Application of Nano- and Catalysis Technology in Studying Magnesium-based Hydrogen Storage Materials
Lecture: Application of Nano- and Catalysis Technology in Studying Magnesium-based Hydrogen Storage Materials
Lecturer: Assistant Prof. Huaiyu Shao, International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Japan
Time: 9:00 am, Jun 25, 2015
Location: Meeting Room 205 of Administration Building
Introduction of Lecturer
Education Experiences:
2000-2005, Ph.D., Chemistry, Peking University, China
Supervisor: Prof. Xingguo Li
1996-2000, B.S., Chemistry, Peking University, China
Research Experiences:
2011-now, Assistant Professor, International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Japan
2009-2011, Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kohlenforschung, Germany
Supervisor: Prof. Ferdi Schueth
2005-2009, Energy Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Supervisor: Dr. Etsuo Akiba
Shao’s Homepage: http://i2cner.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~h.shao/index.html
Research Focuses:
(1) Synthesis, characterization and property measurements of materials for stationary, portable and onboard hydrogen storage.
(2) Kinetics, thermal conductivity enhancement and thermodynamics tailoring for hydrogen storage by catalysts, by nanotechnology and by composition design etc.
(3) Nanotechnology and catalysis in hydrogen storage using thin film formation, chemical solution synthesis, high hydrogen ball milling, and hydrogen plasma metal reaction methods.
(4) Clarification of the relationship between material structure and hydrogen storage properties by both experimental and computational methods.
(5) System development and efficiency improvement of energy storage concept based on electrolyzer, Mg-based hydrogen storage and SOFC combined technology.
