Dr. Wei Zhang received his B.S. in Physics from Peking University, China (2008) and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Washington – Seattle (2013). He did his postdoc work at Argonne National Laboratory (2013 – 16). He served in the Physics department of the Oakland University in Michigan until 2022 when he moved to UNC Chapel Hill. His scientific research is focused on the fundamental excitations of magnetically ordered materials and how they interact with other excitations, such as microwave photons, light, and phonons. His work encompasses essential aspects of these magnetic phenomena and their potential applications. He was the recipient of the IEEE Magnetic Society Early Career Award (2016) and NSF CAREER award (2020).