Prof. Yang Hong Xia | Energy | Best Researcher Award
Distinguished Researcher, Zhejiang University, China
🌟 Yanghong Xia is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and serves as the director of the research center at the Institute of Hydrogen Energy, Zhejiang University. He is a recipient of the prestigious Zhu Kezhen Scholarship and has been recognized with the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation award from Zhejiang University and Zhejiang Province. Prof. Xia has authored over 100 academic papers, including highly cited works published in notable journals like Nature and Cell, and holds more than 30 patents. His contributions have earned him multiple provincial and ministerial first prizes, including the Zhejiang Science and Technology Progress Award. His research focuses on hydrogen production through water electrolysis using renewable energy sources and the stability of AC/DC hybrid distribution networks.
Publication Profile
Education
🎓 Education: Yanghong Xia completed his B.S. at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2014 and obtained his Ph.D. from Zhejiang University from 2014 to 2019. He was a visiting Ph.D. student at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, from 2017 to 2018 and a postdoctoral fellow at Zhejiang University from 2019 to 2021. He also served as a visiting scholar at Cambridge University in England from 2019 to 2020 and is currently a Distinguished Researcher at Zhejiang University.
Experience
🔍 Experience: Prof. Xia has an extensive research background, having been a postdoctoral fellow and a distinguished researcher at Zhejiang University. His international experience includes visiting positions at Nanyang Technological University and Cambridge University, enhancing his expertise in hydrogen energy and electrical engineering.
Research Interests
🔋 Research Interests: His research interests encompass hydrogen production from renewable energy sources, enhancement of hydrogen production using electric and magnetic fields, hydrogen electrolysis power sources, microgrids, distribution networks, advanced control in power conversion, and stability analysis of new-type power systems.
Awards
🏆 Awards: Prof. Xia has received several prestigious awards, including the Zhu Kezhen Scholarship, Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Zhejiang University/Zhejiang Province, and various first prizes in science and technology, such as the Zhejiang Science and Technology Progress Award and the China Electric Power Science and Technology Progress Award.
Publications
Here are some of Prof. Yanghong Xia’s notable publications:
Hydrogen Production from Renewable Energy Sources: A Comprehensive Review
Electric Field and Magnetic Field Effects on Hydrogen Production
Stability Analysis of AC/DC Hybrid Distribution Networks
Advanced Control Strategies for Power Conversion in Microgrids
The Role of Hydrogen in Future Energy Systems