Professor Huang Zhen is a Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the founding Dean of the Research Institute of Carbon Neutrality. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019. As a renowned expert in the field of energy and power engineering, he currently serves as the director of the Key Laboratory of Power Machinery and Engineering under the Ministry of Education, a member of the National Carbon Neutrality Science and Technology Expert Committee, the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Academy of Engineering's journal "ENGINEERING Energy", and the chairman of the Yangtze River Delta Carbon Neutrality Industry-Academia-Research Alliance.

Professor Huang received his bachelor's degree in 1982 and his doctoral degree in 1988, both from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. After graduation, he remained at the university to teach and spent time in Japan as a postdoctoral researcher and visiting professor. For over forty years, he has focused on the strategic needs of national energy security and the green transformation of energy, dedicating himself to academic research. His work centers on new energy power systems, fuel combustion, carbon capture and utilization, and energy strategy and policy research. He has published over 300 academic papers and holds 48 national invention patents. He has made significant contributions to the green transformation of power and energy under the vision of carbon neutrality. Due to his profound academic achievements and outstanding research contributions, he has received the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award, the Second Prize of the National Technological Invention Award, the National Innovation Award, and the International Clean Fuel Achievement Award. In 2018, he was elected as a Fellow of the International Combustion Institute.

As a Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Professor Huang has always imparted knowledge, resolved doubts and enlightened minds with the benevolent heart of a teacher, and nurtured students' growth with distinguished academic demeanor. He has mentored over 200 doctoral and master's students, who have gone on to achieve great success. In his role in higher education administration, he served as the Vice President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he focused on educational reform and faculty development, aligning university programs with national strategic needs. He has received two Second Prizes for National Teaching Achievement Awards. As the founding dean of the College of Smart Energy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he has vigorously promoted interdisciplinary studies and the integration of industry and education, dedicating himself to innovative interdisciplinary talent cultivation. He established a new model for nurturing excellent engineers and initiated the national "AI+Energy" technology innovation competition for university students.

Professor Huang consistently keeps the nation's priorities at heart, always mindful

of scholars' social responsibilities, using his expertise to contribute national 

development. He serves as a Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice Chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy. Focusing on energy transition, dual carbon strategies, talent cultivation, and technological innovation, he has submitted a series of high-quality proposals, providing important professional support for the formulation of relevant national policies and plans.

Mr. Chairman, in recognition of Professor Huang's tremendous contributions to engineering science, education, and social development, it is my great privilege to respectfully request that you confer upon Professor Huang Zhen the title of Honorary Fellow.