{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cognition Conferences","provider_url":"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/optics","author_name":"Cognition Conferences","author_url":"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/optics\/author\/cogn-3012\/","title":"Liangchi Zhang | Southern University of Science and Technology | China","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2KIdxZb1NX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/optics\/speaker\/liangchi-zhang\/\">Liangchi Zhang<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/optics\/speaker\/liangchi-zhang\/embed\/#?secret=2KIdxZb1NX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Liangchi Zhang&#8221; &#8212; Cognition Conferences\" data-secret=\"2KIdxZb1NX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/optics\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cognitionconferences.com\/optics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Liangchi-Zhang.png","thumbnail_width":500,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"Prof. Liangchi Zhang is Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering at the Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. He also serves as Director of the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cross-Scale Manufacturing Mechanics, the SUSTech Institute for Manufacturing Innovation, and the IMI\u2013GLPoly Joint Research Centre. Prior to his current position, Professor Zhang held academic appointments at the University of Cambridge (UK), the National Research Institute for Mechanical Engineering (Japan), as well as the University of Sydney and UNSW Sydney (Australia). He is Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Prof. Zhang\u2019s research encompasses intelligent manufacturing, materials characterization, nanotechnology and solid mechanics. His work has had a profound impact on the academic community, as reflected in an h-index of 90 and multiple distinctions: ranked among the top 0.03% of highly cited researchers by ScholarGPS in 2026, including World No. 1 in monocrystalline silicon, No. 6 in machine tools, No. 8 in fibre-reinforced plastics, No. 13 in process engineering andNo. 81 in manufacturing; recognition in Stanford University\u2019s list of the \u201cTop 2% of the World\u2019s Leading Scientists\u201d; and designation as an Elsevier Highly Cited Scholar in Mechanics, among others. Beyond academia, Prof. Zhang\u2019s research has delivered substantial economic benefits to the global manufacturing industry, valued at tens of millions of US dollars annually. He has received numerous prestigious awards and honors."}