Bio
Yuxuan Zhang is a neutron imaging scientist and the point-of-contact of the MARS beamline (CG-1D) at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR).
He joined ORNL in 2017 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate focused on developing time-of-flight neutron imaging (at the Spallation Neutron Source) and its application in characterizing nuclear fuel materials. In 2019, he started as an instrument scientist in the Neutron Sciences Directorate. His research focused on applying advanced imaging techniques in the fields of materials science (such as energy storage material, advanced nuclear fuel, and additive manufacturing).
Awards
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Award, DOE's Office of Science (SC), 2025
- Team Science Award, Buildings and Transportation Science Division, ORNL, 2023
- Team Science Award, Buildings and Transportation Science Division, ORNL, 2022
- Supplemental Performance Award, Neutron Sciences Directorate, ORNL, 2021
Education
Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering (2016), The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
B.E. Metallic Material Engineering (2012), Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
Professional Service
2016-present - Reviewer, Journal of the Electrochemical Society
2018-present - Reviewer, Scientific Reports
2021-present - Reviewer, Nuclear Instruments and Methods
2021-present - Committee member, Advanced Characterization, Testing, and Simulation (ACTS) Committee, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
Professional Affiliations
2020-present - The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
2018-present - Materials Research Society (MRS)
2018-2020 - American Nuclear Society (ANS)