EDUCATION: · Ph.D., Fiber and Polymer Science and Engineering, 2006,University of California – Davis, United   States.:          M.S., Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, 1997 ,Beijing Institute of Technology, China.: B.Eng., Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, 1994 , Xi’an Jiaotong University, China . PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: 2012-Present, Assistant Professor of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27401 . 2007-2011, Research Scientist I-III, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD 57701   2010-2011, Research Scientist III   2009-2010, Research Scientist II   2007-2009, Research Scientist I   ·         2006-2007, Postdoctoral Scholar, Division of Textiles and Clothing, the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), CA 95616   ·         2001-2006, Research/Teaching Assistant, Division of Textiles and Clothing and Department of Chemistry, UC Davis, CA 95616            

Prof. Zhang’s research interests focus on the engineering aspects of advanced nanomaterials including polymer, ceramic and carbon nanofibrous materials and their nanocomposites. The advanced nanomaterials developed in his research have seen a wide range of applications such as energy conversion and storage, optical/gas sensors, photo-catalysis, ballistic protection, biomedical uses and etc. His goals are to understand the structural and morphological development at nanometer scale during nanomaterials processing; to design, fabricate, and characterize novel nanomaterials; and to promote nanomaterials’ commercial applications.