Bo Zhang was born in Ji Lin City in 1967. She received a B.E. degree in Fluid Power Transmission and Control from the Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 1990 and M.E. and D.E. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China, in 2007. Her research interests include fluid power transmission and control and underwater work techniques. She holds six patents.