuyan Shao
U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Dr. Yuyan Shao is a Senior Scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Dr. Shao received
his Ph.D. degree in electrochemistry from Harbin Institute of Technology. Before he joined in PNNL, he was a postdoctoral research
associate at Case Western Reserve University. His current research interests are in materials science and materials chemistry for
electrochemical energy conversion and storage, including electrodes and electrolytes for fuel cells and batteries. Dr. Shao has
authored/coauthored >90 peer-reviewed journal articles which have been cited by >7000 times.
He currently has an H-Index of 40. He serves as a guest editor for Nano Energy Electrocatalysis Theme Issue, an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports. He also serves as a lead organizer for symposia in American Chemical Society (ACS) and Materials Research Society (MRS) annual meetings. In 2014, he was listed in Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers. | |
Dr. Minhua Shao
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Dr. Minhua Shao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He earned BS and MS degrees in chemistry from Xiamen University, and a PhD degree in materials science and engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2006. Dr. Shao joined UTC Power in 2007 to lead the development of advanced catalysts and supports for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC). He was promoted to UTC Technical Fellow and Project Manager in 2012. In 2013, he joined Ford Motor Company to conduct research on lithium-ion batteries for the next generation electrified vehicles. He then joined HKUST in 2014 to pursue an academic career.
He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, 1 edited book and filed over 30 patent applications. He has also received a number of awards, including the Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award from the ECS Energy Technology Division (2014), Student Achievement Award from the ECS Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division (2007), President’s Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students from Stony Brook University (2006). Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad from China Scholarship Council (2006), and Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Award from Brookhaven National Laboratory (2006). | |
Dr. Yu-Guo Guo
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dr. Yu-Guo Guo completed his PhD at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) before moving to the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, German as a guest and then a staff scientist. He returned to China in 2007 to take up a full Professor position at IC-CAS. His research focuses on electrochemical energy storage with batteries (e.g., Li-ion and Li-S batteries), ion/electron storage and transport in nanoscaled systems, as well as kinetics and thermodynamics of nanostructured energy materials. He has published >140 papers in peer-reviewed SCI journals, including Nat. Mater., Acc. Chem. Res., JACS, Angew. Chem., and Adv. Mater. These papers have been cited more than 7000 times by other researchers, and he currently has an H-factor of 42.
He has filed 8 PCT patents and 36 China patents in the field of energy materials and batteries, and founded a company. He serves as an Editorial Board Member of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Nano Research, and ChemElectroChem. He has received several awards including the 13th National Award for Youth in Science and Technology (2013), the Distinguished Young Chemist Award 2013 in Physical Chemistry of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS), the IUPAC Prof. Jiang Novel Materials Youth Prize (2013), the Distinguished Young Scholars of NSFC (2012), the National Geographic Emerging Explorers (2012), the MIT Technology Review’s TR35 Award (2011), and the Gold Medal of SCOPUS Seeking Future Star of Science Award (2009). | |
Dr. Jie Xiao
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL, USA-DOE), USA
Dr. Jie Xiao is currently an Associate Professor at University of Arkansas. She received her Ph.D.
degree in materials chemistry from State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton in 2008. Before that, she graduated from
Wuhan University, China, with M.S. (2004) and B.S (2001) degrees in Electrochemistry. Dr. Xiao’s research interest spans from
fundamental study to practical applications of energy-related materials and systems such as Li-ion, Li-S, metal air and redox
flow batteries for vehicle electrification/stationary applications as well as micro-batteries for acoustic fish tags. Her work
has been widely reported by many media including C&EN, R&D magazine, U.S. Department of State, Scientific American etc.
Dr. Xiao is also the recipient of several awards including Ronald L. Brodzinski Early Career Exceptional Achievement Award, R&D 100 award and Zapperd Award from the American Chemical Society etc. She has published more than 70 peer-reviewed journal papers (Google H-index=39), 2 book chapters and filed 17 US patents (issued and applied) in the field of energy storage and conversion. | |
Dr. Xinbo Zhang
Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, China
Dr. Xinbo Zhang is a Full Professor at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC), Chinese Academy
of Sciences (CAS). He obtained his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from CIAC and was granted the CAS
Presidential Scholarship Award in 2005. From 2005-2009, he worked as a Japan Society for the Promotion
of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellow (2005-2007) and a New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO) research associate (2007-2009) at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
and Technology (AIST), Japan. His interests mainly focus on functional inorganic materials for batteries,
fuel cells, electrochemical water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction.
