Speakers

Prof. Tengge Mi

University of South China, China

Biography:

Prof. Mi achieved his Ph.D. degree in Thermal Engineering from North China Electric Power University in 2022. After graduation, he began working as a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South China. He has been engaged in research on the removal mechanisms of combustion pollutants and possesses a solid theoretical foundation in materials. Currently, he is involved in the development of lithium battery cathode materials in a team led by Prof. Kang and has published over 5 papers in journals such as Applied Surface Science, Fuel Processing Technology, and Applied Catalysis A: General.

Assoc. Prof. Xiaoming Kang

University of South China, China

Leader of the New Energy Power and Energy Storage Team

Biography:

I achieved my bachelor and Ph.D degree in Material Sciecne and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University in 2011 and 2017, respectively. After graduation, I furhter served as a postdoctor and research fellow in Prof. Luo Jinglli’s group (Fellow of the Canadian Academay of Engineering) to fufil my job in the research of next generation energy conversion and storage devices, with an emphasis on exploring the oxygen evolution/reduction reaction and electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion at room temperatures. In 2022, I worked as an associated professor in School of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China. Till now, I am hosting a National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shenzhen Postdoctral innovatiove research progam, respectively. As a core-participant, I am a member in Shenzhen Innovative Research Team Program:  Hydrogen energy and fuel cell electrocatalytic materials and Innovative project of Shenzhen graphene manufacturing innovation center: Development of graphene based materials for anti-corrosion and antifouling of marine equipment and facilities, respectively. Besides, I once hosted a China Postocroral Science Foundation in 2019. Till now, I have published over 30 papers and 5 patents in Nature Communications, Chemical Communication, Polymer Chemistry, Journal of Material Chemistry A, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Chinese Chemical Letters and etc.

Prof. Youwei He

University of South China, China

Biography:

Dr. He Youwei is an employed professor at the University of South China, a master's tutor, a Ph.D. from Xi'an Jiaotong University, and a jointly trained Ph.D. from Ghent University in Belgium. The research direction is the study of efficient multi-objective optimization methods based on surrogate model, and has carried out multi-stage axial flow compressor design optimization, ultrasonic fan design and optimization, fuel cell cooling fan design and noise reduction optimization, aeroengine transonic airfoil design optimization, etc. Applied research. Relevant research results have been published in 17 papers in journals and international conferences such as Aerospace Science and Technology, Engineering with Computers, and ASME Turbo Expo. As the project leader, he presided over one project each of the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund, the Hunan Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Project Key Project, and the University of South China PhD Startup Scientific Research Project. As a project participant, he has participated in many national key research and development plans, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s two-machine special project, and projects commissioned by Huawei.