Prof. Zhengping Fang got his BSc degree in Department of Chemistry of Fudan University in 1983 and MSc degree in Institute of Materials Science of Fudan Universityin 1986. He joined the Institute of Polymer Composites in 1998 when Zhejiang University was merged with Hangzhou University and other two universities. Prior to that he was a professor at the Department of Chemistry of Hangzhou University. Presently he is the dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, NingboTech University. His research interest is in the structure-properties relationship of multi-component polymer systems and the modification of polymeric materials via blending, filling, and compounding. He has published more than 390 papers and 8 books or book chapters by the end of 2023.