Professor Zhibing Zhang BEng MSc PhD DSc CEng FIChemE FREng FEurASc is Leader of Micromanipulation and Microencapsulation Research Group, and Co-Director of the China Institute at the University of Birmingham, UK. Moreover, he is Director of Microforce Measurement Ltd UK, Member of Sino-British Engineering Technology Cooperation Steering Committee, Assessor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Microencapsulation, member of the International Advisory Board of Particuology, and Associate Editor of Health Engineering, and Member of EPSRC Peer Review College & Engineering Panel. He earned his BEng in Chemical Engineering from Hefei University of Technology, China in 1982, MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai in 1985 and 1988 respectively, and moved to the University of Birmingham, UK in 1989. His research has primarily focused on chemical product/formulation engineering, particle technology and bioengineering. He is widely recognized for developing an innovative micromanipulation technique for charactering both biological and non-biological particle mechanics. Utilising his unique skills, he has led novel research on encapsulating active ingredients for developing functional particulate products across diverse fields such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, agrochemicals, oral care, skin care, and fabric care. He has collaborated with > 50 international and national companies, and his research has contributed to commercialisation of a number of functional products which are sold worldwide. He has authored more than 230 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 300 additional publications, including book chapters, conference papers, and patents. He has delivered numerous plenary, keynote, and invited lectures at international and national conferences, academic institutions, and industrial organizations worldwide. He was a finalist in the 2014 Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards in the Innovative Product category and received the 2019 World Biopesticides Summit Award for Best Industrial Collaboration. In 2026, he was awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) by the University of Birmingham in recognition of his outstanding and sustained contributions to the micromanipulation studies of biological and non-biological materials. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), UK, in 2018 and a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (FEurASc) in 2024.