Jun Zhang is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University, followed by post-doctoral research at the University of California, San Diego. His research interests include robotics, artificial muscles, and control systems. In particular, he is interested in design, modeling, and control of artificial muscles with applications to soft robotic manipulators, grippers, and wearable devices. His research has been funded by NSF, NASA, Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium, and industry. His work on self-sensing twisted string actuators won an IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Best Paper Award in 2022. He has served as an Associate Editor or Guest Editor of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, and several robotics and control conferences. He currently serves as the Secretary of the Mechatronics Technical Committee within the ASME Dynamic Systems & Control Division.