Prof. Yixiang Shi obtained his Bachelor (2003) and PhD (2008) degrees in thermal engineering from Tsinghua University. During 2007–2008, he worked in the University of California, Irvine, as a joint educated PhD candidate. After that, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in MIT during 2008–2009. He was appointed as research assistant (2010–2011), associate professor (2011–2020) and professor (since 2020) in Tsinghua University. His current research activities include fuel cell and electrochemical conversion, CO2 separation and utilization, renewable energy/low grade heat power generation technology. He is the author/coauthor of more than 280 peer-reviewed articles with cites time of more than 6000. Prof. Shi is a committee member of the International Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science (IAOEES), the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) and the Tsinghua Science and Technology Association.