Dr. Li Zhang is an associate professor in the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018.3-present). He has received a Ph. D degree in Chemical System Engineering from The University of Tokyo under the supervision of Prof. Kazunari Domen in 2014, a M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University under the supervision of Prof. Duan Weng in 2011, and a B.S. degree in Metallic Materials Engineering from Jilin University in 2007. He has carried out his postdoctoral research work at Tsinghua University with Prof. Hongwei Zhu (2014.12-2018.2). He was selected as a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019-present). He was the recipient of the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship (Talent-Introduction Program, 2014-2016) and the Scholarship of the China Scholarship Council (2011-2014). His research interests focus on synthesis of semiconducting thin films and nanostructured materials for (photo)electrochemical solar energy conversion and storage applications.