Chunyi Zhi

Chunyi ZHI obtained a B.S. degree in Physics from Shandong University and a Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan, he was promoted to ICYS researcher, senior researcher, and senior researcher (permanent position) at NIMS. Before joining the University of Hong Kong, he served as Chair Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Zhi is now a Chair Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Zhi has extensive experience in aqueous electrolytes, solid-state, and zinc-ion batteries. He has published over 600 papers with an h-index of 159 and citations of >90000 (Google). He has been granted more than 100 patents. Dr. Zhi is a recipient of the Outstanding Research Award and President Award of CityU, the NML Researcher Award, and the Beijing Science and Technology Award (first class). He is a Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Researcher (2019-2025, Materials Science, 2024, Environment and Ecology), RSC Fellow, member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences, and RGC Senior Research Fellow.