Dr. Qifeng Zhang is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University. Prior to joining NDSU, Dr. Zhang was appointed as a research assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on advanced materials and technologies for energy conversion and storage. Dr. Zhang has extensive experience in solar cells, catalysts, solid-state electrolytes, batteries, and various semiconductors and functional ceramic materials. Dr. Zhang has a strong background in material synthesis and characterization and device fabrication, complemented by expertise in first-principles-based computational simulations. Throughout his career, Dr. Zhang has published more than 400 peer-reviewed papers, secured 8 patents, successfully led numerous grant-funded projects as the Principal Investigator, and is recognized among the top two percent of scientists in the world.