POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER · HKUST MAE
I’m Muya Cai (蔡牧涯). I design active-flow membraneless electrolyzers and study how metals can store renewable energy, produce hydrogen and convert carbon dioxide.
IN ONE SENTENCE
I turn complex electrochemistry into simple, scalable clean-energy systems.
CURRENT WORK · 2026
At Prof. Qing Chen’s group at HKUST, I work on a compact active-flow electrolyzer that uses controlled liquid flow to keep hydrogen and oxygen apart.
CURRENT PROJECT / ECO ASIA EXPO 2026ACTIVE-FLOW MEMBRANELESS ELECTROLYZER
The 500 mm cubic exhibit brings the whole process into one clear system: solar input, liquid circulation, membraneless electrolysis, gas collection and hydrogen purification.
RESEARCH IN PICTURES
Representative figures are drawn directly from my first-author papers.
HYDROGEN STORAGE
Renewable electricity plates zinc. Stored zinc later releases hydrogen and electricity on demand—in the same electrolyte system.
600+ cycles · 98.4% H₂ efficiency
CARBON UTILIZATION
Electrolytic zinc links renewable power storage with high-utilization CO₂ conversion.
98.3% utilization · 68.8% voltage efficiency
SEAWATER & WASTEWATER
Space-isolated zinc hydrolysis harvests hydrogen and salts while keeping impurities away from zinc.
99.8% Zn conversion · salt recovery
04 / OPERANDO MICROSCOPYELECTRODEPOSITION
Real-time microscopy shows how current density and electrolyte chemistry change zinc growth, corrosion and efficiency.
FULL PUBLICATION CV
Seven first-author papers and more than twenty collaborative publications. Every title opens a precise Google Scholar search.
FIRST-AUTHOR PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION & APPOINTMENT
A multidisciplinary path across metals, environment and electrochemical devices.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH
PH.D. · ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
M.ENG. · METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
B.ENG. · METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
BEYOND THE LAB
I come from Taizhou, Jiangsu, China. I enjoy fitness, basketball and travel. New places often bring the same thing I value in research: a different way to see a familiar problem.
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ACADEMIC LINKS
Publications, citation record and current research environment—in one place.
CONTACT
Originally from Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
Based in Hong Kong SAR
Postdoctoral Researcher · HKUST MAE