معرفی
Dr. Di Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), joining in October 2024. Previously, he served as a Director’s Postdoc Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (2021–2024). He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University (2021), an M.S. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2017), and a B.E. from Northwestern Polytechnical University (2013).
Research Focus: Functional thin films, advanced semiconductor materials and devices, microelectronics, electron microscopy, and in-situ S/TEM techniques. His work emphasizes energy-efficient memory and computing applications. Over 90 peer-reviewed articles, including in Nature Electronics and Advanced Materials, reflect his expertise.
Awards & Honors:
- Early Career Distinguished Presenter Award (MRS, 2024)
- MRS Meeting Best Poster Award (2024)
- Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship (LANL, 2021)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (Purdue, 2021)
Teaching: Courses include INTRO MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGR (MSE 3300/5300) and RESEARCH IN MSE (MSE 6398/6298).
Service: Editor for MRS Advances and Crystals, session chair at MRS and Electronic Materials & Applications meetings, and reviewer for NSF and journals. Engaged in public outreach via science demos and conferences.
