Xin Zhang received his doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University in 2014. Currently, he is a staff scientist in the Physical Science Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His research focuses on materials synthesis, surface science, and crystal growth-particularly on exploring the nucleation, crystallization, dissolution, and phase transformation of nanocrystals in various environments using different in situ and ex situ techniques. He has authored over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals including Science, PNAS, and JACS. He has also authored 10 patents and several book chapters.