Join us for “Studies of Materials Compatibilities in Advanced Nuclear Reactors” a keynote presentation by Dr. Jinsuo Zhang, College of Engineering – Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, MizzouForward faculty candidate.  Dr. Zhang will present on his research for approximately 40-minutes with a 20-minute question and answer session to follow.

Prof. J. Zhang has been a professor of the Nuclear Engineering program in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (known as Virginia Tech) since January 2017. He was an associate professor at The Ohio State University (OSU) through Sept. 2012 to Dec. 2016. Before that, Prof. Zhang had been a staff scientist of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) through 2004 to 2012, and a postdoc research associate through 2001 to 2004. Prof. Zhang focuses on studies of advanced used nuclear fuel reprocessing, material compatibility and materials corrosion in advanced and current nuclear reactors. Ongoing research activities in Prof. Zhang’s research team are: 1) nuclear materials compatibility (materials corrosion, degradation and characterization, FCCI of metallic nuclear fuel), 2) nuclear fuel cycle technology, 3) electrochemical separation and technology development, 4) molten salt and liquid metal chemistry control.

Molten Salt reactor and liquid metal cooled reactor are two Gen. IV nuclear reactor concepts that are operated at high temperatures.  Materials compatibilities between coolant/fuel/structural materials are key concerns for safely operating the reactors. This seminar will discuss their current research activities of materials compatibilities including corrosion, fuel-cladding chemical interactions and methods of how to enhance the compatibilities. He will also discuss his research plans of nuclear materials.

You can access Dr. Zhang’s CV via OneDrive here:  Zhang's Resume_ 2025 Jan.pdf  (University log in required to access)

After the keynote, please provide candidate feedback with our brief survey.