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CURRICULUM VITAE
Jixi Zhang
Department of Mechanical Engineering /MS 312
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557, USA
Tel: (775) 240-1194 (Cell), Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2004, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Dissertation title: Cyclic plastic deformation, fatigue, and associated dislocation
substructures of polycrystalline copper
Advisor: Prof. Yanyao Jiang
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, 1994, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu,
China
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, 1991, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
B.S., Automatic Control Engineering, 1991, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
TRAINING
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) training at National Center for Electron
Microscopy (NCEM), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 2001
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Fifteen years’ experience in the integrated study of mechanical behavior and materials
science
Six years’ teaching experience in Material Science and Engineering
Expertise in constitutive models of cyclic plasticity and crystal plasticity
Expertise in multiaxial fatigue criteria for fatigue life prediction of structural materials
Expertise in FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and the finite element software packages
ABAQUS, ANSYS, and HYPERMESH
Expertise in materials characterization
Expertise in rendering 3D complex microstructure in computational mechanics
Excel at C++, Fortran, and Python
Rich experience in heat treatment, electro-polishing, local strain measurement, and the
use of material testing systems
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
May 1994-Aug. 2000, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Faculty
Teaching courses:
Fundamentals of Materials Science
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Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials
Computer Application in Materials Science and Engineering
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Apr. 2006-present, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Post Doctoral Fellow
Research field:
Novel approach for fatigue life prediction of structural materials
Modeling for fatigue crack initiation and propagation
Constitutive models for cyclic plasticity
Design of metal hydride thermal compression system
Stress corrosion cracking
Feb. 2005-Mar. 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
Post Doctoral Fellow
Research field:
Simulation and meshing of 3D realistic multi-phase polycrystalline microstructures,
including specifying grain size distribution, phase distribution, orientation distribution
and misorientation distribution
Crystal plasticity and parametric study on mechanical properties of titanium alloys
and nickel based superalloys
Microstructure-sensitive fatigue analysis of near surface inclusions in carburized and
shot-peened high strength steels
Aug. 2000-Dec. 2004, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Research Assistant
Research field:
Study of the relationship between the mechanical behavior of materials and
fundamental material microscopic features
Inhomogeneous plastic deformation of carbon steel under multiaxial stress state
Cyclic deformation under nonproportional loading and ratcheting loading
Observation of dislocation substructures by TEM
May 1994-Aug. 2000, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Faculty
Research fields:
Manufacturing of metal matrix composites (MMCs)
Strength and fracture of aluminum matrix composites
In-situ observation of fracture process of MMCs by SEM and TEM
TEACHING INSTEREST
Fundamentals of Materials Science
Thermodynamics
Mechanical Properties of Materials
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Principles and Applications of Electron Microscopy
X-ray Diffraction Technology
Elastic Mechanics
Plasticity Theories
Fracture Mechnics
Micromechanics
Failure Analysis
Finite Element Method
RESEARCH INSTEREST
Strength, fatigue, and fracture of new structural materials
Deformation and failure mechanisms
Characterization of microstructures and substructures
Multiscale constitutive models
Methodology of computational mechanics
Optimization of microstructures and material properties based on computational
mechanics
PROJECTS
Micromechanics, Mechanisms, and Cyclic Mechanical Behavior, National Science
Foundation (NSF), Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER), 2000-2003.
Dislocation Substructures and Their Evolution under Cyclic Loading, National Center for
Electron Microscopy (NCEM), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 20012004.
Materials-based Prognosis for Complex Mechanical Systems, Defense Advanced
Research Project Agency (DARPA), Defense Science Office (DSO), Department of
Defence (DOD), Feb. 2005-Dec. 2005
ONR-D3D: 3D Modeling of Fatigue Nucleation at Primary Inclusions, Office of Naval
Research (ONR), July. 2005-Apr. 2006
Development of a Novel Approach for Fatigue Life Prediction of Structural Materials,
Department of Defence (DOD), 2006-2008.
Thermal Compression of Hydrogen Utilizing Geothermal Energy (DOE), 2006-2008
Environmental Effects on the Incubation Time Characteristics in Stress-Corrosion
Cracking, Office of Naval Research (ONR), 2008-2010
JOURNAL REVIEWER
International Journal of Plasticity
Journal of Materials Research
ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
1. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., “Constitutive modeling of cyclic plasticity deformation of a pure
polycrystalline copper,” International Journal of Plasticity 24, (2008), pp. 1890-1915.
2. Jiang, Y. and Zhang, J., “Benchmark experiments and characteristic cyclic plasticity
deformation,” International Journal of Plasticity 24, (2008), pp. 1481-1515.
3. Zhao, T., Zhang, J., and Jiang, Y., “A study of fatigue crack growth of 7075-T651
aluminum alloy,” International Journal of Fatigue 30, (2008), pp. 1169-1180.
4. Zhang, J., Prasanna, R., Shenoy, M. M., and McDowell, D. L., “Modeling fatigue crack
nucleation at primary inclusions in carburized and shot-peened martensitic steel,”
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2008, doi: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.10.011.
5. Prasanna, R., Zhang, J., and McDowell, D. L., “Subsurface fatigue crack nucleation at
primary inclusions in carburized and shot peened high strength steels: 3D finite element
modeling strategy,” accepted by International Journal of Fatigue, 2008.
6. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., “An experimental study of the formation of typical dislocation
patterns in polycrystalline copper under cyclic shear,” Acta Materialia 55, (2007), pp.
1831-1842.
7. Zhang, M., Zhang, J., and McDowell, D. L., “Microstructure-based crystal-plasticity
modeling of cyclic deformation of Ti-6Al-4V,” International Journal of Plasticity 23,
(2007), pp. 1328-1348.
8. Shenoy, M., Zhang, J., and McDowell, D. L., “Estimating fatigue sensitivity to
polycrystalline Ni-base superalloy microstructures using a computational approach,”
Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 30, (2007), pp. 889-904.
9. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., “Fatigue of polycrystalline copper with different grain sizes and
texture,” International Journal of plasticity 22, (2006), pp. 536-556.
10. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., “An experimental investigation on cyclic plastic deformation and
substructures of polycrystalline copper,” International Journal of Plasticity 21, (2005),
pp. 2191-2211.
11. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., “An experimental study of inhomogeneous cyclic plastic
deformation of 1045 steel under multiaxial cyclic loading,” International Journal of
Plasticity 21, (2005), pp. 2174-2190.
12. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., “Luders bands propagation of 1045 steel under multiaxial stress
state,” International Journal of Plasticity 21, (2005), pp. 651-670.
13. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., “A study of inhomogeneous plastic deformation of 1045 Steel,”
ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 126, (2004), pp. 164-171.
14. Kang, G., Yang, C., and Zhang, J., “Tensile properties of randomly oriented short δAl2O3 fiber reinforced aluminum alloy composites. I. microstructure characteristics,
fracture mechanisms and strength prediction,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and
Manufacturing, 33A, (5), (2002), pp. 647-656.
15. Kang, G., Yang, C., and Zhang, J., “Strengths and fracture mechanisms of Al2O3 short
fiber reinforced Al-Mg alloy matrix composite at elevated temperatures,” Journal of
Materials Science and Technology, 18, (3), (2002), pp. 257-260.
16. Kang, G., Gao, Q., and Zhang, J., “Tensile elastic modulus, strength and fracture of δAl2O3/Al alloy composites,” Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 16, (5),
(2000), pp. 475-480.
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17. Kang, G., Gao, Q., and Zhang, J., “Analysis and modeling of tensile behavior of δAl2O3/Al alloy composites,” Engineering Mechanics (Chinese), 17, (5), (2000), pp. 4451.
18. Yang, C., Liu, S., Zhang, J., and Lei, T., “Tensile fracture process and interfacial strength
on δ-Alumina short fiber reinforced aluminum alloys,” Chinese Journal of Materials
Research, 13, (3), (1999), pp. 334-336.
19. Zhang, J., Yang, C., Liu, S., Zhang, X., and Kang, G., “Tensile strength and fracture
mode of δ-Alumina short fiber reinforced aluminum alloys,” Chinese Journal of Material
Research, 12, (3), (1998), pp. 282-286.
20. Yang, C., Liu, S., and Zhang, J., “Research on fracture process and strength mechanism
of Al matrix composites reinforced by two kinds of Al2O3 short fibers,” Acta Materiae
Compositae Sinica, 14, (1), (1997), pp. 27-32.
21. Zhang, X., Liu, S., Gao, Q., Zhang, J., and Qin, S., “TEM investigation on cracking in
Al2O3 short fiber /Al-5.5Zn composite,” Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 14, (2),
(1997), pp. 45-49.
22. Zhang, J., Yang, C., and Liu, S., “Tensile strength and fracture mechanism of short δalumina fiber/aluminum alloy metal matrix composites,” Acta Materiae Compositae
Sinica, 14, (1), (1997), pp. 33-37.
Conference Publications
1. Jiang, Y., and Zhang, J., “Constitutive modeling of cyclic hardening, nonproportional
hardening, and stain ratcheting in cyclic plasticity,” Plasticity, 2008.
2. Jiang, Y., and Zhang, J., “Constitutive modeling of cyclic hardening and nonproportional
hardening of polycrystalline copper,” Fifth International Conference on Nonlinear
Mechanics, 2007.
3. Zhang, M., Zhang, J., McDowell, D. L., and Neu, R. W., “Investigation of complex
polycrystalline grain structures on fretting of duplex Ti-64 using 3D Voronoi
tessellation,” The 9th International Fatigue Congress 2006, Atlanta, USA.
4. Jiang, Y., and Zhang, J., 2005, “Influence of grain size and texture on cyclic plastic
deformation of polycrystalline copper,” Plasticity, 2005.
5. Jiang, Y. and Zhang, J., 2004, “Inhomogeneous cyclic plastic deformation of 1045 Steel,”
Proceedings of International Conference of Heterogeneous Materials Mechanics,
Chongqing, China, June 21-26, 2004, pp. 185-188.
6. Zhang, J. and Jiang, Y., 2004, “An investigation of nonproportional hardening of
polycrystalline copper,” Proceedings of International Conference of Heterogeneous
Materials Mechanics, Chongqing, China, June 21-26, 2004, pp. 193-196.
7. Zhang, J., and Jiang, Y., 2002, “Mechanisms of inhomogeneous cyclic plastic
deformation of 1045 steel,” 14TH US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-28, 2002.