Chunyi ZHI

• Member , The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
• Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

Chunyi ZHI obtained a B.S. 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, researcher, and senior researcher (permanent position) at NIMS. 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. By July 2025, He has published over 500 papers with an h-index of 153 and citations of >80000 (Google). He has been granted more than 100 patents. 

Dr. Zhi is a recipient of the Outstanding Research Award and President Award of CityUHK, the NML Researcher Award, and the Beijing Science and Technology Award (first class). He is a Clarivate Analytics Global highly cited researcher (2019-2024, Materials Science; 2024, Environment and Ecology), RSC fellow, member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences, and RGC Senior Research Fellow.