< Marine Engineering
1.Hydrogen energy and fuel cells
2.Intelligent robotics
3.Power systems for maritime unmanned surface vehicles
4.AI‑driven intelligent optimal control
Work Experience
• Dec 2023 – Present Associate Professor, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University
• Jan 2021 – Nov 2023 Lecturer, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University
• Jul 2015 – May 2017 Engineer, Technology Center, CSIC Wuhan Marine Machinery Co., Ltd.
Education
• Sep 2017 – Dec 2020 Ph.D. in Vehicle Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology
• Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 State‑funded Joint‑training Ph.D. Candidate, New Energy Battery, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
• Sep 2012 – Jun 2015 M.S. in Mechanical Design and Theory, China University of Petroleum (East China)
• Sep 2008 – Jun 2012 B.S. in Vehicle Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)
Research Overview
Dr. Xiao presides over multiple research projects including Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Laboratory Open Fund, Donghai Laboratory Open Fund, Ningbo Municipal Natural Science Foundation, Ningbo Key R&D International Cooperation Project and enterprise horizontal projects. His research interests focus on pore‑scale multi‑physics coupling, microstructure reconstruction, mechanical durability and transport‑property regulation of proton‑exchange membrane fuel cells under marine vibration conditions. More than 50 SCI indexed journal papers have been published in top international journals.
Academic Services
1. Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research
2. Director, Specialized Committee for Marine Culture and Literacy Education, Pacific Society of China (PSC)
3. Member, Beilun District University‑Overseas Chinese Federation Committee
4. Journal reviewer for International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of Power Sources, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Applied Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, International Journal of Engineering Science, Renewable Energy, Journal of Energy Storage, Fuel, Energy and AI, Energy, etc.
Student Training & Graduate Employment
Supervise undergraduate SRIP, university innovation training programs and postgraduate students. Students have won many national and provincial competitions.
Employment outcomes of group graduates:
• 2024 Master graduates: 100% successfully admitted to civil‑service positions
• 2025 Master graduates: 100% successfully admitted to civil‑service positions
• 2026 Master graduates: 60% admitted by top‑tier universities for PhD study; 20% civil‑service employment; 20% recruited by central state‑owned enterprises.
Research Projects
[1] Principal Investigator, Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Study on Coupling Mechanism of Heterogeneous Characteristics and Regulation of Transport Properties of Gas Diffusion Layer for Hydrogen Fuel Cell, 2022‑01‑2024‑12
[2] Principal Investigator, Open Fund of National Key Laboratory, Study on Pore‑Scale Elasto‑Plastic Mechanical Properties and Durability of Gas Diffusion Layer for Hydrogen Fuel Cell, 2023‑01‑2024‑12
[3] Principal Investigator, Donghai Laboratory Open Fund, Pore‑Scale Study on Transport Properties and Mechanical Strength of Marine‑used PEMFC Gas Diffusion Layer under Sway‑Vibration Conditions, 2022‑10‑2023‑12
[4] Principal Investigator, Ningbo Municipal Natural Science Foundation, Study on Mechanical Properties and Durability of Gas Diffusion Layer Based on Cross‑Scale Multi‑Level Ordered Structure, 2023‑06‑2026‑05
[5] Principal Investigator, Subject of Ningbo Key R&D International Cooperation Program, R&D and Application of Intelligent Structural Design Technology for Ultra‑Low Platinum High‑Power‑Density Hydrogen Fuel Cells, 2026‑01‑2028‑12
[6] Principal Investigator, “Four‑New” Teaching Reform Project of Ningbo University, Research and Practice of Interdisciplinary Teaching Model for Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering under Dual‑Carbon Strategy, 2023‑01‑2024‑12
[7] Principal Investigator, Enterprise Horizontal Project, Key‑technology Research and Performance Optimization for New‑Energy Batteries, 2021‑11‑2025‑10
