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.

With increased level of urbanization of rural China, closure and consolidation of elementary schools in these areas are common phenomenon, however the implementation process is a great challenge for local government. The team lead by SHAO Jiner took on this task in a SRTP project proposed by Professor HUANG Xianhai and designed a series of standards for closure and consolidation in combination with features of local elementary education using a great number of examples and objective evalution, which provides specification and promote the balanced development of basic education.