CITES 2026 Speakers
Prof. Minhua Shao |
Keynote Lecture: Development of high performance and durable fuel cell electrocatalysts Abstract: Low temperature fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert chemical energy directly to electricity. They have great potential for both stationery 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 Pt-based electrocatalysts in the electrodes. For more than five decades, extensive work has been 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: Professor Minhua Shao is the Head and Chair Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Director of HKUST Energy Institute. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Xiamen University in China, and a Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering from State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2006. Before joining the HKUST, Prof Shao worked at UTC Power on fuel cells and Ford Motor Company on lithium-ion batteries in the United States. He was a UTC Technical Fellow during his tenure with UTC Power. Prof Shao’s research interests include advanced materials for energy conversion and storage devices, and fundamental understandings of related electrochemical reactions. Prof Shao has particular interests in fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, solid state batteries, CO2 reduction, water splitting, electrocatalysis, DFT calculations and nanomaterials. He has published more than 210 peer-reviewed papers with over 20000 citations (h-index = 64), 1 edited book, 5 book chapters, and filed more than 30 patent applications (19 issued). He has received a number of awards, including the Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award (ECS Energy Technology Division). He is an Associate Editor of Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2017- ) and one of the founding members of Young Academy of Science of Hong Kong.
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Prof. Ho Seok Park |
Keynote Lecture: Electrolyte and Interfacial Engineering for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries and Beyond Abstract: Aqueous Zn metal batteries are very attractive owing to their high theoretical capacity, natural abundance, and high safety. However, the practical application of aqueous Zn metal batteries are deteriorated due to Zn dendrite formation and corrosion, and gas evolution. In this talk, I will introduce two kinds of multifunctional electrolyte additives based on stereoisomers and zwitterionic compounds for reversible Zn deposition. These multifunctional electrolyte additives can modulate interfacial and solvated structures as well as form a robust and uniform SEIs for anodeless Zn metal batteries. Finally, divalent and halide dual-ion storage materials as a cathode candidate will be introduced for an energy-dense aqueous divalent metal-halogen battery and beyond for sustainable wastewater-energy nexus. Biography: Ho Seok Park is a direct of Center for 2D Elementary Redox Energy Storage (2DRES), a direct of Center for Next-Generation Energy Materials, a full professor of Chemical Engineering at the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), and an adjunct professor at the Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science & Technology (SAIHST) and SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST).
His current research interests focus on electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices based on 2D and carbon nanomaterials and polymer electrolytes. He has published ~400 papers in the top journals, including Nature Materials, Joule, Chem. Rev., Chem. Soc. Rev., Energy & Environ. Sci., Nature Commun., JACS, Adv. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., etc, and been taking associate and guest editor and editorial board member in the SCI(E) journals of Adv. Energy Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Energy Storage Materials, InfoMat, eScience Energy, Watt, Batteries & Supercaps, J. Phys. Energy, and so on.
He has been recognized by several awards including the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) Member, Commendation from Ministry of Science and ICT Minister, EnSM Young Scientist Award, S-OIL Young Scientist Award, National R&D Excellence 100 (2019 and 2025), the Scientist of the Month, the LG Yeonam Fellowship, the SKKU Nobel Prize, and so on.
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