Ping Zhang PhD

Assistant Professor

Ping Zhang received the PhD from Nanyang Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in year 2005.

Dr. Zhang has 10+ years’ experience on incubating the high-tech ideas. He has serviced more than 40 start-up teams when he worked for the Suzhou Industrial Park local government and several of them have made successful IPOs.

Dr. Ping's research interests are MEMS, especially the acoustic and optical related sensors and actuators.


  • 04/2001 - 10/2005 PhD in School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • 09/1996 - 07/2000 B.Eng. in Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, Shaanxi, China


  • 12/2013 - 12/2020 Deputy General Manager, Hangzhou APE Data Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
  • 10/2006 - 09/2012 Deputy Director of Division I, SIP Science & Technology Investment Promotion Center, Suzhou, China


  • Integrated Photonics
  • MEMS Gas Sensor
  • Integrated Optical Gyro
  • MEMS speaker


  • 11. Teo, E. H. T., Zhang, P., Tay, B. K. & Chua, D. H. C., “Self-assembled Ni nanoclusters in a diamond-like carbon matrix”, International Journal of Nanotechnology. 4(4) (2007) 424-430
  • 10. P. Zhang, B.K. Tay, Y.B. Zhang, S.P. Lau, and K.P. Yung, “The reversible wettability of Ti containing amorphous carbon films by UV irradiation”, Surface & Coatings Technology, 198 (2005) 184– 188
  • 9. D.H.C. Chua, B.K. Tay, P. Zhang, E.H.T. Teo, L.T.W. Lim, S. O'Shea, J. Miao, W.I. Milne, “Vibratory response of diamond-like amorphous carbon cantilevers under different temperatures”, Diamond & Related Materials, 13 (11-12) (2004), 1980-1983
  • 8. P. Zhang, B.K. Tay, G.Q. Yu, and S.P. Lau, “On the wettability of nanocomposite amorphous carbon films”, Journal of Metastable & Nanocrystalline Materials, 23 (2005) 67-70
  • 7. P. Zhang, W.M. Tan, B.K. Tay, “Investigation of amorphous silicon-carbon films deposited by filtered vacuum cathodic arc”, Journal of Metastable & Nanocrystalline Materials, 23 (2005) 351-354
  • 6. P. Zhang, B.K. Tay, G.Q. Yu, and S.P. Lau, “Surface energy of metal containing amorphous carbon films deposited by filtered cathodic vacuum arc”, Diamond & Related Materials, 13(3) (2004) 459-464
  • 5. P. Zhang, B.K. Tay, and S.P. Lau, “Rapid thermal annealing study on the metal containing amorphous carbon films”, Diamond & Related Materials, 12(10-11) (2003) 2093-2098
  • 4. D.H.C. Chua, B.I. Milne, B.K. Tay, P. Zhang, and D.X. Zhao, “Microstructural and surface properties of cobalt containing amorphous carbon thin film deposited by a filtered cathodic vacuum arc”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A 21(2) (2003) 353-358
  • 3. X.Z. Ding, B.K. Tay, S.P. Lau, P. Zhang, and X.T. Zeng, "Structural and mechanical properties of Ti-containing diamond-like carbon films deposited by filtered cathodic vacuum arc", Thin Solid Films 408 (2002) 183-187
  • 2. B.K. Tay, P. Zhang, “On the properties of nanocomposite amorphous carbon films prepared by off-plane double bend filtered cathodic vacuum arc”, Thin Solid Films, 420-421 (2002) 177-184
  • 1. P. Zhang, B.K. Tay, S.P. Lau, and C.Q. Sun, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of nanocomposite amorphous carbon films”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A 20(4) (2002) 1390-1394


  • 4. D. Sheeja, B.K. Tay, P. Zhang, J.M. Miao, A. Takada, C.B. Yeo, C. T. Cheng, “Optimisation of DLC Coating prepared on the Side Walls of Si Trenches by a hybrid processing of FCVA and PI3”, the 9th International Conference on New Diamond Science and Technology, March 26-29, 2004, Tokyo, Japan
  • 3. P. Zhang, G. Wang, B.K. Tay, and C.M. Li, "The electrochemical behaviour of Ti containing amorphous carbon films", submitted to Diamond & Related Materials, the 9th International Conference on New Diamond Science and Technology, March 26-29, 2004, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2. K.P. Yung, J. Wei, Z.F. Wang, B.K. Tay, P. Zhang, “Effects of Catalyst Layer on Carbon Nanotubes Growth”, the 1st International Conference on Nanotechnology, Jul 13-17, 2003, Singapore
  • 1. P. Zhang, B.K. Tay, D. Sheeja, S.P. Lau, D.H.C. Chua, and W.I. Milne, “The study of dynamic balance deposition effect of metal containing amorphous carbon films”, International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films 2003, April 28-May 2, 2003, San Diego, California, USA


  • CAN306 Photonics and Optical Communication Systems
  • CAN302 Technologies for e-Commerce


  • CPT111 Introduction to JAVA


  • IET member
Ping Zhang