Speakers

Dr. Zhi Chunyi received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He currently serves as a Chair Professor at the University of Hong Kong and a Researcher at Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory. He has achieved remarkable accomplishments in the field of zinc batteries, having published over 400 SCI papers to date, with an H-index of 123, and holding more than 120 authorized patents. Dr. Zhi is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Nano Research Energy, Editor-in-Chief of Materials Research Letters, and Associate Editor of Materials Futures. He has been recognized as a Clarivate "Highly Cited Researcher" (2019–2024), serves as a Council Member of the International Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and an Academician of the Hong Kong Academy of Young Scientists. He has received the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Award (First Class) and the International Association of Advanced Materials Medal, among other honors. He has led projects under the National Key R&D Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, among others.