Dong Zhang

Dong Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2020. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, while directing the Energy Systems and Controls Laboratory. His current research interests include dynamical system modeling and control, state estimation, optimization, and data-driven decision making, with application to advanced battery management systems, electrified mobility systems, and transportation networks. Dr. Zhang is a recipient of the CAREER Award (2025) and the EPSCoR Research Fellow (2023) from U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as the Best Paper Award from the ASME Energy System Technical Committee at the 2020 American Control Conference (ACC). He is currently serving as the Awards Chair of the ASME Energy System Technical Committee.