Dr. Zhang obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees of geophysics from Peking University in 2000 and 2004. He continued his study at University of Toronto, and gained his PhD at University of Colorado in 2011. He continued his researches at Brown University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute from 2011-2015. Since 2016, he has been appointed as an assistant professor in Peking University. He has been promoted to the Associate Professor at 2022. He is also an adjunct research fellow of Curtin University Australia. Dr. Zhang's researches focus on geodyamics, planetary sciences, two-phase flows of silicate media, and mantle-core interaction.