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Email
yzhong@wpi.edu
Office
WB 312
Fax
508-831-7158
Personal Website
Lab Links
Integrated Materials and Processes Design
Affiliated Department or Office
Materials Science & Engineering
Education
PhD Materials Science Pennsylvania State University 2005
MS Materials Science and Engineering Sichuan University 2000

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Dr. Yu Zhong is currently a Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department. He received his Ph.D. from Penn State (2005). After a short-term working as Research Associate, he joined Saint-Gobain High Performance Research Center in Northborough, MA. He had spent his 8-year career there working as an internal technical consultant focusing on the application of thermodynamics and kinetics to various materials R&D projects. In 2013, He moved to Florida International University (FIU) as Assistant Professor. He received the James Nichols Heald Research Award in 2021, TMS FMD Young Leaders Professional Development Award in 2016, and ONR summer faculty fellowship in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Dr. Zhong has more than 70 peer-reviewed journal papers published/accepted, 2 book chapters, and 2 patents. His research has been 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).

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

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SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

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Research Interests
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/ Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell
Oxygen Transport Membrane
Light Alloys including: Magnesium alloys and Aluminum alloys
Piezo Materials
Lithium Ion Battery: Electrode and Electrolyte design
High performance refractory Materials, such as Al2O3, SiC, Si3N4, B4C, ZrB2, et…
Corrosion simulation
Construction materials, like Cement, Gypsum, etc
The application of machine learning in materials
Molecular Dynamics simulations for molten salt
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Metal (ASM International)
The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
The American Ceramic Society (ACERS)
The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST)
Sigma Xi
Professional Highlights & Honors
ONR Summer Faculty Fellow Award, 2017
ONR
TMS FMD Young Leaders Professional Development Award, 2016
TMS
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Award, 2014
ACS
Nomination Award, The Ilya Prigogine Prize of Thermodynamics, 2007

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Worcester Magazine
WPI professor part of nationwide push for clean energy

Worcester Magazine spoke with Professor Yu Zhong about his research to produce clean, cost-effective hydrogen fuel. Zhong talks about the two-year project and how it could help address climate change.