Wei Zhang, Ph.D.

Co-Founder and VP of R&D
Zynnovation LLC
Ashland, Virginia

Wei Zhang is the VP of Research and Development at Zynnovation LLC (TreeDiaper). He is also the Education Coordinator of The Institute of Soil Genomics for Healthy Community Forests. Wei holds a Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been doing R&D for the green industry for 15+ years. His research areas include watering solutions for plants, relationship of soil/water/air, plant protection against stresses like droughts and salt. His work also provides novel solutions to green stormwater infrastructures. He is known as a scientist, educator and public speaker. Dr. Zhang is an approved LA CES provider.

Presentation(s):

• LL-11: Optimizing Tree Water Use and Water Conservation: Drought Strategies for Landscape Architects

  Saturday, October 11, 2025
  3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CT