Principal Investigator

Yu Zou

Assistant Professor and Dean's Spark Professor

Department of Materials Science & Engineering (primary appointment)
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (cross-appointed)

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto

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Office: PT 172A

Email: mse.zou@utoronto.ca

B.Eng. (Beihang University), M.Eng. (McGill University), Dr.Sc. (ETH Zurich), Postdoc (MIT)

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Bio: Dr. Yu Zou joined the MSE Department at U of T as an Assistant Professor in January 2018, after working as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT (with A. John Hart). He received his doctorate, master's, and bachelor degrees from ETH Zurich (with Ralph Spolenak), McGill University (with Jerzy Szpunar and Stephen Yue), and Beihang University (with Hua-Ming Wang), respectively, all in materials science and engineering. He was also a JSPS visiting scholar at Kyoto University (with Takayuki Kitamura). His research areas include physical metallurgy, nanomechanics, microstructural analysis, and metal additive manufacturing. At U of T, he has been awarded Connaught New Researcher Award (top-up funding), CFI-JELF award, NSERC Discovery, Engage, CRD, Alliance, RTI Grants, NFRF-Exploration, OCE VIP Grant, Mitacs Grants, and Dean’s Spark Professorship. Dr. Zou is currently serving as the Chair of Materials Technical Section in the Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM (MetSoc) in Canada. 

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Gang Niu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Ph.D. University of Science and Technology Beijing. 2020

M.Eng. University of Science and Technology Beijing. 2015

B.Eng. Tongling University. 2014

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Research Interests: Advanced High Strength Steel.

Hobbies: Swimming, Badminton.

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Office: TBD

Email: gang.niu@utoronto.ca

Graduate Students

Zhiying Liu, M.Sc.

Ph.D. Candidate

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M.Sc. Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2018

B.Eng. Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2015

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Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Nanofabrication and Nanomechanics, In-situ Micro-mechanical Tests and Characterization.
Hobbies: Hiking, Biking, Photography.

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Office: WB 144

Email: zymx.liu@mail.utoronto.ca

Michel Haché, B.A.Sc.

Ph.D. Candidate

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B.A.Sc. Queen’s University. 2018.

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Research Interests: Synthesis and Mechanics of Nanocrystalline Alloys Made by Electrodeposition.
Hobbies: Sports, Travelling, Reading.
 

Office: PT 177

Email: michel.hache@mail.utoronto.ca

Changjun Cheng, M.Eng.

Ph.D. Candidate

M.Eng. Zhejiang University. 2019

B.Eng. Zhejiang University. 2016

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Research Interests: Nanocrystalline High-entropy Alloys and Quasicrystals.

Hobbies: Tennis.

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Office: WB 144

Email: changjun.cheng@mail.utoronto.ca

Haoxiu Chen, M.Sc.

Ph.D. Candidate

M.Sc. Beihang University. 2019

B.Sc. Beihang University. 2016

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Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Nanofabrication and Nanomechanics, In-situ Micro-mechanical Tests and Characterization.

Hobbies: Reading, Yoga.

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Office: WB 144

Email: haoxiu.chen@mail.utoronto.ca

Jiahui (Barry) Zhang, B.Eng.

Ph.D. Candidate

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B.Eng. Southern University of Science and Technology. 2019

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Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Topology Optimization.

Hobbies: Basketball, Fitness, Travelling.

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Office: PT 177

Email: jiah.zhang@mail.utoronto.ca

Haokun Sun, B.A.Sc.

Master's Student

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B.A.Sc. University of Toronto. 2018.

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Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Selective Laser Melting, Recycled Powder, Maraging Steel, Aluminum, Copper.

Hobbies: Music, Travelling.

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Office: WB 144

Email: hao.sun@mail.utoronto.ca

Tianyi Lyu, B.A.Sc.

Ph.D. Student

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B.A.Sc. University of Toronto. 2020

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Research Interests: High-entropy Alloy Design with Computational Facilitation.

Hobbies: Soccer, Chinese Calligraphy.

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Office: TBD

Email: ty.lyu@mail.utoronto.ca

Wandong Wang, M.Sc.

Ph.D. Student

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M.Sc. Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2020
B.Eng. University of Science and Technology Beijing. 2017

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Research Interests: High-entropy Alloys, Mechanical Properties, Nano-indentation.

Hobbies: Travel, Movies, Exercise.

