Dr. Zhang is an Assistant Research Professor in Materials Science and NanoEngineering. He completed his B.S. in Applied Physics at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), where he initiated his research on graphene synthesis. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Physics/Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University under the guidance of Prof. Pulickel M. Ajayan, focusing on the study of two-dimensional nanomaterials. Following his Ph.D., Dr. Zhang continued in Prof. Ajayan's group as a Postdoctoral Associate and later as a Research Scientist, where he expanded his research to include diamond, microwave plasma, and decarbonization processes.