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Dr. Shao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST. He is also the Associate Director of the HKUST Energy Institute, Director of the Sustainable Energy Engineering Program. He earned his PhD degree in Materials science and Engineering from the SUNY-Stony Brook in 2006. Dr. Shao joined UTC Power in 2007 to lead the development of advanced catalysts for PEM fuel cells. He was promoted to UTC Technical Fellow in 2012. In 2013, he joined Ford Motor Company to conduct research on lithium-ion batteries. He then joined HKUST in 2014. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2017-present), and Science Bulletin (2016-2018) and Editorial Advisory Board Members for Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Catalysts, Electrochemistry, and Materials Technologies. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles, 1 edited book (Springer) and filed over 30 patent applications (10 issued). He has also received a number ofawards, including the Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award from the ECS Energy Technology Division (2014), Student Achievement Award from the ECS Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division (2007), President's Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students from Stony Brook University (2006), Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad from China Scholarship Council (2006).