Topic: Development of high performance electrocatalysts for fuel cells
Speaker: Professor Shao Minhua, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Date and time: July 26, 15:00–16:30
Venue: Room 105, #5 Building of SPST
Host: Xie Chenlu, Guan Xiaofei
Abstract:
Low temperature fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert chemical energy directly to electricity. They have great potential for both stationary and transportation applications and are expected to help address the energy and environmental problems that have become prevalent in our society. Despite their great promise, commercialization has been hindered by lower-than-predicted efficiencies and high loading of precious metal-based electrocatalysts in the electrodes. For more than five decades, extensive work has being focused on the development of novel electrocatalysts for fuel cell reactions. In this talk, I will present recent progress in developing advanced electrocatalysts and their fuel cell performance in my group, with an emphasis on core-shell and non-precious metal materials.
Biography:
Shao Minhua is the Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Energy Engineering and Environment, Head and Chair Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, and Director of HKUST Energy Institute. He earned BS and MS degrees from Xiamen University, and a PhD degree in materials science and engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Shao joined UTC Power in 2007 leading the advanced electrocatalysts development for fuel cells, and became UTC Technical Fellow in 2012. In 2013, he joined Ford Motor Company conducting research on Li-ion batteries. He then joined HKUST in 2014, and is the Technical Editor of Journal of the Electrochemical Society. He has published over 260 peer-reviewed articles, one edited book and filed over 30 patent applications. He has also received a number of awards, including the International Outstanding Young Chemical Engineer Award (2022), Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award from the ECS Energy Technology Division (2014). He is one of the founding members of Young Academy of Science of Hong Kong and Fellow of the Electrochemical Society.