Name: Zhuo ZHANG

Professional Title: Associate Professor

Research Interests: Structural Ceramics, Microstructure Analysis,Microstructure-Property Relation, Grain Growth.

Courses: Physical Property of Materials; High Temperature Structural Materials and Technology for Aeronautics and Astronautics Applications; Introduction to Textured Ceramics.

General Introduction: Mr ZHANG obtained a Ph.D.in Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in January 2022,majoring in Material Science. During the pursuit of Ph.D., he studied at Delft University of Technology as a joint PhD student for one-year. He has authored or co-authored over 20 journal articles. Selected publications:

Microstructure evolution and solidification behaviour of ZrB2-SiCcomposite ceramics fabricated by laser surface zone-melting, Journal of Materials Science & Technology,2024, Volume:190,P145-154.

Microstructure evolution and grain growth mechanisms of h-BN ceramics during hot-pressing. Journal of the European Ceramic Society,2020,Volume:40, P2268-2278.

On the formation mechanisms and properties of MAX phases: A review, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2021, Volume:41, P3851-3878.