Xiaohe completed his Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from China University of Petroleum, China (2017) and his Master of Chemical Engineering from the University of Queensland, Australia (2019). He then moved back to China for work on food manufacturing activities at Mars Wrigley, where he worked as a graduate management trainee to lead an effective production team for driving operation excellence. He joined the lab in August 2023. His research focuses on developing a highly energy- efficient, and stable MEA-based systems through MEA voltage diagnosis and membrane-electrode architecture engineering.

Qi completed her BEng in Applied Chemistry from Dalian University of Technology and her MEng in Chemical Engineering from University of Melbourne. She joined the lab in August 2023. Her current research focuses on developing an integrated CO2 capture and electrolysis system.

Haowei completed his Bachelor Honour degree and Master of Philosophy in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from The University of Sydney. In January 2024, he joined University of Melbourne as a PhD candidate. His current research is on developing the efficient and stable bipolar membranes for CO2 electrolysis.

Jia completed her BEng in Chemical Engineering from Xiamen University and her MSc in Materials Engineering from City University of Hong Kong. She then worked at Nano and Advanced Materials Institute as Engineer. In February 2024, she joined University of Melbourne as a PhD candidate. Her current research focuses on mass transport process in BPMEA system.

Yi completed her BEng in chemical engineering from Ocean University of China and her Msc in Chemical Engineering from National University of Singapore. Her current research focuses on solving the high energy consumption in bipolar membrane electrodialysis for CO2 capture.

Dina obtained her MSc in Environmental Engineering and her BSc (Honours) in Chemical Engineering from Qatar University. She worked as a Research Assistant, where she focused on process economic analysis and carbon conversion technologies. At the University of Melbourne, she will work closely with KC8 Capture on the ReDeFINE project.

Dr Desheng Feng received his PhD from the University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, in 2024. His doctoral work focused on developing stable and active cathode materials for protonic ceramic fuel cells. He joined the Li Energy Lab in 2024. His research spans high-temperature ceramic fuel cells and electrolysers, electrochemical hydrogen separation and compression, and carbon dioxide electrolysis. 

Dr Saeed Askari completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Monash University in 2025, where he developed advanced single-atom electrocatalysts and multifunctional materials for metal–air batteries and CO₂ conversion. He joined the Li Energy Lab at the University of Melbourne as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, working on next-generation CO₂ capture, low-energy regeneration pathways, and scalable clean-energy technologies. His research focuses on materials design, thermochemical processes, and sustainable reaction engineering, with the aim of enabling more efficient and environmentally responsible energy systems.

Dr Jinsha Liao is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow specialising in multiscale modelling of ion transport in electrochemical systems. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne, and earned her PhD in Chemical Engineering on modelling ion transport in nanoconfined porous electrodes. Her current work investigates ion dynamics and interfacial kinetics across electrochemical and iontronic systems, supported by AI-assisted methods for model development and interpretation.

Dr Andre Chambers was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 2024 - 2025 working on electrolyser design and optimisation.