Zhan Yong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Beijing. He was born in 1956 and earned a Doctorate in science from China Atomic Energy Institute in 1998. Zhan joined the CPC in 1992.
Zhan has taught since the mid 1970s, beginning at a high school in Hebei Province and then teaching at his alma mater, Hebei Technical College in their automation and basic course department.
In the 1990s, he was promoted to the deputy chief position of the physics teaching section at Hebei Technical College. He later held the same position at Hebei University of Technology. After earning his Doctorate at the China Atomic Energy Institute, he went to work in the president's office at Hebei University of Technology in 1996. The following year, he became the office chief of the university's 211 Project. Along with his academic responsibilities, Zhan also directed the Hebei Physics Society and was a member of the Hebei Subject Review Team.
In 2001, he assumed the vice-president position at Hebei University of Technology.