Background:
Grace received a MSc in Electrical Systems Control and Information Technology from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2007. She worked at the same institution as a lecturer and later associate professor, focusing on intelligent building technologies and low-energy systems. She commenced her PhD at Loughborough University in 2018, funded by an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training grant. Her doctoral research focused on low-carbon energy systems and hydrogen-based energy solutions, including fuel cells, electrolysers, solid-state electrochemistry, and renewable energy technologies. She was awarded her PhD in 2025 and subsequently took up a Transition-To-Growth Fellowship, with a focus on knowledge translation, commercialisation, and industrial engagement.
Qualifications:
- MSc (Eng) in Electrical System Control and Information Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China - 2007.
- PhD in Hydrogen-Based Energy Solutions and Low-Carbon Technologies. School of AACME, Loughborough University - 2025.
Key awards:
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iLM Level 3 Award in Managing Workplace Projects, 2019
Research interests:
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Low-carbon energy systems and hydrogen-based solutions, including fuel cells, electrolysers, solid-state electrochemistry
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Energy system optimisation and commercialisation.
Publications:
- Zhou, Z., Xing, L., Venkatesan, V., Xu, H., Chen, W., & Xuan, J. (2023). Novel porous electrode designs for reversible solid oxide hydrogen planar cell through multi-physics modelling. Fuel Cells, 23(1), 119-134. https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.202200151