Rate My Professor Tiejun Zhang

Prof. Tiejun Zhang is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of International Relations under the Office of the President at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He previously served as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Khalifa University, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong in 2008, an MSc in Thermal Energy Engineering from Southeast University in 2004, and a BEng in Thermal Power Engineering from Southeast University in 2001. His research interests include phase-change heat transfer, thermal radiation, microfluidics, micro-3D printing, nano-fabrication, smart manufacturing, solar power and hydrogen production, desalination, radiative cooling, and the water-energy-food nexus with precision agriculture in greenhouses. Prof. Zhang has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal publications and holds 10 international patents or inventions. He has mentored more than 60 PhD and MSc students along with numerous research staff and interns, and has served as principal investigator on research projects totaling approximately US$15 million focused on energy, water, and micro/nanotechnologies.