Prof. Michael Leung started his academic career as a Lecturer in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management at the City University of Hong Kong in 2000. In 2002, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Hong Kong as a Research Assistant Professor; and in 2006 became an Assistant Professor. In 2010, he joined the City University of Hong Kong again as an Associate Professor in the School of Energy and Environment (SEE). He also serves as the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) in SEE since 2012. In 2015, he became a Professor. Prof. Leung's main research interests are solar photocatalysis, fuel-cell electrochemistry, hydrogen production, carbon management, carbon capture and storage, advanced refrigeration and air-conditioning. He is listed as a highly cited scholar in energy science and engineering. Since 2002, he has totally received HK$18M+ research funding as a PI from ITF, RGC, ECF & WWGF, SDF, industrial sponsorships, university internal grants, donations, etc. He has published 120+ journal papers, 70+ conference papers, 15 books/book chapters, and 6 patents. Prof. Leung is also a Past Chairman of the Energy Institute (Hong Kong Branch), a Member of the HKSAR Energy Advisory Committee, Energy Discipline Representative in HKIE Education and Examinations Committee, a Chartered Engineer, and a Registered Professional Engineer.

Solar Photocatalysis Fuel-cell Electrochemistry Hydrogen Production Carbon Management Carbon Capture and Storage Advanced Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning

Effect of channel rib on oxygen removal in 3D porous transport layer of proton exchange membrane electrolysis cell, a numerical investigation Wu, Q., Zhang, M., Xu, X., Dong, G., Wang, J., Leung, D. Y. C. & Leung, M. K. H. & 1 others, , 6 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 106, p. 171-185 Thermal analysis and optimal fluid selection for the novel integrated vapor compression cycle and ORC system for ultra-low grade waste heat recovery using the desuperheating method Asim, M., Khan, S., Khan, S. A., Baig, T., Imran, M., Zia, A. W. & Riaz, F. & 1 others, , Mar 2025, In: Energy Nexus. 17, 100357. Surface and Defect Engineering Coupling of Charge Shuttle and Redox Site in Cs3Bi2Br9/g-C3N4 for Efficient Photocatalytic C(sp3)-H Bond Activation Wang, C., Ding, Y., Xie, Z., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Han, N. & Xu, Q. & 5 others, , 3 Feb 2025, In: ACS Materials Letters. 7, 2, p. 610-619 Boosting charge migration kinetics using an Fe-S bridge for efficacious photocatalytic CO2 reduction Chen, K., Ran, L., Ran, B., Xiong, W. & Leung, M. K. H., 28 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13, 4, p. 3045-3055 Leveraging Interfacial Electric Field for Smart Modulation of Electrode Surface in Nitrate to Ammonia Conversion Zhang, K., Xu, Y., Liu, F., Wang, Q., Zou, X., Tang, M. & Leung, M. K. H. & 4 others, , 27 Jan 2025, In: Advanced Science. 12, 4, 2410763.Article has an altmetric score of 1 An efficient electrocatalytic in-situ hydrogen peroxide generation for ballast water treatment with oxygen groups Yao, Z., Xiong, W., Shi, Y., Li, X. & Leung, M. K. H., 25 Jan 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 962, 178444. Combined cooling and power: Investigating the coupling effect between a microfluidic fuel cell and a heating chip Dai, H., Zhang, Z., Zhang, M., Xu, X., Dong, G., Leung, D. Y. C. & Leung, M. K. H. & 1 others, , 15 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 504, 159031. Electrostatic charge injection for reusing face masks: Mechanisms, performance, and a household alternative Peng, Z., Li, Z., Huang, X., Yu, X., Leung, M. K. H., Wang, Z. & Yang, Z., Dec 2024, In: EcoMat. 6, 12, e12497.Article has an altmetric score of 1 Defects of Metal Halide Perovskites in Photocatalytic Energy Conversion: Friend or Foe? Wang, C., Xie, Z., Wang, Y., Ding, Y., Leung, M. K. H. & Ng, Y. H., 7 Aug 2024, In: Advanced Science. 11, 29, 2402471. Advances and Prospects in Electrocatalytic Processes for Wastewater Treatment Zhou, X., Yang, J., Guo, J., Xiong, W. & Leung, M. K. H., Aug 2024, In: Processes. 12, 8, 1615. Oxygen vacancies nanoarchitectonics in BiVO4/WO3 heterostructured photoanode for effective berberine wastewater purification and electricity generation Li, P., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Hou, X., Li, H., Wei, B. & Shang, Y. & 4 others, , Aug 2024, In: Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 161, 105514. Approaches for Enhancing Wastewater Treatment of Photocatalytic Fuel Cells: A Review Li, P., Zhou, X., Yang, H., He, Y., Kan, Y., Zhang, Y. & Shang, Y. & 3 others, , May 2024, In: Materials. 