Yue Zhang

Mr. Zhang Yue got his doctoral degree in mineral engineering from the University of Science and Technology of Beijing in 2016. In 2016 ~ 2018, he conducted postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University as an assistant researcher. He joined the Qingdao University of Technology in 2019, currently, he is an associate professor of materials science and engineering.

His research areas include material microstructure and chemical reaction mechanisms base on first principles and quantum chemistry methods. The research results are widely used in mineral materials, materials corrosion, protection, and new optoelectronic materials. He has published more than 20 SCI journal papers, authorized 3 invention patents. He is the principal investigator of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52008221) and the Natural science foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020QE251). He is on the winning list of second-class Qingdao Science and Technology Progress Award. He served as reviewer editor of Frontiers Materials journal and the reviewer of Chemical Engineering Journal and Cement & Concrete Research.