Prof. Kun Zheng's LAB

Department of Hydrogen Energy
Faculty of Energy and Fuels
AGH University of Krakow


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Prof. Kun Zheng


EDUCATION:
  • 2021: Habilitation in the discipline of Materials Engineering, Scientific Discipline Council for Materials Engineering, AGH University of Krakow
  • 2015: PhD degree at KIC InnoEnergy PhD school, defense with excellence, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow
  • 2011: Master degree at Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow
  • 2008: Bachelor degree at School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
  • 2021 - present: associate professor (prof. AGH), Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow
  • Expert in Foundation for Polish Science for the European Funds for a Modern Economy Programme (FENG), 2024-2035.
  • Expert in Central Finance and Contracting Agency, Minister of Finance, Republic of Latvia, 2024
  • Member of the Faculty Board (Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University) for the 2024-2028 term
  • 10.2015-12.2021: assistant professor, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow
  • 2017-2019: Deputy director of recruitment committee in the Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH University of Krakow
  • Distinguished professor (honorary title) at China University of Mining and Technology,
  • Guest researcher at Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Norway
  • Laboratory trainee, University of Technology of Compiegne, France

HONORS:
  • AGH Rector's Award for 10% of the best-publishing scientists in 2024, highest/first degree, individual
  • AGH Rector's Award for Scientific Research in 2023, highest/first degree, individual
  • AGH third-degree award for teaching achievements in 2023, Research University Excellence Initiative Program at AGH.
  • AGH the best supervisors of doctoral students for scientific achievements in 2023, Research University Excellence Initiative Program at AGH.
  • AGH Rector's Award for 10% of the best-publishing scientists in 2022, highest/first degree, individual
  • AGH Rector's Award for Scientific Research in 2021, highest/first degree, individual
  • AGH Rector's Award for Scientific Research in 2020, highest/first degree, individual
  • Scholarship START for outstanding young scientists in Poland, Foundation for Polish Science, 2016
  • Scholarship for outstanding young scientists in Poland, 2015-2018, Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland
  • The best doctoral dissertation awarded by the Polish Association of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, 2015
  • The Best International PhD Student in Poland INTERSTUDENT 2013, Perspektywy Education Foundation
  • AGH Rector's Award for Scientific Research, I degree, group, 2012
  • European KIC InnoEnergy scholarship, 2011-2012

Membership in editorial committees of journals:
  • Youth Editorial Board, Rare Metals (ISSN 1867-7185), impact factor: 9.6, from 1.2025 to 12.2025
  • Youth Editorial Board, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials (ISSN 1674-4799), impact factor: 5.6, from 1.2023 to 12.2026
  • Early Career Editorial Board Member: Materials (ISSN 1996-1944, impact factor: 3.1), from 1.2025 to 12.2026
  • Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, specialty section of Frontiers in Energy Research), impact factor: 2.6, ISSN: 2296-598X, from 2022.
  • Topical Advisory Panel of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375, impact factor: 3.3), from 2021
  • Topical Advisory Panel of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944, impact factor: 3.1), from 2022
  • Guest Editor in International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials (ISSN 1674-4799, impact factor: 5.6), Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352, impact factor: 2.4), Materials (ISSN 1996-1944, impact factor: 3.1) and Nanomaterials (ISSN ISSN 2079-4991, impact factor: 4.4)

Journal Reviewer of 180 papers for:
  • Nano-Micro Letters
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Advanced Ceramics
  • Small Science
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Rare Metals
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Fuel
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Materials Research Bulletin
  • Ceramics International
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • International Journal of Energy Research
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of Rare Earths
  • Nanoscale
  • Nanomaterials
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
  • Heliyon
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Solid State Sciences
  • Materials
  • Molecules
  • Frontiers in Energy
  • Membranes
  • Applied Physics A
  • Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
  • Energies
  • Applied Sciences
  • Solid State Ionics
  • Journal of Solid State Chemistry
  • Ionics
  • Catalysts
  • Coatings
  • Materials Letters
  • Journal of Materials Science
  • Materials Today Chemistry
  • Materials Letters
  • Journal of Electronic Materials
  • Sustainability
  • Inorganics
  • International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
  • Crystals
  • Processes
  • Chemical Papers
  • Engineering Computations
  • Symmetry
  • Ceramics
  • ChemPhysMater
  • Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
  • Energy Materials