17, 9, 17 p., 2139. Slippery Porous-Liquid-Infused Porous Surface (SPIPS) with On-Demand Responsive Switching between “Defensive” and “Offensive” Antifouling Modes Tong, Z., Gao, F., Chen, S., Song, L., Hu, J., Hou, Y. & Lu, J. & 3 others, , 1 Mar 2024, In: Advanced Materials. 36, 9, 2308972. Thermal performance enhancement of novel integrated vapor compression and organic rankine cycle for electricity production: a full-condensing vs. desuperheating approach comparison in ultra-low-grade waste heat recovery Asim, M., Khan, S., Zia, A. W., Siddiqui, F. R. & Leung, M. K. H., Mar 2024, In: e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy. 7, 19 p., 100493. Unique two-electron transfer pathway of Bismuth nanocrystal for enhanced N2 electroreduction revealed by in situ infrared spectroscopy Li, X., Hai, G., Chen, G., Liu, J., Zhao, F., Zhou, J. & Leung, M. K. H. & 1 others, , Mar 2024, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 342, 123365. Enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution in alkaline saline electrolyte by NiCo foam supported iridium nanoclusters Yuan, J., Zhou, J., Peng, Z., Li, G., Hou, Y. & Leung, M. K. H., 24 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12, 4, p. 2383-2390 Particle size-dependent and route-specific exposure to liquid crystal monomers in indoor air: Implications for human health risk estimations Lin, H., Li, X., Qin, X., Cao, Y., Ruan, Y., Leung, M. K. H. & Leung, K. M. Y. & 2 others, , 15 Jan 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 908, 168328. Mechanism and preparation research of binary heteroatom co-doped (X = N, S, P) platinum/carbon black electrocatalysts for an enhanced oxygen reduction reaction via a one-pot pyrolysis method Bai, F., Zhang, Y., Hou, D., Chen, J., Meng, F., Leung, M. K. H. & Zhou, L. & 4 others, , 7 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12, 1, p. 384-395 Recent advances in stimuli-responsive antibacterial coatings: Bacteria-killing and releasing mechanism, design strategies, and potential applications Zhang, T., Liu, Q., Meng, F., Hou, Y., Leung, M. K. H., Wen, Y. & Zhang, Q., Jan 2024, In: Progress in Organic Coatings. 186, 107923. Experimental validation of a 0.3 kW ORC for the future purposes in the study of low-grade thermal to power conversion Tsai, Y.-C., Feng, Y.-Q., Shuai, Y., Lai, J.-H., Leung, M. K. H., Wei, Y. & Hsu, H.-Y. & 1 others, , 15 Dec 2023, In: Energy. 285, 129422. Molecular dynamics for electrocatalysis: Mechanism explanation and performance prediction Wang, Y., Shao, H., Zhang, C., Liu, F., Zhao, J., Zhu, S. & Leung, M. K. H. & 1 others, , Sept 2023, In: Energy Reviews. 2, 3, 100028. Balancing Volmer Step by Superhydrophilic Dual-Active Domains for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Zhou, J., Leung, T. K., Peng, Z., Li, X., Chen, K., Yuan, J. & Leung, M. K. H., 29 Aug 2023, In: Small. 19, 35, 2300441. Recent progress in organic Rankine cycle targeting utilisation of ultra-low-temperature heat towards carbon neutrality Cao, J., Zheng, L., Zheng, Z., Peng, J., Hu, M., Wang, Q. & Leung, M. K. H., Aug 2023, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 231, 120903. Advances in coupled use of renewable energy sources for performance enhancement of vapour compression heat pump: A systematic review of applications to buildings Cao, J., Zheng, L., Peng, J., Wang, W., Leung, M. K. H., Zheng, Z. & Hu, M. & 4 others, , 15 Feb 2023, In: Applied Energy. 332, 120571. A hybrid multiple sensor fault detection, diagnosis and reconstruction algorithm for chiller plants Fong, K. F., Lee, C. K., Leung, M. K. H., Sun, Y. J., Zhu, G., Baek, S. H. & Luo, X. J. & 2 others, , 2023, In: Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 16, 5, p. 588-608 Photocatalytic Oxidation for Volatile Organic Compounds Elimination: From Fundamental Research to Practical Applications Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Xie, R., Huang, H., Leung, M. K. H., Li, J. & Leung, D. Y. C., 6 Dec 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 23, p. 16582–16601 Parallel and in-series arrangements of zeotropic dual-pressure Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for low-grade waste heat recovery Zheng, Z., Cao, J., Wu, W. & Leung, M. K. H., Nov 2022, In: Energy Reports. 