Prof. Guanzheng Zhuang is an associate professor at Guangdong University of Technology. He works in the field of clay minerals and clay-based materials. He is also a committee member (2021–present) of the Early Career Clay Scientists Committee of International Association for the Clay Study, an editorial board member (2023–present) of Applied Clay Science, and a member (2019–present) of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.