Dr. Lu joined King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering since March, 2021. He obtained his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong in 2012 and 2017, respectively. He was then trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University. Dr. Xu Lu’s lab focuses on electrochemical upcycling of industrial high-pressure CO₂ and pilot-scale water electrolysis, in partnership with industrial partners such as ACWA Power and Saudi Aramco