Songnan Zhang, Male, got his Ph. D Degree at Soochow University (2014.9-2019.6) and PhD joint training at University of Pennsylvania (2017.11-2019.2). Now, he is an associate professor, doctoral supervisor at Tiangong University. He is Ghent University Visiting Scholar, a member of International Society of Bionic Engineering, senior member of China Textile Engineering Society. In 2019, he was employed by the School of Textile Science and Engineering of Tiangong University to engage in teaching and research work. Currently, he has published 46 academic papers in Advanced Functional Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Small etc. with H-factor of 23. He has applied for 22 Chinese invention patents (5 patents granted) and hosted/participated in 9 projects. His research focus on structural design of gel functional nonwoven membrane composites and application in pollutant adsorption and heavy metal removal; Structural design of hydrogel functional textile composites and application in fog harvesting, water-electricity cogeneration, moisture sensing and desalination; Intelligent responsive material surface/interface wettability regulation and application in moisture-wicking and colling, heat and moisture regulation, radiation refrigeration and anti-icing/ice-phobic.
Tiangong University
Tianjin, China
Textile Science and Engineering