Prof Xunli Zhang PhD FRSC CChem CEng
Professor of Bioengineering and Microsystems, Director of Chemical Engineering

Prof Xunli Zhang is Professor of Bioengineering and Microsystems, Bioengineering Group and the Director of Chemical Engineering within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
Xunli Zhang graduated from Northwest University (Xi'an, China), where he received his B.Eng. and M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering. Upon obtaining an ORS Award from the UK government, he started his Ph.D. studies at Imperial College London in October 1996, under the supervision of Professor Michael Mingos (FRS), and was awarded a Ph.D. degree by the University of London in May 2000. Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the University of Hull with Professor Steve Haswell on miniaturised Lab-on-a-Chip technology. During this period he has also spent time as a senior scientist at Micro Chemical Systems Ltd. In August 2007, he joined the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton upon appointment to an RCUK (Research Councils UK) Academic Fellowship.