Experience:
2020.11-present Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Material Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
2020.08-2020.10 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Visiting scientist
Education:
2016.10-2020.05 University of Montpellier, PhD in Physics
2013.09-2016.06 Chongqing University, Master of engineering
2009.09-2013.06 Chongqing University, Bachelor of engineering
Research interest:
1. Revealing hidden order in disordered systems such as liquids, glasses, polymers, and granular materials
2. Structural and dynamical heterogeneities and their influences on the surface properties and mechanical behavior of amorphous solids
3. Atomistic computer simulations and high-resolution experimental characterization
Awards and Honors:
2019.06 Poster contest winner by the American Ceramic Society (25th International Congress on Glass, Boston, USA)
2016-2020 Doctoral fellowship by the China Scholarship Council
Representative publications:
[1] Zhen Zhang and Walter Kob. Revealing the three-dimensional structure of liquids using four-point correlation functions. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117, 14032 (2020).
[2] Zhen Zhang, Simona Ispas, and Walter Kob. Structure and vibrational properties of sodium silicate glass surfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics 153, 124503 (2020).
[3] Zhen Zhang, Simona Ispas, and Walter Kob. The critical role of the interaction potential and simulation protocol for the structural and mechanical properties of sodosilicate glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 532, 119895 (2020)
[4] Zhen Zhang, Bing Xie, Wang Zhou, Jiang Diao, and Hongyi Li. Structural characterization of FeO-SiO2-V2O3 slags using molecular dynamics simulations and FTIR spectroscopy. ISIJ International 56, 828 (2016).