Dr. Jack Zhou is the founder and chief consultant of CarlBerk. He oversees all aspects of CarlBerk’s strategy, operations and team development, and leads CarlBerk in its mission to provide world-class engineering consulting service in Asia.

After receiving his doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Zhou decided to return to China to share his aspiration to build a platform where industry and scientific knowledge mutually thrive. He promotes young talent capable of solving engineering problems by utilizing impactful, novel science. Inspired by his vision and charisma, a group of passionate, eminently qualified experts in various fields have successfully brought about CarlBerk.

With a B.S. in Physics, a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and three years’ experience serving in a technical consulting firm, Dr. Zhou has established his expertise in semiconductor physics, fracture mechanics, electrochemistry, and polymer science, enabling him to consult across multiple industries. At the same time, he has broad connections with top academic talents and industry experts around the world, and has successfully orchestrated these entities to provide the highest caliber consulting services available to local and international clients.

Dr. Zhou is a proven expert in failure analysis and has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in addressing electronics failure problems in materials as well as devices. His failure analysis work includes lithium ion battery failure, electrochemical corrosion, polymeric material degradation, unknown process contamination, brittle material fracture, ceramic capacitor failure, and adhesive leakage.

In addition, Dr. Zhou has also distinguished himself by his aptitude for R&D and litigation support, including material selection and characterization, manufacturing process optimization, forensic investigation, new technology, due diligence evaluation for venture capitalists, and patent investigation.

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