教授职称，博士生导师，讲授“物理化学”、“物质结构现代分析方法”等课程，担任徐特立学院学育导师，主持海外高层次人才引进计划青年项目，累计发表论文60余篇，总引用超过15000次，H因子47，所申请美国及国际专利已获授权1项，担任《Nature Sustainability》等期刊的审稿人，入选国家级“四青”人才计划。
获奖情况：
加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校博士后研究校长奖（2021）
科睿唯安（Clarivate）全球“高被引科学家”（2021）
科睿唯安（Clarivate）全球“高被引科学家”（2022）
科睿唯安（Clarivate）全球“高被引科学家”（2023）
《麻省理工科技评论》亚太地区“35岁以下科技创新35人”（2023）
学术兼职：
《Nano Research》青年编委
《Journal of Electrochemistry 》青年编委

面向国家发展规划的“碳达峰”与“碳中和”目标，致力绿色能源如氢能应用中的电化学催化方面研究。其具体范围包含电解水绿色制氢所需的产氢反应，产氧反应，燃料电池应用所需的氢气氧化反应，氧气还原反应以及前述反应所需催化剂。研究维度涉及新型催化剂创制，宏量制备，以及产业化应用。轻量化长续航燃料电池动力系统示范应用。绿色高效制氢装置示范应用。

2012-2017 加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校 材料科学与工程 博士
2007-2011 厦门大学 化学系 学士

2021-今 北京理工大学
2017-2021 加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校 （博士后）

1)Zhao, Z. #, Liu, Z. #, Zhang, A., Yan, X., Xue, W., Peng, B., Xin, H. L., Pan, X., Duan, X. & Huang, Y.*, Graphene-nanopocket-encaged PtCo nanocatalysts for highly durable fuel cell operation under demanding ultralow-Pt-loading conditions. Nature Nanotechnology, 17, 968-975 (2022). (DOI: 10.1038/s41565-022-01170-9)
2)Flores Espinosa, M. M., Cheng, T., Xu, M., Abatemarco, L., Choi, C., Pan, X., Goddard, W. A., Zhao, Z.*, Huang, Y.*, Compressed Intermetallic PdCu for Enhanced Electrocatalysis. ACS Energy Letters, 5, 3672-3680 (2020). (DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01959)
3)Zhao, Z., Hossain, M. D., Xu, C., Lu, Z., Liu, Y.-S., Hsieh, S.-H., Lee, I., Gao, W., Yang, J., Merinov, B. V., Xue, W., Liu, Z., Zhou, J., Luo, Z., Pan, X., Zaera, F., Guo, J., Duan, X., Goddard, W. A., Huang, Y.*, Tailoring a Three-Phase Microenvironment for High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Matter, 3, 1774-1790 (2020). (DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.09.025)
4)Zhao, Z.#, Liu, H.#, Gao, W., Xue, W., Liu, Z., Huang, J., Pan, X., and Huang, Y.*, Surface-Engineered PtNi-O Nanostructure with Record-High Performance for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, 9046-9050 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04770)
5)Zhao, Z.#, Chen, C.#, Liu, Z.#, Huang, J., Wu, M., Liu, H., Li, Y.*, Huang, Y.*, Pt-based Nanocrystal for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction. Advanced Materials, 31, 1808115 (2019) (DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808115)
6)Zhao, Z.#, Flores Espinosa, M. M.#, Zhou, J., Xue, W., Duan, X., Miao, J., and Huang, Y.*, Synthesis of surface controlled nickel/palladium hydride nanodendrites with high performance in benzyl alcohol oxidation. Nano Research, 12, 1467-1472 (2019) (DOI: 10.1007/s12274-019-2413-9)
7)Liu, Z.#, Zhao, Z.#, Peng, B., Duan, X., Huang, Y.*, Beyond Extended Surfaces: Understanding the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Nanocatalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142, 17812-17827 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07696)
8)Cao, L.#, Zhao, Z.#, Liu, Z., Gao, W., Dai, S., Xue, W., Sun, H., Duan, X., Pan, X., Mueller, T.*, and Huang, Y.*, Differential Surface Elemental Distribution Leads to Significantly Enhanced Stability of PtNi-based ORR Catalysts. Matter, 1, 1567-1850 (2019) (DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2019.07.015)
9)Liu, M.#, Zhao, Z.#, Duan, X.*, and Huang, Y.*, Nanoscale Structure Design for High Performance Pt-Based ORR Catalysts. Advanced Materials, 1802234 (2018) (DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802234)
10)Jia, Q.#*, Zhao, Z.#, Cao, L.#, Li, J., Ghoshal, S., Davies, V., Stavitski, E., Attenkofer, K., Liu, Z., Li, M., Duan, X., Mukerjee, S., Mueller, T.*, and Huang, Y.*, Roles of Mo Surface Dopants in Enhancing the ORR Performance of Octahedral PtNi Nanoparticles. Nano Letters, 18, 798-804 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04007)
11)Huang, X.#, Zhao, Z.#, Cao, L., Chen, Y., Zhu, E., Lin, Z., Li, M., Yan, A., Zettl, A., Wang, Y. M., Duan, X., Mueller, T.*, and Huang, Y.*, High-performance transition metal–doped Pt3Ni octahedra for oxygen reduction reaction. Science, 348, 1230-1234 (2015) (DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa8765)
12)Zhao, Z., Huang, X., Li, M., Wang, G., Lee, C., Zhu, E., Duan, X., and Huang, Y.*, Synthesis of Stable Shape-Controlled Catalytically Active β-Palladium Hydride. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 15672-15675 (2015) (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11543)
13)Zhao, Z.#, Feng, M.#, Zhou, J., Liu, Z., Li, M., Fan, Z., Tsen, O., Miao, J., Duan, X., and Huang, Y.*, Composition tunable ternary Pt-Ni-Co octahedra for optimized oxygen reduction activity. Chemical Communications, 52, 11215-11218 (2016) (DOI: 10.1039/C6CC06165F)
14)Huang, X.#, Zhao, Z.#, Chen, Y., Zhu, E., Li, M., Duan, X., and Huang, Y.*, A rational design of carbon-supported dispersive Pt-based octahedra as efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysts. Energy & Environmental Science, 7, 2957-2962 (2014) (DOI: 10.1039/C4EE01082E)