Prof. Qiangqiang Zhang is a leading materials scientist renowned for advancing ultra-lightweight protective materials, architected metamaterials, and multifunctional 3D-printed composites for extreme environments, with a research record that has earned 4,105 citations, 77 publications, and a Scopus h-index of 27. His work integrates bio-inspired structural design, graphene aerogel engineering, additive manufacturing, and machine-learning-driven optimization to create materials with unprecedented combinations of mechanical resilience, thermal stability, irradiation tolerance, and adaptive functionality. He has developed groundbreaking graphene-based metamaterials with anomalous mechanical behaviors, ceramic aerogels with double-negative thermal responses, and coaxially printed biocompatible fibers that extend materials design into biomedical domains. His research further advances intelligent damage identification in complex structures, enabling next-generation aerospace and energy systems with enhanced reliability and self-monitoring capabilities. Through high-impact publications in leading journals, patented material technologies, and innovations in multi-functional composites, his work has shaped international directions in advanced materials development. His scientific contributions connect fundamental materials mechanics with scalable engineering solutions, influencing applications across thermal protection, structural lightweighting, ionizing radiation shielding, and mechanical energy dissipation. By combining metamaterial theory, hierarchical architecture design, multi-physics coupling, and data-driven discovery, he has established a distinctive research portfolio that significantly broadens the capabilities of modern materials engineering.
Featured Publications
Xu, X., Zhang, Q., Hao, M., Hu, Y., Lin, Z., Peng, L., Wang, T., Ren, X., Wang, C., … (2019). Double-negative-index ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation. Science, 363(6428), 723–727. Cited by: 713
Zhang, Q., Zhang, F., Medarametla, S. P., Li, H., Zhou, C., & Lin, D. (2016). 3D printing of graphene aerogels. Small, 12(13), 1702–1708. Cited by: 632
Xu, X., Li, H., Zhang, Q., et al. (2015). Self-sensing, ultralight and conductive 3D graphene/iron oxide aerogel elastomer deformable in magnetic field. ACS Nano, 9(4), 3969–3977. Cited by: 322
Xu, X., Zhang, Q., Yu, Y., Chen, W., Hu, H., & Li, H. (2016). Naturally dried graphene aerogels with superelasticity and tunable Poisson’s ratio. Advanced Materials, 28(41), 9223–9230. Cited by: 312
Zhang, Q., Xu, X., Li, H., Xiong, G., Han, H., & Fisher, T. S. (2015). Mechanically robust honeycomb graphene aerogel multifunctional polymer composites. Carbon, 93, 659–670. Cited by: 243