Zhang Yong is currently a Professor/Doctor Mentor at the School of Energy and Environmental Science of Yunnan Normal University. He received his B.S. degree in Applied Chemistry from University of Jinan, M.S. degree in Applied Chemistry from Nanjing University of Technology, and Ph.D. degree from the Beijing Institute of Technology. He carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Jinan and at the National Institutes of Health (USA). He has published 214 papers in SCI journals, and authored 68 patents, 2 chapters for 1 Chinese and 1 English books. Up to Nov. 13, 2023. His research works have 7996 citations in SCI journals. He has many scientific research achievements, including hosting the National Natural Science Foundation Projects, Yunnan Provincial Funds for Applied Basic Research, and Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation Projects, and China Postdoctoral Foundation Project. His research interests include the preparation and application of low-dimensional optoelectronic functional nanomaterials, the preparation and application of sensor components, and agricultural environmental pollution control.