Dr.rer.nat. Hang Zhang

ERC Starting Grant 2024 Grantee

Email: hang.zhang[at]aalto.fi

ORCID: 0000-0003-4949-3371

ResearcherID: L-4464-2018

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Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland


Work experience

09.2023 – now, Research Fellow and Group Leader of Life-inspired Soft Matter

Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Finland.

09.2020 – 08.2023, Academy Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Finland.

09.2017 – 09.2020, Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Materials (MolMat)

Supervisor: Prof. Olli Ikkala, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Finland.


Education background

03.2017  Dr.rer.nat. (summa cum laude) in Chemistry.

Supervisor: Prof.  Martin Möller. DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials

RWTH-Aachen University, Templergraben 55, 52062 Aachen, Germany

11.2012  Master of Science (sehr gut) in Chemistry, GPA 1.4

RWTH-Aachen University, Templergraben 55, 52062 Aachen, Germany

07.2010  Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering

Tongji University, Siping Rd. 1239, 200092 Shanghai, China


Fundings

09.2024 ERC Starting Grant 2024, DIMENSION, 2025 – 2030

European Research Council, Budget 1.5 Million Euros

06.2024 Research Fellow, FEEDBACK, 2024 – 2028

Research Council of Finland, Budget 999k Euros

06.2020 Academy Postdoctoral Researcher, HEALER, 2020 – 2023

Academy of Finland, Budget 390k Euros