Prof. ZHAO Junhua was Awarded Young Scientist of the Future by ADC Forum

Dr. Junhua Zhao was awarded Young Scientist of the Future by ADC Forum, the most significant independent Australian think tank to recognize his contributions to the academic study of Australian energy systems. It's the first year of  ADC Forum to award young scientists who made significant contributions to Australian science research. ADC Forum is a wholly Australian, independent, not-for-profit leadership and strategic development organisation which brings together leaders from business, government, academia and civil society to improve their understanding of key issues affecting Australia.

Dr. Junhua Zhao is the Associate Professor of the School of Science and Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (“University”) . He joined CUHK(SZ) in 2015 and received the National “1000 Talents Program” Distinguished Young Scholar in 2016. He is now the teacher of CSC1001, a course that helps freshmen to learn more about computer.

Dr. Junhua Zhao research field is operation and planning of smart grid and hybrid power system. Before joining CUHK(SZ), He was a Senior Lecturer and also acted as the Principal Research Scientist of Centre for Intelligent Electricity Networks, the University of Newcastle, Australia. 

He was previously a member of a Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) working group, and a member of a Smart Grid Australia (SGA) working group. He has led or participated in more than 20 important research and industrial projects, which include the “Smart Grid, Smart City” trial program funded by Australian government, two flagship cluster programs funded by Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), and one Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) project. His papers are published on prestigious journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.