On July 17, 2023, Prof. Chuan Zhao from the School of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, was invited by the Photonic Nose and Molecular Materials Group to give a presentation to the group members in the Lecture Hall of the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials. The presentation was hosted by Prof. Liu Jing and attended by group teachers and students.

In the presentation titled Challenges and Opportunities for Green Hydrogen Production from Water Electrolysis, Prof. Zhao systematically introduced the significance of electrochemical hydrogen production, the problems and challenges encountered in the research process, as well as plans and thoughts for the future.

Prof. Zhao is an internationally renowned electrochemist, the first Chinese-Austrialian tenured professor of chemistry in Australia’s top eight universities, and the recipient of the R. H. Stokes Medal, the highest achievement award of the Electrochemical Society of Australia, whose advanced hydrogen production technology has been reported by international mainstream news media, including Xinhua News Agency, for multiple times, and has been selected as one of the first batch of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Torch Innovation Park project.

After the presentation, Prof. Zhao discussed with the teachers and students present on related issues and took a group photo with the teachers.