Before joining the faculty of UESTC, Dr. Zhang worked in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of Japan as an AIST researcher in the duration of 2003-2006, and was a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Hawaii from 2006 until 2010. Her current research interests focus on the energy storage materials and devices, including lithium ion battery, vanadiu redox flow battery, and hydrogen storage materials.