The renewable energy is gradually becoming the predominant energy resources, the energy storage is key technology for the widespread application of renewable energies. The main research fields are as following:

1. Research and Development of Key Material and Components of Fuel Cell

2. Research and Development of Key Material and Components of Redox Flow Battery, System Integration of Redox Flow Battery

3. Research and Development of High Specific Energy Lithium Battery, System Integration of High Specific Energy Lithium Battery

1. 03/1978～02/1982 B.S. Shandong University, China

2. 03/1982～09/1982 Changchun Training School for Chinese Students abroad Japan

3. 10/1982～03/1985 M.S. Kyushu University, Japan

4. 04/1985～03/1988 Ph.D. Kyushu University, Japan

5. 10/1988～09/1992 Associate Professor, Professor in Dalian University of Technology, China

6. 10/1992～03/1995 Visiting Professor in SUD-CHEMIE Japan

7. 04/1995～05/2000 Senior Researcher and the Director of the Laboratory of new Catalytic Technology in Kansai Research Institute, Osaka Gas Inc., Japan

8. 06/2000～12/2003 Professor; the Director of the Fuel Cell R&D Center , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

9. 01/2004～07/2011 Professor; the Leader of PEMFC Key Material and Technology Research Group, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

10. 10/2008～Present Vice General Manager and Chief Engineer of Dalian Rongkepower Co., LTD

11. 08/2011～Present Professor; the Head of Energy Storage Division, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

12. 09/2011～Present the Director of the State key laboratory of energy flow battery, Energy Bureau of National Development and Reform Commission

13. 11/2011～Present the Director of National-local joint engineering research center of flow battery technology, National Development and Reform Commission

1. Ding, C.; Zhang, H*.; Li, X.; Zhang, H.; Yao, C.; Shi, D.. Morphology and Electrochemical Properties of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomers for Vanadium Flow Battery Applications: Effect of Side-Chain Length. ChemSusChem, 6 (7), 1262-1269, 2013.

2. Hongzhang Zhang, Huamin Zhang*, Xianfeng Li*, Zhensheng Mai, Wenping Wei. Silica modified nanofiltration membranes with improved selectivity for redox flow battery application. Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 6299-6303, 2012.

3. Hongzhang Zhang, Huamin Zhang*, Xianfeng Li*, Zhensheng Mai, Jianlu Zhang. Nanofiltration (NF) membranes: the next generation separators for all vanadium redox flow batteries (VRBs). Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 1676-1679, 2011.

4. Hong Jin, Huamin Zhang*, Hexiang Zhong，Jianlu Zhang. Nitrogen-doped carbon xerogel: A novel carbon-based electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 3389-3394, 2011.

5. Xianfeng Li*, Huamin Zhang*, Zhensheng Mai, Hongzhang Zhang, Ivo Vankelecom. Ion exchange membranes for vanadium redox flow battery applications. Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 1147-1160, 2011.