Exploring the future of materials science.
Led by Professor Gang Zhang, the Smart Materials Design Research Group at the Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology (Jiaxing) brings together outstanding scholars with distinguished expertise in computational materials science, thermal management materials, energy materials, quantum materials, electronic packaging, and information devices.
The group is built upon strong academic foundations and international research experience developed at leading institutions, including Tsinghua University, Stanford University, the National University of Singapore, the University of Tokyo, and the University of California system. Its members span multiple interdisciplinary areas, such as computational materials science, nanomagnetic thin films, and advanced packaging technologies, and include nationally and provincially recognized high-level talents with broad academic influence and notable research achievements.
Research within the group is centered on advanced materials and device applications, covering the full spectrum from fundamental theory and computational modeling to experimental investigation and practical implementation. Through years of sustained research efforts, the group leadership has undertaken a number of national and provincial projects, achieved a series of important technological advances, established close collaborations with renowned research institutions in China and abroad, and published extensively in leading international journals.
The group is committed to the design, synthesis, and application of frontier functional materials, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary research in intelligent materials. Supported by a team of experienced professors, researchers, and postdoctoral fellows, as well as advanced experimental platforms and comprehensive research resources from both the academy and the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology, the group has established an integrated system for materials synthesis, processing, characterization, and testing. These capabilities provide a strong foundation for addressing key scientific questions and engineering challenges in electronic packaging, thermal management, functional materials, and device technologies.