Dr. Caizhi Zhou
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
United States of America
Biography
"Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Dec 2010 Iowa State University, Ames, IA Dissertation: Dislocation Dynamics Simulations of Plasticity at Small Scales Advisor: Dr. Richard LeSar M.S. in Materials Processing Engineering, Mar 2006 Tianjin University, Tianjin, China Thesis: Investigation of Fatigue Properties of Friction Stir Welding on Aluminum Alloys Advisor: Dr. XinqiYang B.S. in Metallic Materials Science and Engineering, Jun 2003 Tianjin University, Tianjin, China"
Research Interest
Dislocation dynamics simulations of plasticity; atomistic simulation for nano-materials; finite element modeling of crystal plasticity; friction stir welding for industrial applications. Exploring fundamental material deformation and strengthening mechanisms and improving the understanding of relationship between microstructure and mechanical behaviour.
Publications
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C. Zhou and R. LeSar, "Dislocation dynamics simulations of plasticity in polycrystalline thin film", International Journal of Plasticity, (2012) 30-31: 185.
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C. Zhou, C. Reichhardt, C. J. O. Reichhardt and I. J. Beyerlein, "Dynamic Phases, Pinning, and Pattern Formation for Driven Dislocation Assemblies", Scientific Reports, (2015) 5: 8000.
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R. Yuan, I. J. Beyerlein and C. Zhou, "Emergence of grain-size effects in nanocrystalline metals from statistical activation of discrete dislocation sources", Acta Materialia, (2015) 90: 169.
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R. Yuan, I. J. Beyerlein and C. Zhou, "Statistical dislocation activation from grain boundaries and its role in the plastic anisotropy of nanotwinned copper", Acta Materialia, (2016) 110: 8.
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R. Yuan, I. J. Beyerlein and C. Zhou, "Coupled crystal orientation-size effects on the strength of nano crystals", Scientific Reports, (2016) 6: 26254.
