Rate My Professor Min Zhang

Professor Min Zhang is a Professor in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, leading the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory. She received her PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, following Bachelor and Master degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University. Her career trajectory includes serving as a Junior Research Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge for one year, then as a Lecturer at the University of Bath. She joined the University of Strathclyde as a Reader in 2018 and was appointed as the first female Professor in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering in 2021. A Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), she held a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship and received an ERC grant funded by UKRI in 2022.

Professor Zhang's research specializes in the application of high-temperature superconductors in aviation electrification, fusion, and renewable energy applications. Her contributions advance cryogenic propulsion systems and zero-emission transport technologies, supporting SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. She has published over 125 articles, including key works such as "A strategic roadmap for implementing superconductivity towards zero-emission transport" (Superconductor Science and Technology, 2026), "AC loss of parallel-wound HTS coils designed for the armature coil of aviation propulsion motor" (IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2026), "The development of the 100kW fully superconducting axial flux motor: HTS armature tests" (IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2026), "Gas properties studies using reflectometry: first steps towards real time cooling gas temperature monitoring in superconducting magnets" (IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2026), and "10 kW cryogenic dc/dc converter for superconducting propulsion applications" (IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2026). Notable awards include the Jan Evetts Superconductor Science and Technology Award 2019 Second Prize, Superconductor Science and Technology 2018 Reviewer Awards, IOP Reviewer Awards 2017, Jan Evetts SUST Award 2017, and Superconductor Science and Technology highlights of 2017. She serves as principal investigator on projects like Airbus Cryoprop and CubeTherm, and contributes to the national superconductivity facility.