1992.09-1996.06, Mechanical engineering, North China University of Science and Technology

1996.09-1998.11, Measurement technology and instrument, Chinese Aeronautical Establishment, M.S.

2004.04-2007.10, Solid mechanics, Nanyang Technological University, Ph.D.

2020.08-present, Associate professor, School of Physics, Renmin University of China

2013.09-2020.07, Senior engineer, School of Physics, Renmin University of China

2009.11-2013.08, Associate professor, the Institute of Chemistry, CAS

2007.10-2009.10, Postdoc fellow, the Institute of Chemistry, CAS

Neutron scattering instrumentation

The simulation and design of low background focusing mechanism for neutron monochromatization

Studies on the design method for low-background HOPG focusing neutron monochromator, NSAF, NSFC (No. U2030106), 2021.01-2023.12

The development of inelastic cold neutron scattering spectrometers, special Fund for Research on National Major Research Instruments of NSFC (No. 11227906), participant

The construction of neutron scattering spectrometers, MOST(No.2005DKA-10202)，2006.1～2008.12, participant

General Physics Experiments AI

General Physics Experiments AII

The construction of neutron scattering instruments

During the past 15 years, mainly engaged in the engineering design, collimation, and commissioning of “XINGZHI” and “BOYA” cold neutron inelastic spectrometers, small angle neutron scattering spectrometer, neutron reflectometer with horizontal sample geometry, two cold neutron elastic instruments, the first kind of China. The design drawing and photos of “XINGZHI” and “BOYA” as followed

1. Hongxia Zhang, Juanjuan Liu*, et al., Journal of Instrumentation, 19(6), P06036, 2024

2. Jinchen Wang, Juanjuan Liu, Daye Xu, Florian Grunauer, Lijie Hao, Yuntao Liu , Hongxia Zhang*, Peng Cheng*, and Wei Bao*, Design and implementation of the monochromator shielding for the cold neutron spectrometers XINGZHI and BOYA, CPB, 33 057801, 2024.

3. P. Cheng, Hongxia Zhang*, W. Bao*, A. Schneidewind, P. Link, A.T.D. Grünwald d, R. Georgii c, L.J. Hao, Y.T. Liu, Design of the cold neutron triple-axis spectrometer at the China Advanced Research Reactor., Nucl. Instrum. Methods A,821,17(2016) (https://www.frm2.tum.de/en/news-media/press/news/news/article/well-connected-chinese-german-cooperation-in-instrument-construction/)

4. Peng Cheng*, Hongxia Zhang, Wei Bao, Lijie Hao, Guohai Wei, Yuntao Liu, Dongfeng Chen, Simulation study on energy resolution of cold neutron inelastic scattering spectrometer, Atomic energy science and technology, 2015，49(8): 1483-1487, in Chinese.

5. Hongxia Zhang, He Cheng, Guangcui Yuan, Charles C. Han*,et al, Thirty meters small angle neutron scattering instrument at China advanced research reactor, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics research section A, 735 (1), 2014

6. Guancui Yuan, Hongxia Zhang*, He Cheng, Charcles C. Han*, et al., A neutron reflectometer with horizontal sample geometry at CARR, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, 656 (1), 65-68, 20, 2011.