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Xiangen Zhao is a researcher in the field of plasma physics. He obtained his PhD degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China in 2017. After that, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at China Southern Power Grid from 2017 to 2019 and later joined Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2019 as a postdoc. In 2021, he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a postdoctoral researcher and became a research assistant professor in May 2023.

His research interests include plasma diagnostics, mechanisms, prevention, and application. He has authored and co-authored 25 SCI papers and is a reviewer for over 10 SCI journals. His contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, including the Young Scientist Diploma at the International Conference of Lightning Protection in 2021 and 2022 consecutively, and the Wiley Open Science Excellent Author Program in 2022.

• Doctor of Philosophy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology