Learn about the research Dr. Zhong’s Integrated Materials and Processes Design (IMPD) group is working on to design the next generation of materials. Specifically, learn how the group uses computational modeling techniques such as machine learning to simulate a material’s behavior. With these simulations, the group can study the properties and performance of new materials for applications in alloys, ceramics, and nanomaterials without actually making them.
Dr. Yu Zhong is currently an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He received his Ph.D. from the Penn State University (2005). After a short-term working as Research Associate, he joined Saint-Gobain High Performance Materials Research Center in Northborough, MA. He had built up his career there as internal technical consultant focusing on the application of thermodynamics and kinetics to various R&D projects. In 2013, He moved to Florida International University (FIU) as Assistant Professor and joined WPI in 2017. Dr. Zhong received the TMS FMD Young Leaders Professional Development Award in 2016 and ONR summer faculty fellowship in 2015, 2016, and 2017. He has more than 60 peer-reviewed journal papers published/accepted, 2 book chapters, and 2 patents. His research is currently supported by Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Lab (NETL), Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), and Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO), National Science Foundation (NSF), American Chemical Society (ACS), and Advance Casting Research Center (ACRC). Learn more.
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