Dr. Xu, a recent PhD graduate, received the award for his pioneering research on the development of a novel droplet-based electricity generator for advancing scientific research into water energy generation. Prof. WANG Zuankai, Dr. Xu’s supervisor, said that Dr. Xu has made remarkable achievements by translating his training, especially in multidisciplinary research, to address energy challenges facing us.
He is the only recipient from Hong Kong as the other nine winners come from top 10 universities in US. In fact, only three researchers from Hong Kong have received this award since its inception in 2001.Through the research, titled “Fusion of Slippery Interfaces and Transistor-Inspired Architecture for Water Kinetic Energy Harvesting”, he has made breakthroughs in the design and development of the interface and architectural design of power generation devices. His work has enabled highly efficient harvesting of kinetic energy from water under a range of work conditions.

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