September 2023 - Present | Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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August 2017 - August 2023 | Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Materials Science and Engineering | |
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January 2016 - August 2017 | Research Assistant Professor and Staff Scientist, Idaho State University and Idaho National Laboratory | |
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August 2014 - December 2015 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Idaho National Laboratory | |
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October 2012 - August 2014 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Northwestern Univeristy | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Development and fabrication of advanced materials such as bulk nanostructured alloys, high entropy alloys and bulk metallic glasses with dramatically improved mechanical properties and irradiation resistance than conventional materials, Microstructure characterization of materials using transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography, Mechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms of materials, Application of advanced materials in energy, transportation and defense, Nuclear fuels and structural materials designed for current and next generation nuclear reactors, and Irradiation effects in materials
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Member, Microanalysis Society | Present | Member, Microscopy Society of America | Present | Member, The Minerals, Metals, Materials Society |
Honors and Awards
- Mar. 2023 “Outstanding Reviewer” for the journal Acta Materialia
- Dec. 2022 Missouri University of Science and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award
- Dec. 2022 Missouri University of Science and Technology College of Engineering and Computing Dean’s Scholar Award
- Aug. 2019 University of Missouri System Teaching Scholar
- Oct. 2017 “Outstanding Reviewer” for the Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Aug. 2017 “Outstanding Reviewer” for the journal Materials Science and Engineering A
- Jul. 2015. “Outstanding Reviewer” for the Journal of Alloys and Compounds
- May. 2015 “Outstanding Reviewer” for the journal Materials Science and Engineering A
- Feb. 2014 Commendation JC Maxwell Young Writer’s Prize, Taylor & Francis
- Feb. 2012 “Top Reviewer” for the journal Materials Science and Engineering A
Courses
- MET ENG 5520 Electron Microscopy
- MET ENG 3130 Metals Microstructural Development
September 2012 | Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis | |
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July 2008 | MEng in Materials Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
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July 2005 | BEng (Honors) in Ceramics Science and Engineering, Sichuan University | |
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Contact Information
Materials Science & Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
B45 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65409-0340
Phone:(573) 341-6167
Fax:(573) 341-6934
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