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Dr. Jun Zhang is an ARC Future Fellow (2025-2029) and Senior Lecturer (2024-2025) in the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University, affiliated with the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Research Institute. His research focuses on microfluidics and systems, including inertial microfluidics, viscoelastic focusing of particles and cells, flexible and stretchable microfluidic devices, and applications in high-throughput separation, cell manipulation, and biomedical diagnostics. Zhang has published extensively in top journals, with key works such as "Fundamentals and applications of inertial microfluidics: a review" (Lab on a Chip, 2016), "Recent progress of particle migration in viscoelastic fluids" (Lab on a Chip, 2018), "A review of microfabrication techniques and dielectrophoretic microdevices for particle manipulation and separation" (Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2014), and "Flexible microfluidics: Fundamentals, recent developments, and applications" (Micromachines, 2019). His research has earned thousands of citations, reflecting significant impact in the field.

Zhang obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wollongong in 2015, an Integrated Postgraduate and Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology (2009-2011), and a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from the same institution (2005-2009). His career trajectory includes ARC DECRA Fellow at Griffith University's Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre (2021-2023), Research Fellow there (2018-2020), Associate Professor at Nanjing University of Science and Technology (2016-2018), Associate Research Fellow at University of Wollongong (2015-2016), and Research Scientist at Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (2015). He has secured approximately $3.4 million in funding, including ARC Future Fellowship ($922,460), ARC DECRA Fellowship ($420,000), Humboldt Research Fellowship (EUR 104,000), ARC Discovery Project ($650,780), and various university grants. Zhang teaches courses such as Calculus II, Materials and Manufacturing, Engineering Thermodynamics, and Mechatronic Systems Design, consistently receiving high student evaluations. His international collaborations include visiting positions at Harvard University and UCLA.