Dr. Chunli Zhang received his Ph.D. (2011) in Structural Engineering from Zhejiang University, China. Then he joined in the group of Professor Chuanzeng Zhang at the University of Siegen as a postdoctoral fellow from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, he worked at Zhejiang University as a lecture. In 2017, he joined in the group of Professor Zhonglin Wang at the Georgia Institute of Technology as a visiting scholar for one year. He is currently an associate Professor at Zhejiang University since 2014. His main research interests are: mechanics of smart materials/structures, mechanics of composite materials/structures, multifield coupling mechanics, mechanics of multiferroic materials/structures, analysis of piezoelectric/piezotronic/piezo-phototronic devices. He has published over 50 SCI papers in reputed journals such as Advanced Materials, Nano Engergy, Applied Physical Letters, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Smart Materials and Structures, etc.

Education

Sept. 2007–Mar. 2011 Ph.D. degree in Structure Engineering, Zhejiang University, China

Sept. 2004–Jul. 2007   Master degree in Solid Mechanics, Jiangsu University, China

Sept. 1999–Jul. 2003   Bachelor degree in Engineering Management, Zhengzhou Institute of Aeronautical Industry Management, China

Academic Experiences

Dec. 2014–to date        Associate professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, China

Jul. 2017–Jun. 2018        Visiting scholar, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Nov. 2013–Nov. 2014     Assistant professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, China

Nov. 2011–Oct. 2013   Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Siegen, Germany

Apr. 2011–Oct. 2011      Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, China

Research Interests:

Mechanics of smart materials/structures

Mechanics of composite materials/structures

Multifield coupling mechanics

Analysis of piezoelectric/piezotronic/piezo-phototronic devices