Prof. Binbin Zhang is a distinguished researcher at the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS). He is also a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the Taishan Scholars Program and the Shandong Province Outstanding Youth Science Fund. He received his Ph.D. degree in Marine Corrosion and Protection from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in June 2017. Then, he joined IOCAS from July 2017, where he currently serves as a professor. He has received honors such as the Zhu Li Yuehua Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016), the Shandong Province Youth Marine Science and Technology Award (2024), and the Qingdao Youth Science and Technology Award (2024). He is mainly engaged in research on bionic super-liquid-repellent materials, material marine environment service behaviors and mechanisms, advanced functional composite coatings and protection technologies, etc.