Prof. TieJun (TJ) Zhang is the Associate Dean of College of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is also a Member of the Mohammed bin Rashed Academy of Scientists (UAE's National Academy) and the Theme Leader of Abu Dhabi Virtual Research Institute for Sustainability (Energy). He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in USA. As one of World’s Top 2% Scientists, he has over 160 peer-reviewed publications. As an innovator, he has multiple international patents and a spin-off company. As an educator, he has mentored over 60 PhD & MSc students and research staffs as well as many intern students. Prof. Zhang is the recipient of the UAE National Research Foundation University-Industry Research Collaboration Award, the Abu Dhabi Award for Research Excellence, and the US National Academy of Sciences Arab-American Frontiers Fellowship Award. He has been the Principal Investigator of many research projects (~US$15 millions) on energy, water and micro/nanotechnologies. Prof. Zhang is an Associate Editor of Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was the co-chair (Arab-side) of the Fourth Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium between USA and 22 Arab countries (organized by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine). He has been an invited reviewer for many international research proposals, doctoral dissertations and over 60 scientific journals.

Phase-Change Heat Transfer, Thermal Radiation and Microfluidics Micro-3D Printing, Nano-Fabrication and Smart Manufacturing Solar Power Generation, Desalination and Water Splitting Intelligent Process Control, Machine Learning and Automation