Lu-Wen Zhang is a Distinguished Research Professor in Mechanics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Previously she was an Associate Professor at Shanghai Ocean University, China. Her main research interests focus on the computational mechanics, nanocomposite materials and smart structures. She works on her research in the areas of theoretical development and application of numerical and computational methods for applied mathematics and nanomechanics. She has published over 65 peer-reviewed journal articles, and is Editor of Journal of Modeling in Mechanics & Materials (De Gruyter). She was also Guest Editor on a Special Issue of Mathematical Problems in Engineering Journal (Hindawi Publishing) on Computational Methods for Engineering Science in 2014.