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Office: TBD

Email: wand.wang@mail.utoronto.ca

Mingqiang Li, M.Sc.

Ph.D. Student

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M.Sc. Peking University. 2020
B.Eng. Zhengzhou University. 2016

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Research Interests: Mechanics of Semiconductors and Ionic Crystals.

Hobbies: Badminton, Swimming.

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Office: TBD

Email: mq.li@mail.utoronto.ca

Lizhong Lang, B.Eng.

Ph.D. Student

B.Eng. Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2021

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Research Interests: High-Entropy Alloys, Nanomechanics, In-situ Micro-Mechanical Tests and Characterization.

Hobbies: Soccer, Hiking.

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Office: TBD

Email: lizhong.lang@mail.utoronto.ca

Jessie Gagnon, B.Eng.

Master's (MASc) Student

Junior Engineer, Pratt & Whitney. 2021

B.Eng. Laval University, 2019

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Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, High-Temperature Materials, Properties of Materials at the Nanoscale.

Hobbies: Astronomy, Ballet, Violin.

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Office: TBD

Email: jessie.gagnon@mail.utoronto.ca

Xiao Shang, M.Eng.

Ph.D. Student

M.Eng, McGill University. 2018

B.Eng. South China University of Technology, 2015

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Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Machine Learning.

Hobbies: Snowboarding, Jogging, DIY Projects.

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Office: TBD

Email: xiao.shang@mail.utoronto.ca

Manvinder Lalh, B.A.Sc.

Master's  (MASc) Student

B.A.Sc. University of Alberta. 2021

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Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Machine Learning. Powder Optimization.

Hobbies: Hockey, Golf, Music, Public Speaking.

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Office: TBD

Email: manvinder.lalh@mail.utoronto.ca

Wenyue Sun, B.Eng.

Master's (MEng) Student

B.Eng. Xi'an Jiao Tong University. 2020

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Research Interests: High-Entropy Alloys, Biomedical Materials, Machine Learning.

Hobbies: Guitar, Travelling.

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Office: TBD

Email: wenyue.sun@mail.utoronto.ca

Yong He, B.Eng.

Master's (MEng) Student

B.Eng. University of Toronto. 2021

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Research Interests: Cold Sprayed Copper Alloys

Hobbies: Badminton, Ski

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Office: TBD

Email: yonghe.he@mail.utoronto.ca 

Undergraduate Students

Jingjie (Peter) Wei

Undergraduate Thesis Student

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Research Interests: Cold spray, Additive Manufacturing

Hobbies: Reading, Foosball

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Email: peter.wei@mail.utoronto.ca

Minh-Tam Nguyen

Undergraduate Thesis Student

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Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Nanomechanics, Microstructural Characterization

Hobbies: Visual Art, Tabletop Games

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Email: minhtam.nguyen@mail.utoronto.ca

Alumni

2021

• Dr. Xin Chu, Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-2021).

• Kun Gao, Visting Ph.D. Student from Beihanh University (2020-2021).

• Wei Xing, Visting Ph.D. Student from Southern University of Science and Technology (2020-2021).

2020

• ​Bo Zhu, Visiting Ph.D. Student from Jilin University (2019-2020).

• Linghao Du, M.A.Sc Student.

• Eric Liu, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2019-2020).

• Volodymyr Vasylyev, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2019-2020).

• Tianyi Lyu, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2019-2020).

• Szu-Jia (Jessica) Liu, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2019-2020).

• Kesarin Palani, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2019-2020).

• Zhenying (Eva) Yang, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2019-2020).

2019

• ​Dr. Hongze Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2019).

• Jiaxi (Cecilia) Wang, M.Eng Student.

• Sameen Ahmad, M.Eng Student.

• Yujian Wang, Visiting Ph.D. Student from Northwestern Polytechnical University (2018-2019).

• Lianbo Wang, Visiting Ph.D. Student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2018-2019).

• Chen Zhang, Visiting Undergraduate Student from Southern University of Science and Technology (2019).

• Heyu Liu, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2018-2019).

• Qiaofeng Zhang, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2018-2019).

• Ruibin Wang, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2018-2019).

• Chen Ru Tsai, Undergraduate Thesis Student (2018-2019).

2018

• ​Yuan Gao, M.Eng Student.

• Jan Truijin, Visiting Master's Student from Eindhoven University of Technology (2018).

• Jiankai Xiao, visiting undergraduate student from Beihang University (2018).

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