[8] Principal Investigator, “Mechanics +” Interdisciplinary Top‑Notch Youth Fund of Ningbo University, AI‑based Cross‑Scale Mechanical‑Property Regulation for Marine‑used PEMFC, 2023‑07‑2025‑06
[9] Core Member, National Key R&D Program (International Cooperation), Key Technologies for Integration and Control of Reversible Solid Oxide Batteries Supporting High‑Proportion New‑Energy Power Grid, 2024‑09‑2027‑08
[10] Core Member, Major Horizontal Project of Guangdong Power Grid, Development of 10‑kW‑Level Solid Oxide Battery System Integration and Test Platform, 2025‑08‑2027‑01
[11] Core Member, National Key R&D Program (New‑Energy Vehicle Special Project), Research on Modelling, State Observation and Lifetime Evaluation for Fuel‑Cell Stack, multi‑field coupling “gas‑water‑electric‑thermal‑mechanical”, 2017‑07‑2022‑06
[12] Core Member, Ningbo “3315 Plan” High‑End Innovation Team, Key‑technology Research of Reversible Solid‑Oxide Fuel Cell (rSOFC) for Marine Shipping, 2018‑01‑2023‑12
[13] Core Member, Zhejiang Provincial Innovation‑Team Project, R&D of Power‑System for Long‑Endurance Maritime Unmanned Surface Vehicles, 2026‑01‑2029‑12
Awards & Honors
1. 2013 National Scholarship for Postgraduate Students (ranked No.1 in major), China University of Petroleum (East China)
2. 2015 Outstanding Graduate of Shandong Province, China University of Petroleum (East China)
3. 2018 Important‑Contribution Award for Organizing International Conference on Electrochemical Energy Science and Technology (EEST), Canada
4. 2019 National Scholarship for Doctoral Students (ranked No.1 in major), Wuhan University of Technology
5. 2019 Excellent Doctoral Student (“San‑Hao” Graduate), Wuhan University of Technology
6. 2021 / 2022 / 2024 Important‑Contribution Award for Organizing the 4th,5th Ningbo International Symposium on New‑Energy
1.Introduction to Marine Engineering
2.New Energy Technology and Its Applications in Marine, Aeronautical and Terrestrial Fields
3.Fuel Cell Technology
Journal Articles
1.Xiao L, Luo M, Zhang H, Zeis R, Sui P‑C. Solid Mechanics Simulation of Reconstructed Gas Diffusion Layers for PEMFCs. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 2019;166:F377‑F385.
2.Zhang H, Xiao L, Chuang P‑YA, Djilali N, Sui P‑C. Coupled stress‑strain and transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cell with metallic bipolar plates. Applied Energy. 2019;251:113316.
3.刘郭存，张恒，肖柳胜，隋邦傑. Compression effect on transport properties of proton‑exchange‑membrane fuel cells. Digital Manufacturing Science, 2019,17:266‑270.
4.Xiao L, Luo M, Zhu L, Duan K, Bevilacqua N, Eifert L, et al. Pore‑Scale Characterization and Simulation of Porous Electrode Material for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery: Effects of Compression on Transport Properties. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 2020;167:110545.
5.肖柳胜，罗马吉，朱礼军，段康俊，冷文亮，Zeis R, et al. Mechanical simulation and pore‑scale simulation of reconstructed carbon felt for vanadium redox flow battery. Journal of Chongqing University, 2020,43:1‑10.
6.Duan K, Zhu L, Li M, Xiao L, Bevilacqua N, Eifert L, et al. Multiphase and Pore Scale Modeling on Catalyst Layer of High‑Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 2021;168.
7.Zhu L, Yang W, Xiao L, Zhang H, Gao X, Sui P‑C. Stochastically Modeled Gas Diffusion Layers: Effects of Binder and Polytetrafluoroethylene on Effective Gas Diffusivity. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 2021;168:014514.
8.Zhu L, Zhang H, Xiao L, Bazylak A, Gao X, Sui P‑C. Pore‑scale modeling of gas diffusion layers: Effects of compression on transport properties. Journal of Power Sources. 2021;496.
9.Xiao L, Bian M, Yin Z, Wen X, Zhao C, Sui P‑C, et al. Combined effects of microstructural characteristics on anisotropic transport properties of gas diffusion layers for PEMFCs. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2022;47:37978‑37989.
10.Xiao L, Bian M, Zhu L, Duan K, Leng W, Zeis R, et al. High‑density and low‑density gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Comparison of mechanical and transport properties. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2022;47:22532‑22544.
11.Xiao L, Yin Z, Bian M, Bevilacqua N, Zeis R, Yuan J, et al. Microstructure reconstruction using fiber tracking technique and pore‑scale simulations of heterogeneous gas diffusion layer. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2022;47:20218‑20231.
