• 2003-2004 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, MBA

• 1995-2000 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, Ph.D.

• 1993-1995 Fisk University, M.A.

• 1981-1986 Yunnan University, B.S.

• 2012-present Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Zhiyuan Chair Professor, Professor Class II

• 2008-2014 Shanghai University, Department of Physics, Distinguished Professor

• 2002-2010 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Biosciences Division, Staff Scientist

• 2000-2002 Protiveris, Inc., Head of Microfabrication Unit

• Micro/nanoscale energy conversion, micro/nano-thermoelectric chip, advanced sensors, nano-structured functional materials

• 2024 R&D100 Sustainability Innovator of the Year, R&D World, USA

• 2024 Leading Talents of the “Pearl Project”, Pudong, China

• 2024 Gold Medal, Silicon Valley International Invention Festival, USA

• 2014 Universities Key Courses Award, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, China

• 2023 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK

• 2023 First-class Undergraduate Course Award, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

• 2022 Outstanding Teacher Award, Ministry of Education-Huawei, China

• 2022 IAAM Medal, Sweden

• 2021 Pioneer Teacher Award, Huawei, China

• 2021 MDPI Energies Award, Switzerland

• 2018 Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology Innovation Award（3rd prize）, China

• 2008 Supp Perform Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

• 2007 Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

• 2006 Significant Event Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA

• 2004 Excellence in Technology Transfer, Federal Laboratory Consortium, USA

• 2004 Commendation from the Secretary of Department of Energy Spencer Abraham, USA

• 2003 Supp Performance Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

• 2000 Inventor of the Year Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

• 2000 Development Accomplishment Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

• 2000 11th Discover Magazine Awards for Technological Innovation, USA

• 1999 Development Accomplishment Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

• Shuai Zhang, Zekun Liu, Zhenhua Wu*, Zhengtong Yao, Wenbing Zhang, Yongwei Zhang, Zhihao Guan, Hengxin Lin, Haoge Cheng, Erzhen Mu, Jianwen Zeng, Chaochao Dun*, Xiaotian Zhang*, Johnny C. Ho, Zhiyu Hu*. Boosting self-powered wearable thermoelectric generator with solar absorber and radiative cooler. Nano Energy, 2024, 132, 110381.

• Zekun Liu, Shuai Zhang, Zhenhua Wu*, Xing-Er Wang, Kangning Zou, Zhiyuan Zhu, Xuyu Wang, Erzhen Mu, Xiaotian Zhang, Yan Liu, Huilie Shi, Zhiyu Hu*. Visual-Audio Thermoelectric Detectors for Images and Sound Recognition. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2406110. (Highlighted by CSMNT)

• Shuai Zhang, Zekun Liu, Wenbin Zhang, Bin Zhao, Zhenhua Wu*, Erzhen Mu, Hengxing Lin, Kangning Zou, Yongwei Zhang, Xiaotian Zhang, Zhiyu Hu*. Multi-bioinspired flexible thermal emitters for all-day radiative cooling and wearable self-powered thermoelectric generation. Nano Energy, 2024, 123, 109393. (ESI Highly Cited Papers)

• Shuai Zhang, Zekun Liu, Xiaotian Zhang, Zhenhua Wu*, Zhiyu Hu*. Sustainable thermal energy harvest for generating electricity. The Innovation, 2024, 5(2), 100591. (Prospective, The Innovation recommended cover introduction, Highlighted by CSMNT)

• Zhenhua Wu, Zhimao Wu, Haoran Lv, Wenbin Zhang, Zekun Liu, Shuai Zhang, Erzhen Mu, Hengxin Lin, Qing Zhang*, Daxiang Cui, Thomas Thundat, Zhiyu Hu*. Nanophotonic catalytic combustion enlightens mid-infrared light source. Nano Research, 2023, 16(9), 11564–11570. (Highlighted by Nano Research and CSMNT,)

• Zekun Liu, Shuai Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Erzhen Mu, Hong Wei, Yan Liu, Huilie Shi, Zhiyu Hu*. High-performance integrated chip-level thermoelectric device for power generation and microflow detection. Nano Energy, 2023, 114, 108611. (Highlighted by CSMNT)

• Shuai Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Zekun Liu, and Zhiyu Hu*. An Emerging Energy Technology: Self-Uninterrupted Electricity Power Harvesting from the Sun and Cold Space. Adv. Energy Mater., 2023, 2300260. (Review article)

• Zekun Liu, Zhenhua Wu, Shuai Zhang, Yanxi Lv, Erzhen Mu, Ruijie Liu, Dongshi Zhang, Zhuguo Li, Shibo Li, Ke Xu, Zhiyu Hu*. Recognitions of colored fabrics/laser-patterned metals based on photothermoelectric effects. Science Advances, 2022, 8(33), abo7500. (Highlighted by CSMNT)

• Zhenhua Wu, Zhiyu Hu*. Perspective — Powerful Micro/Nano-Scale Heat Engine: Thermoelectric Converter on Chip, ECS Sensors Plus, 2022, 1(2), 023402.

• Zhihang Wang, Zhenhua Wu, Zhiyu Hu*. Jessica Orrego-Hernández, Erzhen Mu, Zhao-Yang Zhang, Martyn Jevric, Yang Liu, Xuecheng Fu, Fengdan Wang, Tao Li*, KasperMoth-Poulsen*, Chip-scale solar thermal electrical power generation, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022, 3(3), 100789. (Selected as CRPS’s “Hot papers – 2022” and “Impactful research”, Highlighted in CellPress and CSMNT, Featured at the 2022 Annual meeting of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), GE News “The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week”, World Economic Forum Highlights, 800+ media reports, 1.2 billon reading）

Books

• Zhiyu Hu. New Fire: From Zhurong to Nanofire [in Chinese], Tsinghua University Press, 2024, ISBN: 978-730-2675600.

• Zhiyu Hu (Chief editor). Key Issues of Carbon Neutrality and Disruptive Technologies [in Chinese]. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2022, ISBN：9787302621096.

• Zhiyu Hu, Erzhen Mu. Infrared Radiative Cooling and Applications [in English]. Springer, 2022, ISBN: 978-981-19-6608-8, eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-6609-5.

• Zhiyu Hu, Erzhen Mu. Infrared Radiative Cooling and Applications [in Chinese]. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, 2022, ISBN: 978-7-313-26160-1.

• Zhiyu Hu, Zhenhua Wu. Nanostructured Thermoelectric Films [in English]. Springer, 2020, ISBN: 978-981-15-6517-5, eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6518-2.

• Zhiyu Hu, Zhenhua Wu. Nanostructured Thermoelectric Films [in Chinese]. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, 2020, ISBN: 978-7-313-23411-7.