Prof. Dou Zhang obtained his PhD degree in metallurgy and materials from the University of Birmingham. He is currently a professor at the Powder Metallurgy Research Institute of Central South University and leads a well-established and multi-disciplinary research group. His research is focused on ferro-electric ceramics and films for energy and microwave applications; piezoelectric ceramics and composites as sensors and actuators for a range of smart applications; porous ceramics; bioceramics; and ceramic microsystem techniques, including colloidal micromolding and 3D printing. Particular attention is paid to the controllability of fine-scale structures and their impacts on the device's performance. He won the first prize of the 2021 Hunan Province Technology Invention Award and the 2022 China Overseas Chinese Contribution Award.