Z. John Zhang

Biography

 Education: B.S., Fudan University, 1984; Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993; Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. Awards: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow - 2002; Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) - 2001; DOE- Defense Programs Early Career Scientist and Engineer Award - 2001; ACS ExxonMobil Award in Solid State Chemistry - 2000; Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Award - 1999; Sigma-Xi Young Faculty Award - 1999; NSF CAREER Award - 1999

Research Interest

 The research interests of Dr. Zhang and his group focus on understanding the fundamental relationships between the chemical composition/crystal structure and the properties of novel materials. A multidisciplinary approach including inorganic/physical chemistry and solid-state physics is employed to pursue the synthesis and physical property studies of nanostructured materials. The applications of these materials in advanced technologies and in biomedical science are also actively explored.