12.Xiao L, Zhu L, Clökler C, Grünzweig A, Wilhelm F, Scholta J, et al. Experimental validation of pore‑scale models for gas diffusion layers. Journal of Power Sources. 2022;536:231515.
13.Wang X, Yang Q, Zhang Z, Xiao L*. Investigation of Ship Vibration Effects on the Gas Distribution and Output Voltage of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. ACS Omega. 2022;7:20569‑20583.
14.Xu J, Zhu L, Xiao L, Hu H, Yin Z, Zhang R, et al. A multiscale study on the effect of compression on lithium‑ion battery separators. Journal of Energy Storage. 2022;54.
15.Yang W, Zhu L, Wang S, Yin Z, Xiao L, Shao Q, et al. Investigation of fabrication of gas diffusion substrate for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2022;47:35423‑35436.
16.Li J, Lai C, Zhang H, Xiao L, Zhao J, Wang F, et al. A combined phosphoric acid fuel cell and direct contact membrane distillation hybrid system for electricity generation and seawater desalination. Energy Conversion and Management. 2022;267.
17.Zheng J, Xiao L, Wu M, Lang S, Zhang Z, Chen M, et al. Numerical Analysis of Thermal Stress for a Stack of Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Energies. 2022;15.
18.Liusheng Xiao*, Miaoqi Bian, Yushuai Sun, Jinliang Yuan, Xiaofei Wen. Transport properties evaluation of pore‑scale GDLs for PEMFC using orthogonal design method. Applied Energy. 2024, 357:122445.
19.Li H, Zhang Y, Hu Z, Li J, Zhang H, Kuang M, Xiao L*. Performance evaluation of a novel photo‑thermal‑electric hybrid system. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2024,240:122186.
20.Wen X, Li Z, Wang H, Xiao L*. Experimental investigation for proton exchange membrane fuel cells in marine salt spray environment. ACS Omega. 2024,9(23):24880‑24888.
21.Du P, Xie S, Deng X, Meng X, Zhai Y, Miao H, Xiao L*. Two‑directional gradient porosity design for improving transport properties of carbon gas diffusion layers in PEMFCs. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2025,168:109441.
22.Hu W, Chen Y, Liu Y, Chen L, Liu M, Yuan J, Xiao L*. Hybrid Kalman Filter‑Mamba framework for proton exchange membrane fuel cell aging prediction. Journal of Power Sources. 2025,658:238322.
23.Sun Y, Du P, Bian M, Miao H, Hu H, Xiao L*. Coupling Effects of Microstructure Characteristics on Stress Distribution for Pore‑Scale Gas Diffusion Layers. Energies. 2025,18(7).
24.Wen X, Wang H, Xiao L*, et al. A spectrogram‑based prediction approach of PEMFC’s performance under ship vibration conditions. International Journal of Green Energy. 2026,23(1):174‑193.
25.Deng X, Hu W, Zou Q, Feng L, Ji X, Yuan J, Xiao L*, Zhang H. Cold start of PEMFCs based on adaptive strategies: A comprehensive review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2025,100:1120‑1134.
26.Wan L, Yang C, Yuan J, Xiao L*. Balancing performance and uniformity of LT‑PEMFCs by considering GDL porosity gradients and compression. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2026,257:128243.
Patents & Software Copyrights
Software Copyright
1.2018‑01‑10 System for Microstructure Reconstruction of Carbon Fiber for Fuel‑Cell Gas Diffusion Layer, Registration No.:2018SR140916
2.2023‑05‑22 Regulation System for Local Probability Distribution of Micro‑Structure Characteristics of Gas‑Diffusion Electrode, Registration No.:2023SR0933671
Authorized Invention Patents
1.2020‑06‑19 Performance‑testing system for fuel‑cell stack under multi‑stress combined effects, Patent No.:ZL 201810244676.3
2.2021‑11‑30 Multi‑functional cross‑scale integrated testing system for proton‑exchange‑membrane fuel cell (authorized)
Invention Patents under Substantive Examination
1.PEMFC temperature‑control system based on controller module and its control method
2.Optimization‑prediction system and method for PEMFC gas‑diffusion layer
3.Online lifetime‑prediction system and method for PEMFC based on machine‑learning
4.PEMFC system based on active vibration optimization and control
