With hydrogen storage holding a great promise in reducing oil dependence and zero pollution, solid-state hydrogen storage in complex metal hydrides, such as Magnesium hydride (MgH2) is potentially an ideal solution to the needs of compact onboard storage systems, enabling efficient and convenient handling and distribution of hydrogen. LUO is attracted by the SRTP project proposed by XIAO Xuezhang, associate professor in School of Materials Science and Engineering and works on improving the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reaction kinetics of MgH2. His work has led to a recent publication on Journal of Physical Chemistry C.