He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including Nat. Commun., JACS, Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater., Chem. Soc. Rev., Energy Environ. Sci., and these papers have been totally cited over 5000 times by others with H-index of 40. Some of the research results have been selected as hot paper, journal covers and frontispiece. He holds or has filed over 20 patents and patent applications. Selected awards include “Hundred Talents Program” of CAS (2011), the Excellent Young Scholars of NSFC (2014), and Young Top-Notch Talent (2015). | |
Dr. Jun Lu
Argonne National Laboratory, USA Dr. Jun Lu is a Chemist at Argonne National Laboratory. Dr. Lu earned his Bachelor Degree in Chemistry Physics from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2000. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at University of Utah in 2009 with a major research on metal hydrides for reversible hydrogen storage application. He is the awardee of the first DOE-EERE postdoctoral fellow under Vehicles Technology Program from 2011-2013. At present, his research interests focus on the electrochemical energy storage and conversion technology, with main focus on advanced Li-ion battery technology. Dr. Lu has authored/co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed research articles, including Chem. Rew.; Nature Commun.; JACS; Nature Reviews Materials etc., and has filed over dozen patents and patent applications. | |
Dr. Xin Wang
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Xin Wang received his Bachelor (1994) and Master (1997) degrees in Chemical Engineering from Zhejiang University, and
Ph. D. (2002) in Chemical Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as
a research fellow at University of California, Riverside, and concurrently, as R&D director and vice president for a startup
fuel cell company listed in NASDAQ. He joined Nanyang Technological University as assistant professor in 2005 and was promoted
to associate professor with tenure in 2010.
He has been working on electrocatalysis and electrochemical technology for energy harvesting. His recent research focus includes 1) electrocatalyst and electrode development for fuel cells, CO2 electro-reduction and hydrogen evolution, and 2) electrochemical reactor with co-generation of electricity and valuable chemicals. He has published more than 160 papers in refereed journals, with total citation number >5600. He also holds seven patents on novel nanomaterials for energy applications. | |
Dr. Xifei Li
Tianjin Normal University, China
Dr. Xifei Li is currently a full professor and associate dean of College of Physics and Materials Science, executive
director of Energy & Materials Engineering Centre at Tianjin Normal University. Dr. Li received his B.Sc in Applied
Chemistry at Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2001, and obtained his M.Sc in Non-ferrous Metallurgy at General
Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals of China in 2004. He obtained his Ph.D in Electronics Science and Technology
at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, in 2008, followed by working as a postdoctoral fellow at Florida International
University and University of Western Ontario from 2008 to 2013.
His current research interests are focused on the controllable design and synthesis of low dimensional nanomaterials as well as their applications in lithium (sodium) ion batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, and metal-air batteries. He has authored and co-authored over 100 refereed journal articles, two invited book chapters as well as 13 patents. | |
Dr. Mei Cai
General Motors, United States
Dr. Mei Cai is a General Motors Technical Fellow and the Manager of Energy Storage Materials Group at General Motors Global Research and Development Center. She has the responsibility for technology innovations in the area of advanced energy storage materials development for vehicular application. She has extensive experience in many of the energy materials research area including solar cells, hydrogen production and storage, nature gas storage, fuel cells, batteries and capacitors...
Dr. Cai received her M.S. and Ph.D. degree in 1993 and 1999 respectively, both in Chemical Engineering. She has extensive experience in novel material processing techniques for automotive applications. Her current research interests include synthesizing and processing of nanostructured materials, nanocomposites, and their applications in clean energy field. In particular, she has been working with carbon, graphite, graphene, metal oxides, and their nanocomposites with engineering designed and well controlled nanostructures as energy storage and electrochemical energy conversion materials. Dr. Cai joined the GM R&D staff in 1995. She is the author and co-author of over 100 issued/pending US patents and over 80 peer reviewed scientific publications. | |
Dr. Liang Li
Soochow University, China
Dr. Liang Li received his Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP), Chinese Academy of Sciences
and won the Excellent President Scholarship in 2006. From 2007-2012, he worked in National University of Singapore (NUS),
Singapore, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, National Institute for
Materials Sciences (NIMS), Japan, and the University of Western Ontario (UWO), Canada.
Since Aug. 2012, Dr. Li is a full professor in School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University in China.
Li’s research group focuses mainly on the controlled synthesis, novel physical properties and energy conversion devices
of low-dimensional nanomaterials. |