2000.04―2004.01, Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Doctor
1997.09―2000.04, Mechanical Engineering at University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Master
1993.09―1997.09, Mechanical Engineering at University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Bachelor

2006.06- Founder and Director of Green Electrochemical System Components Lab (G-Lab)
2006.06― Associate Professor, Institute of Fuel Cell at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2004.01―2006.06 Assistant Professor, Institute of Fuel Cell at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

1 Fuel cell generator
2 Hydrogen production technology
3 Electrochemical devices based on PEMFC and PEMWE technology
4 Industry development research on hydrogen energy and fuel cell

1 Fuel cell generator, including:
(1) MEA and stack technology for PEMFC
(2) Internal transport mechanism and decay mechanism in a PEMFC
(3) R&D fuel cell system related parts (e.g. membrane humidifier)

2 Hydrogen production technology, including:
(1) Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE)
a. MEA and electrolyzer technology
b. Internal transport mechanism and decay mechanism
(2) Hydrogen production system design for hydrolysis of hydrogen-containing powder hydrogen as sodium borohydride and magnesium hydride
(3) Compacted hydrocarbon fuel processor (cooperated with a professor at Tongji University)

3 Electrochemical devices based on PEMFC and PEMWE technology, including:
(1) Mircofluidic oxygen (MFO) technology and its application in the wound healing therapy
(2) Electrochemical sensor (for example, hydrogen sensor technology)

4 Industry development research on hydrogen energy and fuel cell
(1) Consulting on technology and market
(2) Consulting on investment

[GF] Development of high-performance Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly with catalysts selected by XXX (a company name).
2022.07-2023.07, PI, Grant from a Fortune 500 foreign company
[GF] Project of joint lab between the school of mechanical engineering at SJTU and a company.
2021.11-2024.10, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Development of membrane electrode assembly for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and a 3kW water electrolyzer.
2021.10-2023.07, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Research on long-term fuel cell performance based on stainless steel bipolar plate coated with diamond-like carbon (DLC) film with plasma technology.
2021.03-2022.02, PI, Grant from a foreign government
[GF] Development of a visualized proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) Device.
2020.03-2021.02, PI, Grant from a large central enterprise
[GF] Testing methods and technical consultation of PEMFC and hydrogen energy system.
2019.11-2020.10, PI, Grant from company
[GF] Optimization design of MEA for PEMFC.
2018.09-2019.12, PI, Grant from a large state-owned company
[GF] Development and industrialization of 70MPa hydrogen system and key components for fuel cell vehicle.
2018.07-2020.06, Co-PI, Grant from Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission
[GF] Development and evaluation of MEA performance for PEMFC.
2017.01-2018.06, PI, Grant from the central research institute of a large state-owned company
[GF] Research on the gas permeation mechanism of pore in the membrane of PEMFC.
2016.07-2019.06, PI, Grant from Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality.
[GF] Development of 5kW PEMFC reactor and reactor test bench.
2016.01-2016.12, PI, Grant from the central research institute of a large state-owned company
[GF] Research on the wound healing mechanism of localized microfluidic oxygen therapy.
2015.10-2016.10, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Research on the technology roadmap for decentralized energy systems based on fuel cell technology.
2015.03-2015.10, PI, Grant from the central research institute of a large state-owned company
[GF] Research and development of marine PEMFC stack.
2014.06-2014.12, PI, Grant from a University
[GF] Optimization design of production line for ion exchange membrane based cell.
2013.05-2013.11, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Preparation and mass transfer mechanism research of ionic liquid supported double glass membrane for efficient CO2 separation.
2013.01-2016.12, Co-PI, Grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
[GF] Research on the formation mechanism of the two vibration districts of voltage during the long-term operation of a PEMFC.
2011.01-2013.12, PI, Grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
[GF] Development of ion exchange membrane based cell and design of its prototype production line.
2011.07-2012.06, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Optimization design research on the parts for PEMFC.
2010.01-2011.06, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Development of 5kW PEMFC UPS.
2009.01-2009.12, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Research on transport mechanism of passive micro direct methanol fuel cell.
2008.09-2010.09, PI, Grant from Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality
[GF] Experimental study on micro direct methanol fuel cell.
2008.10-2010.10, PI, Grant of Morningstar Young Scholar Award Fund of SJTU
[GF] Research on natural gas fuel processor based on PSA technology.
2008.09-2009.09, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Research on lifetime mechanism of PEMFC.
2008.01-2008.12, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Research on the fabrication of the graphite bipolar plate for PEMFC.
2007.06-2009.06, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Research on small-scale domestic fuel cell cogeneration system.
2006.01-2006.12, PI, Grant from a company
[GF] Research on double-effect electro-catalysis of oxygen electrode in reversible regenerative fuel cell.
2006.01-2009.12, Co-PI, Grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
[GF] Start-up Funding for new faculty.
2004.06-2005.12, PI, Grant from SJTU
[GF] 1kW PEMFC power generation system.
2004.01-2004.12, PI, Grant from a company

