Qinfang Zhang completed his PhD at Nanjing University in 2005. He carried out postdoctoral research at Twente University (the Netherlands, 2005-2009) and Riken (Japan, 2009-2012). He is currently a full professor at Yancheng Institute of Technology (China). He was awarded the JSPS Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan (FY2012). His current research focuses on nanostructured materials for photocatalysis.