Yuyao Huang is a doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland after obtaining his master's degree and bachelor's degree from the Department of Metallurgy Engineering, at Northeastern University. He has a background in materials and metallurgy, especially in scrap aluminum and aluminum alloys, research experience in the electrochemistry behavior of ions, nucleation and growth of aluminum on electrodes, and electrolysis cell design. At present Yuyao is engaged in research in green hydrogen production and water electrolysis cell design.