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Those who have a strong interest and continuous curiosity in fundamental materials science are highly encouraged to apply. We prefer to recruit graduate students with the following background:

             1) Solid background in materials science, materials physics or materials engineering

             2) Certain research experience (from BS or MS studies)

             3) Can communicate fluently in English

             4) Ready to sustain challenges in learning difficult but exciting subjects

         It is desirable but not mandatory if the student has some knowledge or experience with nanomanufacturing (such as thin film deposition, or fabrication of bulk nanostructured metallic materials), microstructure analysis (with TEM), and nanomechanical testing (nanoindentation, tension etc), and energy harvesting and storage materials etc. 

              A majority of our former students are in academia, either at DOE national labs (Los Alamos, Sandia) or as a faculty at universities nationally or internationally (such as Peking University). Some of our students are at industry (Intel etc.). 

Our team focuses on:

1) Radiation damage in nanostructured metallic materials; 

2) Mechanical behavior of nanotwinned and nanocrystalline metals; 

3) Mechanical behavior of nanostructured ceramics

4) In-situ radiation

5) In-situ nanomechanical testing in SEM and TEM

6) Additive manufacturing of metallic materials

Opening for graduate students (2023)

             We need several Ph.D. graduate students in the following areas: 

             1) additive manufacturing of metallic materials

             2) sintering and nanomechanics of ceramic materials

             3) nanomechanics of metallic and ceramic coatings

             Also if you are a domestic minority student, there is also some fellowship opportunity. 

             Please contact Prof. Zhang (xzhang98@purdue.edu) directly if you have interest or questions. Thank you.