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Sumin Zhu Ph.D. Candidate, Ceramic Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology (Formerly University of Missouri-Rolla) 225 McNutt Hall, 1400 N. Bishop Ave., Rolla, MO 65409, USA Phone: (573) 341-6131 (O); (573) 746-0202 (C) Email: sz6v5[at]mst.edu; smzhu2005[at]hotmail.com |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Ceramic Engineering / (Expected: December 2008)
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), MO, USA
Dissertation: "Densification, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Zirconium Diboride Based Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics" (Advisors: Prof. William G. Fahrenholtz and Prof. Gregory E. Hilmas)
- M.S. Materials
Science and Engineering / July 2005
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS), Shanghai, China
Dissertation: "Low Temperature Processing of Silicon Carbide Based Porous Ceramics" (Advisor: Prof. Ruoding Wang)
- B.S. Ceramic Engineering / June 2002
Nanjing University of Technology (NJUT), Nanjing, China
PROFFESIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- 08/2005 - present, Graduate Research Assistant, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO, USA
Project: Cost effective processing and mechanical properties of boride and carbide advanced ceramic composites
- 09/2007 - 01/2008, Materials Engineering Intern,
Hitachi America Ltd., Farmington Hills, MI, USA
Project: Automotive engineering (study the microstructure and mechanical properties of various automotive components)
- 09/2002 - 07/2005, Graduate Research Assistant, SICCAS, Shanghai, China
Project: Low temperature processing of silicon carbide based porous ceramics for filtration applications
TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES
- Reviewer
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Materials Letters
Surface and Coatings Technology
Journal of Materials Science
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, etc.
- Contributing Editor
ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Program
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Spring 2007, Instructor, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Workshop (graduate level)
- Fall 2006, Teaching Assistant, Ceramic Materials Laboratory I (undergraduate lab)
LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- Vice President
Council of Graduate Students (CGS) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (2007 - 2008)
- Member
American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), ASM International, AIST, and Material Advantage (all since 2005)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Total: More than 20 peer-reviewed journal papers with ~100 citations
Enhanced Densification and Mechanical Properties of ZrB2-SiC Processed by a Preceramic Polymer Coating Route,
Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Scripta Materialia, 59 (1), 123-126 (2008)Microwave Sintering of a ZrB2-B4C Particulate Ceramic Composite,
Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Shi C. Zhang, Composites Part A: Appplied Science and Manufacturing, 39 (3), 449-453 (2008)Pressureless Sintering of Zirconium Diboride Using Boron Carbide and Carbon Additions,
Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Shi C. Zhang, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90 (11), 3660-3663 (2007)Pressureless Sintering of Carbon-Coated Zirconium Diboride Powders,
Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Shi C. Zhang, Materials Science and Engineering A, 459 (1-2), 167-171 (2007)Influence of Silicon Carbide Particle Size on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Zirconium Diboride-Silicon Carbide Composites,
Sumin Zhu, William G. Fahrenholtz, Gregory E. Hilmas, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 27 (4), 2077-2083 (2007)Fabrication of Mullite-bonded Porous Silicon Carbide Ceramics by in situ Reaction Bonding,
Shuqiang Ding, Sumin Zhu, Yuping Zeng, Dongliang Jiang, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 27 (4), 2095-2102 (2007)Preparation and Characterization of SiC/cordierite Composite Porous Ceramics,
Sumin Zhu, Shuqiang Ding, Hong'an Xi, Qin Li, Ruoding Wang, Ceramics International, 33 (1), 115-118 (2007) Featured on the Cover
In Situ Growth of beta-SiC Nanowires in Porous SiC Ceramics,
Sumin Zhu, Hong'an Xi, Qin Li, Ruoding Wang, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88 (9), 2619-2621 (2005)
19th most cited paper in the topic of "silicon carbide nanowires" among all the papers published since 2005 in the worldLow Temperature Fabrication of Porous SiC Ceramics by Preceramic Polymer Reaction Bonding,
Sumin Zhu, Shuqiang Ding, Hong'an Xi, Ruoding Wang, Materials Letters, 59 (2), 595-597 (2005)
Most cited paper in the topic of "porous silicon carbide ceramics" among all the papers published since 2005 in the worldPreparation and Characterization of Macroporous Sol-Gel Bioglass,
Na Li, Qing Jie, Sumin Zhu, Ruoding Wang, Ceramics International, 31 (5), 641-646 (2005)
12th most cited paper in the topic of "bioglass" among all the papers published since 2005 in the world
PATENT
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Manufacture of Silicon Carbide-Cordierite Porous Ceramic Composite for Engine Exhaust Purification
Patent No. CN 1800097
PRESENTATIONS
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17 oral presentations or posters at international conferences
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