Dr. Jianbo Zhang got his PhD on Aerodynamics in the University of Tokyo, Japan. He worked in Nissan Research Center on the R&D of fuel cell and LIB during 2000~2011. He was offered the professorship in the Department of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, China in 2011.

His research interests center around the diagnosis and design of electrochemical energy devices such as fuel cell, lithium-ion cell, and water electrolyzer. He co-authored the book The Theory and Application of the Structure Design for Lithium-Ion Batteries (in Chinese), the chapter “Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy” in the book “Microscopy and Microanalysis for Lithium-Ion Batteries”, and the chapter “Subzero startup of polymer electrolyte fuel cell” in the book Fuel Cells for Transportation.

He is the chair of the Scientific Committee of International Symposium of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, a member of the Fuel Cell Division of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, a member of the Scientific Committee of European Fuel Cell Forum.

Dr. Tomohiro Sakata is senior research chemist using photoelectron spectroscopy in Toray Research Center. He received Ph.D. in surface physics in 2014. He worked at Innovation Research center for fuel cells, the university of Electro-Communications after postdoc at RWTH Aachen university. His area of expertise is the analysis of semiconductor using photoelectron spectroscopy and fuel cells using X-ray Absorption Fine Structure.

Dr. Xianguo Li is a Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research interests include hydrogen energy and fuel cells, liquid fuel atomization and sprays, and green energy systems, as well as the thermal management of power batteries for electric vehicles. Dr. Li has published extensively, including the book “Principles of Fuel Cells” (single-authored) and “Fuel Cells for Transportation: Fundamental Principles and Applications” (co-edited). He serves as the editor in chief for the International Journal of Green Energy, Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in Thermal Engineering; Senior Vice President, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), and President, International Association for Green Energy (IAGE). He is a fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineering Institute of Canada and CSME.