Areas of Focus
- Phase transformations in metallic materials
- Oxidation behavior of high-temperature bonding layers and coating materials
- Wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant coatings on metal surfaces
- New air-cooled bainitic series steels and applications
- Metal interconnects in semiconductors
Work Experience
- 1996.4—Present: Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor at Tsinghua University
- 1996.6—1996.10: Visiting Scholar, Ibaraki University, Japan
- 1997.7—1999.7: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Ibaraki University, Japan
- 2001.7—2001.12: Visiting Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984.9—1989.7 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Law, Tsinghua University
- 1991.9—1993.7 Master of Engineering, Tsinghua University
- 1993.7—1996.3 PhD in Engineering, Tsinghua University
Publications
- Effects of Ni on austenite stability and fracture toughness in high Co-Ni secondary hardening steel, Chenchong Wang, Chi Zhang, Zhi-Gang Yang, 2017
- Effects of alloying elements concentrations and temperatures on the stacking fault energies of Co-based alloys by computational thermodynamic approach and first-principles calculations, Tria Laksana Achmad, Wenxiang Fu, Hao Chen, Chi Zhang, Zhi-Gang Yang, 2017
Awards
- Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress First Prize
- Ministry of Science and Technology DuPont Science and Technology Innovation Award
- Tsinghua University Academic Newcomer Award
