Professor Juan Zhang (Jane) is serving as the director of the Institute for Polymer Composites at Jiangsu University of Technology. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Hefei University of Technology and Master’s Degrees from Sichuan University in Polymer Materials. Then, she earned her PhD in Materials in 2012 from Deakin University, Australia. Prior to joining Jiangsu University of Technology in 2025, Prof Zhang had been working at Deakin University for 10 years. Her research interests include fibre reinforced composites, bonding of dissimilar materials, high performance resins etc. She was awarded 2020 IChemE Malaysia Award, Australia Future Women Leaders Conference Award, 2024 JITRI Professor and Expert of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, etc. Prof Zhang served as a Committee Member of SAMPE, China and Guest Editor of Polymers.