[GA] Qing Wang, Zheng Zhou, Kequan Ye, Mingruo Hu, Xiaoyu Hu, Sibo Wang, Chengyu Hu. The effect of pretreatment and surface modification of porous transport layer (PTL) on the performance of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024(53):163–172.
[GA] Sibo Wang, Xiaoyu Hu, Zheng Zhou, Qing Wang, Kequan Ye, Sheng Sui, Mingruo Hu, Fengjing Jiang. Critical performance comparisons between the high temperature and the low temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023(60):103529.
[GA] Liyuan Liu, Feiran Wang, Jiaxuan Zhang, Weilong Jiang, Fan Yang, Mingruo Hu, Fengjing Jiang. Boosting ion conduction in polymer blends by tailoring polymer phase separation. Journal of Power Sources, 2023(569): 233005.
[GA] The Effect of the Backing Layer Design on the Mass Transfer in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao. Energy Conversion and Management, 2022(269):116086.
[GA] Disclosure of the Internal Transport Phenomena in an Air-Cooled Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell—Part III: Performance Research Based on Qualitative Comparisons Between Modeling and Experimental Results.
R. Pan and M. Hu. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022(47):6269-6281.
[GA] Disclosure of the Internal Transport Phenomena in an Air-Cooled Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell—Part II: Parameter Sensitivity Analysis.
M. Hu, R. Zhao, R. Pan, G. Cao. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021(46):18589-18603.
[GA] Disclosure of the Internal Mechanism During Activating a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Based on the Three-Step Activation Method.
Mingruo Hu, Runxian Zhao, Ruixin Pan, Guangyi Cao. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021(46): 3008-3021.
[GA] Disclosure of the Internal Transport Phenomena in an Air-Cooled Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell—Part I: Model Development and Base Case Study.
Runxian Zhao, Mingruo Hu, Ruixin Pan, Guangyi Cao. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020(45): 23504-23518.
[GA] The Current Status of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Development in China.
Mingruo Hu. Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. 2020, 17(3): 34001-34007.
[GA] Analysis on the Rapid Voltage Drop Based on a New Air-Cooled PEMFC Stack Design.
Mingruo Hu, Zhenpeng Li, Guangyi Cao. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2019, 14(1), 651-661.
[GA] Research on the Performance Differences between a Standard PEMFC Single Cell and Transparent PEMFC Single Cells using optimized Transparent Flow Field Unit——Part I: Design Optimization of a Transparent Flow Field Unit.
Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016,41(4):2955-2966.
[GA] Research on the Performance Differences between a Standard PEMFC Single Cell and Transparent PEMFC Single Cells using optimized Transparent Flow Field Unit——Part II: Performance Comparison and Explanation.
Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016,41(4):2967-2980.
[GA] Research on the long-term stability of a PEMFC stack: Analysis of pinhole evolution.
Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39(15):7940-7954.
[GA] A Three-Step Activation Method For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells.
Changxing Yang, Mingruo Hu, Chen Wang, Guangyi Cao. Journal of Power Sources. 2012(197): 180-185.
[GA] The Status of the Fuel Cell Research and Development in China.
Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao. The 7th Conference on the Clean Coal and Fuel Cells, Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 7-10, 2011.
[GA] The Optimization of Anode Catalyst Structure of PEMFC for CO Tolerance.
Changxing Yang, Mingruo Hu, Qingchun Yu, Guangyi Cao. The 7th Conference on the Clean Coal and Fuel Cells, Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 7-10, 2011.
[GA] The Status of the Fuel Cell Research and Development in China.
Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao. The Journal of Fuel Cell Technology《燃料電池》. 2011, Vol 11(1):30-35.
[GA] Coolant circuit modeling and temperature fuzzy control of proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
Peng Hu, Guangyi Cao, Xinjian Zhu, Mingruo Hu. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2010(17): 9110-9123.
[GA] Initial Research on the Activation Process for a PEMFC: Phenomenon Analysis.
Mingruo Hu. The 239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 21-25, 2010.
[GA] A novel material fabrication method for the PEM fuel cell bipolar plate.
Bing Luo, Mingruo Hu, Fei Li, Guangyi Cao. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2010(7): 2643-2647.
[GA] Dynamic modeling and sizing optimization of stand-alone photovoltaic power systems using hybrid energy storage technology.
Chunhua Li, Xinjian Zhu, Guangyi Cao, Sheng Sui, Mingruo Hu. Renewable Energy. 2009(3): 815-826.
[GA] Research on the long-term stability of a PEM Fuel Cell of Pure Hydrogen Type.
Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao, Yoshihisa Tanaka, et al. Proceedings of the International Conference on Glean Coal Technology and Fuel Cells—2008. P. 38. Oct. 14-17, Yokosuka, Japan.
[GA] Synthesis and Application of Graphitic Carbon with High Surface Area.
Bao Yu Xia, Jian Nong Wang, Xiao Xia Wang, Jun Jie Niu, Zhao Min Sheng, Ming Ruo Hu, and Qing Chun Yu. Advanced Functional Materials. 2008,(12): 1790-1798.
[GA] Identification of the Hammerstein model of a PEMFC stack based on least squares support vector machines.
Chun-Hua Li, Xin-Jian Zhu, Guang-Yi Cao, Sheng Sui, Ming-Ruo Hu. Journal of Power Sources, 2008(175): 303–316.
[GA] Research and Development of a 3kW Class PEM Fuel Cell System.
Mingruo Hu, Guangyi Cao. Proceedings of the International Conference on Glean Coal Technology and Fuel Cells—2006. P. 52. Nov. 17-19, Yokosuka,Japan.
[GA] Research and Development of a 10kW Class PEM Fuel Cell Stack Based on Catalyst Coated Membrane (CCM) Method.
Mingruo Hu , Sheng Sui, Xinjian Zhu, et al. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2006 (31), 8: 1010-1018.
[GA] Three-Dimensional, Two-Phase Flow Mathematical Model for PEM Fuel Cell: Part I Model Development.
Mingruo Hu, Anzhong Gu, Minghua Wang, Xinjian Zhu. Energy Conversion and Management, 2004, 45:1861-1882.
[GA] Three-Dimensional, Two-Phase Flow Mathematical Model for PEM Fuel Cell: Part II. Analysis and discussion of the internal transport mechanisms.
Mingruo Hu, Xinjian Zhu, Minghua Wang, Anzhong Gu. Energy Conversion and Management, 2004, 45: 1883-1916.
[GA] Simulation of the Internal Transport Phenomena for PEM Fuel Cells with Different Modes of Flow.
Mingruo Hu, Xinjian Zhu, Anzhong Gu. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2004(12), 1:14-26.
[GB] Fuel Cells: Principles, Key Materials and Technologies (in Chinese), 2014: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. “1.4 Fabrication of Membrane Electrode Assembly”, and “1.6 Single cell and Stack” of “Chapter 1 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell”.
