Zhang, Gengmin received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Science degrees both from Peking University,China, in 1991 and 1996, respectively. His thesis for the Ph.D. degree was on the photoemission from the oxide-coated cathodes under laser illumination. Supported by a Sino-Japanese intergovernmental project, he studied the behaviors of organic molecules on the graphite surface in Osaka University,Japan, from 1998 to 2000.

His current research is focused on the photovoltaic, ferroelectric and field emission properties of nanomaterials.