FEATURED AUTHOR

Sam Zhang

Professor
Nanyang Technological University

Professor Sam Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Ceramics in 1991 from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and is a tenured full professor (since 2006) at Nanyang Technological University. Prof. Zhang was the founding Editor-in-Chief for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters (2008-Dec.2015) and Principal Editor for Journal of Materials Research (USA) responsible for thin films and coating field (since 2003). He is also the founding President of the world's first Thin Films Society.

Subjects: Materials Science

Biography

Professor Sam Zhang was born in Chongqing, China, the "city of mountains", and received his Bachelor of Engineering in 1982 from The Northeastern University, and his Master of Engineering in 1984 from The Iron and Steel Research Institute, both in China, and his Ph.D. degree in Ceramics in 1991 from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He is a tenured full professor (since 2006) at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University. Prof. Zhang was the founding Editor-in-Chief for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters (2008-Dec.2015) and Principal Editor for Journal of Materials Research (USA) responsible for thin films and coating field (since 2003).

As at 7 March 2017, from Web of Science (http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-3867-2011), his Articles With Citation Data: 297, the Sum of the Times Cited: 6546 , Average Citations per Article: 22.04, h-index: 45; From Scopus webpage (https://www-scopus-com.ezlibproxy1.ntu.edu.sg/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7409376020) his Total Articles in Publication List: 297 Articles Sum of the Times Cited: 7251， h-index: 47. Prof. Zhang’s research centres on the following four aspects: Hard yet tough nanocomposite coatings for tribological applications, Biological Coatings and Drug Delivery Application, Electronic Thin Films and Energy Films and Coatings. He has been concentrating on solar cells in recent years. An online live update of these data is available at Prof Zhang’s researcherID website: (Details are also easily accessible at his personal website http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/msyzhang)