Min Zhang received the B.S. degree in materials forming from Northeastern University and the Ph.D. degree in material physics and chemistry from Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. From 2008 to 2009, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the National Core Research Center for hybrid materials, Pusan National University, South Korea. In 2009, he joined the School of Physics and Electronic Technology, Liaoning Normal University. From 2016 to 2017, he was a visiting scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA. He is currently a Professor with the School of Physics and Electronic Technology, Liaoning Normal University. His research interests include ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor film and devices for solar-blind UV photo-detection, functional films and hard coatings, etc. He is a Guest Editor for the journal Coatings, and He has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers and delivered invited talks at major international conferences. He has led over 6 research projects, including national research projects and provincial and ministerial-level projects.