Zhang R

Zhang R is a Professor at Texas A&M University's College of Engineering, specializing in interdisciplinary research across environmental engineering, renewable energy systems, and biomedical nanotechnology. Recent work includes:

• Developing thermal energy storage solutions with moisture effect modeling and regeneration strategies
• Advancing UAV-based agricultural monitoring through OSNet instance segmentation networks
• Innovating hydrogel sensors for biomedical applications using MXene-cellulose composites

Key contributions span:

• Marine stress genomics - Investigating shrimp hepatopancreas responses to alkalinity stress
• Cancer nanomedicine - Designing biomimetic nanoparticles for leukemia treatment
• Immunological mechanisms - Discovering USP30 inhibition in T cell longevity

Collaborative research extends to neurogenetic studies of stuttering disorders and electrochemical seawater oxidation catalysts. Current projects integrate machine learning with energy systems and advance biomedical diagnostics through nanomaterial innovations.