Papers published in Chinese
[GA] Research Status of Water-heat Management of Air-cooled Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell .
Changxing Yang, Runxian Zhao, Mingruo Hu. Chinese Journal of Power Sources, Accepted.
[GA] Durability Study of Membrane Electrode Assembly under Open Circuit Voltage Operation.
Hao Huang, Zuoguo Yang, Yameng Wang, Mingruo Hu, Leilei Ni, Yuecai Zeng, Jiaowen Ji. Journal of East China University of Science and Technology(Natural Science Edition), 2018(5): 638-643.
[GA] Two voltage oscillation areas in long-term operation of a PEMFC.
Chen Wang, Mingruo Hu, Shenrui Ruan, Guangyi Cao. Chinese Journal of Power Sources, 2013(4)：700-703.
[GA] Research progress on anode CO-tolerance of PEMFC.
Changxing Yang, Mingruo Hu. Chinese Journal of Power Sources, 2011(11)：1451-1454.
[GA] Experimental study of DMFC based on operating parameters.
Yanyang Sun, Mingruo Hu, Changxing Yang. Chinese Journal of Power Sources, 2011(12)：1543-1547.
[GA] Electrooxidation of Methanol over Pt Catalyst Supported on Iron-doped Zr_2/C.
Maocai Lin, Qingchun Yu, Mingruo Hu, Hengyong Tu. The 14th National Conference on Solid State Ionics and International Forum on Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies , 2008, Harbin, Page 19.
[GA] The Two-dimensional and Two-phase Flow Model of PEMFC.
Mingruo Hu, Yumei Shi, Xinjian Zhu, Anzhing Gu. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities, 2004(18)，6：676-684.
[GA] Formation Process of PtRu / C Catalyst Researched by X-ray Diffraction（XRD）Method.
Qingchun Yu, Minghua Wang, Sheng Sui, Mingruo Hu, Xinjian Zhu, Guangyi Cao, Yihua Wu. Journal of Fudan University(Natural Science)，2004(43) , 8: 521-523.
[GA] Experimental Research on a Kilowatt Stack of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell.
Mingruo Hu, Xinjian Zhu, Guangyi Cao, Anzhong Gu. Journal of Engineering for Thermal Energy and Power, 2004(19), 2：119-123.
[GA] Effect of Electrode Composition on the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell.
Qingchun Yu, Minghua Wang, Sheng Sui, Mingruo Hu. Chinese Journal of Power Sources, 2004(28) , 2：67-68.
[GA] Research situation of micro-channel reactor used in fuel cell system.
Linhui Hu, Mingruo Hu, Xinjian Zhu, Minghua Wang. Chinese Journal of Power Sources，2003(27) , 6：545-548.
[GA] Optimizing Optimal Composition of catalyst layer in PEMFC Electrodes by Orthogonal Test Method.
Minghua Wang, Xinjian Zhu, Guangyi Cao, Sheng Sui, Qingchun Yu, Mingruo Hu, Zhengyu Fan. Elector Chemistry, 2003(9), 4：433-437.
[GA] Water-heat Management of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC).
Mingruo Hu, Xinjian Zhu, Anzhong Gu, Yumei Shi. Battery Bimonthly, 2003(33) , 4：258-260.
[GA] Modeling of the cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) using interdigitated flow fields.
Mingruo Hu, Anzhong Gu, Yumei Shi. Chinese Journal of Power Sources, 2002(26) , 2：84-88.

1. Course Name：Frontiers of Scientific Progress
Teaching Target: Master students and Ph.D candidates
Credit Hour：36
Credit：2

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Standard
[GS] Jiangsu Provincial Second Class Medical Devices Su Food and Drug Administration (zhun) 2014 No. 2540401 (Wound Therapy device) Registration Standard

Peer Reviewer for Applied Energy、Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology、International Journal of Chemical Reactor, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering.

Excellent young faculties program of Shanghai universities, 2008