Prof. Jie Zhang is a Full Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at George Mason University, where he has been on the faculty since 2000 and attained the rank of Full Professor in 2014. He earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Maryland. His research focuses on solar physics, heliospheric physics, and space weather, with particular emphasis on solar eruptions, coronal mass ejections, magnetic field evolution, and CME propagation from the Sun to interplanetary space. Prof. Zhang has authored or co-authored more than 130 refereed publications and co-edited two books.  He has received several honors, including the NSF CAREER Award, Kavli Fellowship, and the SCOSTP Distinguished Scientist Award. He co-founded the Space Weather Lab at GMU in 2003. He is the associate chair of research of the Department. He is a co-director of the NASA PHaSER Cooperative Agreement program. He is actively involved in international scientific leadership and service, including roles with COSPAR and SCOSTEP.  Prof. Zhang teaches graduate courses in astrophysics, space weather, plasma physics, and solar physics. He also teaches undergraduate astrophysics courses for physics/astronomy majors, as well as a university core course on astronomy for non-science majors. He has supervised numerous Ph.D. and undergraduate students for research.