Research Assistant Professor
RGC Junior Research Fellow
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Email: yuhao.wang (at) connect.ust.hk
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I am currently a Research Assistant Professor & RGC Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
Before this appointment, I served as Postdoctoral Fellow & RGC Junior Research Fellow at HKUST from 2025.05 to 2026.02, Postdoctoral Fellow at HKUST from 2023.10 to 2025.04 with Prof. Qing Chen and Prof. Francesco Ciucci, and Research Assistant at HKUST from 2019.08 to 2020.08.
My research investigates low-carbon energy conversion and storage systems. More specifically, my work focuses on Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs), Protonic Ceramic Cells (PCCs), high-entropy perovskites, active-flow membraneless electrolyzers for green hydrogen, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy / distribution of relaxation times (DRT) for electrochemical analysis and diagnostics.
I obtained my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Energy Technology Concentration) from HKUST in October 2023, supervised by Prof. Francesco Ciucci. My doctoral thesis was titled "High-performance and long-term durability protonic ceramic cells".
Prior to my Ph.D., I received my M.Sc. degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from HKUST in June 2019, also under the supervision of Prof. Francesco Ciucci.
I completed my B.Eng. in Chemistry Engineering and Technology in June 2017 at the China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing (CUMTB). During my undergraduate studies, my supervisors were Prof. Zhibin Yang and Prof. Minfang Han.
In the summer of 2016, I had the opportunity to be a Visiting Student in the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, supervised by Prof. Ming Chen.
Please visit my LinkedIn for more details on my experiences. You can follow my recent work through my Google Scholar profile.
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Youth/Early Career Editorial Board Member for Journals: Nano-Micro Letters, Chemical Engineering Journal, Engineering, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Materials Reports: Energy, Nano Materials Science, Materials Futures.
Reviewer for Journals: Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Energy Conversion and Management, Journal of Power Sources, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Ceramics International, etc.
Last updated: March 2026
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