Qinfang Zhang was born in Danyang, Jiangsu, China, in 1980. He received the B.S. degree from Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China, in 2000, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, in 2005. Since 2012, he has been with the Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China, where he is currently a Professor. He has authored or coauthored more than 100 internationally referred journal and conference papers. He holds 19 Chinese patents and one U.S. patent. His research interests include development and application of cluster beam deposition technology and materials informatics.