Meng NI

• Associate Dean (Research) and Chair Professor of Energy Science and Technology, Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Humboldt Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
• RGC Senior Research Fellow, Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, HKSAR

Prof. Meng NI is an Associate Dean and a Chair Professor of Energy Science and Technology of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 

His research focuses on high temperature fuel cells for clean power generation and electrolyzers for green hydrogen production. His team successfully developed a series of new perovskite oxide materials with high performance and durability for use in fuel cells/electrolyzers. His team proposed the thermal expansion offset approach for new cathode material development, with outstanding performance and durability. They integrated machine learning with experimental investigation to facilitate new material discovery and identified potential materials from over 6000 possible material compositions. Apart from experimental investigation, his team developed a From Powder-to-Power Framework for designing and optimizing the micro- and macro-structures of fuel cells/electrolyzers. 

Prof. Meng Ni received several awards, including Hong Kong Young Scientist Award in 2007, WSSET Innovation Awards (World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies) in 2021, Innovation Awards (China Energy Research Society) in 2022, and RGC Senior Research Fellowship Award in 2023. 

Developing reversible high temperature electrochemical cells for clean power generation and green hydrogen production