Dr. Martín Abadi
Tianshou Zhao MEMBERS
Professor of Engineering and Environment, the Chair Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Shaanxi, China
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  • 2018
  • Aerospace and Transportation Engineering (A.T.E)
More Info
  • 2018
  • Aerospace and Transportation Engineering (A.T.E)
Election Remark
Prof. Zhao combines his expertise in research and technological innovation with a commitment to creating clean energy production and storage devices for a sustainable future.

He has made seminal contributions in the areas of fuel cells, advanced batteries, multi-scale multiphase heat and mass transport with electrochemical reactions, and computational modeling.

In addition to 4 edited books, 9 book chapters and over 70 keynote lectures at international conferences, he has published 363 papers in various prestigious Journals.

These papers have collectively received more than 18,000 citations and earned Prof Zhao an h-index of 73 (Web of Science).

He was elected as member of the Euorpean Academy of Engineering in 2018.

In recognition of his research achievements, Prof Zhao has in recent years received many awards, including:
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics (or Thomson Reuters) (2014-2018)
2014 Distinguished Research Excellence Award (HKUST),
State Natural Science Awards (2012, 2013),
The Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Scientific and Technological Advancement,
Croucher Senior Fellowship award,
2018 Science Bulletin Best Paper Award,
Overseas Distinguished Young Scholars Award (NSFC),
Yangtze River Chair Professorship, among others.
In the international community, Prof Zhao serves as:
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier) 2019-
Editor-in-Chief, Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) 2003-2019
Member of Advisory Board, Energy & Environment Science (RSC) 2008-
Member of Advisory Board, Science Bulletin (Elsevier)
Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Power Sources (Elsevier) 2006-
Member of Editorial Board, Advanced Materials Technologies (Wiley) 2015-