8, p. 2630-2645 Bio-inspired NiCoP/CoMoP/Co(Mo3Se4)4 @C/NF multi-heterojunction nanoflowers: Effective catalytic nitrogen reduction by driving electron transfer Li, X., Hai, G., Liu, J., Zhao, F., Peng, Z., Liu, H. & Leung, M. K. H. & 1 others, , 5 Oct 2022, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 314, 121531. Changing charge transfer mode with cobalt-molybdenum bimetallic atomic pairs for enhanced nitrogen fixation Li, X., Liu, J., Zhang, Y. & Leung, M. K. H., 7 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10, 29, p. 15595-15604 On the rational development of advanced thermochemical thermal batteries for short-term and long-term energy storage Ding, Z., Wu, W. & Leung, M. K. H., Aug 2022, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 164, 112557. Exploring low-grade heat in exhaust gases with moisture via power generation cycles Zheng, Z., Hong, X., Wu, W., Feng, Y.-Q. & Leung, M. K. H., 10 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 357, 131892. Multi-scale Computer-aided molecular design of Ionic liquid for absorption heat transformer based on Machine learning Sui, Y., Zhai, C., Wu, W. & Leung, M. K. H., 1 Jun 2022, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 261, 115617. Droplet jumping physics on biphilic surfaces with different nanostructures and surface orientations under various air pressure conditions Zhu, Y., Ho, T. C., Lee, H. H., Leung, M. K. H. & Tso, C. Y., 20 Apr 2022, In: Cell Reports Physical Science. 3, 4, 100849. Valence Engineering of Polyvalent Cobalt Encapsulated in a Carbon Nanofiber as an Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalyst for the Zn-Air Battery and Overall Water Splitting Liu, J., Zhou, J. & Leung, M. K. H., 26 Jan 2022, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 14, 3, p. 4399–4408 Advancement of Bismuth-Based Materials for Electrocatalytic and Photo(electro)catalytic Ammonia Synthesis Utomo, W. P., Leung, M. K. H., Yin, Z., Wu, H. & Ng, Y. H., 19 Jan 2022, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 32, 4, 2106713. Photocatalytic fuel cell – A review He, Y., Chen, K., Leung, M. K. H., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Li, G. & Xuan, J. & 1 others, , 15 Jan 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 428, 131074. Foreword LEUNG, M. K. H., 2022, In: HKIE Transactions . 29, 4, p. 222 Self-charging electrostatic face masks leveraging triboelectrification for prolonged air filtration Peng, Z., Shi, J., Xiao, X., Hong, Y., Li, X., Zhang, W. & Cheng, Y. & 5 others, , 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 7835. Surface-amino-induced boosting solar conversion of CO2 to CO over natural metal-free catalyst Jiang, Z., Zhou, M., Wei, W., Mao, D., Li, H., Leung, M. K. H. & Wang, X. & 1 others, , Dec 2021, In: Journal of CO2 Utilization. 54, 101773. Bimetal-organic framework derived CoFe/NC porous hybrid nanorods as high-performance persulfate activators for bisphenol a degradation Wang, Y., Gao, C.-Y., Zhang, Y.-Z., Leung, M. K. H., Liu, J.-W., Huang, S.-Z. & Liu, G.-L. & 2 others, , 1 Oct 2021, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 421, pt. 2, 127800. Policy mixes and the policy learning process of energy transitions: Insights from the feed-in tariff policy and urban community solar in Hong Kong Mah, D.N.-Y., Cheung, D.M.-W., Leung, M. K. H., Wang, M. Y., Wong, M.W.-M., Lo, K. & Cheung, A. T. F., Oct 2021, In: Energy Policy. 157, 112214. Bioinspired thermochromic transparent hydrogel wood with advanced optical regulation abilities and mechanical properties for windows Liu, S., Tso, C. Y., Du, Y. W., Chao, L. C., Lee, H. H., Ho, T. C. & Leung, M. K. H., 1 Sept 2021, In: Applied Energy. 297, 117207. Dual-electrolyte aluminum/air microfluidic fuel cell with electrolyte-recirculation Wang, L., Cheng, R., Wang, W., Yang, G., Leung, M. K. H., Liu, F. & Feng, S.-P., 20 Aug 2021, In: Electrochimica Acta. 388, 138584. Advanced/hybrid thermal energy storage technology: material, cycle, system and perspective Ding, Z., Wu, W. & Leung, M., Jul 2021, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 145, 111088. Hierarchical Carbon Nanocages Embedding High-loading Sulfur for Catalyzing Oxygen Reduction Reactions She, Y., Wang, A., Liu, J., Zhou, J., Li, L., Wang, H. & Leung, M. K. H., 21 Apr 2021, In: ChemCatChem. 13, 8, p. 2045-2052 Mo2C embedded on nitrogen-doped carbon toward electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia under ambient conditions Zhang, Y., Hu, J., Zhang, C., Cheung, A. T. F., Zhang, Y., Liu, L. & Leung, M. K. H., 6 Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46, 24, p. 13011-13019 Performance investigation and enhancement of membrane-contactor microchannel absorber towards compact absorption cooling Sui, Z., Wu, W., You, T., Zheng, Z. & Leung, M., Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 169, 120978. Coalescence-Induced Jumping Droplets on Nanostructured Biphilic Surfaces with Contact Electrification Effects Zhu, Y., Tso, C. Y., Ho, T. C., Leung, M. K. H. & Yao, S., 10 Mar 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13, 9, p. 11470-11479