Dr. Pengchao Zhang is a professor and dean of the Department of Materials Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology. He graduated from Wuhan University of Technology with a major in Materials Science and Engineering in 2010. He obtained a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2016. From 2016 to 2020, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Houston Methodist Research Institute affiliated with Cornell University Medical College. He has been working at Wuhan University of Technology since 2020. His research interests include the development of superspreading-based novel fabrication technologies of advanced films and their applications for high-safety rechargeable batteries, efficient separations, seawater desalination, and flexible devices.