Enrolled at Harvard, dropped out after 1 year...

Went back to MIT, got fired after 6 months...

Joined GroupSadoway, and was put on a project that no one cared about...

Dr. Hu eventually received his PhD in applied physics from Harvard in 2012.

In the fall of 2012, cofounded SolidEnergy Systems and spun it out of MIT. The goal was to develop next generation battery materials and revolutionize the consumer electronics and electric vehicles industries. This was during the toughest time in the US advanced battery industry, with many large battery companies going bankrupt. After overcoming enormous adversity, led SolidEnergy to win a worldwide exclusive license on the MIT patent, Series A venture investment, became the first and only startup to form a strategic partnership with A123 Venture Technologies, built a world-class team, and developed prototypes that achieved almost 1400 Wh/L in energy density in less than one year. Created a beautiful “phoenix rising out of the ashes” story.

"Sometimes life is gonna hit you with a brick, don't lose faith" - Steve Jobs