Prof. Lin Zhuang earned his Ph.D. (1998) in electrochemistry at Wuhan University, after then he joined the Department of Chemistry at Wuhan University and became a full professor in 2003. He was a research scholar at Cornell University (2004-2005). He served as a vice-chair of Physical Electrochemistry Division of the International Society of Electrochemistry (2011-2012) and the chair of China section of the Electrochemical Society (2010-2011). He was a recipient of Distinguished Young Scholar Award of NSFC (2011), Young Electrochemist Award of China (2007), and Young Chemist Award of Chinese Society of Chemistry (2004). He has been working on fuel-cell catalysis and materials in last decade.

在这个报告中，我将介绍我们在燃料电池关键材料与电催化方面的一些研究进展，特别是理论计算与实验研究相结合对燃料电池催化剂构效关系和聚合物电解质的研究。主要内容包括1纳米Pt颗粒的构效关系；Pd催化活性的电子调控与形貌剪裁；以及使用非贵金属催化剂的碱性聚合物电解质燃料电池研究等。

In this talk, I will introduce our recent research on fuel cell material and catalysis. Emphasis will be put on the efforts of combining density functional theory (DFT) calculation, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, and electrochemical experiment to further our understanding of the structure-activity relationship of catalysts and alkaline polymer electrolytes. Topics will include: Structural and activity degradation of 1nmPt particle; activating Pd catalysts by electronic effects and morphology tailoring; alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells using non-precious metal catalysts.