Jiao Kui
School

School of Mechanical Engineering

Professional Title

Professor

Administrative Appointments

国家储能技术产教融合创新平台常务副主任

Contact Information

022-27406842

kjiao@tju.edu.cn

Tianjin University,135 Yaguan Rd, Jinnan District, Tianjin, China, 300350

Brief Introduction

Kui Jiao is currently a chair professor at the State Key Laboratory of Engines and the executive deputy director of the National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, at Tianjin University, China. He received his PhD degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2011. His research interest includes fuel cell, electrolysis cell, battery, thermoelectric generator, turbocharger compressor, combustion engine and other energy conversion technologies. He has published several books and more than 200 papers in highly reputed international journals, including Nature. He served as the Chair for several international conferences such as International Conference on Energy and AI. He was granted the “National Natural Science Foundation of China— Outstanding Youth Foundation” and the “UK Royal Society—Advanced Newton Fellowship.” He has led more than 30 national and industrial projects and provided modeling and design services in the development of fuel cell engines for several major fuel cell manufacturers such as FAW, SAIC Motor, Bosch and Weichai Power. He serves as the founding editor of Energy and AI, associate editor of International Journal of Green Energy, and specialty chief editor of Frontiers in Energy Research. He is the chair of the Energy Storage Division of the International Association for Green Energy, and Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET).


Education Background
  • Doctoral degree| University of Waterloo, Canada| Mechanical Engineering| 2011
  • Master’s Degree| Windsor University, Canada| Mechanical Engineering | 2007
  • Bachelor’s Degree| Windsor University, Canada| Mechanical Engineering| 2005
Research Interests
  • Energy storage, conversion, and ultization in fuel cells, electrolysis cells, lithium-ion battery, thermoelectric generator, internal combustion engines, gas turbines, and other devices
Academic Achievements