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Prof. Dr. Lei Zhai

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1. NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
3. Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
Interests: polymer and ceramic composites of carbon nanotubes and graphene; polyelectrolytes; conjugated polymers; self-assembly; surface science and engineering
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Prof. Dr. Wentao Zhai

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1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
2. Nanchang Research Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Nanchang, China
Interests: processing; molding and performance of polymer microcellular foaming materials; polymer composites; polymer thermoplastic elastomers/rubber materials
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Dr. Bing Zhang

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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
Interests: composite structures with novel materials; FRP-enabled hybrid structures; seismic performance of structures; impact resistance of structures; novel materials consisting of solid wastes
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Prof. Dr. Chao Zhang

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1. Joint International Research Laboratory of Impact Dynamics and Its Engineering Applications, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
2. School of Civil Aviation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Taicang 215400, China
Interests: mechanics of composites; multiscale modeling; impact dynamics
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Prof. Dr. Duo Zhang

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School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Interests: concrete; cement; waste utilization; CO2 sequestration; CO2 utilization; carbonation; carbonation curing; durability; fiber-reinforced cementitious composites; lifecycle assessment; sustainability

Dr. Jianhua Zhang

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Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
Interests: design; functionalization and fabrication of polymers and polymer-based nanomaterials for various applications in biomedical fields and petroleum industry
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Prof. Dr. Jianxun Zhang

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State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: impact damage and protection; lightweight porous materials and structural mechanics; plasticity mechanics; mechanical metamaterials; structural strength and failure in aerospace engineering; mechanics of composite materials
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Prof. Dr. Jun Zhang

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Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: cementitious composite; fracture of cement based materials; short fiber reinforced composites

Prof. Dr. Liangchi Zhang

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Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Interests: characterization of materials; advanced manufacturing; solid mechanics; tribology
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Prof. Dr. Lijun Zhang

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State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: alloy design; CALPHAD; phase-field modeling; machine learning; light alloys (Al-, Mg-); Ni-based super alloys; high-entropy alloys
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Prof. Dr. Peng Zhang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, China
Interests: alloys; heat treatment; microstructure; precipitation behavior; plastic processing; deformation mechanisms; properties; modelling and prediction; synchrotron radiation

Prof. Dr. Qiang Zhang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Interests: metal matrix nanocomposite; carbonaceous materials; interface modification; material characterization; mechanical property; physical property
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Dr. Teng Zhang

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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Interests: mechanics of interfaces, instabilities, and morphing
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Prof. Dr. Wei Zhang

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School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China
Interests: phase-change materials for memory and brain-like computing devices; TEM analysis; glass/amorphous structures; machine-learning potential simulations; optical properties of chalcogenide glass
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Dr. Wei Zhang

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Centre for Translational Medicine R&D, Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
Interests: biomaterials; 3D printing technology; biomedical nanomaterials; orthopaedic implants

Prof. Dr. Xianmin Zhang

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Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Material Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
Interests: magnetic materials; spintronics; first-principle calculation; memristor; 2D magnetic materials; topological materials; spin transport; spin valves; single-molecule magnets
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Prof. Dr. Xinxing Zhang

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State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: self-healing; supramolecular chemistry; polymer nanocomposites; sensors; actuators
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Prof. Dr. Xuexi Zhang

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School of Materials Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: metal–matrix composites (MMCs); physics and chemistry in MMCs; composite interface; strengthening and toughening of MMCs; ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FMSMAs); physics of martensite transformation
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Prof. Dr. Yiqiang Zhang

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Institute of Printed Optoelectronic Devices, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Interests: organic-inorgainic hybrid semicondutor; perovskite photoelectronic devices; charge-carrier transport properties; tadem device fabrication

Prof. Dr. Li-Dong Zhao

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: thermoelectric; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity; Seebeck coefficient
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Dr. Shaoyu Zhao

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School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: graphene nanocomposites; functionally graded materials; mechanical metamaterials; composite structures; molecular dynamics
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Dr. Wenjie Zhao

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State Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Extreme-Environmental Material Surfaces and Interfaces, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
Interests: metal and alloys; corrosion; electrochemistry; oxidation; structural evolution; protective film; composite coatings; corrosion inhibitors; corrosion modeling; corrosion-life prediction
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Prof. Dr. Xuguang Zheng

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Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
Interests: condensed matter physics; materials science; magnetism; optoelectronics; luminescence

Prof. Dr. Yifeng Zheng

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College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
Interests: solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs); solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs); Zn–Air batteries; anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers; ceramic materials

Prof. Dr. Cheng Zhong

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Interests: electrometallurgy; battery electrochemistry; zinc-based battery; electrocatalyst; metal-air battery

Dr. Changjun Zhou

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School of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: cement; concrete; environmentally friendly pavement engineering materials; microscopic characterization; durability of cement-based materials
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Prof. Dr. Ji Zhou

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: metamaterials; functional ceramics; optical materials

Prof. Dr. Xingjiang Zhou

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Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: superconductors; cuprate superconductors; iron-based superconductors; unconventional superconductors; low-dimensional materials; strongly-correlated electron systems; electronic structure; photoemissi

Prof. Dr. Wenliang Zhu

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Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
Interests: microstructure; bioceramics; electroceramics; stress analysis; raman spectroscopy

Prof. Dr. Guohong Zou

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College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: inorganic crystalline materials; inorganic solid-state synthesis; nonlinear optical crystals; crystal structure; crystal growth

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