Profile
Research expertise
Dalong Zhang is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University. His research connects powder metallurgy, friction- and severe-plastic-deformation-based manufacturing, materials characterization, deformation mechanisms, and materials for extreme environments.
Experience
Academic & research appointments
Current
Associate Professor, Baylor University
Prior
Senior Materials Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Prior
Postdoctoral Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Graduate study
Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis
Education
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis
Research portfolio
Selected programs
ODS Alloy Cladding by Friction Extrusion & Pilgering
A solid-phase route from ODS powder to thin-wall cladding forms for advanced reactor applications.
GARS-Derived ODS Steel Manufacturing
Friction-based consolidation and extrusion of gas-atomized reaction-synthesis powder without conventional ball milling.
Solid-Phase Processing for Fusion Materials
A PNNL–Commonwealth Fusion Systems INFUSE effort focused on manufacturing ODS steel forms.
Scholarship
54 publications
Journal articles, conference contributions, and other scholarly works.
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