


Zihao Zhang
Assistant professor
Center for Renewable Carbon
School of Natural Resources
University of Tennessee-Knoxville (USA)
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Email: zihaozhang@utk.edu
​Address: CRC Bioenergy Science and Technology Unit
2500 Jacob Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996
Tel: 865-3126349
Professional experience
2024.12-present Assistant professor, University of Tennessee-Knoxville (USA)
2024.03-2024.12 Postdoc, ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
2021.11-2024.01 Postdoc, Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland)
2019.10-2021.10 Postdoc, ​Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA) ​
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2018.01-2019.07 Visiting Ph.D. student, University of Tennessee-Knoxville (USA)
2014.09-2019.09 Ph.D., Zhejiang University (China)
2010.09-2014.06 B.S., Shaanxi University of Science & Technology (China)
Education
I was born and raised in Hanchuan, China. I'm deeply passionate about catalysis, with a curiosity for all topics related to the field. In my free time, I enjoy travelling, especially road trips, walking, and engaging with people from diverse backgrounds.