Prof. Xu Zhao currently leads his research group as the Principal Investigator in School of Chemical Engineering and Technology at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU). He has been selected to ‘Sanqin Youth Talents in Shaanxi Province’, ‘Qinchuangyuan High-level Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talents in Shaanxi Province’, ‘Youth Talents Support from Xi’an Association for Science and Technology’, and ‘Young Top-notch Talents in Xi’an Jiaotong University’. 

Prof. Xu Zhao received the Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) under the tutelage of Prof. Jie Zeng (2018). Then he worked with Prof. Long Luo as a postdoctoral fellow at Wayne State University from 2018 to 2019. Before joining Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2022, he worked as an associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology from 2019 to 2022. Up to now, he has published 29 papers in prestigious journals, including Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem.(4), Energy Environ. Sci.(3), Appl. Catal. B: Environ.(2), etc., and 12 patents in the field of hydrogen-related electrocatalysis. He has been invited to give talks in 8 conferences, and serve as the Youth Editor to process energy/catalysis-relevant manuscripts for 3 journals, including The Innovation, Chinese Chemical Letters, and Journal of Energy Chemistry.