Chunyi Zhi received his B.S. degree in Physics from Shandong University and his Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He then spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan, where he was subsequently promoted to ICYS Researcher, Researcher, and Senior Researcher. Before joining the University of Hong Kong, Dr. Zhi served as a Chair Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. He has extensive expertise in aqueous electrolyte-based batteries, solid-state batteries, and zinc-ion batteries. As of July 2025, he holds over 100 patents and has published more than 500 research papers. Dr. Zhi has been recognized as a Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science (2019–2024) and in Environment and Ecology (2024).